Trail covering up the mirrors in stores

Mirrors being covered up with paper.

I read about this and it really made me think about it and what must be going through the women's mind when they go and try ans outfit on even more as lot of people know I'm from Birmingham and move to London nearly 2 years ago

Third of shops in selected hammerson centres including the bullring shopping centre are covering up the mirror in the women's changing rooms and this will be going on in till next week. This is a new trial aimed at boosting the confidence in shoppers mainly women as in a survey it said 77% in the west midlands do not feel confident buying a new outfit and looking in the mirror in the stores!

Personally for me maybe because the mirrors are awful they are not hung right and also the lightening in the changing rooms does nothing for noone. Why don't store find better lightening and mirrors instead of blaming the people.

bosses have said "People should buy an outfit based on whether it not it makes them feel fabulous, not how unflattering changing room mirrors make them look"
NO!!!! I'm not sure if people will agree with me but this is a no, it also needs to look good on the personal what if they love the outfit but doesn't look good on them and it could be for any reason say for example colour makes them look washed out, it's not the style for their body shape, as if you shop for your body shape the more flattering and better the clothing looks on a person. To be this is about sales and making people buy things they are not going to wear, Why would you buy something you can't see how it looks on you because your going to get home try it on and ether love or hate it. If you hate it then one thing is that your going to be pissed off you have to go all the way back to the shopping centre to return the clothing. You are meant to look at what the clothing looks like on you its how you choose your style and what suits you its not about making your self feel bad because something doesn't look good on you, you find your shape you find what suits you and flatters your figure and dress to it, I promise your feel alot more confident about your self this way than not looking in the mirror.
Survey of 1,000 women by research company mortar also found 52% have low self esteem when looking in the mirror.

They think having more service in store at the changing rooms helping you decide if you look good or not. Women would you want some stranger telling you, you look good in the outfit your trying on or would you rather see if yourself, personally for me I wouldn't believe the people in stores as it's about sales unless you went to a private boutique and it's there job to make sure you look good for example wedding consultants. I know this as I used to be one we made sure the bride looked her best and had a dress which suited her figure.

One a women knows what style of clothing suits them it's easy to go shopping you shop for your shape if yor hour glass, straight, pear, top heavy, boyish figure. What ever Shape you are there is different styles out there to suit everyone you have to be confident in yourself to look into it and be like ok never thought about that style before. Do that and you will look in the mirror and feel good.

Enjoy x

Summer trend for 2016

Floral dress with boots (Ankle boots, combat boots, hiking boots, doc Martins, Lace up boots)

This is one of my favourite trends even before it came out as this is my style I have been wearing for many years now and I still wear this trend to this day. This is my everyday look I rock and even if it wasn't in trend I would still wear this. Not everyone like it but when it comes to fashion it suits some it doesn't for others and if you can pull it off its an effortless look.

Taken this May 2016 this year in rome
blue and white butterfly dress with over sized forest Green sleeveless blouse with black lace up combat boots

Floral dresses are always a big trend and get even bigger every year but they are always dresses with sandels, flat pumps this summer a new trend is pairing a floral dress with a pair of boots for a toughness kind of look but still looking very femanine at the same time. Can wear them with a pair of lace up boots, hiking boots, Ankle boots and combat boots.

The Effortless look with the ditsy floral pattern dress and the sweet pastel colours being used for the summer trend of 2016. Layer this with an over sized blouse pattern or plain, Long length shirt, shorts jacket. 

embrace your look

rock them dresses and boots 

body, shape and size

Back in 2014!!!

