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Village England. A real life handbag.

Last month I met Julia Dobson, one of the 2 founders of new handbag brand Village England for a coffee and a bit of a bag-natter.  Ex-LVMH, Dobson and her business partner Eddie Knevett who happens to have been head … Continue reading

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memo to marketing team at Olympus

MEMORANDUM TO: the marketing team at Olympus                FROM: the photographic arm of Life of Yablon      DATE:  today SUBJECT:  your loan (to me) of an Olympus PEN M.ZUIKO Digital 45mm f1.8 lens   … Continue reading

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‘Do you ski’ He asked, suggestively

We met at a crowded party. A few of the crowd had had at least one too many and the DJ was doing his thing at full pelt. So, I must admit that much of our conversation (back in November … Continue reading

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6 beauty favs for the sunny snow mountains

Not only is it unusually sunny in the Austrian alps at the moment, I’m also ‘battling’ chapped lips, helmet head, weary thighs and a tired skin from running around London like a headless chicken last week. But the lovely PRs responded to … Continue reading

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