Black Friday might be over but that doesn’t mean there aren’t more bargain buys to be had before Christmas hits us. Some years it seems that as Christmas gets closer shops are starting what would have traditionally been their ‘January sales’ in December.
It’s only the last couple of years that I have even been aware of Black Friday. How about you? I just assumed it was something we had borrowed from The States, but never really knew much about it.
The midi dress. I don’t recall really being aware of these when I was a teen. Maybe it’s because we were all about minis back then that I’d never have given the midi dress the time of day, or maybe they weren’t such a thing?
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?
Some general fashion terms and clothing items have surprising geographic roots. Keep reading to know more about them.
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 […]
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.
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.