Today's picks

Check out some of these gorgeous key items that are available now:-

Dom & Ruby leather jacket with a waterfall collar and rope detailing on the arms.This is available from Harvey Nichols and also comes in Black.

Topshop basic high-neck vest top. These are an essential piece for your wardrobe. Available in various colours and at 2 for £10 hurry before they are all gone. 

Carven jersey mini skirt. This khaki high-waisted skirt features a silver tone zip to the side.Simply team this with a basic cami or tank top and a cropped leather jacket for a playful look.

 Gucci caged ankle boots. Perfect with your dresses, jeans and skirts.

Maison Scotch mini leather pouch bag. This cute little bag is the perfect size to hold your essential items without turning into the Mary Poppins bag!

Try this Bumble and Bumble surf spray to give your hair gorgeous beach boho waves.

Mac lipstick in 'Cockney'. This red shade is a gorgeous and girly bright shade that will pop this neutral toned outfit.

2011 is all about bright coloured jeans

I was in Zara a few weekends ago and was instantly drawn to the collection of brightly coloured jeans they had for the 2011 spring/summer collection.

I was going to try on either the bright red or jungle green pairs however as the store was really busy I left without trying them on. I had put the jeans to the back of my mind until I saw this picture of Kim Kardashian rocking a pair of Royal blue J Brand jeans. Ohhh, I just love these blue jeans!

 

Kim Kardashian wearing J Brand Royal blue skinny jeans

Splurge

These J brand jeans also come in a bright red, yellow and pink and are retailing for around £175 a pair.
I have my eye on a Royal blue and a bright red pair to see me through the summer months!
I've been a big fan of J Brand jeans for a while now as they are a great fit on me and always feel so soft and comfy on.


Save


If you are more of a savvy saver then check out these similar jeans from Zara. They are available in red, blue, green, yellow, pink and orange and at £19.99 each you can afford to invest in one of each colour!

Zara jeans

Vintage Chanel

I just love vintage pieces. When I wear something vintage my imagination runs wild with wonders of where it came from?.....who had it?.......was it loved and treasured?

Vintage Chanel has to be on most peoples wish list. Genuine vintage Chanel pieces are really hard to find and when you do find something you love, get it as the value of it will always go up and up when the years go by.

The vintage Chanel handbags are currently selling for more than the new seasons handbags.
My Chanel handbags I got around 2 years ago are now selling for over £400 more than what I paid for them back then. Each year they seem to go up by around £200 so if you want one now, don't wait too much longer as the prices will continue to rise and rise as time goes by.


Here are some of the beautiful vintage Chanel pieces I have recently come across:

How beautiful and special is this Chanel bottle holder:-

Made with a delicate gold toned chain and with the leather inter-laced detailing as seen on the handles of the bags this really is a little treasure.Not sure how my bottle of Evian water would look in this though!

The best of the Jersey Dresses

Jersey dresses are just perfect as they are so comfortable to wear and are super stylish.
From tank dresses to strapless dresses, i've selected some of the best jersey dresses that are out there now:-

Alice & Olivia tank dress

Camilla & Marc bustier dress

Karina Grimaldi long tank dress

Wilt tank dress

Rachel Pally long strapless dress

 Rachel Pally long cut out dress

Young, Fabulous & Broke dress

Rachel Pally mini dress

Indah Macrame mini dress

All of these beautiful dresses will see you from a summers day picnic in the park to a candle-lit dinner on the terrace by simple changing your shoes from gladiator sandals or wedges to ankle boots or high pump heels and changing your boho style bangles to a delicate jewels.

Block this way

When investing in your summer footwear, make sure you go for something with a chunky block heel. Give your skinny heels a well deserved rest and get on the chunky heels, not only do these look great, you've got no chance of getting these heels caught in a drain grill on the street!

Go for either an open-toe sandal or ankle boot with a chunky heel as they will look great with everything from your jeans to your pretty summers dress.

French Connection

 ASOS

Giuseppe Zanotti

Miu Miu 

Spring in the candy

Put your grey's and blacks to the side and see in Spring 2011 with the cute candy shades.

Wearing light and fresh pastel tones like lilac, mint green, rose-pink and pale blue will instantly uplift your mood for Spring and bring out your playful and romantic side. 

Check out some of these cute candy pieces that are currently out there:-

3.1 Philip Lim cut-out silk dress in baby blue

 

Roksanda Ilincic one-shoulder dress in coral

Versace cotton dress in lilac

Chloe pleated silk-blend dress in peach

 Versace cotton skinny pants in mint green

Miu Miu satchel bag in grey duck-egg

Miu Miu leather platform pumps in antique rose

 Versace multi-coloured pastel sandals

Standing Tall

I've been hunting for the perfet black ankle boot and I just love these from the Burberry Prorsum 2011 collection:

 These ankle boots are of a leather and suede mix and are wrapped up nicely with the over-sized buckles.
What's perfect about these ankle boots is that they will look gorgeous with simple jeans or will give your pretty, floaty summer dress that edgy feel. 


Check out how gorgeous these boots look on Rachel Bilson at the Burberry show last month:

 Rachel Bilson at the Burberry 2011 runway show wearing the suede/leather buckled ankle boots

Burberry suede/leather buckled ankle boots as worn by the Burberry models for the Prorsum 2011 resort collection. 

The perfect honeymoon bikini

For my honeymoon I can't see myself wearing a "just married" or "mr & mrs" doned bikini however I could see myself wearing this cute "tied the knot" bikini by Tara Matthews. 
This romantic white bikini has a gold cord-embellished heart detail on the front and the back of the bikini bottoms are finished with a "tied the knot" cord motif.
I think this bikini set is pretty and far from being cheesy like some of the wedding themed bikinis out there today.
This set is exclusive to net-a-porter.com and will set you back £240. 

What can I say, a special day requires a special bikini for your honeymoon!