Kate La Vie

[Liptastic]

The ceiling height in tenements is just amazing. Having 2.2m ceilings in a new built house vs 3.5m ceilings in a tenement? It's not even a contest.

 

[snarkvark]

Ooh the fact she is not going to go back to Scotland's Home of the year is interesting. Maybe they're not staying in Scotland. I still think they're moving to Edinburgh but happy to throw somewhere more left field into the mix - London?

i think that might have been more of a choice from the producers of Scotland's Home of the Year rather than something kate decided "not to go back to." I'm assuming they replaced her with a different host while she was gone?

 

[lauzyess]

This is the most action her thread has ever seen because she broke character for 3 seconds
Love it when the mask slips

 

[UniversallySpeaking]

She’s preggers?!

 

[LittleBluebird]

I’m also thinking it’s time to unfollow. My baby is about two months older and feel like she’s just putting on a show of how perfect things are. Today was my first day of day care drop off + getting myself to work and its nothing close to perfect and I don’t want it to be either! I grew up with a mum who demanded perfection and it’s messed me up. Don’t want to emulate that same thing because nothings perfect.

 

[Burrito88]

Going on about blue for a girl again… we get it you’re soooo edgy

 

[DeloresBawbag]

She’s actually got a tricky line to travel nowline to travel now, in defining her niche.

Mum and baby stuff - relevant, authentic, but she’s as far from relatable as it is possible to be.

Lifestyle stuff yes - but the baby shifts that perspective, and she isn’t a go getter, a creative, a traveller or anything else. Her positioning is house frippery and skincare, his is…. coffee?

She seems to be digging in with the lifestyle wankery. I know of no new parents who have the time to focus on the things she’s posting about.

Kate is super savvy though, and obviously financially astute. They’ll be moving into a sandstone doer upper within the year, and she will pivot to cover homes, transformations and interiors with a sprinkling of lifestyle, fashion, and high end baby stuff. My money is on Kilmalcolm or Killearn.

 

[rawbin30]

What the fuck is this stance

 

[snarkvark]

I think Kate thinks she’s super down to earth because she’s from Glasgow not Edinburgh and from south side not the west end but she’d do well to acknowledge her privilege getting on the brutal housing ladder super young and having spare money for extensive renovations and essentially not working a proper day’s work in her life… meanwhile people in streets near her are exploited by slumlords and struggling to make ends meet. Even her husband’s coffee shop is only open 3 days a week. What a charmed life.

Kate's more likeable than a lot of infielders but it does grind my gears that she never acknowledges her privilege. She has carefully constructed this appearance of being down to earth "one of us" kind of people when really she is SUPER privileged and has A LOt of money that isn't from working hard but from family.

 

[MidnightToker]

The coffee shop seems like a hobby. They live such an odd life.

*privileged

 

[Giftinghell]

There she goes again with the selfies and “I need a nap”.

Yes, we get it. Does she have anything more exciting to say?

I find her “I’m so busy” this weeks posts completely insufferable. What I wouldn’t give to reorganise a few shelves, get a manicure etc etc

 

[Ugholhere]

It’s like fast fashion but for interiors

 

[DeloresBawbag]

I though those were things Kate's mum had knitted for Kate when she was a baby. I could be totally wrong on that as I don't really remember the stories now. Pretty sure that's what I thought at the time though.

No, she said her mum had knitted them ‘just in case’ they were needed for future grandchildren. A lovely thing to do I think, showing incredible insight into how it would feel for her kids to have kids without her - she provided a practical and tangible connection. Sharing wee things like that is one of the reasons I like Kate - it was vulnerable and sweet. She didn’t make a big deal about it, but clearly it is a big deal.

 

[DeloresBawbag]

not sure why you consider a woman to be pampered just because the father of their child does most of the care. nobody says that about men.

there are plenty of things to criticise kate for but having a partner who is hands on with their baby is not one of them!

I think it’s more the whole set up that is pampering. For most mums, they’re on mat leave at this point while their partner is at work. That’s where a lot of familial inequalities are baked in.

Obviously it’s better now in some industries where shared parental leave is encouraged, but I can’t think of a single ‘normal’ family with a baby under 6 months, where both parents are home full time and sharing care. Being a hands on dad doesn’t usually mean availability 24/7.

If that is their set up, then good for her! But it’s entirely fair to point out that in comparison to most mums at the same stage in motherhood, Kate’s experience is very different.

 

[Missmarplesknitting]

Everything is dreamy, she wears floral jackets and she likes swanning about. What a life she leads.....Im not sure if she's got the right idea or if it's boring as fuck. Seriously, so young but living like a middle aged rich mum.

 

[calla123]

I really want to like Kate but find her really annoying and out of touch!

Just hate the fake smile and really obvious poses around her house trying to be candid. Her natural smile is really pretty but I don’t know why she always goes for the half smile dead-behind-the-eyes look for all her grid posts - mean but true.

I’m getting so sick of influencers during lockdown that I prefer people who are unpolished and don’t moan about how hard writing a blog post is.

Kind of hope these type of influencers die out soon

It kind of surprises me how unrelatable she's become. I mean, she's always been quite high on the smug level, but the tone deafness of her recently has shocked me - I always thought she was quite down to earth. Yes, I'm sure to her, blog posts and taking photos are 'work' - but now more than ever these influencers need to wind their neck in a bit and stop the pity party. Yeah, life is boring Kate, but we're not all getting fancy free deliveries everyday and spending our days in bed reading books, ken?

This lockdown has shown up the spoiled, entitled ones for sure. Although I'm not sure why I'm surprised - you only have to look at the comments on the fluffy boxer shorts post to see her whole day is just sycophants blowing smoke up her arse. And that sap Jordy at her beck and call. Boak.

 

[Missmarplesknitting]

I live in her area and 3 bed next door to me sold for 300k recently so that's probably why she considers them 'posh'. Not all tenements are made equal though. It all depends on the area and if they've been well maintained so the same flat could be 150k cheaper in a less sought after area.

But she should be explaining what one is to her many non scottish followers. Would take 20mins out of her super busy day. Its like its a such a bore to be asked a question.

I also think for someone with a large disposable income her interiors are quite cheap looking. All that rattan, the timber finishes in the bathroom, the cheap kitchen. She acts as if it's a high spec finish but it's really not. She also isn't the person to ask about renovations. She pays a builder to do everything and picks some colours and tiles. Anyone could do that.

 

[DeloresBawbag]

I can’t help but think about the behind the scenes of her posing in Paris. Jordy carrying the baby, the baby bag, Kate’s things and trying to get the shot.

I’m amusing myself with thoughts of the Parisian content plan.

Organised Maman - shot of velvet embroidered bag on dressing table

Chic traveller - shot of high end #gifted skincare on marble vanity

Winter woollens - shot of Maman feeding bebe while sipping cappuccino in Montmartre while wearing one of her fifteen best expensive coats

Gucci darlings - the emperors new ankle socks and the expensive loafers outside the Louvre

Casual giggle - a slight breeze ruffling her hair as she half turns from the camera, on a bridge over the Seine

Pretty lights - river and/or Eiffel Tower in soft focus at dusk, moody Jordy with baby in carrier #we are too cool for prams

 

[discodanman]

I’ve always thought she was like a 10/12 just going by her figure which is very like my own and I have met her in real life once. Well seen her in a local cafe to me and she is most definitely not a 6.

 

[Shutterbug99]

The Manolo Blahnik heels she treated herself to cost €2,250. Wow!