Category Archives: Current season

LBDs and a few more

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I received one of those “newsletter” e-mails from “& Other Stories” a few days ago. The link took me onto a page absolutely full of dresses and wow!!! a world opened!! One, made of lots and lots of gorgeous “I don’t know what to wear today, oh! why! a dress of course” .

They are largely black, some for day-time, some for the evening, and some for both. There are some dark blue ones too, which can be worn both for day and night occasions. There are a few in other colours. But they are all great!

 

 

 

Have you seen how many?!?!? AND, they are all really simple, chic, well cut. Sometimes I wonder how they manage it.

So, wear them with brogues, thick tights and perhaps a top where needed for the day.

Add glittery tights, or sparkly shoes and a fabulous necklace for the evening, and off you go….

& Other Stories CHUNKY TIE NECKLACE gold

& Other Stories CHUNKY TIE NECKLACE gold

You don’t even need to think (for those mornings you wake up late, hangover, sad, depressed, etc. etc.)

E.

Tartan, tartan and more tartan!!

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Since it looks like quite a few people like tartan (it is my most successful subject ever!!), I think I will have to update my last year’s post about it, with this year’s tartan clothing…..

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There are two problems though, the first one is, there’s not much around, I suppose the trend is fading. The second one is, Tartan needs to be good, otherwise it looks awful, so prices are definitely rather high.

But, I searched extensively and found some interesting things, even though not many, to be fair..  As a matter of fact, it has really been difficult to find tartan clothing and what there is, isn’t very nice, lots of cheap stuff!! I have found a site though, where they sell “preowned” things. They are mostly quality designer pieces:

http://www.covetique.com

There ‘s otherwise  “The Outnet”, from the “Net-A-Porter’s Group , which sells previous season’s items at discounted prices. Here too, you can find some very good quality things, perhaps the only way most of us can end up owning a designer’s piece!!

http://www.theoutnet.com

First of all, I would like to show you some accessories. I like the idea of wearing a simple outfit and then adding just one tartan piece:

Such a nice wallet! Why hide it in your handbag, use it as a small clutch instead!!

Or you could go for something more casual:

BARBOUR GREEN TARTAN MORAR TARRAS BAG

BARBOUR GREEN TARTAN MORAR TARRAS BAG

 

Or an I-Pad case, again, used as a clutch:

AMI ALEXANDRE MATTIUSSI tartan iPad case

AMI ALEXANDRE MATTIUSSI tartan iPad case

 

 

 

 

 

What about adding some tartan shoes? Not with the bag of course, instead of it!

I love this pair of high heels or these quite unusual ankle boots:

Can you imagine a LBD or a dark grey one with them?!? Beautiful.

If you really want something tartan on your phone too, here’s a case for it:

Blue Tartan Phone Case by PATTERNPANDA

Blue Tartan Phone Case by PATTERNPANDA

I also found this belt:

Fausto Pugliesi tartan belt

Fausto Pugliesi tartan belt

I would wear it on a pair of jeans, wouldn’t that be chic?!

Let’s now talk about clothes.

I have a gorgeous outdoor’s jacket:

Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren tartan and faux fur jacket

Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren tartan and faux fur jacket

 

 

 

This is the first time ever I see a faux fur collar which looks like a real one, it does look really nice.

 

 

 

Another jacket, which could be worn in a more elegant way, or not:

LOVE MOSCHINO women's tartan wool jacket - red check

LOVE MOSCHINO women’s tartan wool jacket – red check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now a couple of shirts, a silk one:

Tommy Hilfiger tartan shirt

Tommy Hilfiger tartan shirt

MIH JEANS GREEN SILK DOUBLE LAYER TARTAN TOP

MIH JEANS GREEN SILK DOUBLE LAYER TARTAN TOP

 

 

and a cotton one:

 

 

 

 

Next a top,

Boden HATTIE TOP

Boden HATTIE TOP

 

Isn’t it quite interesting? I would wear it with either a shirt or a long sleeves top underneath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, now some skirts!

a lovely, vintage dress:

Liana Woolen Tartan Dress With Pleated Skirt by MRS POMERANZ

Liana Woolen Tartan Dress With Pleated Skirt by MRS POMERANZ

Trousers:

Do wear all of these things with plain and newest trends for maximum effect.

This is it I am afraid…

E.

Mainly rose gold jewellery

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I used to have a ring in rose gold, perhaps I still do but I am not sure where.I am usually a very tidy person! It had become too small unfortunately. It belonged to my Grandmother. I think I was told, people didn’t have enough money to have yellow gold, so they added copper, hence the colour of it. Not that yellow gold is pure either but is perhaps more expensive anyway. I am not actually sure.

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It really doesn’t matter, all I wanted to say is, I really like rose gold, I always have, and, it appears to be fashionable at the moment! Which is handy!! I have not paid much attention to jewellery in the last few years. I used to wear lots of rings, earrings, etc. But I haven’t for a long time. I guess I felt there were always the same things around and I kind of got bored.

Recently, well last year in fact, I went to Florence, and walking around that beautiful city, I saw several nice jewellers and started thinking about it again. I saw unusual pieces, mainly vintage ones. Here’s two names by the way:

Maurizio Mori Via de Guicciardini 59/r Firenze

He makes his own jewellery, there is a site but the shop is just soooo much better!

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Vecchio Lotto Via Dello Studio 13 R Firenze

Both contemporary and vintage pieces

(They had some gorgeous things….some of them affordable!)

Something has changed in the last few years and I hadn’t noticed. There are certainly many more ideas, earrings have gone all over women’s ears, you don’t just wear earrings on your lobes, you wear them just about anywhere on your ear now!

You have for example, cuffs, which range from tiny ones, to some that cover most of the outside border of your ear ( I don’t actually like those much).

Ear cuffs

Of course you can have lots of small ones all along your ear, it is a bit painful to get it done up at the top where there’s cartilage, but if you like it, it’s worth the pain ( I have written a post earlier this year about these)

Accessorize

Accessorize

Lately I have seen several models on magazines wearing only one large earring. But since I don’t like “over the top” things, here are some which I find nice worn on their own:

There seems to be also a trend for slightly different ones for each ear. You can do that of course with what you already have:

I still like very much the lobe earrings which have a pearl at the front and one at the back.

Bijoux Coquette @ Boticca - large-reversible-black-white-pearl-earring

Bijoux Coquette @ Boticca – large-reversible-black-white-pearl-earring

If you want to stick to the classic two earrings, there are some small adorable ones in rose gold:

RINGS: well, rings have gone even further! I am quite taken by these really long? wide? not sure how to define them. They are extraordinary!!!! I am in love.

Yoola Rose gold wire crochet band ring

Yoola Rose gold wire crochet band ring

& Other Stories jewellery

& Other Stories jewellery

I was going to talk about rose gold…. I got carried away I am afraid, as I often do when speaking about something I like.

Here’s also a necklace in rose gold, which is terribly cute:

Lee Renee Toy Monkey Necklace Rose Gold

Lee Renee Toy Monkey Necklace Rose Gold

And a watch, I LOVE THIS WATCH!!

Massimo Dutti ROSE GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

Massimo Dutti ROSE GOLD CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

 

 

 

 

 

I can’t afford real jewellery and I am not sure I would spend that sort of money anyway, I like changing too often. I wouldn’t recognise real gold from gold plated, so, why bother?! I have always thought accessories are important, therefore jewellery is too.

One last pair of earrings, just fun ones:

Titabijoux:green-xmas-trees-lace-earrings

Titabijoux:green-xmas-trees-lace-earrings

E.