Monday, 26 August 2013

Spring is nearly here!

If you look outside today you could be forgiven for thinking Spring was already here. Today I decided to pretend it was by wearing one of the colours of the season Mint.

Jumper from Gap www.gap.com
Blouse from Witchery www.witchery.com.au
Jeans from Sass & Bide www.sassandbide.com
Ballet flats from Banana Republic www.bananarepublic.com

 


Saturday, 20 July 2013

A little bit of colour

Do you need some inspiration to add a bit of colour to your wardrobe?

My suggestion if you wear alot of neutrals - think black, navy, tan, grey and white - add some colour with accessories.

Really scared of colour - perhaps these Banana Republic ballet flats with just the toe cap in colour will suit you. www.bananarepublic.com

Or perhaps paint your nails with an OPI nail colour.  You can even see the colour on nails on their website. www.opi.com


A little more committed to using colour but still removable - how about this Mimco handbag. www.mimco.com.au



The last two are the easiest way to add colour; a necklace (this one is from Lovisa) or a scarf (from Kate Spade available from Bloomingdales). www.lovisa.com.au   www.bloomingdales.com


Monday, 17 June 2013

Feeling a bit blue?

 
 
Feeling a bit cold and blue this Winter? Brighten your day up with something blue that is not cold.  Try wearing different tones of blue together instead of mixing it with black for a change.
 
 
Feeling a bit blue?


7 For All Mankind skinny jeans
$265 - jades24.com


Kate spade
nordstrom.com


Coach duffle
coach.com


Banana republic
bananarepublic.gap.com

Saturday, 15 June 2013

A dress for Summer or Winter

One of my favourite summer dresses is a Gap chambray shirt dress; it is easy to wear and looks good with flats or wedges.  This is how I wear it in Summer, and if it is hotter I role up the sleeves.



 



As the warm weather was drawing to a close I didn't want to say goodbye to this dress so decided I needed to work out how to wear it for Winter. So I added some ponte leggings, a fur vest and some boots and my Summer dress is now a Winter dress.



I have since wore it with opaque tights and high heeled booties too.

Saturday, 18 May 2013

My week of wearing no black clothes.

10 days ago I went out for a Mothers Day Dinner with 60 odd other Mum's from my daughters school.  The first thing I noticed as I walked in the door was how many were wearing black.  The odd few had a bit of colour but it was inevitably teamed with black.

This made me ponder "could I wear no black clothes" for a week?  I posted the question on my facebook page www.facebook.com/stylishleigh and three people thought they could; but most thought it would be hard to do.

So for a week I wore no black clothes. 

Day one:  Blue shirt dress (like the Gap dress below), with tan boots, a red necklace and handbag. I actually got stopped at Chadstone by a lady who complemented my outfit.



Day two:  It was Mothers Day and after breakfast in bed I wore charcoal trousers (from Country Road) and a aqua blue top. Charcoal is a great alternative to black, not so harsh and goes with as many colours.




Day Three: Working in the office this day so wore navy trousers, a navy and cream print shirt and cream jumper with sequin stripes.

Day Four: I wore my favourite Hudson Signature jeans, orange jumper, cream and lots of different colour Kate Spade scarf (not the one below but Kate Spade has great coloured scarves and I had to show one).




Day Five: I thought that although I was not wearing black, my outfits were still a bit dull so picked a bright necklace from Lovisa. My outfit was charcoal trousers, grey jacket, white blouse, nude shoes and turquoise necklace



Day Six:  My day off, I wore a cream and glitter gold stripe jumper, jeans and tan boots. I had to add my cream coat and fur scarf when I went on the school run as it was freezing! Again I got complements!


Final Day! For my last day I wore a Jigsaw red skirt and necklace, a cream blouse with grey and taupe pattern and a grey belted cardigan and two tone taupe mary-jane heals.




www.stylishleigh.com.au

Saturday, 27 April 2013

Add a little Colour

Need to add a little colour to your outfit?  How about this Kate Spade necklace?

Saturday, 20 April 2013

Winter White

Love white but think it is for summer?  Here are some great pieces you can wear this winter.  I love a white winter coat especially over a black outfit.
 
White jeans are great all year round; levi's curve id are great as they come in different cuts for different shapes.
 
Lace is so feminine and this Witchery blouse will add some great detail to your outfit.  Witchery have teamed up to support Ovarian Cancer Support, so to help save lives buy one of their white blouses.
 
If you only feel like a little bit of white add some shoes, accessories or handbag.
 
 
 
 
Winter White

Witchery lacy top
$135 - witchery.com.au


Karen Millen military coat
karenmillen.com


Levi s levi s
levi.com


Suede boots
$205 - tonybianco.com.au


Michael michael kors handbag
$455 - harveynichols.com


Hermès enameled jewelry
usa.hermes.com