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Postage stamp chaise lounge

I have a theory that where you get dressed, just like where you eat is very important to how you feel each day. Getting ready each morning is really just like playing dress up and should be fun and inspirational .Essential to every woman's dress up experience are great props or furniture, your dressing room should be a lavish tardis where you can transport yourself to another world for a while and revel in reinventing  yourself. For a chic place to sit and do up your t- bar straps or an opulent place to lounge while you flick through the pages of Vogue Italia, boudoir inspiration comes courtesy of award winning furniture company Furniture Divas, who scooped the highly commended award in the sustainable products category  this 2011 from the British Institute Of Interior Design. They were impressed by  Furniture Divas commitment to using recycled, organic, fair-trade and reclaimed fabrics in their bid to breathe new life into worn out period seating.The British postage stamp chaise lounge is on my wish list!  

  

turquoise salon chair

sepia deckchair



To see more of Furniture Divas ethical furniture makeovers visit http://www.furnituredivas.co.uk/

Goodbye Hemione Hello Emma Watson!

 

As the eagerly antisipated Deathly Hallows comes to a conclusion I thought it only fitting to wish Emma Watson good luck with her future projects, she looked stunning durring her red carpet debut and I will miss seeing the smart sassy Hermione at Hogwarts. I love these images of her.

My Passport to Styles Happiness Clinic | Lost And Found

Hi gals,  I  recently discovered something new that was a revelation and makes me feel really happy and is completely free, the title of today's post just about sums it up, I lost my favourite Sanctuary lipstick in naturally nude about a week ago. I love that it is non tacky and natural looking and contains some great botanicals and also is the only lip gloss I know containing an SPF, you may know of other lip glosses that contain a good spf, if so do leave me a comment to let me know! So ok, the lip-gloss was not free I bought mine from Boots in the UK, but what gave me that warm glowy happy feeling was  having lost my favourite lipgloss for about a week I found it again this morning! The embarrassing part was after turning my house upside down and looking everywhere from under my mattress to inside my fridge it was actually just snuggled up in the bottom of one of my handbags, there is a downside to having more than one bag.

1940's Vintage Inspiration | With My Passport to Style

 Hi Gals, a little piece of 40's glamour from the Designers Vintage Guild, are you going to be working this look A/W 11? 

Wardrobe Workout | Which Type Of Neckline Will Flatter You

Hi Gals,

it's been a while since I last held court at a Wardrobe Workout session and with the arrival of enough shirt collars and variations on necklines this A/W 2011 to sink the Titanic! I decided to dive right into helping you lovely ladies, navigate the choppy waters of which neckine is right for you. Most of us fall into two camps we either have a swan like neck or a neck which is shall we say less swan like (shorter), usually that means we are compensated by a curvy figure, so its not all bad news. Anyway the need to nail which neckline is right for you is paramount, get it wrong and your neck will look either scrawny or rugby player esque, get it right and you will look elegant and sophisticated, polished and well ladylike.

So if your swan like you can opt for the small high collars that are hot this A/W and follow Anne Hathaways lead above, here are some lovely examples below, peterpan, button up, high yoke -  

If your more like Kate and me, then you can wear a peter pan collar provided it is low set, you will need to try it on and you can also opt for any of the following styles, pussy bow, square and grandad - 

 All Topshop, any questions please email me. xxx

Audrey Tautou Modern Day Flapper Girl

This shot of Audrey Tautou shrouded in her beautiful cloak of mystery, looking stunning in this ivory vest and jet skirt like ensemble of geometric oversized sequins; a modern day flapper girl, that's my style analysis anyway and I'm sticking to it. There is something so mystical, yet so satisfying about geometric fashion and design ( that fits so well with Audreys style) made more dramatic from the history of where and when this type of design first became fashionable in the 20's with references of egyption achitecture.

 

F Is For ......

F is for flinging your satchel across your shoulder before you saunter out into the bright sunshine blinking like a cute bunny rabbit, minus the whiskers of course!

 Cambridge Satchel Company

Fashion Art !

Handy way to eat your afternoon tea spread out on your glamorous skirt, pregnant ladies you have the advantage!!

The White Fairy Tale Love Ball 2011 Hosted By Natalia Vodianova

 I had to share these stunning images that were shot in the run up to the Love Ball of Natalia Vodianova by photographer Paulo Roversi they gave me goosebumps as I uploaded them, they are so magical dark and light at the same time. I love the way Natalia manages to capture the spirit of the Love Ball event in some of her poses, looking like a child lost in play, in these shots she looks tiny and then by the miracle of the supemodel and clever photography looks so lythe and long of limbs.The closed eyes shots are expectional, through her body language she evokes the spirit of a ballerina caught in the moment, about to dance her next step.For those of you that are not familar with the Love Ball held Wednesday the 6th of July, it was set up by the supermodel to raise funds for Russian charity the Naked Heart Foundation, which aims to create play areas and more recently family centres for Russian children and orphans, the charity recognises and celebrates the importance of play for healthy child development a subject that is close to my heart too.

 The event hosted in Paris at the Chateau de Wideville, by Natalia Vodianova wearing a stunning red Valentino gown, was a glittering spectacle of white and silver the theme for the evening and celebrity guest women  looking like every kind of variation on the snow queen imaginable, were invited to quench their thirst with piles of real snow balls stacked on solid golden platters, sorry I ran away with myself there!  When you enter the world of fairytale its very tempting to embellish a little! I think perhaps refreshments were more in the realms of champagne! The event helped raise a two million euros, bravo Natalia and her team! 

Natalia Vodianova / Giambattista Valli @Paolo Roversi for NHF

Natalia Vodianova / Worth @Paolo Roversi for NHF

The White Fairy Tale Fashion Show

Natalia Vodianova / Yves Saint Laurent @Paolo Roversi for Naked Heart Foundation

Natalia Vodianova / Oscar de la Renta @Paolo Roversi for NHF

Natalia Vodianova / Ulyana Sergeenko @Paolo Roversi for NHF

Natalia Vodianova / Stella McCartney @Paolo Roversi for NHF

images courtesy of Natalia Vodianova facebook page, to find out more about the Naked Heart Foundation charity just click

C Is For .....

 

Sharing my two favourite words for today with you, that help evoke stylish behaviour whatever the situation

c is for cinching your waist in,vital to looking well groomed whatever the occassion

medusa belt - Lily and Lionel

w is for wafting, wafting with your scarf is vital to looking stylishly nochalant.  

starfish scarf -Lily and Lional


Both these beautiful finds are from Lily and Lionel