What's in the window: Spring is coming!!

Hi guys,
I cannot tell you how much I am longing for Spring. I think that because the cold spell came so early this year it feels long overdue: I keep forgetting that it's only January and wanting to slip my sandals on! And apparently i'm not the only one. The boring 'Sale Now On' signs are coming down (although Topshop are hanging on in, with new 'More lines added' signs in their windows). In there place are exactly what i've been waiting for: flowers, colours, plenty of white, signs that Spring will soon be here!

And to prove it, here's what's in the shop windows this week:

Stella McCartney

I walked past this window three times, admiring the flower heads, before I noticed the beautiful dresses below. How did I miss them? The screen print patterns are breath taking. And matching bags too!

Miu Miu

I love lazer cut outs, so these dresses immediately got my attention. I also loved the contrast between the nude and the neon on the shoes: if I had the money they'd be the perfect addition to my growing shoe collection!

Kenzo

This window immediately makes me think of my mum on a resort holiday. On how I long to wear crisp white shirts and not have to worry about throwing on my coat. Come on Spring: hurry up!!

Love, Tor xxx

ASOS SS11 Look Book: Prepare to Lust

Light, fresh, floppy, floaty, seventies inspired......I love this asos collection. I could spend my whole summer wearing just these five outfits. I especially love the masculine rolled up camel trousers, and the oversized camel maxi dress: i've gone from hating camel to being a definite convert. And my new carboot sale hunting obsession will be boxy handbags to finish the look, just like the one in the second picture. What do you think of the collection? And if you like it, which pieces are you coverting?

Love, Tor xx

ASOS S/S10 Press day: Prepare to lust!

Hi guys,
Today was the day of the ASOS S/S10 press day. I'm a big fan of ASOS (as you know) so I was excited to see what they would come up with for when the warmer weather returns. There was a really strong seventies theme throughout a lot of the collection, lots of burnt oranges and mustards that I immediately associate as being seventies colours. Longer hemlines were all over the place, however so were the short ones (so you can pick your favourite and still be on trend!) How's that for a non-sentence: you can buy both short and long skirts at ASO. Anyway I digress. Texture and embellishment featured much more heavily that patterns, which were minimal, and there were lots of sheer fabrics too.

My highlights were the shoes (lots of high heels, wedges, and chunky detailing) and ASOS Black collection, which had some great oversized embellishments on gorgeous white and nude dresses. I say enough of my rambling now though: let's let the pictures do the talking! Prepare for lots of pictures (*some images now removed):






The white dress is absolutely stunning, and I love the vibrant coloured handbags. Looking at all these amazing summer clothes made me long for Spring already: I love winter layering, but I really love spring/summer colours! Oh, and I have to have those cocktail sunglasses for drinking cocktails on the beach....

Love, Tor xxxx

Sneak peek: Florence and Fred Spring/Summer Collection

Hi guys,

Last night I went for a sneak peek of the Florence and Fred collection for next Spring/Summer. I know it's a little early to be thinking about next Spring when it's just starting to get cold and icy, but now i'm looking forward to it already! For me next summer immediately equates to my wedding and honeymoon, so I get really excited when I see summer clothes, and mentally pack them in my suitcase!

I loved the navy mid-length full skirt (shown above) and they had a great range of crazily affordable accessories, including some really pretty peach sandals, which were gorgeous! And i'm definitely going to be picking up that straw boater (also above)

Below are two of the pieces I really liked! They aren't the most fashion-forward dresses that were in the collection, but they looked and felt lovely: great patterns, gorgeous soft fabrics, and nipped in waists. Yum:

Other pieces I loved were some wide legged almost sheer floral trousers, and a selection of amazing patterned shorts. The leg wear was awesome! There was also a great range of floral dresses with a 50s flare that would be a curvy girls dream!

The nicest sideline of going to events is getting to hang out with other lovely bloggers. It was awesome to see Gem (of Gem Fatale) and Amy (of Wolf Whistle). It was also awesome to drink yummy cocktails and eat yummy canapes. I know they're laden with calories, but I am a girl who likes a canape. Go figure!

Whilst checking over the collections we also got to see the Autumn/Winter Limited collection, which is going online shortly. It featured some Christmas dresses so gorgeous that i'm going to give them their own little party feature next week!

Love, Tor xx