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Les Floralies

Floral trends from the Spring/Summer 2010 catwalks at Chanel, DKNY and Dior

If your spring/summer wardrobe is starting to look all very neutral, khaki and lace then take a page out of Karl Largerfeld’s book and follow the trend which has been on the catwalks of DKNY and Dior this season – Floral. You know you’re safe if Chanel is doing it! But if you are still struggling with the nightmarish thought that if you succumb to this trend you may look like:

A)      A five year old girl

B)      Your grandmother’s curtains

you can introduce it gently into your collection with these lovely wedges from Rocket Dog, £39.99 they go with jeans, skirts, shorts and can be teamed with plainer items to tone down the look.

Floral wedges from Rocket Dog

Or try copying the Chanel look by combining with some lace, but don’t go over the top or we’re in grandmother curtain territory again! Wedges are a great way to add high and length to your legs without being in the sometime precarious territory of stilettos, they are the ultimate relaxed heel and the next best thing to flats in terms of comfort with the added advantage of making your legs and bum look nicer! However if you want to follow the fashion gurus to the letter, clogs are the way to go. The selection on the high street is still a bit limited but Topshop, always hot on the heels of the designers has got these cute ones in for £80 – team with a floral dress to look like you’ve just stepped out of the Grand Palais.

Prima leather high heel clogs

Nauti(cal) but nice

I thought the first ever post on my blog should be dedicated to my favourite ever trend for this spring, the nautical look. Breton stripes seem to be everywhere at the moment and are an easy way to update our wardrobe in any situation, smart enough for work, cool enough for everyday and funky enough for a night out this look has something for everyone!

You can get into this look fairly cheap as the website Boohoo.com suggests, a few stripped tops and key accessories teamed up with blacks, reds and grey are a good place to start. I found New Look and absolute saviour for affordable tops, try these for a little ‘soupçon’ of the look in your wardrobe:

Tops

Nautical Theme tops

Some fine expamples of the Nautical look

1) Striped Longline Tunic – £16.00
2) Bonjour Paris! Top – £12.00
3) Bow Print Tunic – £20.00

If you’re not quite ready for the full on sailor look but still want to be on trend this seasons, a few key accessories paired with the right colour clothes can go a long way to keeping you stylish yet away from those sometimes scary horizontal stripes. Here are some of my favourite:

Bags

Bags with a Nautical Theme

Accessorise with the Nautical theme

1) Nica at Debenhams – £29.00
2) Clarks – £19.99

Shoes

Shoes with a Nautical theme

1) Dune – £80.00
2) Miss Selfridges – £15.00
3) Office – £35.00

Accessories

Accessorise with this Nautical Scarf, Hat and Headband

1) Accessorize £5
2) Accessorize £18
3) Accessorize £14

It’s a fun and funky look to play around with so make sure to put your own spin on it and integrate it into your own style. As with everything, you need to make sure you’re comfortable with the look, wear it with confidence and you’ll rock it!

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