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The return of the humble shirt

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ALL HAIL THE SHIRT

For a few seasons the shirt seems to have gone into the back of the wardrobe in favour of the classic t-shirt, sweater or blouse. But this season it returns with maximum femininity and creativity.

It’s not about having a boring white shirt in your wardrobe for such an occasion that arises for you to wear one, white shirts are making a comeback but they look nothing like the one you have gathering dust. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t be making an investment purchase with your shirt that will have a legacy in your wardrobe, but what’s out there right now is anything but boring. Full of embroidery, frill details, puff sleeves and femininity it’s all in the details.

Top of the list is a white shirt which can be worn layered underneath your knit, cable cardi or oversized blazer in the coming weeks while the temperature rises. This particular styling has inspired the high street to copy a shirt from Ganni (featured below), a Scandinavian brand that has many fashion followers and leads where others follow.

The other week I featured overshirts as a big trend for Spring and the check being the main print and driving force of this. Check shirts and blouses are also around with puff sleeves or big sleeves and detailing, so kind of the opposite of the edgy biker like look to the overshirt - there is no reason why you can’t style both, I know I will be.

Down the catwalk many designers showed lots of blue stripe shirts and all the magazine and trend reports are pushing this as the shirt to buy this season. So there is alot of plain mensy oversized shirts out there which are to be worn with tapered trousers and oversized blazers.

Lastly denim shirts are definately making a come back, either edgy stiff denim acid washed or chambray soft cotton with frills. Either way a denim shirt is a wardrobe hero and such a great piece to be worn with skirts and dresses.


THE FRILL COLLAR SHIRT


CHECK SHIRT


BLUE STRIPE SHIRT


DENIM SHIRT

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Inject some Spring into your wardrobe with a new jacket

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OH YES I do love a jacket. And a coat. And a shacket. Oh and now an overshirt. Which is kind of a jacket if you layer it up over things or under your coat. Confused yet?

An overshirt has been something I have been getting men to wear for the past couple of seasons, but this lightweight jacket trend seems to of moved over to women’s high street retailers and is perfect for your first Spring purchase. Nearing to the end of January, the longest month ever, means a little payday reward and a new January Jacket will set you up for the coming weeks and months through Spring.

Here are my top 5 Spring jackets to shop for now -


Check jacket

Nice big bright checks, overshirt trucker style jacket with a collar or without will work over everything you currently have in your wardrobe and give it a fresh update.


Overshirt jackets

This is the trend I keep seeing everywhere right now, it’s just about finding the right one in the right colour. Essentially the same as the checks but in plain colours and oversized.


Quilted linear jackets

These are starting to have their moment where the puffa has been so big this Autumn the paired down, slightly more interesting version is out there. Take your pick of great shapes and colours for a new spin on a puffa.


Rain Mac

Come on we all need one of these in our life to save us from the crazy UK weather, isn’t it about time we invest properly in something that we also feel stylish in.


Boxy Jacket

This is the same trend as the overshirt but instead of being oversized it’s more of a fitted silhouette but still is the same shape.

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How to dress appropriately for evening events

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I have alot of clients and friends ask me for styling, clothing and outfit advice when it comes to evening events. Events such as your work Christmas party, drinks with the Mums from school, dinner with old friends, couple’s night out or New Year’s Eve party. These evening do’s can be a minefield of what to wear and how to wear it.

Let’s start with your confidence, every single article of clothing you wear says everything about you and it also impacts how you feel. So we need to do some prep work in advance of these upcoming events to ensure that you turn up not just looking great but feeling amazing too. Take some time out to look at your wardrobe, a kind of eveningwear detox. Pull out everything that you own that you would wear on an evening out and try it on, make sure it fits, see how it feels when you put it on. Some items you might not of worn for months, years even so it’s good to get a real picture of what looks and feels good on your body. Set aside the pieces you love, that fit and that would work for your evenings out, then start trying to build some outfits from the other pieces in your wardrobe. If you are finding there are gaps then you need to get out a pen and start making a list of what is missing, for example -

  1. Evening top to go with culottes

  2. Jacket for the evening - blazer or leather biker

  3. Skirt to go with sparkly sweater - faux leather or pleated

  4. Hairband to add some style to my navy jumpsuit

  5. New pair of heels in a bright colour to go with my skinny jeans

It needs to be clear and concise for you to be able to build a picture of what you need to make up these outfits.

I think alot of us worry about dress codes at these events, whilst there are some cases that have ‘black tie’ on the invite, mostly it is how appropriate we feel in what we are wearing for the event and the venue. Mostly this is down to our confidence, if we feel good in what we are wearing it shouldn’t matter what anyone else is wearing, who is there and where the venue is, it’s about owning your own personal style and feeling confident in it.

We can also loose our way in our styling for evening because perhaps we don’t go out as much as we used to, or the landscape of evening events has changed or for the rest of the year we live in jeans. Breaking out of the jeans for evening can be hard when you don’t have any inspiration on what else is out there to consider wearing. So I have pulled together 5 outfits to inspire you to break away from jeans with a nice top and boots for your upcoming evening events, try something more stylish, be more confident in wearing it and if you are still struggling then contact me for a consultation and fashion fix to find the items that are missing from your evening wardrobe.


Evening outfit inspiration

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Leather trousers - how to style them

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If you’ve ever seen that Friends episode where Ross gets stuck in his leather trousers ( I mean who hasn’t? ), you may have been a little more than wary of this season’s trouser trend. I must admit, the skin-tight leather leggings championed by Kate Moss throughout the early 2000’s are particularly hard to pull off and even I found it difficult to see their appeal after that. But leather has established itself as the material of the season.

This season, though, as we’ve all started to embrace our autumn wardrobes, it is a trouser that alot of my clients are interested in shopping for. They are versatile, you can wear them dressed down with trainers or make them work in the evening in heeled boots or court shoes. It’s all about a smooth luxurious looking leather not a distressed biker look from back in the 90’s.

The high street is well known for having amazing faux styles as well as great value real leather pieces so it’s a great place to look for the pair of trousers you want. There’s a plethora of different styles available for this season that are really flattering, the straight leg especially and casual shapes such as the luxe joggers.

So, whether you’re thinking of dipping a toe in the pond with a faux style or ready to invest in the perfect luxury leather pair, here are some options and styling ideas to inspire you to get out of your jeans and into something new.


PAPERBAG WAIST TROUSERS

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LUXE JOGGER

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CAMEL TONES

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SKINNY TROUSERS

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