The recent survey claiming that “37 is the age men give up on style” inspired some interesting responses from women: 37% buy their partner’s clothes, two thirds admitted preventing their partner from buying certain clothes, almost a fifth highlighted ill-fitting jeans as one of the worst offenders (here, here we say!).
What a summer it has been so far! Despite the weather we’ve had a wonderful season of celebrations with the Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics. The last two weeks have been hugely inspirational, well done to all the incredible athletes and all those involved. We couldn’t help enjoy the array of colours on show through the games; the pink, the orange and the purple of the Olympics were bold and beautiful (naturally we love the purple as it is our very own Colour Me Beautiful brand colour!)
Something exciting has happened at Barbour. Much like Burberry, they have taken a great piece of British heritage wear and given it a modern and stylish update. First of all we say hats off (and jackets on!) to this brand for its longevity.
One year on and our new Duchess is doing pretty well. Over the past week most magazines and newspapers have published round-ups on what she wore and what she said in the last year. She has not said much as she is being well looked after by the royal machinery, but what she wore has made the front pages every single time.
Fashion is going print mad for spring with designer Mary Katrantzou leading the way with her exotic and elegant designs. If you’ve missed out on her collection in Top Shop (now sold out!), you might want to look at Marni’s more subtle but quirky patterns available in H&M from 8th March.
Spring fashions are urging us to move away from winter clothes but it’s just too early to make the wardrobe transition. Dressing between seasons presents a few challenges, particularly from winter to spring as we are longing to wear more colour and shed a few layers.
The neck has become the focus for accessories and detail in recent seasons with scarves, draping fabric and this winter, the polo neck. The neck trend for Spring/Summer is the collar, and more specifically the Peter Pan collar. As the name Peter Pan suggests it can have a playful feel about it, but it can also look very grown-up and ladylike.
Samantha Cameron is a lady who knows how to dress well. It’s true that even after her fourth child she still has the advantage of a neat figure, but her wardrobe success is down to her knowing what suits her. She dresses well for her figure and her personality whilst combining understated elegance with current looks.
We all reinvent ourselves in various ways throughout life and a new year inspires us to ‘renew’ ourselves. It might be changing a small part of our weekly routine, getting more exercise, trying something new or giving our home or personal look a bit of an update.
Whether you are lucky enough to have mild temperatures on Christmas Day that allow you to wear a special dress or you need to layer up a bit to keep out the near freezing cold, do make an effort with your outfit. It’s a special occasion, so rise to it.
You have taken the time to select and put together a fabulous outift but you take five minutes to put on your make-up, which is the same make-up you always wear but more of it.
If you want to give her something a bit special this year that is great value and won’t end up never worn or in a corner of the house somewhere, have a look through our Gift Experience range.
Red is most definitely this season’s hottest colour for evening wear, so if you have always wanted a great red dress then make the most of the choice available now.