In Need Of A Roman Holiday? With A Little Spoiling Thrown In For Good measure! x

For those of you who adore scarves and for those of you who are just dipping a toe into the world of silk, satin, lace and wool that maketh the perfect scarf, here's some inspiration to try one out! If you need any more incentive enter my Topshop scarf giveaway below in my previous post or click on the link top right of my sidebar. Simply choose which divine Topshop scarf you want, the blush pink, pale grey or silk print scarf, follow the entry rules and that scarf could be finding it's way to it's perfect owner, you!!Good luck!

                                Sharon x

A shy girls obsession x

The other day, I was lying in the bath pondering, why I have such a passion for large rings and I don't mean the kind you leave round the bath tub, when you get out after a long soak!Well can I let you into a little secret, it's because they are simply a shy girls best friend! A large chunky sleek amber ring, was a turning point in my social confidence long before I became a Stylist, advising and aiding other in the quest for there own personal style! You see I was stood minding my own buisness, waiting for a bus, pretty bored and slightly uncomfortable with the que of strangers rapidly forming, when this woman in a stripey mac, said 'OOh I like your ring!' Before I knew it, enthusasium about my chunky ring, quickly turned into a chat about music, favourite places to eat, eyebrows and lots of other pleasant and random chit chat! The ring rescued me from my discomfort about being with stangers and presented me with an opportunity to be more gregarious!!I do happen to also adore statement rings, they give me inner confidence and can add just enough bling to bring a sense polish to my latest outfit!Why not try the big ring theory yourself, let me know what you think!

If you need any more convincing the lovely lady over @ ballerinas closet obsession is offering this ring up for her giveaway! My Tea Dance, fundraiser for Haiti is now closed, many thanks for all your kind support and the money you helped raise from Monday when it first started, I will be posting about how the money you helped raise was used. Sxx

They Got My Gold Seal! x

Hi gals, well I may not have been able to attend the globes, cough, personal circumstances, you know how it is gals, but these delectable jewells would deffinately have got my gold seal of recomendation to be worn on the night ! Take your pick and let me know which one was the most delicous!

All my wardrobe !

Can I just take this opportunity to say, how much I truly love reading all your comments! All you Fabulous Followers out there, thanks so much for following My Passport to Style!!!I hope whatever you are doing right now, your year has got of to a great start, filled with lots of hope.Wishing you lots of joy! Sharon xoxox

From Humble Beginings Comes A Shoe With Mighty Heritage & Huge Appeal!

I love wooden heels and bought my first pair of Lancashire clogs fifteen years ago and wore them with evening wear not as a casual look believe it or not! Im so excited by the way that the clog has morphed from its humble beginings (traditionaly worn by cotton mill workers in Lancashire) into a much more glamorous take on clog wear, as this collection from over at Savvy Girl illustrates so beautifully!

Snow queen magic, crackling log fires, soft shawls, pine trees and christmas clogs stuffed with presents.

 I walked as if in a fairytale

A labour of love

A fairytale castle for two love birds?

Loose Yourself in a magical moment x

Vintage Vineyard, Take Your Pick!

Hi Gals, went to a Vintage fair this weekend in my neighbouring Lancashire, city Preston, thought I would share a few of my photos with you, from my visit, I picked up two sweet pins, a flag in tangerine and turquoise crystals for me to put on my wool navy beret and a gold pin with blue crystals, designed to look like musical notes for my friend and beauty blogger Lauren as a thank-you for all her hard work on our recent Dear Diary event. I also found a store which sold bespoke retro style pieces and was delighted to find this retro pop, juicy red perspex key pendant, embelished with diamante,as you can see gals I have magpie like tendencies!!!

Look at this decadent lemon curd lamp that I was drooling over, drat it was taken! The citrus yellow one nearby with the nipped in waist was very sweet, but just a little out of my price range!Look at all these glam gems where is a girl to start first? A frothy parasol, not quite the weather for it at the moment, or perhaps a golden draw string purse?I adored the cream shell bag with the gold letter V on it and the lepard purse, which is your favourite?

Look at these chic earrings and pins enough to make any girls heart skip a beat.

Just had to end, with this sweet vintage gal, dressed in one of this season hottest colours, pumpkin!What a doll! Sx

This Weeks Style Dispensary, Featuring Sher Of Beneath The Crystal Stars

This weeks Style dilemma comes from Sher of Beneath The Crystal Stars, she asked me for Style Advice on how to wear her favourite skirt.

