After work at Savage Beauty

As Alexander McQueen fever hits London, Working Process and Savage Beauty were two of my must-see exhibitions of the year. Featuring the largest retrospective of his work in Europe, the lavish garments on display at Savage Beauty had me reviewing my staid, work wardrobe with some disdain.  From slinky shell dresses to raffish tartan and taffeta numbers, the fabulously flamboyant world of McQueen whisks you out of the conformity of the corporate world and into journeys you never believed were possible.

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Beard season in your lunch break

Love them or loath them, there’s no denying that beards have sprouted back into fashion over the last few years.  Once the preserve of homestead hill-billies, they’re now as likely to be sported in the boardroom as they are down on the pig farm.   Combed and coiffed into submission, today’s facial topiary bears no resemblance to the mutton chops of yesteryear.  Hot in pursuit of the new hursuit trend, I popped down to Beard at Somerset House to put in some face time.

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How to fit a full day’s work into one hour

Did you work late last night? Are you still chained to your desk long after the cleaners have been and gone? Work expands to fill the time available and nowhere is this more apparent than in the corporate world.  If you’re totting up the amount of rent you could save by moving your bed in full-time, help is at hand from a brand new book that claims to be able to teach us how to fit a full day’s work into one hour. Intrigued?  Read on for the top five tips on how to super-charge your working day and re-claim your summer evenings by Winning without Losing.

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lillergy Working late

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How to have more fun and less stress in 2017

How are the New Year’s resolutions going?   Are you finding it all a bit of a chore?  I know I am failing miserably to renounce my 4.00pm twix cravings and to maintain a facade of inner calm when faced with a printer that has jammed three times this morning already.

China man felt ornament - an afternoon celebrating Chinese New Year

Office Breaks An afternoon celebrating Chinese New Year

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