Wake Up Your Style This Party Season!

I love this seasons penchant for highly textured looks, from woven hair and sheepskin boot's to wool cape's and leather jewellery, this season of texture, fits my style ethic " Great style is in the detail" perfectly! Whilst some people lust after a car or a holiday I lust after a piece of hand woven tweed from the Isle of Harris to incorporate into a new design of my own!!! 

Whether you want to wake up your animal print's or inject a element of luxe drama into one colour dressing, in time for the christmas party season, texturising your look as well as your hair is definately the way to go! Feel like building up your textured wardrobe gradually? Why not opt for a wool bangle or two first?

Gorgeous rust off the shoulder puckered cotton dress from Browns, accessorise with ivory and cream tone's and gold, darrrlings!

                                       Sharon x x

DIY Cape Make - Join My Caped Crusade!

Hi Gals! You're stylish caped crusador joins you today!  Ok, this is a easy peasy cape make, you will need -

Materials

1. long tartan or plain wool A-line skirt with an elasticasted waist and no pockets, thrifted pehaps, or it maybe a old skirt that no longer fits or you have fallen out of love with!

2. Some gothic inspired button, the two I chose were highly domed in a pewter effect

3. Some black iron on tape

4. Some sharp dressmaking sissors some thread to match the dominate colour of the skirt 

5. Tailoring chalk

Method -

 1. First turn the skirt inside out and cut the lining out.

2. With the skirt still turned inside out fold the waist band over once on its self, hand stitch in place, this will create a slightly gathered boat collar to your cape.

3. Next decide how long you want your arm holes, if your cape/skirt has less fabric make the holes longer for freedom of movement, if it is alot fuller you can make the arm hols alot smaller, make sure they are high enough! * If you want a cute short cape about waist height you really don't need arm holes at all as the capelet will just skim your elbows, just team with chic long gloves in a bright colour and throw on a fitted wool pencil skirt for a truly stylish look!

4. To finish, turn the skirt inside out, using the black iron on tape, fold and hold the hem of the arm holes in place by ironing it in on and then reinforce your cape arm holes by using hand stitch or your sewing maching.

5. You can then inject some gothic cool, by adding a pearl and black jet brooch/pin or a celtic knot, if your cape is fairly short and not very full, ring the changes in colder weather by wearing over a white shirt with the collar fastened at the top, flared or fitted wool pants and a double wrapped skinny belt tunic stylee!!

                                                                            

                                                                       

I would love to feature a picture of you here if you do attempt this cape make project! What coat are you going to invest in this winter? Duffle coat, aviator, cape, camel coat? Do tell, it's been fun, see you again soon!

                                                                      

                                                       

                                                                                 

 

Geek Chic part 2 - Up With The Clark's!!!

Hi Gals, hope your having fun this weekend, welcome back to part two of Geek Chic, Ok once upon a time there was a little girl of about 12 who had very odd duck shaped feet, her mum wanted to make sure her feet were healthy so bought her good quality shoes from clarks, sensible brown lace up miss marple style, that the girl thought were blah and used to swap for strappy shoes from her school satchel with a spindly heel as soon as she left home!

Now whilst I realise that these accessories are super lady like cool now, they deffinately were not back in the day and my brown leather lace ups were no way as sophisticated as these suede chocolate beauties above, are you feeling my teen angst yet?

So how does the story end? Well the girl has grown up and Clarks shoe shop has turned into a beautiful Swan of a shop, selling comfy shoes with an edge. Over two season's ago I bought two pair's of neutral toned shoe's in the sale. The first pair these boots from Clarks, clog shaped fronts, check, double buckle's which tap into the hot aviator trend, check, in a nude colour check and guess what I reckon a hybrid clog and aviator boot in nude with a dippped heel, is even more on trend now, than two seasons ago! Now that's value for money!   

                                                                       

                                                                 

 My 2nd pair of sale bargins, bought two seasons back also, these cone heel peeptoe shoes in mushroom suede from Topshop, cone heels are making a big come back and well truth be told I would just wear them anyway, for there oldy worldy charms and luxe feel! Any Sale Tales from your part of the world, to astound and delight Fabulous Followers of My Passport to Style? please tell, we are dying to know!

 Sharon x x  

Geek Chic Part 1- Roxanne....

Hi Gals todays post as you can see is dedicated to Geek Chic. I firmly believe that perfect beauty alone can be boring and there for geeky. It is our distinct feature's that help create our unique signature style and often people with distinct features that know how to work them, whose style we remember most. When I was young I wished I had a more prominent nose like my mother or a fuller cleft chin like my father, I think women with cleft chins look great! One of the great advantages of strong facial feature's is that you can play with wearing bold sculptural jewellery, hood's and hat's all of which I crave, but honestly, bold statement piece's look silly on my neckline, as they tend to over shadow my small face and feature's. My advice take a fresh look at what you consider to be your worst facial feature and play it up, you will probably be surprised at how it opens up a whole new world of makeup and accessory options!  

