Yay!  Finally the festive season is well and truly upon us!  I've been knee deep in Christmas events lately and enjoying every second of it.  This past weekend saw me soak up the magical atmosphere at Kew at Christmas, take a spin on the ice rink at the Tower of London (press visit - read more over on my Instagram!), tour the most striking lights of the season in Belgravia and Knightsbridge and finally, brave the crowds at Winter Wonderland. But this season isn't all about rushing from event to event, it's also about enjoying a slower pace.  It's about good company, good food and good memories.  One of my favourite ways to encourage this is through themed table settings to help bring people together.  Needless to say, this one is festive themed!  With a little help via some sparkling pieces from luxury homeware accessory designer Joanna Buchanan, I've put together a gloriously gold Christmas table setting to help inspire your own festive dinner table this month...

Here's the thing: they don't tell you that about fashion blogging.  You know, the part where you head out in public wearing clothes suited to the next season to strike poses in busy locations.  When I first start doing this, it felt like the world's biggest achievement to catch a couple of photos in an outfit on a sidewalk - and one that usually warranted a 'reward chocolate bar' afterwards as a tangible congratulations.  However, things have changed a lot since then, life has moved forwards and now the least challenging aspect of life is taking these photos.  Plus, it turns out I'm a bit of an attention whore and kind of love the process.  Oops.  But don't get me wrong, there's always the occasional location that throws you thanks to the sheer mass of people around - whether you're a content creator, or tourist.  And it's in those situations we all find ourselves asking: how do I shoot this outfit without dying from embarrassment?

So, the word 'glamour' has transformed over the years and become something we may not necessarily want to emulate.  However, thanks to brands (particularly well-know beauty names - cough cough Charlotte Tilbury) adopting the term 'old school glamour' over recent years to showcase ultra feminine, bold collections, the word 'glamour' is falling back into the good books.  Combine that with a little talk of Marilyn Monroe, a sprinkling of celebrities dressing as old Hollywood stars for Halloween and a splash of some of the best wavy hair tutorials Instagram has ever seen, and you've got a pretty decent argument for embracing old school glamour.  You want to go all in?  Easy.  Triple the size of your hair and flash a cleavage.  But what about when you just want to bring elements of the style into your everyday life - without stopping traffic?  Hmm....