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Seaside and countryside in Sussex

Wednesday 5 February 2014 by where2wearit

If it seems a long haul through the winter why not try a little trip to Sussex to keep you going? My seaside and countryside picks can be enjoyed whatever the weather. ‘I do like to be beside the seaside’ – a fun weekend in Brighton. If Brighton was good enough for the Prince Regent to let his hair down, it’s good enough for me. And my friend Debbie’s ‘Strictly’ birthday party at Drakes Hotel proved a great setting for […]

Categories: Seaside Breaks, Weekend Breaks • Tags: Alice & Co, Ashdown Forest, Brighton, Brighton Pavilion, Drakes Hotel, Drakes Hotel Brighton Drakes Hotel, Horse riding, Ockenden Manor, Spa, Sussex, Sussex Countryside, The Sundaes

Monkeying around at the Andaz Liverpool Street London

Thursday 19 December 2013 by where2wearit

I like the style of Andaz hotels and enjoyed visiting their one in Amsterdam earlier this year designed by Marcel Wenders, so I was interested in checking out their property in Liverpool Street, London. The collection has got it just right for me with their winning fusion of the grand and glamorous with the quirky and artistic. They also have an impressive commitment to working with local artists, and the staff are always very friendly to boot. Even though it […]

Categories: Europe, London, UK City Breaks, Uncategorized, Weekend Breaks • Tags: Alice & Co, Andaz Hotel Liverpool Street, Bobby Patmore, Christmas, cocktails, Image 2 photography, Patricia Rayner, Ravensbourne College

Alice & Co at the SLEEP exhibition

Thursday 28 November 2013 by where2wearit

Last week Alice & Co’s journey was a short one: just a hop, skip and a jump across to the Business Design Centre in Islington, North London to the SLEEP exhibition, where I went to see what the hotels of the future might look like. Could they ever be as good as the glamorous Plaza Athenée, Paris or the stylish Andaz Amsterdam? There were complete mock up rooms…. This one by Kelly Hoppen is my favorite – monochromatic but not […]

Categories: London • Tags: 3 D printing, Alice & Co, Alice & Co designs, Alice & Co fabrics, Business Design Centre Islington, Hobs Reprographics, Kelly Hoppen, Punkt, Scottish Agates, Sigrun Lara Shanko, Sleep exhibition, Stones of Scotland

Alice outside Chez Ninon Paris wearing a vintage Chanel shirt

A quick trip to Paris

Monday 11 November 2013 by where2wearit

I’m always happy to jump on the Eurostar from London to Paris… This time my purpose is to visit my great mate and business partner Tara Munro, who has just realised her dream of a little Parisienne boutique to house her Ooh La La! collection of vintage clothes and accessories – which you can also see online. It’s called Chez Ninon and you can find it in the pretty Place St Catherine du Marché in the fashionable Marais quartier. Tara […]

Categories: Europe, France, Weekend Breaks • Tags: Alice & Co, Causses, Eurostar, L'Etre Ange, Madame Tra La La, Marais, Musee de la Vie Romantique, Ninon Boutique, Ooh La La Vintage, Paris, Place St Catherine du Marche, vintage

An Alice & Co silk dress looking over the Bosphoros

Alice & Co enjoys a short break in Istanbul

Tuesday 15 October 2013 by where2wearit

Istanbul …has been on my hit list for ages. So I was thrilled to recently find myself enjoying a balmy night on the Bosphorus. A sickle moon and a lone star create a near perfect replica of the Turkish national flag. I instantly find a new use for my tape measure, as when we fancy a beer on the waterfront at Dolmabahçe we find there are strict rules now about selling alcohol within a certain distance of a mosque. Not […]

Categories: Europe, Turkey, Weekend Breaks • Tags: Agean Flavours cookbook, Alice & Co, Bosphorus, Byzantine mosaics, Erten Konak, Hagia Sophia, Hotels Istanbul, Hunkar, Istanbul, Kilic Pasa Hamam, Lokanta Maya, Lokanta Yeni, Museum of Innocence, Short breaks, Spa, Taksim Gezi Park, Tapasuma, The Blue Mosque, The Chora Church Museum, The Grand Bazaar, The House Hotel Bosphoros, The Ottomans, The Park Hyatt, The Topkapi Palace, Turkey

