#YourRules

>> The last time I did a style swap experiment with somebody with entirely opposing personal style traits to my own, I wound up thoroughly miserable in plain grey cashmere, very ordinary jeans and … mother of all nonchalant slash supposedly chic scarf nightmares… a pashmina.  I emerged, ever lucid about the things that I like and, well, the things that I definitely don’t.

Under a less pressurised environment and in a controlled studio setting, I’ve paired up with another femme français – Camille Charrière of Camille over the Rainbow, to film three light-hearted little style debate videos for House of Fraser, as part of their #YourRules Christmas campaign, as well as contributing to their in-house magazine edited by the lovely Katherine Omerod. Heels vs. flats?  Boy-ish womenswear pieces or wearing real menswear?  Playing it safe or risking it when dressing for a party?  Camille and I tussle it out.  Thankfully, no self-conscious or awkward moments occurred in the process.  Camille and her sassy Frenchness stays intact, as does my own penchant for running around (literally) either in my boyfriend’s clothes or overdressed like a particularly gaudy Christmas tree.