This year I have become a more discerning shopper and have made a concerted effort to source my style from designers/retailers who manufacture in the UK and USA.  I have always veered to quality and positively go weak at the knees over exquisite designer creations but lately I am much more concerned with where my [...]

  Yet another festive season is looming with decisions to be made about where to spend Christmas, what to eat at Christmas and most importantly what to buy for Christmas.  I am, by my own admission, the hardest person to buy gifts for………”you are so particular” or “you have such expensive taste” are generally the [...]

Most of you will know that I am a big advocate of buying quality fashion made in the USA or UK. There is something very satisfying about knowing that my purchase is helping to keep a heritage cottage industry alive or sustaining jobs in our gloomy economy and more often than not the quality is [...]

  I hold up my hands and admit that since arriving in New Mexico I have been rather ungracious in embracing the South Western style culture. Cowboy boots, concho belts, brightly colored blankets and the ever familiar turquoise seemed to be out of context with what I considered to be tasteful and relevant to a [...]

While taking a recent trip, I was fortunate to catch up with Nashville based designer – Melissa Tabor.  One of Scene of Styles favorites, Melissa was – at that time – in the process of setting up to trade at www.Projectartisan.com  - a virtual platform for ethically responsible designers to profile and sell their latest [...]