Post Payday Treat with The Editeur

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The lovely girls at online boutique The Editeur recently asked me to pick my fall essentials and I gladly agreed - any excuse for virtual window shopping.  Plus, they very kindly said they'd offer my readers a 15% discount on the items I picked.  Just enter the code FASHIONMENOW15 to redeem the offer on the pieces above (the Joseph leather leggings and that amazing By Malene Birger crombie coat are my personal favourites). 

Shop all my picks for The Editeur here. 

P.S Followers of my Facebook page had first dibs of this discount on Friday - make sure to like the page to get sneak peaks of posts and extra shopping tip offs. 

Top 10 looks from LFW

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In the same vein as my New York round-up, I've pulled together a few favourites from London's catwalks - and yet again I went over and ended up with 13. Not very good at this am I. That's part of the joy of having your own blog I guess - the boss says its o.k to have 13 when the title says 10! 

Running a bit behind with this but will try and get Milan up ASAP before Paris. Fearing 10 (o.k 13) may well have to become 20 for the final chapter, already so much goodness coming out of the French capital....


Love a shirt-skirt as a you know, so this Ashish look struck a cord. The Coke-meets-raglan tee was pretty damn cool too. 


I loved the emphasis of skin on show at J.W.Anderson - this top isn't really a top at all, more a small flannel on strings which the picture doesn't really do justice too! The homely, domesticated feel to this look also feels really covetable - the simple black flat mule is clearly something to invest in next summer as well.


One of the most anticipated shows of LFW, Christopher Kane didn't disappoint (does he ever) with his petal-themed collection that drew on school textbooks and the science of flowers. While I loved the collection in its entirety, the simplicity of these delicate dresses are right up my street.


Can't you just imagine lounging around some fantastical Morroccan villa pool in this (preferably Hotel Beldi-one of the many places on my 2014 hit list)? This felt like one of the coolest, understated looks to emerge from Topshop's very flirtatious offering for S/S 14. Again with the flat slides too.


I always look forward to Simone Rocha (I remember cramming into her tiny off-schedule shows many seasons ago and falling for her PVC-meets-lace creations) and this oversized slip dress was the look that immediately resonated with me.  I really like the idea of wearing baggy, vintage satin slips with lace-up brogues or even trainers next summer.


No matter how 'a la mode' they might be, I'm not sure I will ever delve into pastels. However in terms of silhouette, I really liked Burberry's sheer slinky skirts and elegant sweaters. For someone who feels lost without a jacket or coat whatever the weather, the emphasis on summer coats was a nice direction too.


Black leather pinafore, cutaway turtle-neck and Birkenstock-style sandals tick all the boxes at Whistles. 



Again with the pastels, but I do like the tonal wide stripes and somehow the smokey eyes and slicked hair balance out any saccharine sweetness that comes from the matchy-mathcy combo. Those elongated t-shirt sleeves and flippy knee-length hemline are definitely details to recreate too. 


This is again one of those looks I don't love as a whole, but pick it apart and there's plenty of inspiration to be had. Namely the satin Bermudas, the sandals and the boxy suede jacket. Get rid of the shirt basically and you've got a goodie. 


Pyjama-dressing at its most elegant by Eudon Choi - loved the Japanese twist on the look too.There was also a beautiful backless jumpsuit but the front-on image didn't really do it justice.


So at first glance you might think the Meadham Kirchhoff show is as far from my aesthetic as you can get. But I actually loved it and as with many of the London shows, after appreciating it for the visionary and inspiring show that it was, you can actually start to dissect it and discover incredibly wearable and beautiful separates. This skirt is case in point - so gorgeous and ornate, I can imagine it feeling incredible on. Loved the New Romantic feel to the collection and the girlish antiquity lots of the looks had too.
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Into Autumn

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Readying for a new season.



images via Pinterest and Tumblr. Three of them are all from the insanely amazing French Vogue editorial shot by Josh Olins and styled Geraldine Saglio.  The first editorial to actually get me excited for a new season....

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Easy Like Sunday

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One of my favourite things to wear right now is the checked trouser that thinks it's pyjamas. Perfect for those of us at our happiest under a duvet and yet easily made out-of-the-house appropriate when teamed with anything other than slippers (New Balance or Birks for me). Add a polo neck and orthopedic sandals and you have probably the comfiest combination of clothes bar flannel button-downs for one of those weekends when all you really want to do is hibernate. 



Polo Neck // Zara
Leather Jacket // H&M (now sold out but other good ones from Whistles and Acne)
Sandals // Birkenstocks
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2013 Spring Fashion Trends for the Plus-Sized Woman

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Many of you may still be freezing from the cold weather that is still outside. You may not even want to talk about spring right now, but believe it or not, it is only a short time away. This is the time to begin thinking about what you will wear in the spring; especially if you are full-figured woman. As with anything in the fashion world, nothing is ever new. Most trends are just reinvented, repeated or reprocessed from the past. It is time to get excited about the upcoming season and the current trends; some of which you may already have in your closet.






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