Stylist on the Street

Catwalk inspirations for 2012

It might only be January but the shops are filling up with the spring and summer clothes collections. Yippee for us that live in warm climates!  My last post was about transitional dresses to carry you in between the seasons, also great, if like me you travel internationally to work.

Today let me inspire you with some trends from the catwalk.
Leather!
Many designers were showcasing leather. Sometimes paper thin with laser cut detail there were leather jackets, skirts, shorts and tops. If this in impractical for you in a warmer climate then perhaps chose something with leather edging or just a leather panel.
Black and White
When is it out? Never! But monochrome was really evident on many of the runways.
Black is quite difficult to wear for many complexions due to the high contrast so if you are blonde or mousy then vamp you’ll need a little more make-up. The feel and shapes are distinctively 80’s so if you were around in that era make sure your hair make-up and attitude are not dating you so that you can carry off this look.
Picture T-Shirts
A personal favourite of mine, I used to love doing this about 8 years ago with jeans and a pinstripe jacket. Choose a quirky almost childish T-shirt and pair it with a serious jacket to make the look very grown up. I had an amazing Felix the cat one in green, now I wonder if I still have that anywhere….

As always, be fabulous and if you are not then you know where to come for a consultation.

Mwah