Grab it while you can.....

Wellingtonians, grab the last days of summer while it's here!  The days are getting shorter, the weather's getting colder (yep, it did get warm there for a time), and the colder months are on their way.  The good thing, of course, is that this is the time of year when you get to greet winter wardrobe staples like old friends.....

Hah! - what am I talking about!  Get out the bathing suit*, get to the beach, and grab that sunshine.......while you still can.  And, if you choose to brave the waters .....weeeeeeeeell.....I'll be the one cheering you on from the warmth of dry land  ;-) !

xxo

*  I am loving lowcut swimsuits - I think they have the great benefit of making everyone who dons one suddenly appear as though they are a 50's pin-up, with the womanly curves that are so attractive in real life!  

...over spots!

And red seems to be one of the favourite colours to sport your spots in!

xxo

Everyone's going dotty...

No, florals are not the only prints around!

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Spotted at the bar....

Ahhhh - nothing accessories an outfit like......a nice pint!

So here we have two of the British national obsessions in one shot  - beer and mobile phones!

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Canon Couture

I was at London Fashion Week this year, and while you may have read that this or that was the latest 'must-have' accessory - for example the backpack - I can assure you that there was but ONE thing that stood out head and shoulders above all the rest.......the camera.

The silky webbed strap was generally seen in either a black, white & red, or a striking gold and black combination, and could be worn casually over one shoulder or around the neck; slung across the body, or casually wound around the wrist; low on the hip or higher, (like Paul McCartney's guitar).  Logos and brand names have pride of place, and while black is the most frequent colour, there were also plenty of retro silver options, alongside a smaller, more colourful compact range.  As with all accessory trends there were plenty who went for over the top large, with enormous lenses in a fashionable grey stripe, but I have to say that, as with heavy padlocks on a Chloe bag, I see repetitive strain-type-injuries for those that tote these monstrosities around for too long!

Oh - and as with many other accessories, Hermes has come up with a pretty covetable offering!

xxo