Everyone knows when it comes to fashion and modelling there has been alot of talk going on for years and to this day it still goes on but not much ever gets done. Models went to a heathly size then to a size zero which personally is not what models should be looking like, after a lot of talk and not having fashion that basically is for every size they brought out plus size models, however still to this day they have no got the size right, the average UK size for women is a 14 so why are they calling people under this size for modelling plus size! personally this should get changed. In 2014 Calvin Klein  hired Myla  Dalvesio age 29 to be the face of their plus size range, it was said that Calvin Klein did not label her as plus size.

see below how the hell is this women plus size

I think there is alot of women out there who would look at this and think what! seriously they class people like this as a plus size then they need to research what the average women size is as everyone is different, if you have a chest your plus size, even if you have a flat stomach but wide hips your plus size. My dissertation at university was based about the media and how women like this are seen. Having a chest or wide hips does not make you plus size, what If your waist is a size 6 to 8 and the rest a 12 altogether this is classing someone in a completely different way and noone gets to hear about it unless they work in this industry like I

There is NO room for any size if it's between a size zero and a 12 said Myla Dalvesio!

How 

What?

Why?

Shouldn't this be looked into and be thought ok we can see where we have been going wrong let's fix this, labelling this women as plus size is crazy beyond and there will be young girls out there driving them self's mad thinking they are to big when personally there is nothing wrong. Personally this is one of these things I read and acually think how does this effect everyone and what do they think when they see this.

Stop for a second and think!

Fashion vs comfort

What would you choose?

Everyone would love to lounge around in sweats, big t shirts and  and comfortable clothes all day long but you can't really go leaving the house going to work in P.J as much as we would like to we can't,  but there is times where you can choose comfort over fashion but alot when it's fashion over comfort as you can read below.

Wedding - Fashion
when going to a wedding you will always dress your best as your going to celebrate friends or family getting married.
women - shoes, dresses, hair and make up and can even go all out with a wedding hat
Men -  suit and tie or shirt, trousers and shoes

Travelling - Comfort
When travelling it's all about feeling comfortable you don't want to be in any restricted clothing sitting on a train or flying do you, it's all about feeling comfortable and can still look good doing this.

Prom - Fashion
Proms are always more over the top when it comes to fashion as it's about going to get your hair done pinned up or down, nails, spray tan, dress, bag and shoes.
You want to go feeling your best as it's the end of the school year.

First Date - Fashion
First date is always first impression and that's when people want to look their best and keep looking their best for the first half before breaking out the comfy clothes and no make up. This is always something you choose and think I will wear heals even though towards the end of the date they are killing you but beauty is pain.

Mens Fashion

Done alot of talking about women's fashion so here is one for the men.

Spring and summer 2016 is brought back with traditional colours and modern shape.

White chinos/Jeans are a big trend for men and not many women never mind men can pull off white jeans personally I think it's a look that is not for everyone. white chinos/Jeans are worn best with brown shoes or boots and belts, wear with a fitted T-shirt or button down shirt for a smart casual look.
Or wear with cable knits and patterned sweaters for a preppy look.

Colours

Grey is a colour which is in trend for men and it's one of them colours which doesn't go out of style it goes with everything and the different shades can work well for men. Darker greys can be worm with white and lighter colours  and lighter greys worn with black and darker colours. Creates a nice contrast.

Green.
Green is a colour recently I haven't started to love wear more of this colour. Green has come a big colour in mens fashion for this year and it's not about wearing a green t shirt, there is also dark green jeans and jackets also which look good put together with the right colours as you don't want to take to much away from the colour it's self.

Necklace Trends

One of my favourite trends and to be honest I used to wear these necklaces a long time before they came into fashion as I love crystal stones such as Amethyst, Tigers Eye, Black Onyx, Rose Quarts and many more.

The crystal pendant trend are high this season as they come in so many different styles as in mood pendants, Wand, Dragon claw and also Symbols. They are a statement trend with art deco - influence by chic style, also have them in a throw back choker style. The chokers are worn on there own the retro plastic loops or can get these in material such as lace. The chokers which are high this season are the ones with the pendant handing in the middle or images such as moons, sun, eye, tree. These symbols are in trend and can lay there pieces together creating different lengths.

I am a massive book fan and when the book the mortal instruments came out and the infernal devices, within this book i fell in love with the clockwork angel symbol  it was something I loved straight away and when I found the necklace I was over the moon. It's one of my favourite pieces as everyone would know.

