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Four fabulous floral frocks from Dorothy Perkins
Summer is the time to embrace all that is pretty and floral. Even when the weather isn´t brilliant, a dress in full bloom can make your day seem full of sparkle and sunshine. Whether you are a sucker for the fullest of blooms, or prefer the retro elegance of chintzy forties tiny flowers, floral dresses are pretty and versatile. And you don´t need to be a girly girl to really enjoy them. Witness Alexa Chung, who rocks an oh so girlie dress with boots or brogues, or Kate Moss, who can toughen up a girlie flower power frock with a biker leather. Here are some gorgeous new in frocks from…
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White Stuff says it with flowers for Mother’s Day.
Mother’s day is less than two weeks away. Last week I took my little boy into a greetings card shop to show him exactly what I DON’T want on the 3rd April. Call me ungrateful, but I don’t want any cuddly toys cradling lovehearts with ‘The World’s best mommy’ slogans emblazoned on them. In fact, I don’t want anything with ‘World’s best Mommy’ on the front. No tacky crap for me, thank you very much! But I am partial to flowers..or at least something floral. And that is a bonus this year, because one of my favourite stores, White Stuff, has unveiled an amazing collection of floral print dresses, tunics…
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A feast of style and colour – Selfridges/Vogue new season fashion show
Fashion-mommy was lucky enough to be invited to the preview of the new spring/summer 2011 seasons at a special fashion show held by Selfridges/Vogue on Thursday night. The show took place in the Birmingham branch of Selfridges for a specially invited VIP audience, who were first treated to an acoustic set from up and coming singer Tom Wardle, along with champagne and canapes, and then to an amazing array of fashion looks that would suit all occasions. The presenter of the show was Vogue’s executive fashion editor, the beautiful Calgary Avansino, who look amazing in a sequined gold dress from Phillip Lim, She was the perfect presenter for the event,…
