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Smarten Up: Style Scrapbook: Fabulous Forties - Miu Miu, The Aviator and the new40s silhouette
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Tuesday, 4 October 2011. Style Scrapbook: Fabulous Forties - Miu Miu, The Aviator and the new 40s silhouette. Forties fashion has too often been associated with a somewhat fancy-dress. Style wartime nostalgia look. From the overly twee 'cupcakes and tea dresses' revival, to the dour and dowdy 'rationing-book-chic' tailoring in heavy tweedy fabrics cut close and built to last in order to save pennies. Hailee Steinfeld in Shoe Heaven! Speaking of Ms He...
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Frock around the Clock: October 2010
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Sunday, 31 October 2010. I bloody love fancy dress. I went round to one of my friend's houses where everyone had decided not to go out at all and stay in and watch the X Factor and also not dress up. But I turned up as Cruella D'evil. One of his housemates opened the door and didn't even recognise me! Apologies for the miserable looking face - too much expression would have cracked the face paint! My skin is going to be RUINED on on Monday. Frock Around the Clock. Friday, 29 October 2010. It's good to be...
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Smarten Up: Tumbl Beginnings...
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Wednesday, 12 October 2011. Any Tumblr-types out there, do feel free to pop on over and visit Smarten Up's supplementary sister site:. Http:/ smarten-up.tumblr.com. A less verbose, more visual little sister to this very blog. The Maggie to my Lisa Simpson if you will. Fret not though, I'm not giving up on the written word just yet. Just expect a more ad-hoc jumble of miscellanea to entertain your eyes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Smarten Up: Velvet Crush
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Wednesday, 2 November 2011. Velvet is just so enchanting - it is inherently dramatic and catches the light in such interesting ways, and comes in many different finishes. It does, however, too often get a bad rap - possibly due to the shiny, Lycra-infused varieties aligned with stuffy, unflattering evening dresses for the over 50s, or sometimes for its crushed incarnation, as the year-round outfit of the more romantic brand of Goths. A small black ve...
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Smarten Up: September 2011
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Tuesday, 20 September 2011. Snakeskin, python-print, and all things reptilian. So with this in mind, I'm now on the hunt for the perfect pair of snakeskin ankle boots. Thusfar to no avail. Maybe I'm being too picky. I blame Dries Van Noten, whose beautiful beautiful. AW11 ankle boots are just perfect in every way (except for perhaps the price tag). Dries Van Noten AW11 Snakeskin Ankle Boots. The boots that dreams are made of. Friday, 9 September 2011.
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Smarten Up: 'Tis The Season
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Tuesday, 13 December 2011. It's that time of the year again! ASOS Long Basic Scarf: £12. In red, the ultimate Christmas colour too.). More on the theme of knitwear (a subject I could wax lyrical about frankly), I'd say a winter jumper is an essential. Novelty motifs only if you must, but I'd prefer and Aran or Fairisle knit, or possibly a nordic ski-style for their classic appeal. The Classic Aran Knit, a wardrobe staple. Another thing that always ev...
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Smarten Up: All About Burgundy...
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Wednesday, 31 August 2011. For me, right now, it's all about burgundy. I'm loving the 70s inspired pallette of the current season - teal, tan, camel, turquoise and last but not least. beautiful burgundy! There's tons of it on the high street at the moment, so I thought I'd post a few pieces that have caught my eye. River Island Mid Length A Line Belted Skirt - £30.00. New Look Cable Knit Boyfriend Cardigan - £27.99. Another burgundy pick I've had my ...
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Smarten Up: April 2011
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Tuesday, 26 April 2011. Style Scrapbook: Last Days Of Disco. So often I find myself unwittingly at odds with popular trends. If it's sports luxe and colour blocking everywhere you look, then I'll probably be into cute 60s mini-dresses or romantic lace. I don't do it on purpose, somehow it just always seems to work out that way. A brilliant array of late 70s glamour can be seen in one of my favourite films, P.T Anderson's Boogie Nights. And of course ...
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Smarten Up: November 2011
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Wednesday, 2 November 2011. Polyvore Moodboard: Baroque and Roll. Embracing the velvet-love a little bit more with a glam-grunge inspired moodboard. Oh Winter fashion, how I love thee! Queen Elizabeth II - Typically regal robes of velvet and ermine. But let's not be morbid - you don't have to wait until you're six feet under to swathe yourself in this most fabulous of fabrics! Without further ado, here are some of my favourite ways to wear velvet.
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Smarten Up: August 2011
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A girl's observations and opinions on life and style". Wednesday, 31 August 2011. For me, right now, it's all about burgundy. I'm loving the 70s inspired pallette of the current season - teal, tan, camel, turquoise and last but not least. beautiful burgundy! There's tons of it on the high street at the moment, so I thought I'd post a few pieces that have caught my eye. River Island Mid Length A Line Belted Skirt - £30.00. New Look Cable Knit Boyfriend Cardigan - £27.99. Another burgundy pick I've had my ...