Weekend Reading: 19 February

Not Supermum has had a lovely blog makeover, she’s also written and interesting post on the differences between bloggers and writers. Tips on how to praise to achieve results from Michelle, an opinionated woman. Teer Wayde or Curves to Kill has a fantastic list of places to shop for plus size fashion that are fashionable [...]

Fashion Trends for Autumn/Winter 2011, Save or Splurge?

. There are some fashion trends that will stand the test of time and are worth splurging on, spend more on quality as you will get years of wear from them.  Other trends are in and out in a season or two, these are the ones that you may want to enjoy, but don’t waste [...]

Fashion Forecasts According to the Futurists

I was recently reading a newspaper article that contained the predictions of futurists, those people who try and predict the upcoming trends.  Some interesting thoughts that I’ll share with you. On the RiseHandmade goodsOp ShoppingBargain HuntingTwin setsPearls Out of FashionPlastic surgeryLooking sloppyConspicuous brand namesPaying full price It appears with tougher economic times we look to [...]

Honeysuckle – Pantone’s Colour of 2011

Courageous. Confident. Vital. A brave new color, for a brave new world. Let the bold spirit of Honeysuckle infuse you, lift you and carry you through the year. It’s a color for every day – with nothing “everyday” about it. While the 2010 color of the year, PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, served as an escape for [...]

Buttercup not Butterball – Adding a Pop of Yellow

..Duchesse made me laugh when she said that she wouldn’t be adding yellow to her wardrobe as she said she’d look more like a butterball than a buttercup.  So for those of us who don’t normally wear yellow like Lorrwill and may otherwise shun this sunny trend, here are some options that you may consider, [...]

Colours To Look Out For

The latest Pantone colour forecast is out, looking forward to Spring 2011. The colours we can expect to see are more turquoise blues, chocolate browns, hot pinks, corals, buttercup yellow, silver, lavender and peapod green. These are not hugely different from the Fall/Winter trends 2010 which are as follows: Which of these colous will you [...]

Tricky Trend – Harem Pants

When harem pants first hit the shops again I thought to myself – I’ll never be caught dead in a pair of those nappy pants (diaper pants to my US readers).  And even though whenever  my ex-husband sees me in them he feels he needs to comment on my MC Hammer Pants – I tell [...]

How to Add Trend Colours (that don’t suit you) into Your Wardrobe

. Karen asked me for advice on adding some lime into her wardrobe.  It’s not a colour that suits her colouring (in fact would make her look really ill if she wore a garment in it close to her face), but still, it’s a current trend colour that she wants to play with. The best [...]

Tricky Trend – Over the Knee and Thigh High Boots

..Yesterday I posted on trends for 2010, one of these is the new over the knee boot, and thigh high boot. Pic: Thigh high boot by Christian Louboutin from Bluefly As you can see the boot that goes up mid-thigh is going to need a much shorter skirt, or pair of shorts to wear with them, [...]

Key Trends Autumn/Winter 2010

..One of my Southern Hemisphere readers asked me to do a post on key trends for Autumn/Winter 2010, so after looking at plenty of magazines and forecasts these are the key looks I’ve noticed that I think will be an integral part of the fashions these coming months. Key Trends AW 2010 by imogenl featuring [...]