Festive clothing is about way more than a good Christmas jumper. Maybe you fancy a new slinky dress for the festive season? Something that will do for any festive meals, drinks or parties you need to go to? You might need a couple of different options if you have lots of things to go to with the same people?
Articles of Clothing That Were Named After Places
Some general fashion terms and clothing items have surprising geographic roots. Keep reading to know more about them.
What’s in your Autumn wardrobe?
Autumn, the season of pumpkins, crunchy leaves, dark nights, cold and crisp walks, trick or treat, bonfires, toffee apples and fireworks. What did I miss? I love Autumn! If any of you ever studied Keats at school you may remember Keats called Autumn the ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’, autumn is a season famous […]
What do you look for in a winter coat?
I do love a good winter coat. When I was a teenager with a part time job in a well known high street clothing store I used to put my staff discount to good use buying winter coats. I think my record was about six winter coats at any one time. Of course they were all different colours and styles so I could justify them to myself.
Matchy-matchy clothes and co-ordinates
Are you a fan of a matchy-matchy outfit? There was a time when wearing coordinates meant that you lacked creativity according to the fashion police. Journalists would plaster pics of celebrities in bold print co-ordinates and brandish them fashion flops.
Day dresses and evening dresses: what do you enjoy wearing the most?
I love wearing dresses. There is nothing quite like finding a dress you feel really good in and getting dressed up for the evening, or even just popping one on in the day.
Wardrobe staples Vs fancy frocks
I’ve recently had a big cleanse in my wardrobe. I have been gradually de-cluttering for years BUT more recently I’ve been much more ruthless. I decided that if it wasn’t either practical or filled me with joy it was gone. You know those things you hang onto for years because you tell yourself one day […]
4 reasons you can’t go wrong with black
In my adult life I am very guilty of having an excess of black items in my wardrobe. Anyone else ever look at things in other colours and then just end up getting the black one?