A casual Christmas Eve

Still can’t believe we are here already! It’s Christmas Eve! My bambino is soooo excited. She can’t wait to open her presents. Bless her. Today I still had a few errands to run e.g.  Delivering cards and Christmas presents to the rest of the rugrats.  So this is my casual Christmas Eve look. Nothing special but it totally works. Best described as, comfortable and practical to deliver the season’s greetings to my loved ones. Well doll’s eat drink and be Merry xxx

(My early Christmas present)

Coat: Warehouse

Cardigan: M&S

Scarf: H&M

Top: Primark

Jeans: Ebay

Boots: River Island

Bag: Vintage 

Style Icon: Gwen Stefani

A trapeze act between a sultry Marilyn Monroe and the bad girl gone good, Madonna.  Gwen Stefani is truly a fashion chameleon. Her personal style consists of masculine notes of Androgyny. Subtle kisses of romance, with iridescent   fabrics that graze the bodily contours. Her own collection LAMB that has proudly paraded the textiles of the mother land.  A splash of punk chic.  Yet, always holding on to that bleached blond wave in her hair. She has no barriers and cuts no corners. Simply put style is her flare. 

A true STYLE ICON.

(Images taken from various sources)

Head Turning Hat's

As we trail deeper into our wintery wonderland , it gets colder and colder. So as we attempt to wrap up a little warmer, why not do it in style? Hat's are one of this seasons key accessories. In this entry we will be featuring some of the key hat trends, available on the high street; that are proving to be absolutely irresistible this season. From the faithful beanie, the masculine fedora, the classic beret, the timeless cloches, trilbies, trappers and caps. The hat is definitely one of this seasons key head turning accessories. (Hat above Fedora £35 John Lewis)

 

Cable Knit Beanie Hat £12

Dorothy Perkins

Ted Baker Military Style Hat £39

House of Fraser

Faux Fur Trapper Hat £22

TopShop

Monsoon Cloche Hat £25

Angora Beret £12

Topshop

Faux Fur Cossack Hat £16

Dorothy Perkins 

Helene Berman 3 flower Beret Hat £50

House of Fraser

Two toned Trilby Hat £25

Topshop

Biola's birthday dinner @ Homage

Every year we always celebrate Biola’s birthday by dinning in some of the best restaurants in London. This year we ate at Homage. Lovely food and fantastic company. The birthday girl looked positively radiant as always x

The woman of the moment and her best friend x

Birthday girl and a dear friend x

Birthday cupcakes....

Moi and Mim's

Dress: Dorethy Perkins

Jacket: Oasis

Shoe boots: Bohoo

Oversized clutch: Primark

Necklace: Ebay

Bracelet: Loft (Anne Taylor)

Just another day at the office

Hey people. Wow can you believe 2011 is nearly over! It’s getting really cold now as we draw deeper into winter. So I decided to do a quick entry of me dressed down for work. Literally just rolled out of bed . I was also having a bad hair day…lol. Disguising a bad hair day with an elaborately tied scarf always works well for me. The day went well…no drama, so I can't complain. 

Oh by the way, you may not see many Ankara creation entries until it warms up again, so for now my entries will mostly be about my personal A/W style. Anyway I hope you are all cool…Not long till Christmas. Thank you for reading x

                                             

                                             

Ohhh la la! Autumn/Winter trends (2011)

Chanel A/W 2011

Here are a few snippets from two of my favourite contemporary designers for Autumn/Winter. Key materials this season are Leathers, Velvets, Tweeds, Lace, Wool and Sheerling . Sheer fabrics that can be layered. Opulent colours of Emerald Green’s, Topaz blues and other brilliant hues of semi precious stone. The lusciousness of Silk’s and Taffeta’s. Heavy embellishments, dull or glittering like the armour of some rare and forgotten sea creature.  Gosh I love fashion x

Chanel A/W 2011

Chanel A/W 2011

Gucci A/W 2011

Gucci A/W 2011

Gucci A/W 2011

Gucci A/W 2011

Gucci A/W 2011

Inspirational Ankara Autumnal Hues

Hey beautiful people…It’s been a long time. I have missed this space. I know this may be a little late but, better late than never. Well I thought I would start by doing an entry on some inspirational Ankara designs in the key colours for Autumn/Winter. So statement colours that are trending this season are earth tones and opulent colours of semi-precious stones for example ruby red, emerald green, canary yellow and sapphire blue etc. Here are some examples of these statement colours in some lovely wax print fabrics.

                                                      

                                                         (Images courtesy of Valisco)