Trends

Block Rockin’ Brights

1 April 2009

All too often I’m a monochrome girl, too scared to add too much colour to my wardrobe, sticking to shades of black and grey or deep jewel toned pieces that aren’t too risky. This season, however, the plethora of multi coloured bright colour blocked pieces in shop windows, magazines and blogs have inspired me to [...]

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Spring Flowers

17 March 2009

Ah, spring is springing, if not already sprung. I see the promise of further grotty miserable weather to come, but the flowers are starting to poke through the soil and I see buds on trees and blue skies, and all this makes my heart do a little bit of a glad jumpity jump. I’m by [...]

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On the side – Working asymmetry for Work, Rest & Play

16 February 2009

Spring is slowly springing, and with it the shops are starting to fill up with Spring fashions and new seasons looks. One of the key looks this Spring / Summer is asymmetry, whether it’s one shoulder dresses, structured draping, or multi level hemlines, wonky styles are everywhere! I love this look, one of the first [...]

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Red Hot….

15 October 2008

One of the hot colours on the catwalk for Autumn Winter 2008 was tomato red. Ralph Lauren, Balmain, Alexander McQueen and Oscar De La Renta among others showed coats, slinky evening dresses, suits and evening dresses all in a bright and unforgiving red

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The Boyfriend Blazer

1 October 2008

In the 80s it was boxy, casual and worn with the sleeves pushed up to your elbows by boys and girls alike. Now it seems it’s the latest 80s trend to appear back on the High Street, It’s easy to wear, comfortable and practical unlike ra ra Skirts and leggings. The look now is more [...]