morning and she’s a busy mother of two: this girl was born to add a touch of glamour to every occasion. “It’s just a bit of fun,” says Elspeth, with a giggle and just a hint of a soft Nottingham accent.Today the fun involves dressing up for a photo shoot

with Anna, luckily Bon Sera my faithful chauffeur is on full alert and Candida, much to my delight, is escorted out from the backstage area by two bouncers. The Miss Blumarine show is simply delightful, the sculptural knitted dress and pleated polka dot day

the munchies hit (no, not those munchies. We don’t do that any more now we have children, do we?) and a pick-me-up for a flagging tot when you want to keep him awake until the end of the Human League set.■ Dress codes Even on the balmiest summer days, it can

yummy cupcakes, we also got to look at the spring/summer 2010 collections and noticed a few up and coming trends. Vintage prints, sorbet colours and nautical stripes were the biggest trends we spotted. Organic cotton was also very popular and used

& Bonne. Aravore has some amazing Japanese inspired dresses and blouses made in part with 1930s silks; a real highlight of the show.The Belle & Boo stand was as delightful as always; we loved the dainty designs and the addition of illustrated packing tape

decorated with a typically fancy lilac and yellow print. Starfish designs decorate a two piece casual suit, hooded zip up jumper, shorts and tops. The print also appears in lilac and turquoise and white and lilac over pretty sundresses teamed with lilac

rabbit and a horse – who have a dressing up contest. What inspired it?“Often children ask, ‘Have you done a horse or a mouse?’, and I’d always wanted a horse in my books because they are nice to draw. I chose them for the illustrations really

will be delighted that they can now dress their offspring in similar styles. Main stores and boutiques will be stocking the range nationwide, while pop-up stores are also planned for the launch this autumn.

to practically every decade in the twentieth century, making it something of a crowd-pleaser in so far as there was bound to be something for every taste. Stand-outs were the beautifully frothy floor length Fifties' style prom dresses with swathes of soft netting

to be the brighter the better. Vivid colours of red, blue and green could be seen around the venue. The shirts can be dressed up or down with a selection of fabulous smart blazers.The company has also excitably revealed that they are due to launch a girlswear range