THE CHUNKY IT KNIT
As much as I love the MumsHandMade cardigan that’s ALL OVER Instagram right now, I really can’t part with £200 (thereabouts) for a cardi’ that I KNOW my cat will ANNIHILATE. Additionally, whilst I LOVE the…
FEARLESS IN FANCY DRESS
My six year old daughter’s favourite colour is black. Her most treasured thing right now is a black balloon. She blows it up. Lets it go. Then squeals like a piglet and runs after the…
VINTAGE CLOTHES FOR THE STYLISH SURBURBANISTA
The last thing I expected on a Saturday morning at the kids swimming lessons was to bump into a long lost friend and to then start gushing over her vintage start-up business. But that’s exactly…
AN AFTERNOON WITH KAREN BETTS
It’s not your average day when you get invited to high tea at Fortnum & Mason with Karen Betts in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but then again, Ms Betts is certainly not your…
Beauty editor favourites for FIVE pounds
For those who think that in order to look-good-feel-good must always weigh in at a hefty price tag, then check out my list of all time favourites that won’t cost more than just FIVE pounds….
Running to stay sane
After many years of desperately trying to find a way to quieten my noisy and often over-complicated mind, never did I truly think that clarity would come in such a simple thing as road running….
M&S FASHION: FIND THOSE BARGAIN BUYS
If you follow me on Instagram, you will have seen some of the amazing bargains I’ve picked up these past couple of seasons at M&S. Admittedly not my usual high street shop, believe me, I’m…
Back to business blazers
There are a select few wardrobe items that will always fall into my ‘Classics Category’ and for today’s style post, it’s all about the black blazer. As cover-ups go, a blazer is more formal than…
THE SCARLET HOTEL
I’ll be honest. My initial thoughts on the Scarlet hotel having a strict NO KIDS policy went a bit like this…“WTAF!? What have you got against MY children? Gah! I HATE a stuffy hotel! WHAT. IS. YOUR. PROBLEM?…
ANKLETS & ALMOND TOES
Aahh! My favourite jezebel accessory – the anklet. As a little girl, I would watch subtitled Hindi films with my Dad, gazing in awe at the jingling-jangling Bollywood dancers. As they twirled around in a…
About Me
The FT Times is Fatima Truscott
40 year old Mama
Stylist & Writer
Sometimes deep
Always buying silly phone cases
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