Making Life more Beautiful
Nearly two years ago I wrote about how Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel were enamoured with the dumpy-frumpy pant suit. But while trousers are the ultimate practical outfit Hillary looks awful in a these dated trousers, matching suit jacket and … Continued
Here are some ideas for draping an interesting skirt on the stand, by Japanese designer Yamamoto. Although mainly black which, to some extent, makes it hard to see how the shaping is achieved, these are wonderful garments. They challenge our … Continued
I went to a “pop-up” shop today, run by one of my Morley college tutors, Lynda Kinne and her husband Daniel. They are a very dapper New Yorker couple, dressed head to toe in their own designs. If you have … Continued
The Little Black Dress was probably invented by Chanel in the early 1920s, although it has had numerous iterations. Generally it is a short length, relatively fitted sheath dress, which can be dressed up with jewellery and is usually worn … Continued
If you travelled by tube in London this week you may have seen an interesting stunt, organised by Dulux, the paint company. A dozen models dressed head to toe white jersey fabric “morph suits” got on at Oxford Circus and … Continued
One of my favourite bloggers – from whom I learn a great deal – is Luixe who writes The Genealogy of Style. He is a prolific, thorough blogger who comments on modern art, literature, fashion, photography and music. He has … Continued
Black is such a popular colour in the UK and most of Europe. I think the main reasons are: it’s slimming and everyone wants to look slimmer it goes with all other blacks it doesn’t show the dirt it doesn’t … Continued
I often see seriously underdressed people walking around. I am not talking about seeing too much flesh (a woman on the tube the other day had a pleat in her cleavage!) No, “underdressed” describes a woman in a purple jumper and … Continued
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