One of the looks of the Spring season that I see as a must have is being touted as Modern Romance. What precisely does that entail? Glad you asked. It takes the classic feminine details such as lace, ruffles and peplums and combines them with more dramatic styles in one garment. The favoured dramatic styles being geometric and body skimming. Now that you’ve got a picture in your mind of [...]
They are calling them bright day dresses, and they are exactly what you think, loud. To quote a source, they are colours that look as if they were plucked directly from a crayon box. Beyond being true red, yellow, green and blue they are flowy in nature and design. They are plain, with little to no embellishments. So exclude ruffles, braided edges, gathers. Instead, opt for soft pleats, and drapey [...]
I hosted a girly Oscars party this year, with the attire being maxi dress and killer accessories. I wanted my friends to dress to the nines, but be as comfortable as they were beautiful. There is a good reason the maxi dress took us by storm a few seasons ago and is still going strong now. We ladies live to to get dolled up, and adore feeling comfy, but to [...]
I have been holding my breath for the last few months when I entered a clothing shop. Why they have been filled with nothing more than solid coloured tops, jackets, slacks, tops and skirts I can’t begin to understand. It compelled me to look into the fashion forecast, as I was in need of some hope. Would I have to survive more of the same once the holiday sales ended, [...]
As I stare into my closet I see the blatant separation between my work ensembles and my personal life attire. For years I have longed to be able to incorporate the two, and I have made actual attempts. Yet, on those days I received not one thumbs up, nor words of praise for my creativity. Hence, I concluded I just didn’t have the knack for it. But, with the economy [...]