glitter

I must say, although the brightness of spring and summer had me more optomistic than Barney the Dinosaur after a cheeky line or three, I'm totally over it and ready for autumn and winter, because that means fur, sparkle and tartan, and I love fur, sparkle and tartan.

I've just been looking back over Ashish's A/W 2011 shows and, OH. I adore sequins, I adore Ashish. Yes, winter equals swathing oneself in chunky knit after chunky knit, but let's not forget the mystical glamour of this season, how can you not love this...

(Yes it is a tartan dress, MADE FROM SEQUINS!)

And what has really got me in a magical mood is Zara. I popped in there the other day before work and could not wait for my day off so I could indulge in some retail therapy. There are so many metallics in there I nearly cried. Delicate tops laced with silver threads, gold foil cardigans, gold jumpers with gold elbow patches, gold jeans, gold dresses, gold skirts, gold, gold, shiny, SHINY!





I love how the colder months force texture upon our wardrobes, mixing knitwear, leather, tulle and lace, and the grunge/punk/rock revival this season is awesome. It's game over for the floaty florals of summer, time for a little darkness and edge. Oh and of course if it's time to wrap up, it is time for faux fur, glamorous, sumptuous faux fur. Yay.