The sole of one of my favourite brown boots has cracked and the soles of my other brown boots (equally beloved, but with a heel, so less depended upon for long walks) is threatening to part company from the boot itself. It has been a while since I...

  Sometimes when you are looking for a particular item, especially in a small town like Oxford, you can run through the usual range of shops very quickly and if they let you down, find yourself in places that are, quite frankly, unsuitable.  I don't...

... that it is late November.  This leads me to two related points.  Related, dare I say it, by Christmas presents.  I'm sorry!  I know! But if you have friends and family living overseas, you're going to have to start thinking about what you're...

After a particularly lovely few days in Dublin, I am back in Oxford where, oddly, it is warmer, brighter and drier than it was in Ireland, which makes a nice change.Yesterday morning was very busy and in the afternoon I went off to get my iPhone.  I...

It has become quite evident to me over the last couple of years that Passementerie is frequented by a very stylish and chic collection of readers from all over the world and with all sorts of sartorial points of view.So now I need you and your taste to...