Be Inspired

If you have dreams and you are constantly

making excuses, then I urge you to watch this.

This was on Britain's Got Talent a few weeks ago.

When you start watching it, you are probably

thinking exactly what Simon Cowell's face is saying!

DON'T click off before 1:36- this is the turning point
(and you'll miss the fun part ;-)

As always I would love to hear your thoughts

Happy Weekend Lovelies

xxxx

It's All In The Jeans

Now here's the thing Girlfriends.

I've always been terrified of wearing white jeans.

Yes, my secret is out.

Why?

I always felt it was for the super lithe,

bambi-esque type legs (which I certainly don't have).

I'm not fat, but I am no Eva Longoria.

Also I have always been aware of the white jean

disasters I've seen walking around such as the image below.

Apart from not understanding the fascination with this family,

she just doesn't do white jeans properly for me

(she seems to make everything look trashy-or is that

just my opinion?)

Not a look I wish to emulate

But now I've come to realize that maybe white jeans are

the chic older sister of the blue jean.

Blue jeans are for very relaxed environments

whereas white jeans are more for a smart-casual alternative.

I think they say "I'm a little more sassy

than your average denim wearer".

Michelle Obama is clearly all woman (not waif)

and I think she wears white jeans more than she wears

blue jeans

For me the Queen of White Jeans

has to be Liz Hurley. She's not a stick

insect but I think she gets it right

(and she's more my shape).

I love her Capri version

I think to keep out of "mutton-territory" one needs to avoid 

the sparkles and embroidered spangles that some jeans have.

Also perhaps avoid the ripped versions.

I think if you keep it classic chic paired with plain khaki

black, navy and grey you can't go wrong.

Marilyn Worked it With Black

Three pieces that I think will rock your

white jeans if you are keeping everything else

neutral

here

here

here

here

I would love to hear your views on white jeans in general.

Do you, or don't you?

Now the next job is to find a pair that

flatter and don't make my rear end look like

someones over stuffed sofa!

xxxxx

Happy Birthday VB!!!

OK, so Mrs B celebrates turning 40 today and there

are so many reasons why I have so much respect for this woman.

She faced some of her harshest critics from the UK, and yet she

just kept her head down and kept on keeping on.

Here are some other reasons I respect here so much.

Don't you think she looks so pretty without the scowl? This is my
fav picture of her.


"Most people never become this successful in their second careers.
She is an exception in every sense of the word-in her personality
in everything".
(Karl Largerfeld)


I love that she could have just sat back, become a
footballers wife and nothing else. But she has really had
to strive to get respected in the fashion world, as everyone
was just waiting for her to fail. She plugged away
for years and now she seems to have reached her pinnacle.
That's a lesson in success if ever I saw one.

Cheryl Cole in VB

"She had an amazing potential that only certain women have-
such as Diane von Furstenberg. ………She is not a designer like me, but
she has something that I don't have; a unique sense of wearing what
she creates, images of which go round the world and sell it!"
(Roland Mouret)

"Don't underestimate her" 

(Anna Wintour)

Jennifer Hudson in VB


"She is spontaneous with a great sense of humor; humble
yet at the same time driven by a healthy ambition. She
is a perfectionist, like everyone who is passionate
about their work"
(Emmanuelle Alt-Editor-in-Chief, Vogue, Paris)

"She is a very sweet woman with a great sense of humor.

You can tell she's passionate about her collections"

(Manolo Blahnik)

Miss "Conscious Uncoupling" in VB

What I personally love about her is that the word "humble" comes up

continuously by people that know her. She has to be one of the most photo

graphed women in the world and yet I have never read of any diva

behavior in any shape or form.

Some say that she knows all the right people hence her success.

I don't agree. You have to do more than "know" the right people,

you have to deliver and she has shown she can deliver through

sheer hard work and fiery ambition.

