Boutique of the week aims to bring you my top picks of fashions for all generations. Rant has to be one on my favourite finds. I am ready to rant because I really want this label in my closet. I get asked daily when I take ladies on personal shopping trips ‘what labels would work on me?’ In one simple honest answer try ‘Rant.’ Continue reading
I do love a scarf. May by it has something to do with the fact that I always have a cold neck, and yes I have been known to wear a cotton scarf in the middle of summer. But for me scarves are the perfect fashion accessory. They offer a quick, fuss free, stylish solution for any simple monochromatic outfit. And when you start collecting scarves that fit in with your own colours – (See how quick and affordable an online colour analysis can be) you can really harness your features. Continue reading
On-line Colour Analysis offers women and men a quick, cheap and simple solution to understanding their colours. A Flow Seasonal ColourAnalysis will give you a comprehensive understanding of your best colours. Because we are all individuals it is not possible to place everyone into the 4 traditional colour categories that you may have read about in the past. Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring are the 4 categories that Flow Seasonal Colour Analysis is based on. Continue reading
My hunt this week brought me to the Ark Clothing Co. The Ark offers freshness and a casual modern feel for women. I work with clients from 25 years plus. The majority of my clients are always asking me for labels that can dress them not their 15 year old daughters. This Melbourne based boutique is my boutique of the week. Continue reading
I have seen the jersey wrap style dress designed in various ways to give us multiple looks in one dress. wrapping the garment in different ways to bring us a clever closet companion. Sacha Drake’s Ultimate Black Dress comes in a full maxi style or shorter version. Women with hourglass body shapes can get great mileage out of such a dress. A new modular fashion and clothing line Blessus has now gone 1 step further. Continue reading
Shopping for Vintage clothes and recycled fashions is a great way to shop. You can pick up some amazing pieces from the vintage arena. Sifting through metropolitan opportunity shops is no longer an option. You will find very little in the way of true vintage pieces there today. Markets are a great way to hunt down gems from a by gone era. The Southside Handmade and Vintage market in St Kilda has it all for you. Continue reading
Vintage clothes is why I am here. My love of textiles and all things vintage and retro gave me a passion to play with clothes. From my young days of playing dressup’s on the front porch with my sister to back stage amateur theatre, onto film sets dressing extras and later designing, shopping, dressing and styling actors for television. Fashion trends come and go yet the magnet to Vintage styling will always be there for me. So if you share the love of Vintage but do not know where to start consider these practical steps to get you going. Part two will cover the styling side of vintage fashions. Continue reading
