Flowing summer fashion

Following up on the 'Get your legs out'-post, here is a gorgeous summer dress and a skirt that I found while browsing the web the other day. They are both from Monsoon, and they are two great items for wearing when you want to get your legs out . All flowing and perfect for a nice summer day. The good thing about this season is that you don't have to be afraid of wearing colours. Even with just a tiny bit of a tan you would suit more vibrant colours.
You can purchase this pretty purple embroided summer dress for £60, and the knee length navy skirt with embroided details can be yours for £25

Get your legs out!

The British summers aren't known to be great. They're usually pretty crap to be honest.
Rainy and cloudy, and you're happy if the temperature goes above 20 °C.

I'm used to the Swedish summers where you can start dressing in tops and short skirts in May already, and all throughout the summer up until early September. You can easily get a Mediterranean-looking, proper brown tan by spending your summer in Sweden. But those sunny days are behind me...

Since I am now living in the north of England I don't get to see the sun much, and up here it seems as if people are afraid of the sun. Girls walk around in leggings all summer long and never let their legs out!

But with the lovely summer weather we've had this past weekend (I know, wow!), and today, I see no reason not to get your legs out. They'll thank you for getting to spend some time in the sun, and for getting a little bit of a healthy tan. No rub on fake tan from a bottle, but the real deal!

Don't forget the sun screen though. You don't want to end up with legs red as tomatoes.

Tribute post: 80'SGLAM ROCK AND BON JOVI

As I am off to see the cult band of 80's glam rock bands -BON JOVI- in Manchester tonight, I thought I would do a little tribute post and put together a glam rock outfit of items found in today's high street shops. The rules for a glam rock outfit is simple: leather, studs, skin-tight jeans, bright colours, and leopard prints. Oh, and for God's sake, DON'T FORGET THE HAIRSPRAY!! To achieve a genuine glam rock look you definitely need "poodle hair" like Jon Bon Jovi. So start spraying!

Leather jacket from H&M - £29.99
Skinny, ripped, light denim jeans from River Island £44.99
Leopard print scarf from TOPSHOP £16
Vibrant pink top from H&M (sale) £2.99
Studded leather belt from River Island £19.99
Cowboy boots with studded details from Barratts £30
TRESemmé superior hold hairspray from Boots £4.79

Sex and the City fashion: Samantha Jones

The last, but not the least, of the Sex and the City girls is Samantha Jones. And to be honest –she’s my favourite. I would say that Samantha is the most eccentric of them all. Even though she may not be the classiest of girls on the inside, she doesn't show it on the outside - she always dresses in absolutely stunning outfits. She is a career woman, and even though she often dresses in the typical officy pencil skirt and suit jacket, she makes sure that she does it in a very feminine way, showing off her curves.
Samantha is lucky to have the type of body that just suits any outfit. She would literally look great in anything. She won't accept the fact that she's getting old, and probably wouldn't know what "dress your age" means, and she doesn't have to!
I love the fact that she isn't afraid of dressing in vibrant colours, and big chunky accessories. It's kind of like the tells the world "look at me!" through her clothes. She wants everyone's eyes on her, and I don't blame her.

Vibrant and bold: Samantha is a big fan of vibrant colours that make her stand out from a crown. She matches her colourful outfits with big chunky accessories. A match made in heaven!
Dressy casual: You never really see Samantha in very casual clothes, but even her "casual" clothes are pretty officy. Here with a typical officy pencil skirt, where she has simply swapped the jacket with a flowing top.
Special occasion: What more than bright colours make you syand out from a crownd? Glitter and dresses where you show lots of flesh!

Work: Samantha is a business woman, and loves her office outfits - and did I mention that she loves bright colours? ;)

Read about the other Sex and the City girls:
Carrie Bradshaw
Miranda Hobbes
Charlotte York

Sex and the City fashion: Carrie Bradshaw

After a little break where I posted a great guest post from a fellow fashion blogger, I am now continuing with my Sex and the City fashion posts. You might have thought that my third Sex and the City fashion blogpost would be about Samantha, and that I would save Carrie Bradshaw for last. But nope!

Carrie is the one that experiments the most with her style. While the other girls may not take big fashion risks, Carrie does. She loves her fashion, and has a thing for designer shoes. She would, without a doubt, give up on good food for a month just to be able to buy a pair of shoes by Jimmy Choo or Manolo Blahnik. It’s all about the shoes! Carrie is one of those persons who wouldn’t mind going for a night out in the same clothes that she wore all day – as long as she gets to change into a pair of sky scraper high designer shoes.

Carrie has so many different styles that it’s difficult knowing where to start describing them. One day she might dress in a very girly outfit with peachy colours and ruffles, the next day she might dress in something a little bit boho-like with big patterns and flowing fabrics, and the day after that she might opt for a more sophisticated style including a pencil skirt or a pair of officy trousers, and a dressy top. Whatever style she goes for though, there is one thing you know she will always match her outfit with, and that is a pair of heels.

Read about the other Sex and the City girls:
Charlotte York
Miranda Hobbes
Samantha Jones

A New Way to Check a Pair of New Jeans Out BEFORE Buying Them

How many times have you brought a new pair of jeans to the dressing room and had to bend back around just to see how your butt looked in those jeans? Probably far too many times. And it is so funny because you never seem to get an accurate view. In the long run, you tend to rely on what you can see and decide to buy those jeans --- or not.

But lately, a few stores have started to include a monitor (ass-cam) on their mirrors in the dressing room. These monitors allow you to get an accurate view of how the new jeans fit on your butt. Thus, you are spared the agony of deciding whether or not to buy the new jeans. If the new jeans don't look right to you in that area, you just don't buy them! With the money that jeans cost nowadays, you want to make sure that you're getting a product that you know that you will wear and be worth their price.

I also think that it would be a great idea to extend this to other clothing items, such as coats and jackets and even bathing suits! There would be no need to crain yourself around like a giraffe trying to see how everything looks from the back.

This is a guest post by the lovely Dorothy from http://coolfastfashion.blogspot.com

Sex and the City fashion: Miranda Hobbes

The second Sex and the City girl that I’ve decided to write about is Miranda Hobbes. Miranda is the most career-minded of the 4 girls, and you mostly see her in typical work outfits such as shirts, suit jackets and dressy tops. In the beginning of the series Miranda wears a more masculine style of clothes, but throughout the years her style becomes more and more feminine. In the second Sex and the City movie she dresses a bit hippyish (but in a stylish way) with long flowing patterned maxi dresses, paired with big, chunky jewellery.

Outside of work Miranda likes to dress in colourful outfits, with very earthy hues. I must say that I admire her for her outfits – it can’t be easy to match them with such red hair! But she does it brilliantly. She always looks very sophisticated and stylish.

With her slim figure she suits most styles, but the style I like the best is probable the hippie-inspired look. I think she looks absolutely stunning in colours like olive green.

Casual: You don’t see Miranda in casual outfits very often. Her everyday outfits are always very dressy. This flowing, orange dress is a perfect example of a dressy-casual outfit.
Party: When out partying with the girls Miranda prefers to go for really glamorous outfits with daring cuts, which suits her slim figure perfectly.
Work: Since Miranda has to go for a very professional look for work, a typical office shirt is what she normally wears to work. She prefers dressy suit trousers to match with it over skirts.
Special occasion: Miranda prefers to dress in classic and sophisticated dresses for special occasions. You would probably say that she dresses more “grown-up” for these types of occasions than the other girls do. They would go for a more glamorous style.

Read about the other Sex and the City girls:
Charlotte York
Carrie Bradshaw
Samantha Jones