The Importance of Accessories In a way, my favourite part of getting dressed is the accessories – the finishing touches that can turn you from a got dressed in the dark in five minutes at six a...
The Art Of Collage Suddenly Christmas is around the corner – according to the high street shops anyway. For fashion, this means an added touch of luxury and sparkle to any evening outfit; be it...
Jumper for Joy One of the best things about fashion is its ability to re-invent itself. A good thing too, otherwise my only memory of jumpers could have been those horrific novelty numbers (complete ...
Indian Origins Being of Indian origin, when I got engaged in 2009, taking a shopping trip to India was inevitable. I insisted on getting a simple churidar. For those of you who aren’t familiar with E...
Introduction Remember those awfully over plucked, micro thin, undefined eyebrows of your early teen years? Those years when you would get a little tweezer happy due to your elation at the idea of tam...
Faux Fur Fashion Digging through the clothes my mother invested in during the 1970s has been like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Being the first child born, she was allowed to buy s...
It’s time for the Velvet Revolution! Velvet has always been a traditional Autumn texture; its luxurious and rich texture conjuring images of Christmas night outs and festive fashions – bu...
Tracing back the Tribal When Aborigines arrived in Australia over 50,000 years ago and Native Americans were found by Columbus in the USA, one doubts that they ever would have imagined their cultural...
How Very Berry Amongst the earthy, leafy tones of autumn, one colour that not only catches the eye, but also appears to have been splashed into the mix with a dripping paintbrush, is that of deep ber...
The Equestrian Influence During September, I had briefly worked in a college just outside of London. With acres of lush green land it wasn’t surprising to find sheep and cows braising, as well as a l...
Layer Up September has well and truly brought us autumn with a blustery, sun swept beginning. I have re-instated my winter boots, my mac is being pulled tighter and tighter around myself as shelter a...
A Wardrobe Essential I had chosen to take a rain check on the charity fund raiser everyone seemed to be attending, and instead indulge in one of my favourite social activities that originates from th...
Snake Charming Style It looks like the serpent is back to tempt the fairer sex and we have more to contend with than a piece of fruit now! Forget Granny Smith; since Cavalli’s spring/summer 2011 show...
The Coat of the Season Every year when the weather starts to dull, a fashionable item is chosen to keep the nation warm and stylish throughout the autumn and winter months – this season it’s th...
The Swinging Sixties Picture the scene: Carnaby Street, mid 1960s – thanks to designer Mary Quant, the hemlines are higher than ever, the hair is towering, the make-up is thicker, and the mods ...
The Sixties Shape Puffy shoulders, rounded sleeves and curving lines are the most recognisable features of the new soft line of the sixties shape. This new feminine outline featured on the majority o...
Colour Pop Leather has been a key aspect of various trends this year, most notably Fetish, but it has also emerged as a colour pop look recently, to mark the closing of the summer. Traditionally worn...
Star Influence Although the sun continues to shine in London, the high street stores are already offering a sneak peak of what to expect in the form of trends that will dominate the fashion world thi...
Homage To Blue Blue is a good colour. A Primary colour; bold and honest. It ranges from light, airy and full of optimism like a bright sky to dark and brooding like a deep, mysterious ocean. Blue can...
Children’s Fashion Clothing Libertys have announced that they will be selling children’s wear again, due to customer demand. The upmarket brand ceased selling clothes for brats six years ago, b...
Autumn Essential I know what you’re thinking – surely it cant be coat season already? Shouldn’t we still be indulging in summer fashions and leaving the jacket at home? Well yes, su...
Be Timelessly Glamorous Don your granny’s best pearls and your mothers favourite fur shrug, the forties are back with more glamour than ever. After the fashion lust we all had over last season’s long...
High Shine A high shine look is an essential trend for autumn/winter 2011. From sparkling sequins to glitter and fringing, embroidery to appliqué – this look is all about high voltage impact. M...
The Aztec Influence I spend a lot of time preparing for my articles. This usually involves browsing through an extensive range of fashion magazines, scanning the latest high street collections online...
Short And Sweet I’ve always had somewhat of a love hate relationship with cropped trousers. While I adore their chic appearance, with a sexy slip of ankle on show, my small stature has meant th...
Dress For Success Power dressing has always been a welcome accompaniment to fashion – a reliable side kick – a look that has the aggression but retained its passiveness, in the sense of h...
Come On, Be a Man! In every collection you look at, whether it is spring/summer or autumn/winter, there will always be an androgynous style outfit to feast your eyes on. It is such a popular look tha...
Shoe Fetish: The Return of the Point Shoe shopping is a chore; I can never find a pair that I really like and when I do, in desperation, I buy two identical pairs. Recently convinced by my husband to...
The Korean Wave One trend that has becoming widely popular over a very short space of time is the style known as ‘K-Pop’ – meaning Korean Pop culture. The trend has had a wide impac...
Eccentric Couture This season, being fashion forward is all about throwing something on. Yes, literally throwing a few items on and creating an eclectic, fashion diverse outfit. No organising or prem...
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