shirts for spring

You know what I thought whilst clicking through Style.com's fabulous and extensive array of catwalk collections..? 'Bugger me, there's a lot of blouses!' And so it seems this understated staple will be big in the game throughout the sunnier seasons.

Givenchy

I do love a good shirt, whether it be the classic, starched-to-within-an-inch-of-its-life brighty whitey (which I cannot allow myself to wear, too many stains to inevitably fail at avoiding) or some over-sized men's denim piece, I will grace it with my presence. I am especially fond of shirts with exciting buttons, or verging on grotesque patterns. One thing that gets me a bit down about shirts however, is the ironing. Luckily some of the sheer numbers one can only steam (or hairdryer- hurrah!) but the regular ones tend to dupe me, in regards to the sleeves and that little gathered bit at the back. I can never get it quite right.

Oh well, here's the bony and beautiful...

House of Holland

Erdem

D&G

Fashion East

Chloe

all that glitters is not gone

After a month off from writing anything but orders for cream teas, I thought it high time to get my life sorted...

This bleak January day may seem a far cry from the sunny optimism of spring, but impatiently waiting round the corner are the hysterical fashion weeks, showcasing next winter's trends, so allow me to get you ahead of the game and thinking strictly spring/summer.

If you are mourning the recently passed party season, dry your eyes mate, 'cause spring/summer '12 can't get her little hands on enough embellished and metallic delights, thank God. With haute couture Adonises Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana and Givenchy going for gold, you needn't squirrel your spangles away. Dust them off, wipe them down and shimmy yourself inside, because spring is all over the razzle dazzle.

Givenchy

Theyskens' Theory

Roberto Cavalli

Sass & Bide

Diesel Black & Gold

Dolce & Gabbana

Balmain

red and yellow and pink and green...

In the past week or so, those sparse few days filled with sunshine (although still chilly) have put me in the most optimistic of moods. Thoroughly inspired by my current fashion and styling unit allowing me to take a more hands-on approach to work. Cutting and sticking once more! I am beyond excited for the lightness of spring and the idealism of summer. I’m hardly a sufferer of seasonal affective disorder, rather enjoying wrapping up warm, the fantasy of winter and being able to wear opaques over my surely radioactive-shade-of-pale pins, but there's no doubt everyone enjoys the dogs days of summer.

Thoroughly filled with anticipation for the upcoming seasons, I’m looking on the bright side and focusing my styling unit on the positive rainbow of colours engulfing the Highstreet. Wanting my six-photograph fashion story to be filled with kitsch girly cuteness (involving mostly garden associated props) with the bright colours of spring against a stark white background.

As a person, I embrace colour, I am drawn to bright things, Marrakech was a positive orgasm for the eyes, and more recently, wandering around the shops and spotting a luminous display of Crayola coloured tops and skirts in Zara was a treat for the peepers. In regards to my own wardrobe, I do tend to veer towards the more mundane, although my prized possession remains a sequinned jacket I discovered in a vintage shop in Paris (Ooh la la) which looks as if Lady GaGa has been sick all over, the mix of bright colours making it a true masterpiece.

You see, with my rather red head, I tend to steer clear of bright colours in case the clash equals trash, but recently, I’ve been thinking, 'fuck it' quite frankly. And to be honest, although loving the colour of my hair (and secretly the attention I get because of it, although cringey and tremendously annoying at times) the effort to maintain it is getting preeetty trying now. Time for a change me thinks, once dressing up as Misty from Pokemon for a friend's 'dress up as something I like fancy dress birthday shin-dig' has been and gone. Then the block colour, block party can commence!

Until anon x