PLEATS

If pleats are 'the thing' to wear this season, then I want to wear them like this. With a pop of colour...

Images from Wildfox and Vanessa Jackman

BOOT LOVE

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Since I bought my All Saints boots barely a day goes by when I don't wear them, they're just so versatile. And when I do I almost always get comments from people who have been staring longingly through the shop window (as I did before I bought them) deciding whether they can justify the £150, wishing they were half the price but loving them all the same. What with this and the popularity of Ropers, I was surprised that the high street hadn't picked up on the trend and mass produced a cheaper, easier to find version (in the case of Ropers, no amount of eBay searching ever turns up my size/style/colour combination). That was until I walked into River Island of all places! Not usually a fan, I was in there for work purposes, but I couldn't help noticing these beauties. So nice, I am even tempted to buy them in brown to give my prized possessions a couple of much needed days off.



Images from riverisland.com

* my boots have scuffed up so nicely, they don't even resemble that image anymore. I should do a before and after post.

MAXIMISE

Maxi length became my length of choice following my holiday where I fell in love with my Supertrash jumpsuit, perfect for sashaying to dinner, followed by a daiquiri or two from my favourite barman (not suited to beach parties mind, for which a quick change was necessary). Maxi skirts however used to remind me of my Mum and working in Retail Hell (a.k.a Jigsaw), but suddenly I find myself wanting to wear one. With some stomping boots of course.





Images from thefashionspot.com and marieclaire.com

BLOGGER TREND

Ashish for Topshop. No doubt set to be this season's Emma Cook boot as far as the blogosphere is concerned.



Images from Topshop.com

TOP WHAT?

Either I am missing a trend or this really is as stupid as it looks:



Topshop Squashed Boater Hat. Available here if you so wish.

Image from Topshop.com

RAMBO

I've been quite a fan of the 'rambo band' or whatever you want to call it, but I'm not sure how it's going to work out with the new fringe. I envisage some kind of stuck to the forehead type affair, not attractive. Urban Outfitters has a cute one with peacock feathers at the moment for a bargainous (not really) 14 quid, possible DIY in the making?





Or failing that, animal ears?



images from thefashionspot, cobrasnake

CROPPED

It's only January but I'm already getting excited about crop tops, so much so that I dug out my grey marl cropped tee from last summer to wear this week. Topshop have fully jumped on the bandwagon and a new one seems to hit the site every few days, the only problem is picking a favourite.
I am not sure whether I dare to bare the midriff, at least not until the temperature increases significantly, so it will be high waisted skirts for me and the pefect opportunity to pull out my X jeans - why did TS ever discontinue these??