The Need for Tweed

Tweed is HUGE this Autumn/Winter '12 and its presence is everywhere from the high-street to the catwalk. Long gone are the days where tweed was only reserved for aristocracy and hunting trips! Countryside tweed is an absolute must-have for the winter months, but the thing about tweed is, it's classic. Like the LBD, purchasing a piece of tweed is an investment - it will last you time and time again. And we can all thank Coco Chanel for creating the iconic Chanel tweed suit in the 1920's, which has become a celebrated fashion piece ever since.Tweed is one trend that has stood the test and time and is sure to remain forever fashionable. 

Here are a few of my of my favorite tweed pieces that I found lurking in my wardrobe...

Boutique beauty - Chanel-inspired black and white tweed dress with gold chain detailing. 

Chanel-inspired tweed dress from a boutique on Canarby Street.

Close-up of material.

Close-up of left pocket detail.

Off the high-street - Tweed coat with fur collar from Topshop.

Nostalgic November

 "No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." - Lin Yutang  

Some places I've been and want to go back...

Bergen, Norway

Naples, Florida

New York City, New York

Elounda, Crete

Cambridge, England

Sharm el Sheikh, Eygpt

Prague, Czech Republic

Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Toronto, Canada

Brrrrrrrrrrrr... It's cold outside

When the trees start to look like this....

And the ground looks like this...

You might find yourself reaching for these...

...so you need to eat more of this.

Basically, everyone seems to have the sniffles at the moment so here is my smoothie recipe to give you an energy boost and some much needed vitamins. Enjoy!

Equipment

You don't have to have a smoothie maker or juicer to make your very own, fresh smoothies. Any kind of electric mixer or crusher will get the job done. 

Recipe

One banana
250ml apple juice
Six strawberries
A handful of blueberries
50ml orange juice
And the special ingredient... 1/2" ginger.