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High Time For High-Waisted Shorts!

by Katy Smail on July 9, 2008

highwaist_080708.jpgI am, and always have been, a dress girl through and through. The devotion to flippy skirts and girly dresses that carries me through dreary winters in a haze of opaque tights and scuffed boots only intensifies with the sun. An excuse to let my dresses lead the life they were intended for, a life of bare legs, pretty flowers and sunlit frolics? Why, of course.

This summer, however, something odd has happened to me. Sometime between my love affair with 70s French girls clad in pale denim and the inevitable in-flux of Glastonbury pictures, I have developed an over-riding desire to own a pair of high waisted denim shorts.

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The Vintage Lace Dress

by Katy Smail on July 9, 2008

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Having already written about, and fallen achingly and unashamedly in love with, the A/W lace trend way back in February, it is with a gleeful (and slightly territorial) heart that I watch the fabric start to trickle into the high street shops. Of course, vintage stores and markets will always be the best place for lace that looks like a spiderweb of stories and secrets, for scraps, ribbons and accessories that will give any outfit that hint of lace-spun dreams.

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How to Accomplish Cute And Professional? The Pencil Skirt

by Danielle Eccleston on July 8, 2008

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In an ideal world women would be able to wear whatever they want to work. Unfortunately, this world does not exist.

Whenever starting a new job most women ask themselves, “Is this shirt too low?”, “Is my skirt too short?” and “Will I offend anyone with my outfit?” The answer to all of these questions usually stands that if you are questioning your attire- it is most undoubtedly inappropriate. So how does one accomplish a sense of style while succumbing to the professional fashion structure that inherently exists in every establishment, well every establishment but the fashion industry?

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Lust of the week: Topshop Floral Print Corset

by Katy Smail on June 30, 2008

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I try and I try and I try to be good and save my pennies but Topshop is a bad place. A bad, bad place that wants to see me fail. For, why else would it throw such a physical incarnation of temptation into my otherwise thrifty gaze? Alas, Topshop knows that I am weak and defenceless and so there is nothing left but to succumb…

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Shopping: Anna Sui Patchwork Dress

by Angie Omata on June 13, 2008

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I was doing some shopping online when I came across this Anna Sui Patchwork Dress. Straight off of the runway, this visually stunning piece is certainly a strong indication of what’s to come this fall.

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Ruffles: A Summer Must-Have

by Angie Omata on June 12, 2008

Natalie Portman rocked the ruffled look in Cannes last month, and since then, the frilly and feminine style has become a copy-worthy look for Summer. Being that not all of us can afford Lanvin, Givenchy and designer duds of the like, here are some cute and affordable tiered dresses that will help us mimic the glamorous look.

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This Velvet Torch jersey dress is simple and casual, but can easily be dressed up with a belt and a cute pair of heels. The single ruffle at the bust adds a girlie touch without going over-the-top. $44 available at Nordstrom.

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