COSY yet FABULOUS dresses

Posted on December 3, 2013 by stylepointofview

Saw a couple of really cosy yet fabulous dresses….
I imagine them with a pair of thick tights and a pair of short boots or lace up shoes…

COS Leather detail knit dress

Ivko Jumper dress – blue

Mostly tartan clothing…..

Posted on December 2, 2013 by stylepointofview

It is no secret by now I adore tartan….

I have been looking on my usual sites for tartan clothes. I have found some beautiful things but most of them not within my price range! It’s really strange, it’s either extremely expensive or far too cheap! I hate the really cheap ones, tartan HAS to be good quality or one might as well forget about it as it is all about the fabric!
Anyway, here are some, several are quite expensive but, being something classic, it might be worth investing….
Otherwise, there are two other options: vintage or the Dress maker.
Vintage: I have recently been to a vintage fair where I have found a kilted skirt. I have had the leather ties changed and have taken it to the dry cleaner’s, but I am now very happy with my purchase.
Of course if you can’t find exactly what you are looking for, you can always have it made. Have a look at the site I have taken some pictures from: http://www.kinlochanderson.com/

Anyway, here is a selection of clothes….

a few shirts to start with:
elegant

: Agatha Cri tartan shirt

: Ringnor Long-Sleeve Plaid Shirt

casual

: Denim and Supply Ralph Lauren Button down plaid shirt

: Gant checked shirt

a few dresses:

: Lauren by Ralph Lauren Plaid Dress

: Zara tartan dress

Karl Lagerfeld Penny tartan wool dress

: Karen Millen fitted shift dress

: ASOS Jumper Dress With Tartan Panel

: i-woman-zip-back-plaid-front-dress

: Uniqlo Flannel Check Long Sleeve Shirt Dress

skirts:

: Warehouse trimmed kilt

: MidnightCOCO asymmetric plaid skirt

Vivenne-westwood-taxi yellow and plum tartan skirt

: Vivienne Westwood Anglomania consort tartan skirt

: ODE’ Asymmetric-Hem Plaid Skirt

Vivienne Westwood Anglomania tartan skirt

finally a few pairs of trousers:

: Rag&Bone portobello pant army plaid

: Tory Burch PANTALONE DREW-navy

: DSQUARED 2 dress pants

: P.A.R.O.S.H. tartan cropped trouser

: Madewell Flat-Front Trousers in Windowpane Plaid

: Tory Burch PANTALONE DREW-red

than you could have some accessories:

: Thistle design brooch

: Plaid brooch

: Pewter luckenbooth brooch

a handbag:

Sporran Style bag in Kinloch Anderson Glencheck

a shawl to wear over your perfectly simple black dress:

Stole in Black Velvet and Black and White silk

and of course if you even wanted to wear something tartan during the night:

fat-face-tartan-check-pants

The missing item. The t-shirt

Posted on November 17, 2013 by stylepointofview

I don’t know you but I always seem to be out of basic t-shirts. Every season I think “big”, I think about finding the right jacket, trousers, jumper, etc. I spend a long time looking for just the right style/quality/price. I eventually buy these garments and I think I am set to go!
Only I am not…..
See, whatever one decides to wear, there is, almost always, a t-shirt involved or at least this is the case for me!
So, getting back to basic t-shirts, I decided to have a look for myself and stock up on a few basic styles and colours.
When I say basic though I don’t exactly mean a simple round neck short-sleeved cotton t-shirt… here we are speaking about an item which needs to look nice with day clothes NOT gym clothes!
I believe one should have a selection of t-shirts in the colours which are obviously going to go with the rest of their clothes, in a nice fabric, fit and slightly unusual in the cut/style. Therefore, the following tops are intended for use with cardigans/jumpers and jackets, otherwise with clothes that need something very simple e.g. patterned trousers…
Having established that, I can show you what I mean/like/would love to own:

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