The Italian Essence

@antineaboutique I seem to have a bit of a theme going at the moment, with regards to shoes. Although anyone who knows me well will attest to the fact that it is actually a bit of an addiction! I get very excited about looking at, buying and wearing shoes. They form the focal point of my outfits and are more often than not the statement piece that I build the outfit around. But I have to confess to the fact that a lot of the shoes I own are not the most comfortable of thin

Italian women have a unique take on clothes and a style that captivates the rest of the World. They look perennially chic and put together and always seem to have fun with what they are wearing. They don’t follow strict rules, but they dress for themselves and for their body shapes and achieve an effortless look that, if truth be known, isn’t anything but that! Of course they put effort into it - anything worth doing, is worth doing well, as I am sure you were told when you

So many of the clothes I own are geared towards my life in Italy. Linen dresses and shirts, long flowy skirts, Tshirts, white jeans and ankle length trousers, strappy sandals or mules. These are the clothes I love and the clothes that make me smile when I put them on in the morning. They make me feel free, happy and they tell the outside world exactly who I am. So, it has been quite a struggle to keep dressing for "me" during this grey, wet, cold winter. I think a lot of p

I have NOTHING to wear!! We all say it! The cry of women all everywhere – whilst staring at a wardrobe full of clothing! Why do we think this and why does it immediately stop us in our tracks and make us feel depressed and negative? Well, the main reasons are these: 1. We have too many clothes and these are causing chaos and overwhelm in our cupboards. We need to give our wardrobes a good purge every 6 months or so and make an inventory of what we have in there. If there