I'm writing this as riots continue to mark heavily on the UK's city communities. The rampaging fires, smashed-in shop windows and countless acts of violence are a far-cry from the escapism of fashion and even more far removed from the ladylike trend I wish to write about. Love and peace to the families, business owners and communities affected by the senseless rioting in the capital and elsewhere.
Onto brighter things, I mentioned in my last tweet the summer Ladylike trend that began in the spring/early summer months. I'm hoping the trend for elegant style and grace manages to eek it out a little longer...
Ever since the handsome Prince William married his belle Catherine Middleton in April this year, an air of ladylike elegance has perfumed the summer air in all its sweetness and gentility. And about time too I say.
What with the Saturday’s Royal wedding between Zara Philips and Mike Tindall, and numerous other weddings and romantic garden parties either in the public eye or for friends and family, dressing like a lady would has certainly been soup de jour.
Pretty florals, ivory lace and elegant cuts of summer dresses – skimming the silhouette and hemlines just above the knee and no more – have proved perfectly apt for the current feeling of political and financial austerity as well as the renewed interest in all things Royal.
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And, as the austerity climate continues, calf-length or mid-length skirts and dresses will still be the order of the day. Loose-pleated midi skirts or a new shape of pencil skirts worn with soft silk blouses in neutral, warm shades will continue with the sense of Ladylike demure that has wonderfully filled the summer wedding parties and formal occasions of the past few months. Here's to femininity, grace and style.
