http://cultofclothes.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:07:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The other day I walked by a lottery outlet and for some reason I felt lucky, so I bought a ticket. I limited myself to $5 and picked a draw that had a poster with the word "millions" in the prize money description. I tucked the ticket away in my ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/09/02/the-power-of-positive-thinking/ I am not a skillful bargain hunter. In fact, I have a useless, if not detrimental talent for looking at a group of fairly similar objects and picking the most expensive one as my favourite. I call it "a great appreciation for the finer things in life." My dad calls ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/08/26/a-wee-spanish-brogue/ I’m back from my adventures! Are you happy to see me? I got married, I flew to Europe, I climbed the Eiffel Tower, I saw hundreds of paintings in hundreds of museums, I drove through the Alps in a thunderstorm, I got lost many times in five major European cities, ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/08/13/to-the-beat-of-her-own-drum/ So I'm getting married in one day, which is why I've disappeared off the face of the earth. Planning a wedding is an exercise in averting your eyes and doling out money, thousands of dollars at a time and trying to project manage all your well meaning friends and family ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/06/25/going-to-the-chapel/ We've just moved house and I feel like I've been cut loose in a vast and lonely ocean, without internet at home for up to eight business days. Eight. I asked the call centre guy from our internet provider if it was still the stone age, and if his favourite lunch ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/05/26/hugs-for-links/ A few months ago, I saw this excellent, albeit not so maternal editorial in French Vogue and it made me laugh in a sort of evil, messed up way. So I scanned it in preparation for this very special day. To all the mamas out there, mine included, I hope you ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/05/10/happy-mothers-day/ This morning I woke up to a laptop being plonked on my stomach. As I groggily opened my eyes, I heard the romantic words, "if you love me, you'll buy me this." People, let me share with you what was on the screen: Sometimes I wonder who I'm marrying. Image source: www.threadless.com http://cultofclothes.com/2010/04/22/the-stranger/ ...I carry it in my creepy golden claw fingers. This Yves St Laurent ring is proof that evil and beauty can co-exist in perfect, over-priced harmony. FACT. This ring is so beautiful I need to go find something soft to faint on. Too bad I don't actually own this ring. Fainting is ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/04/16/i-carry-your-heart/ People, I've been ever so rubbish and neglectful of my blog. I'm so sorry if you've been feeling lonely and like I don't love you anymore, but that's simply not true. It's just that I turned 30 and I've been a little distracted by something. "What something?" you might ask. ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/04/04/where-have-you-been-all-my-life/ Obviously I'm not very savvy because when the Prada collection was shown in Milan, I thought miu miu would follow immediately after, also in Milan. Not so grasshopper. The miu miu collection in Paris last week raises the age old question: how many bows can be reasonably crammed onto one amazing ... http://cultofclothes.com/2010/03/16/miu-miu-ive-been-waiting-for-you/