A little Bird told me...

A Robin to be precise, that winter was coming early this year, what a surprise there then (well not really as I do live in the glorious Great Britain where the weather has more mood swings than a person who has mood swings on a regular basis).

Not such bad news though as winter is my favourite time of year. Hot Lattes in rustic tea rooms, with my big Norwegian cardigan and fur lined boots!
This winter I'm loving the heritage, fetish, sequin textured look. It's a bit like that episode from 'Friends' when Joey dresses up in all of Chandlers clothes, who new that layering technique would catch on (obviously in a more sophisticated look, no offence Joey).

1. DKNY A/W 2011 2. Dries Van Noten A/W 2011 3. Giles A/W 2011 4. Henrik Vibskov A/W 2011 5. Pringle A/W 2011 6. Proenza Schouler A/W 2011.

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My 1960's Penny's Boots!!!

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Super 7

1. 1970's sheer is oh so in, this is perfect as it covers up but still shows a little pink!

2. Golden tones, (well tell me when golden toned highlights aren't in) now you can show them off even more with that added st tropez tan (ugh). But don't worry pale people like me (albino) instead of all over we can accessorize and still be bang on!

 3. I like 3 it can be used in many ways a dress or a tunic, yes a tunic very in next season didn't you know. Wear over trousers though no jeans please we're doing chic not 90's.

4. Emerald. Well as you may have guessed i couldn't find an 'emerald' so i have used a tone of green. Looks great in either 60's or 40's looking dresses (another  hot trend).









5. Go full on 60's with polar neck knits and pale ghostly tights, a must next season.









 6. Polka dots. This 1970's maxi dress is spot on (ha)! Maxi is still on through the autumn so this ticks both boxes in the fashion world.









 7. Sequins shimmer, evening dress in the making, wear with killer court shoes and snakeskin clutch to get that guy in the office head over heels.

Thats why its my super 7 inspired from this years a/w collections, courtesy of That Indie Look!

Missieur

Boyish tailoring is high on the agenda today, as i look outside and already see the autumn weather coming, i decided that it wouldn't be such a bad thing to start one of autumn/winters top trends right now. With the 70's groove still flowing through to the autumn it's no surprise that the mannish tailoring still has the Annie Hall feel. Not only can 70's inspired unisex tailoring be found, there is also a little touch of 60's high collaring and double breasted jackets. With polka dots, retro golden tones and emerald being the hot prints and colours the choices and looks you can achieve are endless and divine, I've got to say I've always wanted to live in the late 60's early 70's and this autumn i will be able to!

Top: 1. Bianca Jagger, 2.Annie Hall, 3.Patti Smith

Middle: 1. Yves Saint Laurent A/W 2011, 2. Acne A/W 2011, 3. Paul Smith A/W 2011, 4. Burberry Prorsum a/w 2011.

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These items are the perfect necessities for the boyish tailoring trend. The key is to mix up more feminism fabrics and textures and play with colour, (golden tones and emerald being the favorites!) and print. These jumpers are perfect, hitting on trend colours and they have the collar to match. 

It was acceptable in the 80's..

And apparently it's acceptable now! Catching up on the fashion whilst looking back on it, i came to a slight conclusion that maybe this years A/W collections are going back a few decades, to the curly haired, top heavy, print fanatic, working girl 80's?

Men's tailoring being one of the huge successes thanks to the Annie Hall character giving inspiration to the next lot of iconic designers to come out of the wardrobe, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Versace a new lease of creditably. Which has paid of due to influence that is now in this years A/W collections by numerous designers. 

1..Annie Hall (1977) 2..Giorgio Armani (Prive) A/W 2011 3..Working Girl (1988) 4..Dior A/W 2011

Women were making a comeback and what better way to stand out from the men but with shoulders the size of an american footballers, we weren't bad at playing the mans world either with mannish tailoring looking effortless on the female frame. This day and age it's not so much as a struggle however we can still pull of the mannish inspired with prints and colours giving them a new lease of life for the modern era.

But not all women want to dress like a men? With the 80's it was the wild and colourful world, where business meet street and people didn't care as much. Enter the puffball, ra-ra skirt and Viv's favorite the mini-crini, due to it giving her international success. I still love her designs and textures she uses in her work, and maybe a little dejavu with her circus themed 1980's collection and this years A/W Red Label? Chanel's A/W two piece looking a little like Christian Lacriox 'Pouf'? 

 1..Vivienne Westwood Mini Crini (1985) 2.. Vivienne Westwood A/W 2011 Red Label 3.. Christian Lacroix (1987) 4.. Chanel A/W 2011

Just one last resemblance that caught my eye was the tight leather, corset, underwear as outerwear vibe we have had and are going to have more of once autumn comes (might be a bit chilly though). Obviously with stars such as GaGa it has become a bit of a phenomenon even though Madonna did it first!

 1.. 1980's Madonna 2.. Louis Vuitton A/W 2011

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