                                        
I can understand why Sher would struggle, her tartan skirt is such a pretty style, but this colour is nortoriously hard to wear as the red has almost a fluorescent tone, so it needs to be handled with extreme caution! Sher has done the right thing working this trend, through wearing a skirt rather than a top, as the colour is very hard to wear next to your face. The good news is all the colours this skirt should be teamed with, to temper its brash colour are perfect for Shers beautiful asian skin tone and will help her look luminous rather than sallow, these are navy, black, grey and silver.Sher and I share the same skin tone, as my father, who as some of you will know is asian, so these colours work well for me too!
Ok, on to Style, I believe that to create the most stylish tartan look, you need to be true to the skirts herritage and stick to classic pairings whilst giving a more modern feel through the use of accesories.I teamed a navy argyle polo, with beautiful suede snow boots and a gorgeous little satchel from topshop to add a bit of interest for a really casual, kicking up the leaves feel.
 My 2nd look, centre is inspired by the 20s vintage flapper girl feel, with a very elegant embellished black sleevless blouse, silver leaf earrings, brocade bag in gold and black and I just had to choose these adorable but slightly quirky vintage inspired gold lame flats, full on glamour and I think a great evening look. Far right we have a smart casual look, the grey shirt should be worn buttoned to the top, no need for jewelry the tailoring should do the talking, but I did add a more contempory twist by off setting the grey tone of the shirt, with a silver skinny belt.Team the skirt with grey tights and these sensational grey and black boots to lengthen the leg. Top it all off with this gorgeous black cape, that would work well with all these hot looks. Sx                                                      

The Little Black Vintage Dress Goes On A Mystery Holiday.....

Hi all, today I want to have a bit of fun, playing a guessing game with you all and take you on a little journey.You see once upon a time there was a little black gorgeous vintage dress with maribou trim, that longed for some glamour and excitement in its life. So its owner decided to let it go on holiday with her friend. Below you will find some clues as to where the vintage little black dress went to find excitement and glamour on its holiday and also who the friend of Sharons was it travelled with. See if you can guess where they travelled to and who the friend and mystery blogger was!

Have you guessed where it was they went yet? Or which friend of Sharons and mystery blogger the little back vintage dress went with on its holiday with? I guess you probably know by now, where they went, but just in case you need a summary of the clues relating to the Mystery blogger, she likes drinking tea out of fine china tea cups, she collects. She often uses a notepad and pen to help her do her day job. She enjoys writing about music and listening to it, as part of her work. She live in a small seaside town in the north of England and home to this statue of a famous British comedian, who was the other half of a male duo before he died and she is fasinated by all things relating to makeup! Find out in part two of The Little Black Vintage Dress Goes On A Mystery Holiday, who the gorgeous mystery blogger was and see if you guessed right!!! Sx

You Need Your Greens Too!

Hi there gals, I decided to try and balance our Style diet with a few delicous green and ethical picks today, its a really great feeling buying clothes that don't compromise on Style, but enable the people who make them to live dignified lives, or keep our precious planet healthy, to pass on to future generations.My Dad is Nepalese and lives in his home country of Nepal (I was born in the UK), some of you may have heard of, home to the Himalayan mountains and one of the poorest countries in the world. Gradually things are improving in Nepal as more and more co-operatives are set up which ensure men and woman receive a fair days pay for making their beautiful handmade garments.Giving us all somthing to smile about.

I just had share some of these beautiful bags from ethical clothing company Hug, I think their silver wrapper bag is pure genuis (made from crisp packets) and metalics are set to stay. Next up is this sweet organic cotton dot bag, I love its mosaic like quality, followed by this stunning Peacock purse in shimmering turquoise which, would you believe it is under £6.00! I have a feeling Koralee might quite like this!Their felt Emily bag is so clever, it combines the structure of a leather bag with the softness of felt, it comes in chocolate also. Moving onto Autumn /Winter wear, hopefully by now, there is not a sniff of a candy/chocolate bar in sight, as you are feverishly fixated on my hot and healthy Style picks. Just think the extra pounds/dollars spent on chocolate/candy could mean that you could start to build up some juicy ethical buys.Ok starting with sweaters we have a hand knitted designer led, ink black tank and sweater with pretty embroidered detailing on the front of the tank and as a necklace feature on the sweater, made in Nepal, all by People Tree. Next I have a whole host of lip smacking lovelies for you, how about this hand woven dogtooth dress with contempory silk paneling on the shoulder or this handwoven rich magenta and orange totem dress ( one of my personal favourites). I was inspired by People Trees flamboyant beautifully made Kimono Style pieces, both the Kimono top and dress are made from organic cotton.The Kimono dress showcases, sections of striking red, black and white striped paneling and could be worn for either day or evening with the right accessories and the blouse is feminine but strong and as you can see works really well with black.  Im sure this will delight you gals who love black, Angela Henrie springs to mind! My finale pick is this stunning reycycled teardrop sari dress, in red black and grey.If all else fails and you simply couldn't resist the chocolate/candy, why not go for a Divine chocolate/Candy bar its fairtrade! Visit People Tree at http://www.peopletree.co.uk/ or Hug at http://www.hug.co.uk/

Just wanted to say a big thank-you to all of you who take the the time to read my Style posts and for following me, I really appreciate it and I enjoy reading all your comments, you are one Stylish bunch!  Sx