The end of year summer festivities have more or less drawn to a close, which means that whether you like it or not, you’ll soon be heading back to the office. Although your work attire should reflect professionalism and competence, getting dressed for the office does not mean you have to leave your personal style at home. In fact a little creative edge to your outfit can do your professional im...

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Choosing that perfect New Years Eve outfit is more often than not a complicated task for the ladies and the lads. To help simplify the decisions you’re going to make over the next week, I’ll give you a few tips and strategies to help prevent you a) arriving too dressed up/ too dressed down b) looking mediocre in style terms or c) crying in your bedroom with the contents of your wardrobe spread...

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With summer and the festive season upon us I see it only fit that we talk party dresses. Trend wise it’s been a strong and relatively coherent year, with party dresses in particular receiving constant injections of lace, cut-outs, and sheer fabrics.

The year is moving on however and it’s time to turn over a new leaf and embrace the summer weather (albeit in a temperamental and irritable...

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The event that makes people gasp as you enter (and frankly, that’s the exact reaction you want them to have) is your wedding day. It seems that people often think however, that to get this reaction you have to wear a big, extravagant or highly accessorised gown. The truth is contrary to this and it’s often the clean, simple, and elegant that has an absolutely astounding impact.

Whether...

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Contrary to clothes, shoes and accessories, bags are often left out when one thinks of new trends, styles or outfits. But why? Women would be lost without bags! They are indispensable to our every day (and night) lives, and have the role of carrying our entire lives with us when we’re on the move.

The truth is, we tend to associate an element of risk with investing in a bag that could mo...

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Colour blocking has always been as big a spring/summer trend as it is a breath of fresh air after months of all those grey and black layers. Remarkably, whilst being one of the most dynamic trends around it still manages to be almost 100% fool proof in its styling criteria and with designers flooding the runways with colour this summer it is the perfect time to adopt colour-blocking into your s...

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Fashion seems to have turned rather a blind eye to men’s swimwear in the last few decades, and while there have been a few styles floating around every now and then, in general, the evolution of swimwear for males has been slow and relatively ignored. Once upon a time, male swimwear was purely about practicality - being the right materials and designs for swimming in water – now however, it has...

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If swimwear was ever to be more stylish than clothing, it would be this season! Now is not the time to settle for basic bikini combinations, and instead you should be bathing in one of the trends that are taking a strong stance over swimwear this season.

The very popular and influential vintage styles seen over the last few seasons have made their way into swimwear collections, and wit...

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What to wear to the next music festival always has you thinking for weeks in advance. Despite these long and supposedly ‘thought out’ decision periods however, festival goers seem to be coming up with very repetitive and predictable outfit choices. There are a few items in particular that come under my “festival fashion predictability” column. These include, denim cut-offs, tie-die, fringing an...

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Once Spring is settled in for the year we know that races season is just around the corner. It’s the perfect excuse to dress up, drink champagne, eat fine food, place a bet and for the lucky ones, enjoy a public holiday. Finding the perfect outfit for the day however is often at the forefront of women’s minds for weeks (sometimes months) before race day and can prove to be a tricky task while w...

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