Oprah wearing VB

She always said she wanted all shapes of women to
wear her clothes and she stayed true to her word.
It wasn't just a marketing ploy

"We're close friends. She's just an amazing woman….

I aspire to be like her some day. She is not

just another celebrity trying to have a clothing line.

She IS fashion and definitely knows what she is talking about"

(Eva Longoria)

Her BFF wearing VB



She recently revealed that she collects crystals to
create positive energy, believes in karma
and works out at 6am five days a week!
(now that is someone disciplined!)

German Vogue in 2010

British Vogue in 2008

"I look at people like Victoria Beckham and 

admire them so much……………I don't know how she

can have four kids the perfect brand and an even

more perfect husband".

(Paris Hilton)

She is certainly like Marmite-you either love

her or hate her. I am going with the former.

She doesn't always get things right. She has

had more than her fair share of fashion blunders,

but haven't we all by the time we get to 40.

I would love to hear your views.

Happy Easter Lovelies

xxxxxxx

Feeling Fruity

OK Lovelies, this is not what you are thinking.

Instead it's about the sight of seeing orange everywhere.

Marc Jacobs Bag and Hermés Cuff

It then occurred to that I don't actually own 

anything in this zesty shade.

Maybe I should be more adventurous with

this color;

 * a color that is said to represent

joy and creativity.

Hermés Scarf

* a color that is said to stimulate an  increase in socialization skills 

and increased oxygen to the brain ( I think I need this

color in my life pronto)

* orange is a word that nothing rhymes with (think about it).

Stunning chandelier earrings 

adorned with madeira Garnets.

Available here:

* orange is a color associated with summer and the

hot sun but also the color of harvest and autumn.

Gucci Python Ankle Strap Sandals.

As I said I don't own anything orange, but is SO need
these sandals in my life.

Hermés Orange Birkin

*Orange is rare in golf apparel

*Celebrity Mario Batali uses orange as his signature color.

Could it be because it is a color that is said to encourage feelings

of hunger and contentment. Which is the reason many

restaurants use this color in their decor.

Stunning chandelier hoops with light and dark Amethyst

and madeira Garnets. Available here

Do you agree with Mr Sinatra? 

Is Orange the happiest color for you?

If not, what color makes you really happy?

Wishing you all a "fruity" weekend ;-)

xxxx

This Spring I Wish For You………..

Well it's officially Spring (so I keep

being told) and apart from the odd day 

here and there (in the UK), it doesn't feel

like it should.

When it arrives it is definitely my most

favorite time of the year.

It's the month of my birthday,

so it always feels like the month of

new beginnings and  new promises

to myself.

I hope it hurries up and arrives and

when it does…...

* I wish for you the amazement of Spring that is 

always better that you dared expect

*I wish for you the desire to throw caution to

the wind and invite your "inner child" back to 

the party (why does that always happen

when the sun is shining?)

* I wish you the delight of seeing seedlings coming to life;
something that looked like an impossibility
when you first planted them

*I wish you the joy of dew on the grass as the sunlight
tries to burst through the morning clouds

*I wish you the joy of finally feeling the
heat of the sun on your skin; a feeling
long forgotten

*I wish you your first bunch of 
gorgeous daffodils; bought by you…..
for you ;-)

* I wish you the  smell of new fragrances that remind you
of  lemon groves in Italy, Orange blossom
from Spain or lavender bouquets from Provence, France.

*I wish you the courage to bear those
legs beneath pretty tea dresses 

Dress: Oasis

*I wish you the joy of making time to just
sit………..and be.

Spring in New York's Central Parl

* I wish you the joy of all things zingy
and citrusy.

* I wish you the fun of shedding
all dark and practical footwear for
fun, frivolous and totally impractical ;-)

Gucci

* I wish you the joy of  lovely accessories;
accessories that remind you of Spring all
year round.

OK, we may not all have those legs, but we can compensate with sparkles ;-)

Earrings here
Ring here

What most excites you about Spring lovely ladies?
xxx