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Liberty London Girl
www.libertylondongirl.com
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The thoughts of Sasha Wilkins, an English Fashion Editor travelling between London, Manhattan & Los Angeles, on life, love, design, food & style.
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LLG Travels: Poppies, Kuta, Bali

It’s a long, long time since I was last in Bali. I came on my GAP year with my best friend Caro after doing volunteer work with the Salvation Army’s children homes in Ipoh, Malaysia and in Singapore,...

7 h ago

LLG Travels: Arriving at The W Bali, Seminyak

Please don’t hate me right now. For I believe I may be in paradise. Really, it’s hard to argue when you walk into your hotel room, draw back the curtains and see that view. It’s very, very rare that ...

17 h ago

LLG Fashion + Philanthropy: TOMS Sunglasses

Sunglasses rarely suit me. Which is a shame as I wear them all the time, winter or summer. I have sensitive eyes, maybe because of the years of contact lenses — I have a –8 prescription, so have to c...

1 day ago 2 people like this

Dog of the Day: Bob the Staffie in association with Dogs Trust

Bob the Staffie started his career in fashion just over one year ago, when he joined London PR agency Varg on a work placement. He was only meant to stay with Varg PR (and his now pet, the lovely Tov...

3 days ago 1 person likes this

Singapore: Whole Earth Thai-Peranakan Vegetarian Restaurant

When I worked in Singapore when I was nineteen, I was introduced to Chinese vegetarian food by an aunty at the children’s home in which I volunteered. It was a revelation, coming from England where v...

3 days ago

LLG Beauty: Sun Care Recommendations. Clinique, Lancaster & Nivea

I was incredibly lucky with the weather over in Austria last week. Whilst London is one big miserable puddle, the weather was gloriously in the 20s towards the end of my stay, and after my morning’s ...

4 days ago

LLG Travels: Blackbird Car Hire, Cornwall

I spent ages trying to work out the logistics for our Cornwall trip. Knowing that we wanted to stay at The Scarlet on the north coast and end up at The Lugger on the south was making things tricky, a...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

LLG Beauty: Manicurious Pedicure & Manicure, Singapore

On the way to my hotel from Changi Airport, I passed a shop called Manicurious, just around the corner from Raffles. The sign had a great font, and it looked like a design store. Clearly that was whe...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

A Whirling Week in Singapore

(Breakfast at the hotel) I’m trying to get my head around the fact that it is Friday already, and I have barely blogged about being here. I *was* doing brilliantly on the avoid jetlag strategy. At th...

5 days ago

LLG Digest: The influence of Vidal Sassoon and getting healthy at the Mayr Clinic

RIP Vidal Sassoon The man who changed the world with a pair of scissors LLG Health: My Schedule at the Mayr Clinic Guest Blog: Vidal Sassoon and his Influence by Rebecca LLG Fashion: ASOS Africa LLG ...

6 days ago

LLG Fashion: Singapore label Raoul livestream AW12 runway show on Thursday

My big personal discovery here at Audi Fashion Festival last season was home grown Singaporean label Raoul. Not only did I see their AW11 collection show on the runway here, but I spent a small fortu...

6 days ago

Colin McDowell & Nicola Formichetti in coversation at Asia Fashion Summit 2012

On Tuesday I was at the first day of Asia Fashion Summit 2012 here in Singapore, and was thrilled to be able to hear the eminence grise of fashion writing, the wonderful Colin McDowell in Conversatio...

6 days ago

LLG Beauty & Design: Lancôme Celebrates both the Coronation & the Diamond Jubilee

When the Lancôme press office sent through the charming drawings (below) by London designer Georgia Hardinge to celebrate this year’s Diamond Jubilee, it reminded me that I had seen this rather wonde...

6 days ago

LLG Home: John Smedley Cotton & Wool Wash

This may be the shortest recommendation post ever,but I wanted to draw your attention to this excellent washing stuff from John Smedley, which goes in the washing machine if you so desire. I wash all...