Detail of zipper statement collar

Sigh, I guess a statement cuff or bangle will have to do!

Hope your having a lovely weekend gals whatever your doing, incidentally what are you doing right now??? I would love to know! See you sooner than you think, for part 2 of Geek Chic and for my DIY cape post, don't miss them!!

                                        Sharon x x x

C Is For Capable!

Hi Gals, sorry my post's have been a little less frequent, sometimes life is a bit of a whirlwind, I have been working with the web developers to get my new website of the ground, finger's and toes's crossed we are nearly ready to launch it!

I have missed our get togethers and chat's about style and am in need of a bit of mystery and versatility from my autumn coat this season. I have decided it has to be a coat that works well with A-line shift dresses, the pencil skirt and the 70s flare wide leg trouser and floppy hat, all key trends for this A/W 2010. The pictures below may give you a clue, yep it has to be a cape. I have decided to create my own version oozing mystery and sophistication , look out for my DIY cape post up next and you too can join the ranks of chic caped women this autumn! Have you tried this trend yet?! Finish with a vintage pin on the collar and a hat set a jaunty angle and plenty of scarlet lippy!

                                          Sharon x

You Asked I Answered, Inspiration For The Office And For Curvy Gal's!

Hi GALS, todays post was inspired by the some recent comments/requests for some ideas for great pieces of clothing for curvy gals as well as office wear looks from you! All Laura Ashley, Monsoon, Evans and Clarks. 

 

long line marl jacket, smart without looking too starchy three central button's elongate short waists, undo an extra button to create a deep flattering v. Let this beauty add a relaxed twist to vintage style knits and classic cuts. Great with grape, berry, blueberry , grey and polka dots of course!

                                             

                                                                            

Team off and on duty flattering knits with luxe textures, velvet and suede or simple utility shapes, to play up your womanly curves in all the right places! 

                                   Have fun! x                            

Step AWAY From The Ice-cream Summers Over....

So meltingly pretty

light as a feather

whispers of sherbet

Don't be too heartbroken though, swap your cool ices for warm taffy moments

buttery and smooth

bye, bye little ice-cream van till next summer!

Till then dress in heap's of warm molasses, toffee and caramel tone's, like this earthy but chic combo from Zara, leather skirt and mohair weave sweater, all wrapped up with a sweet leather bow. Do you want to trade?

                                      Sharon x x x

Nautical Giveaway Winners And A Sprinkle Of Style Inspiration From You!

The two "Fabulous Followers" who have won my giveaway to win a vintage inspired N17 nautical tin with makeup goodies are Karena from Art by Karena and NYC Style And A Little Cannoli, congratulations to both these lovely ladies. I  included one of my favourite red lipstick looks right now, for some style inspiration, Tailor Swift knows how to capture the glamour of red perfectly!  Hope you enjoy! 

 

Third Avenue Style and Bonjour romance have both requested I put together styles for the more curvy woman and Kat from Pretty Outbursts would like to see some new office wear looks, with a twist. Look out for these post's and let me know what you think. Pop by and see me in the fitting room and check out which of the hottest new autumn trends and designs I decided will work both on and off the clothes hanger for curvy bodyshapes and for women who want to get a gawp reaction from their office team on a Monday morning! Happy Wednesday to you all!  

                                   

                                      Sharon x x x

Every Devon Cloud Has A Silver Lining! x

 I'm back fom my hols in Devon! You maybe wondering why my red spotty hat is featured here again, well I felt a little sorry for it as it never got out the front door of our cottage. Instead due to a unexpectedly wet and windy week, I was left to dream up curled in front of a log fire, what fabulous wet weather attire I could have brought along for my holiday, had I not been so optimistic about the possibilty of sunshine! Holiday photo's to follow soon of the 300 year old property we stayed in and the beautiful countryside. Thank-you for all your latest comments on what post's you would like to see here, I feel so inspired, by all your suggestions. So look out for post's on all your idea's! I will be anouncing the winner of my nautical giveaway very shortly!

 Saving up for a rainy day, to wear these stunning Marc Jacobs Wellies, in putty patent, tres chic??!!!

Are you a wellies or umbrella girl? Splashing in moonlite puddle's? Or twirling the stem of your pretty brolly and spinning raindrop's into rainbow's?ME? I'm a little greedy, I'm both!!

                                    Sharon x x x