Buckle-Up
Belts are an accessory with multiple benefits – to complement, contrast, cinch, shape and wrap. Designed to hold things together literally, the belt is now taking a more metaphoric approach to this task. Every fashion era has had a belt to match and they’re coming back as a leading […]
Bespoke treasure: Via Sollertia
There’s a slight organic shift happening in ring trends, so think Clare and Joel of New Regent Street’s Via Sollertia. They design and sell mouth-wateringly lovely engagement and wedding rings, amongst other jewellery. The current mood seems to point in the direction of very simple yet hand-crafted, faceted rings in […]
Seeing Red
Cherry red is adding a powerful punch to our wardrobes this sartorial season, most popularly paired with more muted tones of warm beige and deep whisky browns that are tiptoeing into consumer consciousness for 2019. Cherry red is a “full-bodied” colour, which Vogue describes as ideal to enhance velvet, tulle […]
Into the Wild
Animal print is leading the pack this season, as designers tap into their wild side. Leopard, tiger, zebra and even snakeskin have been seen prowling the streets in 2018 and now they’re set to make their impact known even more as we enter 2019. Tom Ford, Victoria Beckham, Calvin Klein […]
Getting active in your Activewear
Activewear has yet to be pushed off the popularity perch, as function increasingly competes with form and we find ourselves attracted to comfort. Often literally running from one commitment to another, there’s no time to change into comfy clothes – and back again. This must be the most practical – and […]
Green Machine
Green is the colour most closely associated with envy and when it comes to the field of fashion, the green-eyed monster in us is running rampant. After all, with so many things to covet and collect in this space, there’s always something bigger and better to fix our aspirational eyes on. […]
Award Winning Jewellery Design: Polished Diamonds
Owning and wearing precious jewellery unfailingly adds sparkle to life. Dan Joines, national owner of Polished Diamonds, wants people to know that using CAD technology, he can create the ultimate engagement, wedding, and ‘just-because’ rings they’ve visualised. The award-winning ring-designer and merchant has enjoyed so much success here in New […]
Summer Style Stakes
The New Year means a new opportunity for a wardrobe revamp. That’s our excuse! And who wouldn’t agree? We look at what’s sizzling hot in the summer style stakes. Dresses are summer days personified. Although any style goes, whether it be backless or puffy sleeves, this season we’re enjoying the […]
The eyes have it
Sunglasses are a girl’s best friend, there for you through thick and thin. It really doesn’t matter a hoot if the day is cloudy, rock them anyway. Whether you are matching sunnies to your face-shape, budget, outfit or whim, all rules can be broken with the eclectic contrast in theme […]
50 Shades of Beige
Beige has long been the ‘Plain Jane’ of the fashion world, but this year designers are injecting a sexier edge into this shy shade. While the Oxford Dictionary defines beige as a “pale, sandy fawn”, the bare facts on beige are that the fashionable lines are increasingly being blurred between […]
