The olfactory overload when entering a perfume store could send a consumer out the door screaming, well this consumer at least. Last week I decided to take the plunge and spend some time picking out a new scent for the season. The sun was shining, the flowers were bright and vibrant but everywhere I turned, one perfume after another, was the stench of the notorious grandma smell.
Barriers are being broken folks! For SS09 Fendi gave the nod to wedges for men. What do we think?
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Ads for AW08 are starting to infiltrate our mags and pieces from next season are creeping into our favourite boutiques, so we thought it only fitting that we start the lusting process now. To aid and assist we’ve enlisted the help of Sarah Curran, founder and editor of online boutique my-wardrobe.com. Here Sarah gives us her top 5 picks for AW08!
1. Anya Hindmarch Coin Purse: I’ll be giving one to all my friends for Christmas. It’s a great gift at a great price.
Many admiring words have been spoken, of late, of the countless joys that coral can cast over one’s life. Words that I entirely agree with (perhaps I wrote them?) and, yes, I am in the midst of a passionate love affair with my new coral lipstick but if we are going to be fussy (let’s), I must admit I prefer peach.
Footwear, legwear and general leg exposure is always a bit of a tricky area when the sun bestows it’s gentle rays on pins as white as mine are. All sunkissed summer looks feel about a million miles away from appropriate for a little Scottish girl.
An aura of deconstructed grandeur seems to be encircling the world of fashion at the moment. From the A/W08 collections of Balenciaga and Prada to the Cecil Beaton influence at Erin Fetherston’s resort collection to recent shoots in Dazed and Confused and Paris Vogue, the reluctant debutant is stomping her delicate little ankles all over town.
Before Autumn’s fully fledged structured glamour takes hold, this summer is like her teenage years - the elegance is starting to creep in, reluctantly stepping out with a dominating scruffiness and a dishevelled crown.
To get the look with just the right level of sophisticated petulance, imagine yourself as an heiress who has run away from the estate to slum it with only her heirlooms for company.
“Designer labels are your best bet for earning the most cash. Some of the most in-demand names right now are Coach, Gucci, Juicy Couture, and Prada. So sell accordingly.” - eBay Style Director Constance White on earning extra money by selling your fashion online
When I was about 8 years old, not only were backpacks extremely popular, but you would literally see them perched on the back of almost every female in the U.S. If I remember correctly, mine was some sort of red cowboy print with red leather trimming, not so cute. Now in my early twenties I wonder, despite the stigma attached to the backpack do designer backpacks have more credibility? The answer I have concluded is a big fat no!
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