15 may 12

LLG Food: Scamorza, Tomato & Basil Sandwich

Until last week, I had only ever eaten Scamorza cheese, and the smoked version at that, in restaurants, mainly Carluccio’s, if I am honest. I’ve always loved the smoky taste, and unyielding texture, ...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

LLG Health: Leaving the Mayr Clinic

So this is where I have been hanging out for the past week. The Center for Modern Mayr Medicine is right on the shores of Lake Worth (Wörthersee). It’s absolutely one of the loveliest lakeside positi...

13 may 12 2 people like this

AFX NOW! Fashion Debate: Fashion’s Digital Media Revolution

From Monday night, I’ll be in Singapore until the 21st May, to attend Asia Fashion Exchange, which comprises Singapore Fashion Festival, a showcase of world-class collections by top and emerging desi...

13 may 12

LLG Arts: Flawless and English National Ballet on Tour 2012

I am practically FIZZING with excitement about this: a collaboration between World Dance Champions Flawless and ENB (the UK’s national ballet company), fusing streetdance, acrobatics and ballet promi...

12 may 12 3 people like this

LLG Food & Home: The Harvey Nichols Diamond Jubilee Lunch Box

I do like a store with a sense of humour: last year I fell for Harvey Nichols’ ‘Quince William and Skate Middleton’ Royal Wedding mug, and this year they have excelled themselved with the Harvey Nich...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

LLG Health: Day four at Viva Mayr

Day four at Viva Mayr, and I am hanging in there. The weather is glorious — in the 70s, with blue skies and scudding clouds. I had all my blood work back this morning and there’s nothing hardcore wro...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

LLG Fashion: ASOS Africa

I was sent this beautiful tunic by ASOS Africa last week, and I absolutely love it. Warning: it is completely sheer at the back, so you would need to wear it over something, but I think it would be g...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

Guest Blog: Vidal Sassoon and his influence by Rebecca

Last night I posted about Vidal Sassoon, and this morning I woke up to a comment from a reader in America, with whom I hadn’t corresponded before. It was her story of visiting the Vidal Sassoon salon...

10 may 12

LLG Health: My schedule at the Viva Mayr clinic

So I’m drawing to the end of Day Three at Viva Mayr. I am pretty hungry, it has to be said. Monday and Tuesday I breezed through, but today I had a definite almost painful hunger wobble late afternoo...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

RIP Vidal Sassoon: The man who changed the world with a pair of scissors.

“If you don’t look good, we don’t look good!” At the age of 84, Vidal Sassoon has passed away. He’s one of those names that doesn’t need introducing. He changed hairdressing sure, built a global beau...

10 may 12

LLG Food: Recipe for Leek & Mushroom Orzotto with Ricotta and Fresh Green Herbs

This couldn’t be easier, cheaper or more scrumptious. It’s a bowl of gently resisting grains, made creamy and unctuous with butter and gently sauteed onions & leeks, cooked with mushrooms and sto...

08 may 12 6 people like this

Thought for the day

After some miserable Guardian reader (he told me he found me through a recommendation in the paper) took me to task on Twitter for being vacuous because I Tweet about fashion*. I thought it time to r...

08 may 12 1 person likes this

Guest Blog: Essential Holiday Packing Tips from Chinti and Parker’s Anna Singh and Rachael Wood

When British fashion label Chinti and Parker launched in 2009, I was living in America, taking a sabbatical from the fashion world and what with constant travelling & busy-ness since then, their ...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

LLG’s Digest of Useful Things to Read & Do

I’m always finding fascinating things to read on the internets, so I thought I’d do the odd digest of links and interesting snippets that I have come across From The New York Times: Social Media Brea...

07 may 12 2 people like this

The post where I arrive at Viva Mayr, Austria

How could I not be calm, when that is the view over Lake Worth (Worthensee for the German-speakers) from my balcony here at Viva Mayr? This is my second around here at Viva Mayr. The first was in Oct...

07 may 12 3 people like this

LLG Fashion: A Bastyan Dress & Zara Shoes

I really wasn’t quite sure what to wear for the shoot I did last week: I knew I was going to be filmed talking on camera, as well as having stills & portraits shot during the day. I also knew I w...

05 may 12 1 person likes this

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