THE SUMMER READ : "REVENGE WEARS PRADA " by Lauren Weisberger

This is a sequel that was not only worth writing but worth it's weight in gold!!

I never thought that Ms.Weisberger would revisit Andy and Miranda Priestly ... (based on Anna Wintour in The Devil Wears Prada...you all know the story)...let alone have a relevant story line that would gel and bind our collective minds as readers together...it did all that in spades and had me glued to my couch savouring every last sentence.

The characters are better than ever....Miranda Priestly is evil and ever powerful with her neatly manicured tentacles out to ensnare both  Andy and Emily now that they have moved on , launching a successful high end,glossy wedding magazine called "The Plunge".....Miranda is out for revenge .

This is a great read....and so much better than her passed novels that come off as "chic lit fluff" in comparison to her "Devil" series: 

I found "Everyone Worth Knowing "....meh!
"Chasing Harry Winston"....blah!
And didn't even bother with "Last Night at Chateau Marmont"....pffff!

Thank you Lauren Weisberger for writing this excellent sequel.
Now go out and buy it..if you haven't already.

How to stay alive in Heathrow Terminal 5....

It is Summer! ....the heat is soaring as well as the crowds schlepping their bags, kids draggin' those hideous "Trunkie" things and the usual mayhem that comes with being in Heathrow Terminal 5.

So where to escape other than the BA lounge? 

Why :CAVIAR HOUSE&PRUNIER of course!

The wine is crisp and extra cool,the seafood is super fresh and delicious and even though you are literally in the hub of the ebb and flow of Terminal 5..... you have found a momentary sanctuary to revive your senses and re awaken your dulled chakras!

Enjoy your summer everyone!...and don't forget to drink plenty of liquids...oh and some water too!

CRUCIANI BRACELETS:Summer Lovin'

My sister introduced me to these lovely modern day "crochet" Cruciani bracelets, that hail from Italy, last summer . She bought me a "four-leaf clover" one which I wore until the clovers looked shrivelled and sad, throughout the summer and into autumn...well until my tan faded.
This year I was gifted the " hand of Fatima"motif  in a gorgeous fluorescent orange...So what is Cruciani and where  can you get them...

Here is a little about these bracelets:

It started with a "four -leaf clover" bracelet which was thought up by  Luca Caprai who came up with this concept when trying to find a way  to bring Cruciani to a younger more discerning public.
The crochet bracelets are made of a macrame lace produced by Arnaldo Caprai of Gruppo Tessile...and proudly 100% Made in Italy.

Colourful and fun ..they communicate their own message and have become the symbol of summer. 
You can buy them online at:
www.braccialetticruciani.it

or in Milan...Rome...Forte dei Marmi...Monza...Taormina.....(to mention a few)
Then in Madrid...Palm Beach...Tokyo ...and Dubai!!

Don't tell me you couldn't find one!

BROMPTON ASIAN BRASSERIE by NOVIKOV...

* CRABMEAT & PRAWN DIM SUM *

*PRAWN SPINACH & CORIANDER DIM SUM *

*SALT & PEPPER BABY SQUID *

Waiter: " How is the food Madam?"
Me: " DIVINE!...now could please pour me some more of DE-WINE!"....Something about the crisp flavours of a fine bottle of Gavi di Gavi...that makes you a poet..even a rather bad one.

*WARM AROMATIC CRISP ROAST DUCK & LYCHEE SALAD*

ALL THIS AND MORE...AT THE BROMPTON ASIAN BRASSERIE by NOVIKOV

...Novikov is rapidly becoming a" Frockanrolla Family Favourite" place to eat!

Novikov Asian& Italian in Berkeley Street 

and... Brompton Asian Brasserie in Knightsbridge.

Enjoy!

Jeanius in the Making: "THE NEW DENIM STUDIO"@SELFRIDGES"

Listen Up..... Frockanrollers:

A new Denim Emporium has opened in Selfridges and it is being referred to as:

"The World's Biggest Denim Studio Today".

It spans over 26,000 sq.feet with 11,000 pairs of jeans that are priced from £11.00 (Primark jeans) to £ 11,000 ...(I don't want to know....Heck! I hope that includes the delusional designer who will personally pour you into these insane jeans , shorten them and wash them...for a year...) 

Experts are on hand to insure you maximum service in finding THE RIGHT PAIR OF JEANS  or two...with a stock of 11,000 pairs  you are looking at a long day of painfully trying on jeans ....

There is also a DENIM TAILOR: who is in house and on hand to "bespoke" your purchase within 2 hours....I wouldn't read too much in that time frame,it seems highly unlikely and quite ambitious...but hey! I hope to be proven wrong unless they have an army of 11 tailors and their minions on hand.

SUMMER SORBET COLOURS AT DIOR....

What is not to adore at Dior?.....

These are serious contenders in the "must have " list this summer....
I spotted fashion blogger Susie Bubble carrying one while boarding a London bound flight during the Cannes Film Festival...we exchanged smiles while my eyes devoured her sorbet-licious  Dior handbag.

Yummmmmm....

LONDON'S CALLING.....

*ONE DOWN....*

* PRETTY AS A PICTURE*

*HEDGE FUND PIGGIE...*

*Don't Let Them Walk All Over You...*

*NOSING AROUND...*

*NIC FIDDIAN GREEN*

*RULE BRITANNIA*

*SEMPRE LA LUNA*

*EYE SPY...*

*PEEKA BOO...*

*HOME*


THE END