Thursday 25 August 2011

Mary & House of Fraser

Mary Portas is a woman with a style that I admire. I love her bold attitude to dressing. I love her statement jewellery. So I had high hopes for her new range, just launched at House of Fraser. Admittedly I've yet to visit the store, but I have had a peruse online.


The pieces that Mary has chosen from other designers, combine well with the pieces under her own name. However the range so far seems to cover the just the basics. I wasn't wowed until I took a sneaky peek at the look book. There I found what I was looking for. 


There will be amazing printed scarves & tunic dresses plus, as a jewellery fanatic, I was particularly interested in seeing this part of the range. I wasn't disappointed.


So here are my favourite pieces...


...currently available to buy
...And coming soon







Shop the full range here Mary & House of Fraser

Monday 1 August 2011

How to wear white...

So the season when it's okay to wear head-to-toe white is apparently here. Looking out of the window this morning, it looks like it's going to be a glorious day here in London town. You'd think it'd be the perfect opportunity to raid the wardrobe for that ultimate summery outfit. However in my case, I can never seem to push the boundaries of summer dressing when still in the UK. It just doesn't feel right to be scantily clad here, even if we're in the midst of a heatwave.


Nevertheless, I do think that the colour white should still be part of my "at home" summer wardrobe. There's often nothing better than a gorgeous floaty white top teamed with jeans & ballet flats, converse trainers or flip flops (delete as appropriate). It's just a shame that I haven't quite found that perfect white floaty top yet...


So in my quest for lovely white pieces I found these gems...


For those of you imminently heading for sunnier climes, feel free to wear them all together. Me, I'll probably just be tentatively throwing on a white vest (come to think of it I actually only own one white vest) under a black cardigan!




A bargain at only £15 in the sale!