A sunny day in Shoreditch

Saturday 7 September 2013 by where2wearit

…fabulous as it was to be in Scotland I’m a Londoner at heart . So I was very happy to borrow Byron, a delicious Chocolate Labrador for a stroll in London’s sunny Shoreditch last week. Byron seemed keen to model a purple WOOF! dog collar with matching lead by Cleo B and Alex Fagan They make luxurious leather dog accessories in bright colours with smart gold details. But he soon gave up! So I […]

Categories: London, Uncategorized • Tags: Alice & Co, Beauchamp's of London, Cleo B, Plantation London, Redchurch St., Shoreditch, Trois Garcons, Woof!

Alice and Co on the Isle of Eriska, Oban, Scotland

Tuesday 3 September 2013 by where2wearit

The Isle of Eriska Hotel sits on an island 12 miles north of Oban on the west coast of Scotland. It has been Beppo Buchanan-Smith’s family home since the 1970s, and he is always around making sure everyone is having a good time. Most guests drive here but we travel up on a wee train (there are just two carriages) from Glasgow Queen St station – the three hour ride passes through sensational coastal and mountain scenery with thundering waterfalls […]

Categories: Scotland, Seaside Breaks, UK Country Breaks • Tags: Alice & Co, Beauchamp's of London, Cleo B, Isle of Eriska, Oban Western Scotland, Relais & Chateaux

Alice and Co goes to Glasgow, Scotland

Wednesday 28 August 2013 by where2wearit

I’ve always had a soft spot for Glasgow where my daughter Lilia spent four happy years at university, so I was very happy to jump on a train and head north for a few days. It’s a tremendously creative city with a lively music and design scene that I always find inspiring for my made-to-measure designs for Alice & Co. STAY AT… Citizen M Glasgow …where an Antonio & Alison sweater and an Alice & Co red jersey mini skirt […]

Categories: Scotland, UK City Breaks • Tags: Alice & Co, Beauchamps of London bags and belts, Blytheswood Square Hotel, Citizen M Hotels, City break in Glasgow, Cleo B shoes, Eriska Island, Glasgow School of Art shop, Music venues Glasgow, Places to eat in Glasgow, Walking tours of Glasgow, where to shop in Glasgow, Woof dog collars and leads

Silk quilts and patchwork cushions

Thursday 8 August 2013 by where2wearit

Give your home some sumptuous hotel style with a luxurious silk quilt and cushions. Bed This month I’ve turned my attention from clothes to quilts in collaboration with my fashion student son, Louis. We’ve designed and created a luxurious king-size silk quilt and a pile of matching cushions which are currently displayed in the window of Biddle Sawyer silk shop in Berwick St, Soho, London. I often buy silk here to fashion into Alice & Co outfits. Silk quilts and […]

Categories: London • Tags: Andaz Hotel Liverpool Street, Berwick Street, Biddle Sawyer Silks, Cushions, fashion, Plantation, Quilt, Silk, silk pyjamas, The Grenada Chocolate Companyt

Alice’s Adventures in Alaska and what she wore there

Saturday 13 July 2013 by where2wearit

The prospect of a 1,500 mile road, rail and ferry trip around southern Alaska posed a sartorial challenge for someone more used to designing elegant frocks and slick business suits for my clients at Alice & Co in London. The Lonely Planet guide said ‘no matter what your travel plans are, pack your fleece’. That’s the one thing my overstuffed wardrobe doesn’t have! This seemed to be an adventure which required ‘gear’ rather than outfits. I was fearing the worst […]

Categories: USA • Tags: Alaska, Alaska Bear Adventures, Alice & Co, Alice's Champagne Palace, Anchorage, Anchorage Museum, Dubarry, Fox Island, Glacier Brewery, Homer, John Smedley, Lonely Planet, Mosquitex, Ooh La La Vintage, Orso, Robe Lake Lodge, Sacks, Salmonberry Tours, Seward, SuzyQ, The Snowgoose, Trails End Horse Adventures, Two Sisters Bakery, Valdez, Whittier, Wrangell St Elias National Park