Shades of autumn

It's the weather for covering up and keeping in with Keats' season of 'mists and mellow fruitfulness'. The knitted and fur 3-tone poncho is both warm and comfortable... and is worn simply with earth-brown accessories. Vintage Ray-Bans shield the grey of the day and the Pura López snake boots funk up the boardwalk. Even the ducks have taken for cover today!

http://www.ray-ban.com/uk
http://www.yoox.com/uk/women/shoponline/pura%20l%C3%B3pez_d#

It's a perennial!

I do not know how long I have owned this dress but I know where I bought it... Past Caring on Essex Road, Islington, and probably after a slap-up breakfast at nearby Alfredo's. Both these favourites are still going strong (although the latter is now known as S&M Cafe). The dress is equally evergreen, probably older than me, with no discernible label. It is plain-cut in black and white printed cotton, with a floral refrain. And it fits as only dresses of a certain era did, when figures were fulsome. It never fails to celebrate summer with me... and I can wear it with any amount of different accessories. This time: modern mono Ray-Bans, African livid-green beads and enamel ring, and perspex... both with my beach bag and on my Paul Smith strappy heels. I am about to have a recuperative cuppa in the members' room, at another favourite of mine: the one-and-only V&A.

http://www.timeout.com/london/shopping/past-caring
http://www.classiccafes.co.uk/Best.html
http://www.ray-ban.com/uk
http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/uk-en/shop/
http://www.vam.ac.uk/

A summer's lunch

A shady green arbour for a delicious lunch in good company... in a cool cotton two-piece from By Malene Birger, bought in a cooler summer from The Dulwich Trader. A straw hat - for more shade - and minimal jewellery and one of my favourite summer shoe brands, Castañer. The Ray-Ban sunglasses have their own story: they were part of a 'goodie bag' on Virgin Atlantic's press launch trip to Los Angeles.

http://www.bymalenebirger.com/

http://www.rigbyandmac.com/locations/the_dulwich_trader

http://www.castaner.com/sgishop/

http://www.ray-ban.com/uk

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/us/en.html