The Autumn 2018 Fashion Trends are flooding into the shops and your inbox. But what are the styles, shapes and colours that you will find? This time of year is always exciting as the summer sale garments are replaced by…
A Taster of Fashion Trends for Autumn Winter 2016
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Pure at Olympia in London. This is the event where clothing, footwear and accessory brands exhibit their samples styles for next season so that the buyers from small independent boutiques can select…
Spring Fashion 2015
I had the pleasure of attending the Vodaphone Fashion Weekend last week with my daughter Katy – we had a fun afternoon shopping, people watching and seeing a fantastic fashion show previewing the trends for this season. There were four…
Spring/Summer 2012 Accessory Fashion Trends
With London Fashion Week drawing to a close we can concentrate again on what is actually in the shops now rather than what will be arriving in 6 months time!! We looked at the main trends for this season a…
Spring/Summer 2012 Fashion Trends
Orange This colour will be everywhere. From complete outfits through to bags and flip flops. If you have warm colouring, find the shade of orange that works best for you. Generally the deep, burnt oranges are idea for Autumns, whereas…
Where do Fashion Trends come from?
Fashion is a strange business and although a new season’s fashion trends might be splashed across magazine covers and trumpeted in stores these “trends” have followed a very long process. Some fashion is more spontaneous but this tends to be…
Find Your Perfect Winter Boots
Personal Shopping for the Best Winter Boot Styles Well the cold weather has finally arrived so at long last I can talk about boots! There are loads of different boots available in the shops this season and there is still…
The Real Woman’s Guide to the Royal Wedding
Oh wasn’t it wonderful – the frocks, the hats, the crowds. We had some fantastic fashion moments at the Royal Wedding, with the magical Middletons, and some very well dressed senior royals. And then of course we had a few…
Colour Blocking for Real Women
I always love pulling together my seasonal style guides, and this spring is no exception. However it really is a guilty pleasure, as we all know how difficult it is to transfer those fantastic full colour fashion spreads to real…
Spring Fashion 2011 – Colour Crazy
The sun is shining, lambs are leaping and the Sunday Times style supplement has been bigged up to broadsheet proportions so I’ve decided it is about time for my spring fashion piece! The sheer exuberance and fun of this year’s…
X Factor Style – The Week That Style Came Top
Style is the watchword for this year’s X Factor. Contestants and judges are styled to within an inch of their lives. We have a stylist singing, we have a singer going out with a stylist, a judge planning to marry…
Tricky Trends – How to Wear this Autumn’s Fashions
Since posting my Autumn Style update last month I have been asked again and again – how do I wear that? I’ve been told that capes are for super heroes, fitted outfits are great on a fit body, camel’s good…