For years I carried a small purse in my pocket or handbag to house my cash, my cash card and my credit card. Those were the only things you needed when you were out and about and just about any purse would do. How life has changed! Continue reading The Problem with Purses
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Country Clothing with a Contemporary Twist
The fashion landscape is now so diverse that sportswear and even workwear has found its way into the mainstream with many styles becoming eminently cool. Country clothing has also found something of a new life with many celebrities adopting traditional styles in their wardrobe choices. It would also be true to say that some brands have offered a contemporary twist on country clothing that has transformed functional and frankly rather dated looks into something else altogether. Continue reading Country Clothing with a Contemporary Twist
Can Anyone Look Good in a Hat?
I have always shied away from wearing hats other than the woolly variety which I sport occasionally purely to keep warm. Much as I admire hats as a fashion statement I always feel that whatever style I try it just doesn’t suit me. I look in the mirror, laugh, remove the hat and then forget the whole idea for another season! Continue reading Can Anyone Look Good in a Hat?
Denim News
Entering the term “jeans” into a Google search is a fascinating exercise which reveals much about our priorities these days. Such a search will provide you with the usual suspects on page one in the shape of the retail giants with which we are all familiar. Refining your search for “news” is a much more interesting exercise but one which may leave you feeling a little incredulous. Continue reading Denim News
School Bags Become Cool bags
I sometimes wonder if fashion gurus and designers have a summit meeting every so often to decide what trend to start next. If they do then I suspect that they deliberately pick the most uncool style they can imagine from the past and decide to promote that! There is no other explanation for the renaissance of one particular accessory which was a genuine toe curler in my youth but which has now resurfaced as the epitome of urban cool. Continue reading School Bags Become Cool bags