Back from my hols!

It's been far too long since I last blogged & I've really missed it! Somehow the school holidays and my utterly divine trip to Turkey interrupted my work flow but I'm back now! Turkey was fabulous and I felt right at home with the array of bright colours that the Mediterraneans' are not afraid to wear. The markets were a joy, although one had to remain extremely firm as the marketeers could sell ice to an eskimo and signs displayed saying "genuine crap" and "fallen off the back of a lorry" did make me laugh. Can you imagine this happening in the UK? Trading Standards would have a field day! The toughest decision one had to make each morning was "which bikini should I wear today?" I had 2 from Bravissimo (of course), one turquoise which has survived the sea, the pool, Turkish baths and the mud baths and a sexy white and silver one which was more suited to St Tropez than splashing around the pool with the kids, but felt fab. So lots of bright sarongs, a massive hat, sunnies and big earrings was all one needed to feel and look amazing. And the one thing I have learned about hot holidays, is that you only need take half of what you think you need. So it's back to reality from 34 degrees to 15 degrees and time to think seriously about an Autumn wardrobe....

Radio Interview Monday 14th June 2010

I will be appearing on BBC 3 Counties radio 104.5fm tomorrow on Morning MK on my usual slot discussing hats, what to wear to a wedding, the Races and how to look elegant in the summer. As it's a pre-recorded interview it's on twice at 6-6.45am and then again between 8-9am. Hope it's helpful and I loved trying on all these fab hats whilst I was being interviewed.

Maxi dresses - Top of the fashion Pops!

Hurrah! The sun has finally decided to make an appearance and seems here to stay over the weekend for which I am very grateful as it's my friend Annie's wedding day tomorrow (I'm sure she's mightily relieved too!). We can now turn our thoughts to summer and what to wear. My top tip is to rush out and buy a maxi dress immediately. Maxi dresses have been top of the fashion pops for the past 3 seasons and are even hotter news this summer than ever. There are a proliferation of dresses on the High Street and my top tip is: be cautious if you are petite, go for a small pattern and not vertically seamed which will only serve to make you look even shorter. If you are of average height or tall, then be bold with patterns and chunky beads. Maxis can be dressed up or down, go low key with flip flops or gladiator sandals and a denim jacket and conversely, tarted up with killer heels or wedges and masses of bling. The best thing about Maxis is that they are what I call the "compromise" dress in that you can look feminine, cover up cankles and not have to slather on the fake tan.

Enjoy shopping!