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Jun 22, 2016

Why I’ve ditched my DSLR

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Before I burst back onto the scene (lol) with my pregnancy announcement, I hadn’t written a blog post in three months…. Read more »

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Mar 1, 2015

Why I Don’t Do Outfit Posts

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Nov 30, 2014

Why I’m Not A Professional Blogger

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Sep 9, 2014

Welcome to JforJen.com

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HELLO! Welcome to JforJen.com – my new online home! There have been some big changes around here and I’m so… Read more »

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May 28, 2014

How To Style Your Photos

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Apr 20, 2014

Learning A New Skill

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Apr 3, 2014

Blogger Buys – A Haul

Posted in Beauty, Blogging, Fashion, Home.

Fact: bloggers are terrible enablers. Over the years, I’ve purchased all sorts of things from blogger recommendations and I trust… Read more »

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Feb 25, 2014

The Pink Coat Club

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Feb 14, 2014

London Fashion Week AW14 – Day 1

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Feb 13, 2014

The London Fashion Week Kit

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Happy London Fashion Week, friends! The bi-annual style circus kicks off in London tomorrow and I’m catching a train at… Read more »

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Dec 31, 2013

Favourite Outfits of 2013

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Dec 26, 2013

Boxing Day OOTD

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My name is Jen.

I'm a freelance online writer, dividing my time between Leeds and London (and sometimes New York City). J for Jen is the place I write about fashion, beauty, travel and life in general.

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  • Friendship ended with jeans. Now dungarees are my best friend 😏. . Whenever I post a pic of my @lucyandyak dungarees I get DMs about the sizing, so here’s what I know. I wear Originals in an L30 which roughly translates to a 14-16. I’m 5’7 but my height is in my legs - if you have a long torso you probably need the Tall versions to avoid a camel toe situ. If you have longer legs and/or prefer a longer length (I like mine really cropped and roll them twice), go for the regular version but a 32 leg. I actually buy all my L&Y dungas secondhand because I much prefer the fit of their older blue label styles - they’re 100% cotton, whereas the new ones have elastane. When I’d worked out what size was best for me I scoured eBay, Depop and the L&Y buy and sell Facebook group for older pairs to build up my stash. Now I just need classic black, olive green and maybe a rusty shade to complete my collection! 😍

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I’ve been writing things online since the late 90s, when my mum finally gave in to my pleas and installed dial-up on my PC. I signed up for MSN Messenger, opened a Live Journal account, set my desktop background as a funny picture of a cat and never looked back.

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  • Friendship ended with jeans. Now dungarees are my best friend 😏. . Whenever I post a pic of my @lucyandyak dungarees I get DMs about the sizing, so here’s what I know. I wear Originals in an L30 which roughly translates to a 14-16. I’m 5’7 but my height is in my legs - if you have a long torso you probably need the Tall versions to avoid a camel toe situ. If you have longer legs and/or prefer a longer length (I like mine really cropped and roll them twice), go for the regular version but a 32 leg. I actually buy all my L&Y dungas secondhand because I much prefer the fit of their older blue label styles - they’re 100% cotton, whereas the new ones have elastane. When I’d worked out what size was best for me I scoured eBay, Depop and the L&Y buy and sell Facebook group for older pairs to build up my stash. Now I just need classic black, olive green and maybe a rusty shade to complete my collection! 😍
  • Pumpkin season is here and we are ready for it. Hazel is really into Halloween this year so we’re gonna go all out - decorating, pumpkin carving, costumes and trick or treating! 🎃🦇🕸👻
  • Having a really really great time in Sweden. Can we live here, please? 🇸🇪
  • Happy Sunday! There was potential for a lie-in this morning as Hazel has just woken up at 8.30am... but in a classic second child move, Leo has been up since 5.45am 🥴 Ah well, at least they’re cute! 👧🏼👶🏼
  • I do love a tone-on-tone look, especially when it includes dungas and DMs. Spot the baby rolling about in the background... 🍇
  • Four mums vs four toddlers, three babies and a five year old, at the seaside. Tbh I think we all won this one 🌊☀️🐟🦀

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