Summer to Autumn – Frivolous Feathers

I am terribly sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the end of Summer is nigh.

Soon, there will be no more festivals, no more ice-creams and flip-flops, no more espadrilles or floppy straw hats. With the end of the festival and Summer seasons, two big chunks of fashion merriment and creative licence, comes the excitement of trends awaiting us in Autumn 2011. And, as reluctantly as we all prepare ourselves for the end of Summer (tut, what summer I hear some of you say) we must start to take stock of our Autumn fashion harvest.

So, with this in mind, I am therefore predicting a festival-inspired Autumnal accessory trend, filled with all the summer tomfoolery of the season.

I’m bigging up feathers. We’ve seen them in the Spring/Summer collections of 2011 (see piccies below) yet I believe this trend hasn’t even started.

 D&G (Spring/Summer 2011)

Liv Tyler in Couture Givenchy (2011)

alibaba.com feather hair extensions and accessories

The airiest of feathers in jewel shades and rich colours of changing October leaves. The bright popping-candy colours of Summer’s Colour-Blocking and Neon trends, inspired by the brighter months of the year, will now give way to the sumptuous tones of ochre, cherry and evergreen. These colours are sure to be a big autumn trend so why not mix them with Summer’s eclectic, frivolous and carefree personality in the fantastical form of feathers in abundance.

Pluming fabulous.

v

Packing for my travels

It's been a while since I've added anything new to my blog or my website, no excuses but I have been awfully busy recently. So, a quick catch up.

I went to Wimbledon for the very first time and loved it. I wore a charcoal maxi skirt from Topshop; a sheer and embroidered cream blouse from Miss Selfridge topped off with a very befitting boater hat - stylish and the perfect accessory for keeping the rain off my little face. Oh, and bumped into Nick Knowles. Yes, the presenter from DIY SOS. Uh huh.

I've done many other things by the way,  garden party for the parent's silver wedding, catch-up with friends, baby shower etc. However, now, I'm looking to the future as in five weeks time I am heading off on my travels to South East Asia. It's a six-week trip - taking in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and a few of Thailand's islands. Now, I've never been backpacking before and of course one of my major concerns is what the devil to take with me in terms of clothes? Shoes? Accessories? How the blazes am I to pack enough to survive for six weeks and yet fit it into one rucksack I must carry on my back like a fashionista-donkey.

It's time for some research, a lot of wardrobe perusal and strict list making. Hmmmm, I'll keep you informed on my progress.

In terms of the bigger fashion world and what's cooking up a storm, I'm going to be reviewing the current 'Lady-like' trend inspired by the Duchess of Cambridge and looking ahead into autumn trends.

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