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Summer’s best outdoor theatre
From Shakespeare to Dickens to Austen and beyond, there's an al fresco production for everyone this season. Bring your brolly, a sense of humour and a sneaky bottle of Pimm's and enjoy.
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GETTING SHIRTY
What do you buy the man who loves a bit of a floral flourish and quality cotton but balks at paying silly designer price? Oh, hello Irvine shirts!
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Meet Gloria. She’ll super style you!
It’s all too easy look doe-eyed to London for fashion inspiration and expertise, but who has the time and dosh to traipse into the smoke for style assistance? Lucky for us then, that Gloria Budd – preferred stylist for Matches London no less, and just-about-to-start lecturer at the London College of Style – lives out […]
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Man jewellery
Muddy gents, why let us girls have all the fun? You like your flourishes, right? Course you do! The tilted trilby, festival wristband, leather tote… So here’s a round-up of quick accessories updates to take you from spring to summer, super-styley. Straw hat with ribbon, Zara, £15.99; 2. Leather messenger bag, Muddy Stilettos Boutique, […]
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You need to watch this ad – seriously!
Mr Muddy sent me a new advertising campaign to watch the other day that he’d spotted on Sheryl Sandberg’s Facebook page. It’s an Ariel ad from India that encourages men to #sharetheload, recognising that women are massively overworked and multi-tasking and that often partners have it waaaaaaay too easy. I watched it with a girlfriend […]
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Need a great meeting space? Hello, Almshill Room
I posted a photo the other day of the 8 new Muddy editors (hello Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Cornwall, Northants, Berkshire, Norfolk and Sussex, and not forgetting the lovely Pippa who already runs Muddy Hertfordshire). I had a lovely response, so thank you, but also had quite a few people asking where in The Quince […]
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Match your Xmas lunch and wine
Excuse me, pass me a towel, I’ve just had my morning champagne dip. Here, hold my nipple tassels for a second…. Ah, that’s better! Muddy is no stranger to the joys of a good bottle of wine, and the more I meet independent wine producers the more I fall in love with their ethos. I […]
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Freaking Nora, it’s 2015!
Welcome to the New Year! How was Christmas for you? How much have you managed to consume in 7 days? How was the hangover yesterday? It’s like we haven’t seen each other in ages! The Muddy Christmas was a fun affair (thanks for asking!). No pressies for me, except the whopper, my new piece of […]
