New season clap hands!

I know it is meant to all be about the sales right now and bargains - but being a flibberty gibbet means nothing excites me more than new season stock... Don't panic I'm offering up one item to dress up your current wardrobe. One won't break the bank the other will enter slightly into strain range.

Deepa Gurnani gun Triple Loop Headband £29.00

or

Deepa Gurnani Chain Embellished Headband £60.

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Back to Black

If you are in any doubt about the usefulness of black in your wardrobe then banish those doubts and embrace the black. At the my-wardrobe A/W10/11 press event there was an abundance of black. I had to hunt for the colour and actually I sort of liked the familiarity of the ...well black.

See by Chloe and Love Moschino bags

Keep your furry things!

Twenty8Twelve Black Leather Jacket

White looks so good near or next to black

I loved these boots by Sam Edelman

Headpiece modelled by Claire of Wacey Style

DVF gold jacket (but the lining is black!)

Close up of gold material

By Marlene Birger black leggings with sparkly detail

The detail on the leggings

A gorgeous pale pink tunic top or dress from By Marlene Birger - I made the effort to hunt this number down for Faux Fuchsia. The rest of the dresses and tops By Marlene Birger were ...black

Beautiful ruffle detail on Paul Smith Black - you've guessed it black dress!

Halston Heritage Faux fur caplet

Halston Heritage Dress

Manoush Black Dress

Loving that....

If you are heartily sick of Valentine Day marketing and products, then quick skip to another blog. But, it is the time of year for hint dropping. I normally partake in such an attempt with Mr MDS but having no funds to spoil him in any manner this year I'm keeping stum and hoping for a Valentine's surprise. However hope is not usually a good method, I find direct action the most useful.

When it comes to Mr MDS I know exactly what he likes but it isn't the same the other way round. He has a vague idea but never exactly the specific thing. I would be buying him this Richard James tie as it is very spring like and fresh, plus I could pat him on his way to work in a Betty Draper manner.




There are plenty of gifts in a range of prices for you or the person in your life if you are feeling particularly loved up and my-wardrobe have handily given me a code to cut out the cost of shipping on accessories, bags and shoes. You can tell they know what folks buy!

Voucher Code: FREELOVE

Validity: 08.02 to 14.02 only

Value: Free UK standard shipping on accessories, bags and shoes only

In the Pink again

Once in a while in the life of a stylist everything goes wrong. Well actually you can substitute stylist probably for lots of other jobs but I'm all about the drama today. The weather has hindered my normal operations, appointments, meetings, castings and samples.

Also I've noticed a few brave souls have jumped ship from their jobs in a fervour of new beginnings, meaning I have to build new relationships (sigh). However, in the midst of my woeful snow bound fat hips*, (toast and tea does not make for svelte stylist) hidden in thermals and pyjama bottoms world, there has been a chink of light enough to lift my lips from mug hugging to a heartfelt smile.

The wonderful my-wardrobe peeps have accommodated my late in the day request for samples for this Friday. They are such a nice bunch and it makes me happy that when all around is cold and slushy, warmth emanates via email.

And speaking of warmth how about these candy pink trio to add a sorbet splash to your wardrobe when the sun shines once again.

Acne Pink Wonderful Ruffle Tank £136

Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Pink Sunday blouse £157

Sonia by Sonia Rykiel Pink Tapered easy fit trousers £234

* not wishing to detract from today's post but I made my 10:30 Mayfair meeting with a lighter load as it appears my fat hips are abating! Put on the dress that started whole hips crisis and it is noticeably slacker over hip area.

Inject colour or quality with sale items

Now if you do fancy a flutter with an internet sale purchase then please go for colour and quality. You'll need a little pick me up for the long, dark and drab weeks of January and February.

A great jumper to wear with your jeans - Sonia by Sonia Rykiel striped bow sweater now £118

A cardigan to take you from now all the way through to the summer. Until the sun shines and the flowers spring from the ground, just wear this cardi over a skinny polo neck or over a white shirt. See by Chloe gold cropped cardigan now £181Or this neutral but beautifully pale toned tunic dress from Antik Batik now £199 is embellished enough to add sparkle day or night but easy to wear with tights or leggings layered with boyfriend cardi. Then come summer time wear with flats and a good piece of jewellery.

