festival fashion

H&M are doing a Festival Fashion Against AIDS collection, I for one will snapping up some of those statement trousers - all the rage now and definitely a lot cheaper than the coveted silk leopard-print Chloe ones! Pair with a sheer cropped blouse and you'll be festival-ready for sure.

Collection drops 20th May instore, on your marks...

summer of the seventies!

I am buying into the 70s as my inspiration for summer - it's made for it! We look as if we're going to have a warm one (all fingers and toes crossed!) and the time for festivals is creeping ever closer... I can't stop myself from getting excited about Glastonbury. And what with all of the maxi dresses, denim and platforms around at the moment I say we should embrace a style that is more flowing, free and damn good fun. Whether it's turbans worn with fluid, sheer blouses and denim hotpants or floral maxi dresses with bare feet, the 70s is definitely set to be a big look.

Inspirational beauty...

sheer delight

All this promise of soon-to-be spring had me looking about for something to wear once we get there... Found this beauty of a dress in my favourite vintage shop in Bristol (I can NEVER go in there without finding something to spend money on!)

Think this used to have another sheer insert inside originally but I love it completely sheer, perfect for summer festivals... orrrr just for dossing about everyday...!

Will try to get a full length picture of it on its first outing! Will be perfect with a silky nude slip or body-con top and cycling shorts underneath...

spring inspiration

Courtesy of Antonio Marras SS10 show, here is what is inspiring my look to start off the year in style. I only wish that sheer layers and knee high pop socks came with built-in thermal properties... dressing like this is going to do nothing for the horrendous cold that I already have, nor for my ever-freezing body temperatures!

Enjoy the romantic, floaty images from the catwalk below and imagine yourself walking through a meadow in late July, picking flowers to put in your hair and enjoying a glass of wine whilst reading a really good book in the quiet of the country... I like the way the image these pieces conjure up juxtaposes with the stark reality of the situations in which we'll wear them in the snowy, cold city. These soft and sheer dresses, stockings and draperies paired with a big sheepskin coat or leather jacket and some heavy duty clogs would be a damaged-perfection dream come true!

Be brave and layer up soft, sheer pieces under your winter coats, scarves, gloves and hats!