Smarten up

I am about to embark on a new and very exciting project

I am beyond excited at the opportunity 

A side affect is that I will have to smarten up my wardrobe

I have been looking for inspiration

First stop J Crew

a bit bland but a really good basic, 

could be brightened with statement jewelry

or a more colourful or patterned blouse, 

perhaps this one

Love these pants and the teeny polka dot shirt

I already own this blazer in blue 

and it is one of my favourites 

may have to add the red in wool for Winter

I also checked out BODEN

I have always been a fan of their kids stuff

but this season they seem to be shaking off the 

yummy mummy persona for something a little bit edgier, I like it

The cords are a little casual but I like the colours and the jacket is a great cut

These pants also look like a great cut may have to get a few different colours

This Jacket and this skirt are both currently on sale over at 

Margaret Howell

Love the simplicity of this outfit from COS

Also the essence of simplicity 

-this look from

Net-A-Porter

magazine

 and while we are at Net-a-porter

why not pick up this Johnathan Saunders jacket

LOVE  IT

So wish me luck 

and I will let you all know the details as soon as I can 

x

J Crew at Fashion week

Love these mood boards from

J CREW

who showed for the first time on the official

New York Fashion week

 schedule this morning



Topshop in london

also now have a place on the official

 London Fashion Week schedule

How do we feel about this ?

High street was the follower

Now they are being given a place at the table with the leaders

Have they become leaders?

Do they set trends.......

Well in my opinion

in these 2 cases, then Yes they do

The influence of J Crew on how

 America dresses is not to be underestimated

Certainly from what I see on the streets of NY

J Crew is definitely influencing and not just being influenced

They do have a point of view

a unique point of view

and it is very apparent in the way

women and men are dressing.

Also people are styling themselves to look like J Crew

without necessarily wearing J Crew

Which surely is a sign of a reach that is beyond what one might have traditionally

expected from the high street

stars and stripes

Star Star 

by the Frames

image from Lonny

I want to paint my tiny NYC bathroom like this

Happy 4th of July

Hair and wake up

 Living in New York and working away from home,
my daily routine of crocs and tracksuits just doesn't cut it any more......

Now I have to dress for work

and while the atmosphere is very relaxed a girl likes to put her best foot forward.

The snow, ice, freezing rain etc is a challenge I must say

particularly as most of my winter clothes are in my mothers attic

and I am out the door at 7am.

I am trying to do the clever thing of laying out tomorrows outfit the night before

.............it's a work in progress

Here are some outfits I have been finding inspriring.

All from The Sartorialist

The fabulous Phoebe Philo
Love the tailored jacket over the chunky knit

J Crew

Love these colours

another dilemma I face is what to do with my hair

This is such a great hairdo

These 3 images from Hanelli Mustaparta

This is very cool , from the Michael Kors show

but a little impractical

mine has grown quite long and I like to wear it up 

elastics hurt my head and those claw things are not very chic!

In fact I have often wondered why the world of hair accessories was extremely 

lacking in good ideas that were easy but also 

looked good.

Today I discovered these

they twist in to your hair are incredibly simple and give you that tousled bun affect

that's the kind I like

Ingenious

and they stay in

To order them online you can go HERE

Also this weekend got a manicure and eyebrow wax

......... I AM turning in to a New Yorker

NOTE: This is MY opinion and I was NOT paid any money nor given any gift to express this.........just  saying, in honour of transparency