30% off everything at my-wardrobe

Hot off the press and in to my inbox is the news that my-wardrobe are having a...

SPECIAL WEEKEND OFFER: 30% OFF, INCLUDING ALL BRANDS

We are doing a special weekend treat and offering a 30% discount on all our brands only excluding sales items.

So now is the time to get shopping Partydresses and Christmas Presents, spread the love!

The code is MWFF, just enter it in at checkout for a 30% off, Enjoy!

And this is in lieu of any bloggy thoughts I might have although I've nearly finished the dissertation, only abstract and acknowledgements to go!!

Just in...

....30% off ALL BAGS with my-wardrobe until midnight 23rd of November.
Just enter QJX156 in the promotional code box at the checkout!

PS do tell me if you find these things useful to know or plain dull. I just 305 off was not to be sniffed at. Feedback always welcome and taken on board. I'm slacking in my posts as tip tapping away on laptop only 2500 words to go!

I've got fat hips but still ate cake

See by Chloe summer tote

My fat hips have been creeping up on me for a while. Well it is more a bit more fat all over in fact, however after seeing Sister Wolf in her great figure splendour at 56 even whilst rocking a walking aide - I knew my hips were inflating. A quick text to Wee Birdy drew me no comfort because a) she had another appointment and we couldn't have a fat hip conflab at the my-wardrobe S/S press event and b) she replied No - fat hips!

So I hauled my fat hips to the my-wardrobe S/S10 press evening last week in the rain. Upon entering the thin hips world of the my-wardrobe crew I adopted a professional frame of mind and set about appraising the collection pushing my hips to one side.

I found this McQ dress first amongst the racks and rack of clothes. I loved the colour and easy shape of it - the material and print is beautiful.



Yet more colour and style in this gorgeous number from Manoush. It is glorious and instantly made me think of summer days even though Christmas hasn't come.

I also fell in love with a beaded jacket from Kite and Butterfly. Very glamorous but equally would work with t-shirt and jeans.

I snapped the summer sandal flats, more updates on the gladiator styles but mostly in sumptuous suede.

Being in the UK one can expect rain in Spring and Summer and what better than these cute welly booties from Vivienne Westwood


And these little beauties are Zandra Rhodes designs who had been backed by an American company whose names escapes me but I was told they'd been selected for SATC2. I heard this quite a few times and all I could think was what hasn't been selected for SATC2. But the shoes really are interesting summer footwear and in strong interesting colours.


I sort of passed on the swimwear due to my fat hips. It was a note to self moment, sort it out! However, the D&G pretty print had a lovely retro feel to it that was strikingly pretty and instantly made me think of Sorrento and Capri (in my dreams).

There was a very Navajo vibe going on in the midst of the usual glitz of summer stuff. I noted these earrings on a perspex table and then the House of Harlow loafers with similar details.


I was impressed with the House of Harlow shoes, well made and good material. The lattice flats are stunning in the flesh and somehow don't translate in a photo.


These See by Chloe wedges hit the nautical note and also reminded me I needed to nip off home. I was tempted by these little beauties on my way out and despite my fat hips a yellow and purple teeny tiny cakes found there way into my mouth - opps!

Oh my!

Strutting around London this morning were a bunch of guys not to shy to put their smalls on display. Granted they were wearing Paul Smith and not Tesco so that might have had something to do with it; plus they were suitably attired with bowler hat and accessorised with a newspaper.

Now this bunch are not as rockin' as Kanye's posse as posted by Jac&Jil and referenced by DisneyRollerGirl and Style Salvage
But for the discerning chap, he can now watch Soccer AM/Match of the Day/Sky Sports and The Heineken Cup and still shop - truly multi tasking is now an opportunity for men thanks to the launch of My-Wardrobe's Menswear

my-wardobe.com Menswear, Paul Smith boxers, Falke Socks and a £1000 comp is on offer too for both you and him!

I got sent these as my-wardrobe advertise on my site. I very much like the business as it has taken them years to build up against fierce competition. I'm really pleased Sarah Cullen has made such a success and it is nice to have a good news story in the midst of a recesion.