Style Speaks Louder

Looking for hair inspiration I uncovered a whole SS09 twisted 'up-do' hair trend that was secretly hiding within the SS09 shows. Scraped back,tightly twisted,shiny immaculate and highly groomed hair (sounds painful)is going to be hot hair news for summer.

I love the models hair at Todd Lynn, with their sleek rolled twists on top of their heads, snaking around to create a sort of twisted knotted pony tail trailing down their back. Which is a new way to do a pony tail, especially for a party and also the perfect way to disguise a fringe that you are trying to grow out.

I also love the large double bun effect at Philip Lim, which doesn't really seem like hair but is quite striking and weird looking. Some may say it looks like she has something growing out the side of her head, others may say it is hair art, I would have to agree with the latter. The hair at YSL was also inspiring with a modern take on the beehive, which looks so chic and minimal but no doubt would take hours to construct.

Hair was also amazing at Valentino's SS09 Couture show. An elegant slick of the model's hair creates a very twisted and taut knot on top of the head. A little extreme for an everyday look but i love the way it look glamorous and alien at the same time.

I will definitely be trying out a few of these looks this summer when it gets too hot and my long hair starts to stick to my neck and risks getting the chop. As I quite enjoy having long hair until it gets to summer and it all gets a bit too hot and heavy and i suddenly decide i want really really short hair and have it cut off.

So thanks to the hair team at Todd Lynn and co. my lovely long hair will be spared the scissors this summer.

Through the winter months I have come to love the winter skirt or dress, after all who wants to be stuck in trousers all winter long, and i have to admit i have a bit of a tights fetish. I particularly love my AW08 Urban Outfitters Gothic lace tights but i find every time i put them on i spend about half an hour pondering them in the mirror before swapping them for a pair of opaques.

Dont get me wrong I'm not a lace phobic - i love it - i love my little black lace top, my Topshop lace dress and lace layered up, but when it comes to lace tights I'm stumped. Here is the problem:

No.1 I am tall so i have longer legs and therefore more leg flesh to be seen through the lace.
No.2 Most of my leg baring winter wear are either short dress or shorts themselves - coupled with lace tights creates quite a trashy 'look at me look'. Not quite what I was going for.

I also think layering lace tights over coloured opaques to be also a bit too much esp if the opaques are bight and the lace is black.
Bright tights + black lace tights = TRASH ALERT

So far I have not seen anyone who can work the lace tights. If you think you can do it with style please send me your suggestions or pics and i will happily put them up. Until then I think the lace tights will be restricted to Halloween outing only.

We may be stuck in winter gloom but one look at these beautiful Louis Vuitton (on the right) sandals should spring you out of the depths of January misery. These ethnic/tribal inspired sandals may be a little loud but they are screaming SS09, as summer is setting up to be awash with tropical prints and tribal references.

Alexander McQueen has used prints to the excess with a skeleton motif and colourful crystal patterns reminiscent of his colourful feather dress of SS08. Whereas Peter Piloto's prints are delicate prints of butterflies magnified to create some of the prettiest prints i have seen.

However it was these Louis Vuitton beauty's that first caught my eye. The crazy mix of leopard print, snakeskin, suede and tasseled embellishment on shoes is one way to tap into the look of summer with out going too far.

However if Louis Vuitton sandals are a little out of your wallets range, and lets face it they are out of the range of everyone, then fear not as the likes of Topshop and River Island have come to the rescue.

The pair above(on the right) are from River Island and in my opinion are the closest the high street can get to the original Vuittons. So make sure you are first in line when they hit the stores this summer.