There are just too many trends to sort through! Leather, over-the-knee-boots, hippy luxe, plaids, sequins, loose tunic-style tops, sweater dresses, the lot. Every trend is here and ready to stay. I've already got myself sorted on a sequin blazer, a jersey boyfriend blazer in grey marle and tan riding boots (been looking for these FOREVER). Now, to look for other trend pieces.

A-C

Anna Sui does hippy luxe the best.

Albino. Ok, may not be a trend, but seriously - I love it. The texture, the draping and folding of the dress. I think it's amazing.

Bensoni
Quite probably my favourite of the plaid trend. It's mixing military AND plaid quite fabulously.

Carlos Miele
I know, I know, tapered pants (particularly satin or silk tapered pants) aren't particularly "flattering." Don't really care, to be honest. They're comfortable and I love the texture.

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Coral

March 1st 2010 03:45

It's officially autumn tomorrow, but unfortunately, here, it never feels like it is heading into winter until early May, if that. Freakin' sub-tropics.

So, here is the last of my spring/summer reviewing. On the last, official day of summer. Luckily, these trends carry well into winter.

Coral! Draping! I'm not going to focus a great deal on draping, as it really is a big winter trend (almost constantly), but coral is one of my favourite colours and a colour that is worn in both summer and winter. I love coral in lighter shades (umm ... so, really, peach) in maxi dresses for summer, and coral in darker colours paired with black for winter. Luckily, places like Myer - in particular, the Monroe brand with their maxi dresses and t-shirt dresses have both covered.

And again, if you're not a fan of coral in clothing, but still want to wear it somewhere? Accessories and makeup are great. My favourite coral lipstick is MAC Vegas Volt, but Revlon and Australis also do great, cheaper coral lipsticks.

MAC Vegas Volt

Target dress. Also carries through to winter with a black cardigan and black tights.

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Clashing prints

February 21st 2010 03:16

A perennial favourite of mine for both winter and summer. The usual rule is to stick to the same colour theme, but sometimes, rules are made to be broken. Here is my summer uniform lately:

Bodysuit: Kmart
Skirt: Sussan
Shoes: Lipstik

And here is my fabulous friend, Kiki, she of Elastic Wasteland.

Dress - ASOS Curve
Belt - City Chic
Headpiece - Elastic Wasteland

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Silks, cotton and jersey

February 14th 2010 06:10

With one month of summer left, technically (although it will probably still feel like summer until April, knowing this state), a great deal of the summer trends and likes for me are on sale already, or have been for a while.

Silky, cotton and jersey based fabrics to wear in summer are a total godsend. They feel so nice and cool to wear against hot, sweaty skin. They're relatively easy to keep clean (RELATIVELY. I'm gonna need to take my new purple silk/jersey tank dress to the drycleaners, I cannot get the ... grease? stains out. I'm gonna cry), and feel effortless and expensive, even when they're not

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Maxi dresses

February 7th 2010 05:02

Another summer staple, which doesn't require shaved legs. I always like something that doesn't require effort.

Last year, I was looking for the perfect plain black maxi dress. This year, I was tossing up between a coral dress or a maxi with a frill front. You know, the spaghetti strapped (or strapless) with the frilly bit, and then straight down? Or both. I managed to sort of find both, but changed my mind. I'm regretting it now. The coral was at Target, the frilly was at Myer. I think I bypassed the Myer because I didn't think it would fit (lesson learned: always try stuff on), and I bypassed the coral because I'd already started planning my winter wardrobe and bought a sequinned blazer instead. Siiigh

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Stripes

January 31st 2010 08:48

Stripes are everywhere for summer. That fresh nautical look is such a staple that they'll never go out of fashion. A big style for this summer is the breton stripe. Places like Dorothy Perkins and ASOS (& ASOS Curve) have the market cornered on stripes, mostly with a white background.

In store, Myer brands and Big W have some great striped shirts. Big W has one that I am totally buying my younger sister. It will look so cute with shorts now, and jeans later on

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Acid Brights and ASOS Curve

January 24th 2010 04:11

Yeah, not a great deal of acid bright colours in store at the moment. Monroe and Estelle at Myer are probably your best bets for acid bright clothing. If you're not into the clothing, what about trying some makeup or nail polish?

I've recently gotten into painting my nails. I'm mostly rather messy (my right hand looks like someone with very unsteady hands has painted it), but I'm getting a lot better. At the moment, I have neon purple on my nails, but the other day I had neon orange. The brand in BYS. For $3.95, I'm loving them all. There's a million different colours. I love them! Considering they're a trend colour, I'm totally ok with paying $3.95. As for makeup, the usual suspects (MAC, NARS) are great for neon and acid brights

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Caftans

January 17th 2010 04:36

Caftans are pretty damned awesome during summer, as a cover up, or as a Gloria Swanson-like outfit, accompanied by a margarita and a turban on the head. They're breezy, comfortable and sun smart. Which is super important in our harsh climate. The best ones in store are at Autograph, surprisingly enough. My Size and Target also have a pretty decent selection (My Size more than Target though). Lastly, Big W has a very cute sparkly black beach dress which I just love.

Online, my favourite caftans are clothing that aren't really considered caftans, more dresses. But I think they work pretty well for both. And the store? Alight
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Shorts

January 10th 2010 05:22

Yup, shorts time. Quite frankly, I'm all over shorts. It seems to be far too hot for anything else, and I'm at the point where I just don't give a rats arse about what people think of my translucent legs. I don't really wear shorts much shorter than mid-thigh and bermuda length, but if you do? More power to you, honestly.

Target and Kmart are full of the casual work out shorts, as well as some more 'dressy' shorts (hah, 'dressy' shorts). In particular, the Moda brand in Target. They're really not that bad for a more contemporary, 'young' look. I'm curious to see what they'll pull out for winter. Sigh. Winter

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White dress

January 3rd 2010 11:31

You would think this wouldn't be difficult in summer, seeing as white is a summer favourite, white dresses even more so. But honestly, I've not found a lot of completely white dresses in store at the moment. City Chic have two nice ones (on sale. P.S. - the Boxing Day sales were INSANE) on the more dressy side, and My Size have this dress: