About

The How Lovely began as a weekly newsletter on Substack. There I write about the good ‘things’ from the past week. I figure that if I commit to writing (at least) five ‘things’ that have brought me joy, moved me or have just been great, and if, against my usual hermit nature, it’s somewhere where other people can read it, I’m going to have to be spending a lot of time focussing on the good stuff, really it’s a practice of gratitude.

It is my hope, also, that it is an invitation for whoever reads it to do something similar. I also hope that some of the really good ‘things’ I come across might be interesting for readers to explore further as well. So this website is just that, it’s where I invite other people to choose (at least) five things from their week in written form in the ‘Guest Letters’ section, and I have invited photographers to do the same through their imagery in ‘Photo Essays’. You can also find recommendations in the ‘Really Good Things’ Section.   

It is my intention that The How Lovely is a place of goodness, comfort and nourishment for the soul.

Bio

Sally Anne Bolton is a freelance stylist and consultant. She holds a PhD from Central St Martins, her research focused on making fashion images from 1999-2017, and her observations and experiences in that industry. Her clients and publications have included Italian Vogue, Vogue Portugal, Tank Magazine and Vivienne Westwood, to name a few. Previously she worked for The Sunday Times Style Magazine.