In the early part of the year I tore out of my free (yet again) newspaper, this time, an article which hi-lighted two fashion looks that will be ‘Big in 2016’. First is the ‘box’ clutch bag, second are ‘slipper shoes’ so in order to test this out I ‘hit the High St’ to see whether these Read More
So Marianne is looking ‘red hot’ for Valentine’s Day & she’s certainly no shrinking violet… more like an intense vibrant red rose of Valentine’s day romance and love fire! So how did she create this ‘look of love’?? With my help of course!! The punchy red 80’s influenced dress (very) was yep, you guessed it, Read More
When that familiar ‘thud’ sounded on my doormat I knew by the very ‘weight of it’s sound’ one of my trusty catalogues had arrived…it was time to make myself comfortable with a cup of tea & a tasty biscuit to discover the ‘delights’ inside..so excitedly I plundered on through this hefty ream of ‘useful items’ Read More
So it’s a ‘frilling’ start to the New Year and a real ‘cheer me up’ for the end of January, why? Well one of the key trends of S/S 16 is frills – a fashion prediction I made back in June 2015 with ‘My Hands Are Golden’ post see here https://philippanestie.com/my-hands-are-golden/ Yes I wondered as I Read More
With the weather getting much colder this week it’s time to firmly wrap up in those ‘winter warmers’ yes it’s time to be as ‘snug as a bug’ in those cosy winter comforts. Whether it’s your trusty woolly hat and scarf, ‘snuggly snood’, or furry hat, it’s time to don your ‘Winter best’ and take Read More
Marianne steps into the ‘dark side‘ with a look that harks all the way back to the Victorian era. The colour is black, the details are lace, ‘jet beads’ & ruffles & the style is dramatic with an added look of ‘mystery’…there will be no ‘mourning’ here for a lost era & time…as this look Read More
Now that the weather has definitely turned to a chill it’s time to get out those warm & cosy jumpers, cardigans, hats & scarfs…& if you don’t have them it’s time to start looking pronto! There is no time to waste & if you are a knitter then you’d better get ‘double knitting’ double fast!! Read More
Big pants! Yep, it had to happen sometime Big Knickers/Pants are in! I first noticed this trend a while back…but I thought it might be ‘fashion’s passing phase’ but no! This is not the case! With all the top designers featuring this look in their new collections not as underwear but most shockingly as Read More
So it’s back to the 80’s with Marianne & of course she’s bang on trend (yet again..) according to Hello Fashion Magazine’s recent report. Oh yes! Top designers are taking keynotes from this decade & reinventing (or maybe rehashing them might be more accurate..) to include in their new collections. From clashing colours to baggy jumpers, Read More
Due to enforced bed rest with my continuing flu, I thought back to my childhood in the days when any respectable lady or indeed child (as I was) wore a bed jacket. Yes! A jacket especially for bed! To not have one, was to be totally underdressed…! So I started a search in eBay to Read More
On the second ‘leg’ of my journey (don’t think there will be a third..) around the Island I present here my findings in the form of ‘sketches’ via my ‘very latest’ app, I mean why ‘bother drawing’ them when I can app ‘snap’ them into a sketch form with just a click? (or am I Read More
It was with great interest I read that the ‘High Gloss’ look from the late 1970’s disco era is about to make a resurgence. An article I read in ES magazine reported that fashion designer Marc Jacobs would be hosting a party to celebrate the launch of a book appropriately called ‘Gloss‘ by photographer Chris Read More
I spotted the Kylie Minogue jean patches in a rather dusty basket of oddments they certainly took me back to the 1980’s so I snapped them up immediately & at 3 for £1 I wasn’t going to pass this offer up! Of course I’m not going to ‘wear’ them I mean Philippa in denim is Read More
A recent visit to the charity shop has revealed a possible new trend..so what do I spy with my ‘fashion eye’? Well Stephanie resplendent in a straw hat ‘suitably distressed’, yes the look is what I would describe as quite definitely ‘Hill Billy’. This is not a look that crops up in fashion very often Read More
On my many trips to the various charity shops I invariably came across a very useful item, namely packets of unopened tights, the ex-owners loss is my gain in this ‘game if tights’…they can come from different decades styles & colours but in this I am certainly a winner with them costing on average just Read More
So its all a ‘bloom’ on my local High St, with the ‘flowers of summer’ bursting forth from all directions on all manner of garments, yes floral is it seems ‘de rigueur’ in my locality (& yours too – this is the High St after all). Now we’re in the ‘height of summer’ this is no Read More