Spring and Summer 2016 Trene

Patterned patchwork

This season floral and pattern fashion prints are getting bigger and bigger this season there is a trend called patterned patchwork which is mix and matching on one garment, colours are brighter and bolder. Look for skirts and dresses with these bright colours and patterns being used to create eye catching clothing. Can keep it simple wear one item of clothing with is patterns or you can go out and wear a printed dress, patterned blouse over the top with a printed scarf, mixing and matching pattern is never for everyone and not alot of people do this but there is a few like myself who love print and it never goes out of fashion. Patchwork trend is multi patterned designs which are made to create attention and draw you in to all the different colours and textures the print creates on the clothing, it's a textiles technique, which helps to add depth and a centre focus.

Ditsy floral print.

Floral trend which is high is ditsy floral print it's a small scale of floral prints which are scattered or placed random rather than a design such as rows or stripes which are placed in an order. This is more places where they like which makes the design from a distant look as if this is solid colour. Floral seems to be the most commented theme in vintage ditsy print.

Floral and patterns are not for everyone there is people who love solid colours but adding clothing which has a textured look draws attention and being summer wear the bright colours make your day brighter with colour. I alway mix and match but when I do I do keep one theme the same which is colour, the prints are different but if I'm wearing a blue dress with green a patterns on I will wear a blouse with green patterns, keeping this in mind makes the outfit go together so doesn't look as if you have put any old thing together.

checked

The checked shirt trend
This is one trend that peaks every few years and comes back around but doesn't really go out of fashion, when it comes to this trend I've had a few people say they love it and some that don't, it's how it's wore and how you style around it. It's worn my men and women and can be a tricky one when it comes to mix and matching.

Personally I love the checked shirt trend I always style it with a one colour dress or top keeping it simple as the checked shirt is eye catchy and draws attention.

men they should go with a pair of dark jeans or neutral coloured for a cleaner and smarter look, There is also men having checked shirts with ties for a smarter look.

experiment with the check trend

design

material

patterns 

length

your find your own style 

drawings

I love drawing.

shapes, lines and texture can create a print that can be used for fashion trends

how the fabric of the garment hangs.

what details there is

colour and shades 

animal print

Animal prints is another fashion trend which is love or hate and has been around for the past few seasons also, it started off with leopard print and from there zebra, cheetah and snake print. It's used for everything in fashion not just dresses and skirts, there is shoes and even bags made. This season 2016 tiger and crocodile is on the trend, wild skin prints is what they are calling this animal trend.

it's never simple to dress in animal print such as these as it's not for everyone and you want to make it look classy, it's a fashion trend that doesn't suit all but if it is for you then you look amazing. And when dressing in animal print never mix and match keep to the same print within one while outfit.

One of my favourite prints for animals are the perfect owls, penguins and elephants they are my all time favourite they are sweet and innocent animal prints you can't go wear a massive about of it but I love the prints in the tshirt and the scarfs. Also the baby clothing are using alot of these animals in their clothing and also dinosaur print work.

floral print

floral prints are always going to be a big thing when it comes to fashion they will never go out of style and will be here every season.  They are bright, eye catching and go with anything you want to wear. Personally I love floral prints they are my go to, and I mix and match floral patterns and colour they are not for everyone but hey I love them.

3D floral prints stand out they are bold, colourful and draw attention when wearing a black colour underneath.

This year 2016 spring and summer there is alot of daisy's and lilly prints being used. Lillies are my favourite flower and having them printed on to my garments is something I love.

I make alot of my own dresses with floral patterned fabric, floral dresses layed over with a floral oversized blouse you can't go wrong, some people stick to block colours but I love mix and matching it's not for everyone but you find your own style and it will never go out of fashion. The dresses makes I wear summer through to winter, add some colour to them dark winter days. As you can see below my own making, tie it together with a belt at the waist creates a pleated look.

been a while

It's been a while since I used this but now I'm back and going to keep it updated