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it was clearly visible on the A/W 13 runways where maxed out layers ruled supreme,
any blogger worth her salt has perfected the art of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>piling on layers of fabric to add texture and
interest. We learnt it from the best in the business <a href="http://mypassporttostyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/im-inviting-man-repeller-style-bubble.html">Susie Lau</a>.</span><br />
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lock in, in my bathroom while I surround myself with beauty products that I
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pants prints, you probably already know that I’m slightly denim phobic, seeing
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and <a href="http://mypassporttostyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/my-passport-to-style-why-i-dont-do.html">I have struggled in the past to find jeans that I can honestly say work better than a pair of trousers or a dress,</a> my wardrobe/floor, cough, is over flowing with my
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everything type of flats on eBay. My heart started to beat a little faster and
my palms got slightly sweaty when a pair of lovely lilac leather slippers by a
designer I had never heard of, <a href="http://www.oliviarubinlondon.com/season-ss13.php">Olivia Rubin</a> ( I did say vortex!) popped up, one
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The local Venetian Co-op may not be oozing style, but it's a good place to find some well priced goodies that the locals consume. Using my highly tuned blogger stealth I bypassed the bland looking cereals section, dodged some very dangerous shopping trolley manoeuvres and landed slap bang in the middle of the drinks section right next to <strong>glowing yellow bottles of Limoni di Sicilia</strong> priced at just 8, score!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Back in Venice and down town, towards<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span dir="auto">Cannaregio</span></span> I found a glass seconds shop if you know Italy or Venice you will know that Murano glass is very expensive as well as stunning, for about another 12 euros I picked up a<strong> small red glass love bird</strong> and a <strong>handbag holder inlaid with a pretty glass mosaic tree</strong>, in the same area I forced myself into a t-shirt shop expecting very expensive and tacky and was <strong>chuffed to discover some cool contemporary interpretations of the symbol of Venice the lion and some kitsch Venetian t-shirt designs for about 12 euros each.</strong> </span></div>
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so this is probably going to be the quickest review ever featured here. It’s
black so goes with every conceivable outfit I own, check, it’s very soft
and breathable so won’t irritate my sensitive skin, check, it barely creases so
no iron necessary, check! It was made in Britain, check, shall I rewind just in
case you fell into a puddle while reading that on your iphone and walking down
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is back on our fashion radar for A/W 13, as you know I have a bit of thing for
wearing this colour a lick of it changes me from care free to blue blooded
siren in minutes and works to whiten up my eye balls and perk up my skin if I
OD on pizza the night before or miss out on a few hours sleep and although blue
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combo of shiny textures in dark green, navy and black worn with a crisp white
shirt. Right now <strong>I’m on the lookout for a navy pair of silk shorts and matching
PJ top and a blue print Kimono to wear as a dress so if you spot either of these on your
travels I would love to know, are you a navy addict like me or is the only blue
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> By now you probably know which shades work for your face shape, I wrote a guide <a href="http://mypassporttostyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/my-passport-to-style-guide-to-choosing.html">here</a> if not, the most important thing to remember when choosing and wearing sunglasses is <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>the context needs to be right too</strong></span>, take the first image I chose, the models high blonde hair and bleached out features are the perfect back drop for these winged encrusted beauties she's wearing, because if she was minus these shades we all know that she would be wearing huge faux eyelashes to amp up her eyes.</span></span><a href="http://mypassporttostyle.blogspot.com/2013/07/shade-attack-tame-those-shades.html#more">Read more »</a>My Passport to Stylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625430050811986186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828157170769148183.post-48226790689382280372013-07-14T15:29:00.000+01:002013-08-06T13:06:05.529+01:00Bling Slippers And Venetion Palaces <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">So I have snuck back onto your screen, hoping you have not noticed that I vanished for a short time, I'm in the middle of some life changing stuff and it's been hard juggling everything so I decided to just focus on a couple of things, rather than do lots badly. I'm planning a trip to Venice on the 10th of August for five days with A, we have decided to be a bit posh and spend more on a shorter holiday, so we are staying at<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.palazzettopisani.com/">Palazzetto Pisani Boutique Resort</a> an old small palace, there are quite a few palaces that have been converted to hotels in Venice. The hotel has a water door into the building which means if we want to arrive at our hotel entrance via the canal we can, I love the idea of stepping onto a boat and gliding up to the hotel door. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"> In Venice the concept of being over dressed doesn't really exist so me and my bling slippers blended right in and when a super stylish local Venetian women told me she loved my slippers and then wanted to know where I bought them, it made my day. I've changed my attitude to shorter holidays since my first trip to Venice, I decided I hate the whole packed itinerary of must see tourist destinations. So although I still make sure I know where the good stuff is now, I prefer to let the place I'm visiting reveal its secrets to me and then just wander aimlessly through the city streets, up and down alleys, pressing my nose against shop windows until something catches my eye.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #5e11a6; font-family: Mistral;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I think there is one occasion when it's pretty acceptable to proclaim your a geek and confessing that your an adult fan of Harry Potter is it! I finally managed to get to see the making of Harry Potter at the <a href="http://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/">Warner Studios</a> in Leavesden, after first reading about it through Jen at <a href="http://www.littlebirdfashion.com/2012/09/the-making-of-harry-potter-warner-bros.html">Little Bird Fashion </a>in 2012! It was worth the wait, I often get goose bumps listening to music but rarely about visual things but in this case I did!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5e11a6; font-family: Mistral;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">The detail and the talent that goes into making the Harry Potter sets is breath taking, I was a little worried the tour might take away from how special the films I have seen are, but in reality it was the exact opposite, seeing everything close up in all its detail was an incredible feeling and very magical</span>.</span></span></span><br>
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