Eyeliah at Style Symmetry invited everyone to her virtual birthday party this year. Never one to turn down the opportunity to get dressed up, and considering I don’t have to actually fly to Canada to attend, I decided that it was a party I just couldn’t miss. I even took balloons! I also thought it
What Do You Need? In Part Four we looked at your existing wardrobe to try and create a small capsule wardrobe of items you like and suit your shape and your style. The next step from there is to look at the items you need to lay your sticky paws on to be able to
Who says my style icons always have to be girls? I’ve been just a tiny bit in love with David Suchet’s Hercule Poirot since some point in the late 80s when I heard him tell someone that he wasn’t a “bloody little frog” he was a “bloody little Belgian” He exudes a particular kind of
…But Never Had. You must have these things? The things that if you had it would perfectly finish every outfit, or that if you had it would make you feel like a proper Princess, or would be the perfect dress for all occasions or you just really, really like. I’m not talking about those things
What Do You Have? Parts two and three should have left you with a rough mental picture, and possibly a more specific list, of the kind of style you would like to have and how to make that style practical for you. That’s useless, of course, without a wardrobe of clothing to make it a
Last Saturday, January 9th, all the way back in 1768 Philip Astley staged the first modern circus in London. As a mini celebration I spent Saturday night watching circus themed films (Big Fish is a good one) and eating candy floss (yes, I have a candy floss machine, I’m not sure why either) I love
Who Are You? So in Part Two you looked at what you liked, style wise. You established, for example, that you’re attracted to 20s style whimsical girly frocks and saccharine sweet pastel colours. You like layers of necklaces and stacked bangles, frivolous curly hair, butterflies and bows. Looking at your own pictures should also have
I know everyone else is starting to think Spring Summer, but I can’t really get my head around it right now. This morning I received a gorgeous sailor dress in the post from my new sponsor Lady K Loves, but even that can’t get my head away from the magical snow scenes I can see
What Do You Like? The first step to defining what makes up your personal style is to work out what you like. This doesn’t mean copying celebrity outfts top to toe, it means finding things that inspire you and working out what makes you tick. There’s no short cut to this, but there are some