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4 Very, Very Good Pairs of Jeans

tried and tested, from soft play to playgrounds to grown up evenings out

Jun 11 • Olivia Purvis

Finally, the Vinted algorithm and I are one!

and here are some of the gems I have found!

Jun 5 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading: May Edition

the loveliest parts of the month, rounded up ready for your cornflakes and morning brew!

May 31 • Olivia Purvis

A Guide to Pyjama Adjacent Dressing

the bed time style solution for hot weather and true day-to-night dressing

May 27 • Olivia Purvis

Four Weddings and a Guest Dressing Guide

26 darling dresses (and a suit) to satisfy all your summer occasions!

May 25 • Olivia Purvis

Most Popular

Diary Of A Sentimental Heart: Part 1.

Apr 2, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

Some Of The Things I Do When Things Feel Hard

Apr 24, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

Diary Of A Sentimental Heart: Part 2.

Apr 11, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

It's 2026 and I still want to dress like it's 2010

Jan 11 • Olivia Purvis

Recent posts

A night away with Monty Don

everything I learnt from HRH M.D and other rather lovely things from this week

May 17 • Olivia Purvis

Top of the Shops: This Weeks Style Chart Toppers

all the fashion good stuff- indie to high street, excellent basics and frilly, frothy frocks- from 20 to in at number 1!

May 10 • Olivia Purvis

Reasons to be cheerful: 10 nice things I've seen/heard/watched this week

Including (but not limited to) a weekly recipe, something top of my birthday list and a *very* good radio session to tune into

May 9 • Olivia Purvis

The Sentimental Wardrobe

The Sentimental Wardrobe

A newsletter rooted in nostalgia but also sharing what’s good and special now- from style, life, music and all the heart in-between.

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Style

4 Very, Very Good Pairs of Jeans

tried and tested, from soft play to playgrounds to grown up evenings out

Jun 11 • Olivia Purvis

A Guide to Pyjama Adjacent Dressing

the bed time style solution for hot weather and true day-to-night dressing

May 27 • Olivia Purvis

Four Weddings and a Guest Dressing Guide

26 darling dresses (and a suit) to satisfy all your summer occasions!

May 25 • Olivia Purvis

Top of the Shops: This Weeks Style Chart Toppers

all the fashion good stuff- indie to high street, excellent basics and frilly, frothy frocks- from 20 to in at number 1!

May 10 • Olivia Purvis

Their Sentimental Wardrobe, pt. 4, with Emily Campbell

A heart to heart on sartorial confidence, rethinking what it means to dress for comfort and a love letter to Liesl von Trapp

Apr 12 • Olivia Purvis

Three really, really brilliant new (to me) vintage shops in London

prairie lovers unite! (and come this way)!

Apr 4 • Olivia Purvis

Six Beautiful New Spring Collections

this is the woman I want to be this season!!

Mar 22 • Olivia Purvis

A love letter to Linda McCartney's style

the queen of my mood boards, record collection and freezer stash

Mar 6 • Olivia Purvis

Diary

Diary Of A Sentimental Heart: Part 14. The Year I Got A Coach

because it was time for me to stop getting in my own way!

Apr 24 • Olivia Purvis

Diary Of A Sentimental Heart: Part 13. Motherhood at Five

Reflections on mothering, the covid years and life lessons from my little boy

Feb 8 • Olivia Purvis

Diary Of A Sentimental Heart: Part 12. It's All Just A Phase

the passing of time as a parent; from changing bags to school bags

Sep 12, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

Diary Of A Sentimental Heart pt. 11: On Co-Parenting

navigating a life where you’re always a parent, but just not always with your child.

Mar 28, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

Diary of a Sentimental Heart: Part 10.

how many versions of yourself do you try on after a break up?

Feb 13, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

Diary of a Sentimental Heart: Part 9.

Nine months of toeing the delicate line of oversharing, dating with an enormous internet footprint and meeting a wonderful man who paints his nails...

Dec 21, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

Diary of a Sentimental Heart: Part 8.

on managing my own expectation vs. reality of, erm, life (sounds existential but I promise it's all fine, baby!) and A GOOD DATE!

Oct 16, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

Diary of a Sentimental Heart: Part 7.

The second ever first date, when toilet brush chat enters the room and searching for a man in good trousers…

Sep 8, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

Music

A Soundtrack For Every Day of The Week

my songs of the year that will make you want to share your headphones

Dec 22, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

The magic of a well timed album

today is Everybody Scream day!

Oct 31, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

5 Songs Soundtracking My Summer (so far!)

i! can't! stop! playing! them!

Aug 6, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

The best new music & songs I *cannot* and *will not* stop playing

Look, I’m not telling you that you have to listen to these, but you'd be missing out if you didn't

May 5, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

51 Songs That Sound Like Spring

wonderful songs for washing line weather!

Apr 8, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

Five Songs To Start Your Week With

tried and tested, fail safe ear worms

Feb 17, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

The Cool Girls Christmas Playlist

I'm joking- what is cool anyway!! But cool girls love Christmas songs, right?

Dec 9, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

So you fancy something new to listen to?

Roll up, roll up for some do-woop girl group nostalgia!

Oct 13, 2024 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading

Sunday Duvet Reading: May Edition

the loveliest parts of the month, rounded up ready for your cornflakes and morning brew!

May 31 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading: April Edition

the most joyful parts of the month, rounded up ready for your morning brew!

Apr 26 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading: March Edition

the best bits from the start of spring, online and off, ready to be had with your morning cuppa

Apr 5 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading: February Edition

the best parts of the month of love, ready to be sunk into with your morning cuppa

Mar 1 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading: January Edition

the very loveliest parts of January ready to have with a cuppa (and some gentle encouragement for the new year too)!

Jan 25 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading: December Edition

the sparkliest parts of December, tied up neatly in a bow for breakfast (and the new year)!

Dec 28, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday (ahem, Wednesday) Duvet (Commuter) Reading: November Edition

the best of the last month, ready for your mid-week porridge

Dec 3, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

Sunday Duvet Reading: October Edition

all of the joy from the last month, ready to read with your eggs and soldiers

Nov 2, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

London

Pick Your Own: Five Planned Out Spring Weekends in London

In need of weekend plans? I have 5 spring London itineraries for you!

Mar 15 • Olivia Purvis

End of year inspiration, some lovely places in London and my very important Christmas reading list

it's a selection box of the good stuff!

Dec 19, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

So You're Christmas Shopping in London?

the absolute best places to present shop in my favourite city (and somewhere for a sandwich too)

Nov 16, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

My London Autumn To-Do Wish List

everything I want to do in the big city this season

Oct 5, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

thoughts on bodies from a south London pool side

Jul 6, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

PYO: Five planned out dream weekends in London

if you're in need of some weekend inspiration may this help you along the way...

May 10, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

My Dream Spring To-Visit and To-Do List

here are 20 (ish) things that sound VERY lovely to do

Apr 4, 2025 • Olivia Purvis

How To Spend Summer In London

a list of things I love doing and a list of things I really, really would love to do...

Aug 7, 2024 • Olivia Purvis