Focus Fashion Notes

There are some fashion styles that have remained ever popular. The original Hippie/Bohemian style has danced its way through the decades starting in the late 60s and had a re-boot in the 9Os as Boho. Flowing maxi dresses and tiered skirts, Indian style tunics and camisole tops.  Originally made with cotton or linen in a range of designs including embroidery, breathable Broderie Anglaise as seen below. Cool, free is the essence of the style in plain white or ecru. Rich colour tie-dye hipster bell-bottoms and t-shirts were an alternative but as today white is an absolute favourite for summer, easy cool for the beach, holidays, race days, watching the World Cup, Wimbledon, Summer nights and daytime festivals. Free spirit and flower power, emphasised by long flowing natural hair adorned with    Indian silk scarves, or ornate floral or beaded headbands, most popular was making your own daisy-chain band or sticking single flowers in your hair. To complete the Bohemian look ...

Bomber jackets seem to be back on trend with the girls especially wearing the brown leather variety as seen in the movie Top Gun . Running alongside 90s Grunge and Brit Pop was the Rave scene style , basic being baggy jeans, bomber jacket, baggy slogan or Acid House Smiley t-shirt.  The bomber jacket usually had the name of a rave organisation on it or a very specific brand eg Toking and Enjoy . Nike air max were the go-to footwear, the outfit topped off with a Bucket Hat. The vintage 90s jacket featured has an incredibly detailed embroidered logo front and back.   The  Eclipse Club  in Coventry was known to be the UK's first legal all-night rave venue and a massive influence on 1990s club culture . The original Flight MA-1 Bomber jacket was worn by US pilots, quilted lining to keep warm in unheated aircrafts, reversible so the orange lining would make them more visible to search and rescue if they were shot down. If you have a favourite fashion or music icon of...

Oh wow what a start to the New Year, 3 named storms, floods, snow and rain, rain, rain. 0n the bright side its also the start of Fashion Week, music and film awards season where the celebrities seem to be in a "who wears the skimpiest outfit" contest. I mean the winning 'see- through' has to be the low slung nipple ring dress..phew. All creds to those stunners but here in the real world it has been freezing in and out so Ive been literally living in my fleece lined shacket and my faithful Scandi knits and bobble hats . Although I'm not on the Alpine Olympic Team , The Dale of Norway sweater , featured, is my staple winter warmer for walks on the coast and countryside. In 2007 a Faroe Islands knit became iconic in the first Scandi Noir 'The Killing'. The black and white design with a simple star/snowflake pattern was worn by Detective Inspector Sara Lund in all three seasons of the award winning series and so began the Scandi trend. Attention to detai...