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Worship at the altar of Chocolat

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Chocolate is good for your health and your soul: it’s official.
Broccoli, beetroot, flaxseeds and cocoa: all superfoods, we’re told. But which one makes your heart smile most or gets you salivating? And, no, the concept of choc as good for you doesn’t include that lame-ass bar of Dairy Milk from the newsagents – we’re talking [...]

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Gown and out in Portland and Montreal

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

It’s a familiar dilemma for Mrs Smiths everywhere: you’ve booked a romantic city break but on planning your vacation wardrobe, find it somewhat lacking in luxury boutique-hotel finesse. We think we’ve found the solution – meet Girl Meets Dress (GMD), a website offering designer threads for hire, with fresh frocks in stock weekly.

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The summer’s most glamorous festival is almost here. That might sound like an oxymoron, but this weekend at Glastonbury will see more sequins than the Strictly reunion tour. And, if you haven’t been able to secure suitably stylish accommodation at Charlton House down the road (or Babington House half an hour away), you may find [...]

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Beauty buff Bobbi Brown’s New York tips

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Mistress of make-up Bobbi Brown has worked her magic on the fairest faces all over the world in the name of beauty, staying at some pretty praiseworthy places on her travels, too.
We cast our eyes Stateside to New York (we’ll be adding more hot New York hotels to our online collection soon) and get some [...]

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Mr & Mrs Smith love sniffing out the world’s best places to stay and play, and part of our good-time-hunting agenda is to find the parks, picnic spots and on-the-pulse shops that only your best friend would tell you about.
So, in the spirit of sharing, we tracked down expert perfumer Linda Pilkington to find [...]

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Inside Sydney #1

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Since we’ve been in Australia, launching Mr & Mrs Smith’s new venture down under, we’ve been lucky enough to cross paths with some of Sydney and Melbourne’s most influential movers and shakers. Never one to miss an opportunity, I’ve shamelessly used our chats to plug them for information about their home cities, and over the [...]

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Pop-up vintage boutique at the Pelham

Monday, April 20th, 2009

The Pelham shows off its Spring Vintage Collection this weekend, when Ooh la la Vintage and Madame Tra La La sashay into its pretty parlours with their affordable vintage buys and wise investment dressing tips.
Saturday 25 April and Sunday 26 April (10am-6pm)
The Pelham Hotel, 15 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London SW7 2LA
Last month, I gave [...]

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Fashion editor Toni Jones continues her series of posts highlighting on-trend weekend-wardrobe essentials for Mr & Mrs Smiths, with a stylish his ‘n’ hers packing list for romantic city breaks – just in time for your May Bank Holiday getaway.
Let’s face it, you’ve already got enough to worry about – picking the perfect weekend [...]

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THIS MONTH, MRS SMITH CAN’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT…
a pair of stylish city-slicker shades

Whether they’re swanning around in Sorrento, pounding the pavements in Paris or sunning themselves on a beach holiday in Mexico, the fash pack don’t need much of an excuse to put their sunnies on. As of this week, everyone Mr & Mrs [...]

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Inject a little vintage style into your wardrobe with a weekend whirl at this designer hotel in London…
The concept of ‘Vintage Lifestyle Weekends’ at London boutique hotel the Pelham conjured up two mental images. And I’m not sure which gave this dress-adoring boutique-hotel lover a bigger thrill: the thought of someone presenting stylish finds sans [...]

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