Dinner at Dinner
Ok so I’m a little late to the party – Dinner opened last year but last night was my first experience of this seriously amazing restaurant. I’ll let the food – or pictures of – speak for itself. Key points you need to know: 1 The service, food knowledge and attention to detail is second...
Fashion Foie Gras & Donna Ida Need You!
It’s Competition time! Top fashion blogger Emily Johnston from Fashion Foie Gras has teamed up with Jean Queen Donna Ida Thornton to search for the ultimate Denim Street Style Icon. The winner can choose their new favourite jeans from the Donna Ida denim boutique and appear on Fashion Foie Gras in their winning outfit. How...
Denim Essentials from Paige
Paige Adams-Geller and Donna Ida Thornton discuss classic denim essentials that never go out of style. Loading… // // ]]>
Polka Dots
Of all the ways to wear printed jeans surely this is one of the cutest. Go bold on the bottom and team with a pretty top. Nail the trend with Current/Elliott’s Stiletto Crop. Loading… var MarketGidDate = new Date(); document.write('');
The Skinny Jeans Diet
Keeping on top of my weight is a constant battle for me a) because I love food and b) because I love fashion (and my skinny jeans), yet they don’t always go hand in hand. So it’s all about the balancing act. However……this year I’ve decided to do less of the violent weight swings and...
Donna Ida Catches Up with Shop Style
Laura Street from the fashion hub Shop Style caught up with Donnna Ida recently, here is what she had to say… A few weeks ago, I went along to Donna Ida’s denim boutique in Belgravia to catch up with the woman herself and find out what makes her so successful. She also fitted me for...
Donna’s 2011 Highlights
2011 saw yet another evolution in the denim world – colour, and a LOT of it. I have never seen myself slipping into a pair of red skinnies – we’ve had coloured jeans at Donna Ida since we opened (Ksubi did the most amazing red back in 2006) but as fast as fashion is perceived...
Tea at The Ritz
Ah, tea at The Ritz – is there anything more civilised and glutinous? Any other time of the year I would fret over the calories, then eat everything anyway. At Christmas, calories are free, so I told Bobby Dazzler we should get ourselves to The Ritz for some high calorie Christmas fun. Here we are…just...
Daphne’s with Kim
I take Kim, one of our Directors, to Daphne’s for a Christmas lunch every year – it’s where we plan our To Do list for the following year and look over the previous list and see what got checked off, what was ignored altogether, and what was achieved even though it didn’t make the list....
Doggy Style: Romeo and Julio
There is something uniquely life affirming about dogs. I’ve always been an animal lover but used to err on the side of cats because mine would curl up on my bed. However….cats, even my beloved Minnie who lived to be 21, can be mean. I am forever scarred by her claws which she clamped into...
Online Stylist’s Top 5 Picks
Amanda Start, also known as the Online Stylist, gives us her Top 5 favourites from Donna Ida, and shares her styling tips for this season. 1. Demylee Maxime Knit. 2. Winter Kate Flying Fox Blouse. 3. Paige Verdugo Skinny. 4. Winter Kate Tiger Lily Blouse. 5. MiH Jeans Marrakesh Flares.
Holiday Diet
You name the diet – I’ve done it. Or started it, to be truthful. I usually start strong and then grow bored by day 3 or 4, and every time I do I think to myself that I should just eat less and move around more. So, in an effort to do this here’s my...
