Category Archives: PRACTICAL ADVICE BY NSS-CMB

Transitional Outwear

Transitional Outwear For The New Season

In this month’s newsletter we’re helping you identify the best outerwear options for your colour, style and body shape. Enjoy!

Getting dressed at this time of year can be tricky. Days start out cold and crisp but end warm and sunny, frequent bouts of rain necessitate outerwear but it’s not time for your Winter coat just yet. What to do?

Thick layers, hats and heavy coats are still several weeks away but in the meantime you may be looking for some transitional outwear to keep out the chill whilst we move from Summer into Autumn.

 Here we showcase three top choices for Autumn 2015…

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THE school run / BE A STYLISH MUM!

Is there nowhere to hide from the eye of the school gate fashion police? My clients tell me that all they want to do is wake up in a daze, climb into crumpled jumper and jeans and get the children to school with their hair and teeth brushed.

But no. The school run has become the place to look stylish and be judged.

Do you think this is a result of ‘celebrity culture’ again? Not only have we all got to be waif-like, we have to look chic but casual. We see them in magazines dropping off their off-spring not a baby sick stain in sight!

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JEANS CULTURE – finding the right fit

May 20, 1873 marked an historic day: the birth of the blue jeans. It was on that day that Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis obtained a U.S. patent on the process of putting rivets in men’s work pants for the very first time.

The history of blue jeans is a quintessentially American story, with working class origins, entrepreneurial spirit and an egalitarian attitude towards fashion which we have embraced and loved.

If you could take the hand of an angel and fly back to your own best day (the day you felt your most comfortable, free and full of energy), it’s doubtful you would be wearing a suit. The chances are you would be wearing a pair of jeans – trousers that gain comfort and character with age.

At my capsule wardrobe workshop I ask the question of the ladies attending – how many pairs of jeans do you have – the answer is usually at least 5 pairs each. Even when they don’t fit any more or look dated, we are loath to part with them as ‘they were so comfortable’.

The three main designs in the shops are:

• Bootcut
• Boyfriend
• Skinny

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To The New Season

In our opinion a new season means new style inspiration (and maybe just a few new purchases!) 

Beat those post-holiday blues with our guide to Autumn/Winter’s hottest trends, most wearable styles and stand out colours. The Summer sales have cleared and in their wake you’ll find a plethora of new styles, accessories and shades. Here we highlight the most wonderful and wearable trends for you to try.

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