Fashion Harmony

Throughout the pages of magazines, one always reads about the importance of 'a balanced wardrobe.' Like a box of chocolates, your wardrobe must have a number of options to satisfy your every need. However, unlike a box of chocolates it is vital to mix different flavours (in fashion terms:styles) together. You can't separate a mouthful of vanilla creams from a mouthful of orange crunches! (

I may appear to be going off on a HUGE tangent, I think I am in fact, but it is Easter and I had to get a chocolate reference in there somewhere-I have just eaten a whole egg in record timing!) Basically, what I am trying to say is that up until now, the key style tip has been to mix and match your items in relation to their source...

You can't wear vintage by itself

You can't wear high street fashion AND you CERTAINLY CANNOT wear full designer....(not that I have that risk at this time of my life!)

You don't want to look like you have stepped out of your grandmother's closet and you also don't want to risk looking like a WAG wannabe dresses head to toe in Burberry's best!

Up until now, one has been advised to hop and jump between vintage stores on Brick Lane, the high street stores on Oxford Steet and the swish designer stores (for some!) on New Bond Street.

So much effort for one look.

You may think so, however, one high street store has pulled out a fantastic new collection aimed at cutting your shopping trip short. You no longer have to endure the awkward bus journey of a trip between Brick Lane and Oxford Street because Miss Selfridge has introduced its own vintage inspired collection. Wonderful!

Floral Printed Flair Dress. £38

Denim Corset Bra. £28

This season, the collection has pulled out some beautiful floral patterns, delicate lace trims, distressed denim and the ever-so-vintage clinched in waist sillhouette. Now you can shop for high street fashion and vintage looks in ONE store. All you have to do is elegantly manoeuvre yourself around a selection of modern and vinatage looks. How painfully strenuous! The collection also comes with the added bonus of ensuring good quality clothing without the possible rips a tears and that permanent moth smell many vintage clothings come packaged with. You know the one- it is RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO GET RID OF even with a febreeze fumigation.

Nude Embellished Jacket. £45

Now all Miss Selfridge needs to do is take a note from H&M and introduce a designer range...

FASHION HARMONY IS THE FUTURE

but for now, thank goodness New Bond Street is just a short skip away from Oxford Street! Visit the Miss Selfridge 'Vintage Inspired Collection' online

Miss Selfridge Online

(there are some great videos showing the MS designers discussing the collection)

DRESS CREDENTIALS

THE FOLLOWING DRESS CREDENTIALS MUST BE ADHERED TO THIS SEASON

REVEAL A LITTLE MORE

Aqua Couture. £85. Asos.com

Mesh insert cross bodycon dress. £30. Asos.com

INCREASE SURFACE DETAIL

Mango Satin Bow Front Dress. £95.90. Asos.com

Asos Premium Raw Edge Organza Bow Dress. £60. Asos.com

BODY WRAP

Premium Pleated Slinky Bandeau Dress. Asos.com. £45

Three words are all I need...... CHIC, SOPHISTICATED and SEXY

When in the garden...

No matter how much the rainy English weather tries to prove otherwise, Spring IS on its way. I know this because of the annual reappearance of FLORALS on the catwalk. FLORALS ARE EVERYWHERE.

As the flowers in the garden start preparing to bloom, so do our wardrobes. Florals are a timeless trend-they just will never go out of fashion!Luckily for us, the high street stores are starting to showcase their spring designs bringing beautiful floral dresses to every shop window. The number one store to head to this season for the best flower fabrics is undoubtedly H&M. This season H&M have launched a new line which they have named 'The Garden Collection.'

On first reading about the line on the website I became extremely intrigued to see what designs the collection incorporated. At first, I had visions of welly boots and pleated skirts however, my visions soon became more imaginative and I started envisioning dresses adorned with roses, draped with ivy and embellished with forget-me-knots. Yes, I know my reveries are far from practical and way beyond the boundaries of anything realistic but on seeing the collection, I must admit, the designers at H&M couldn't get much closer to my dreams if they sewed hundreds of sweatpeas onto beautiful silk!

The collection is gorgeous, with delicate spring linens and silks covered in bold, feminine and eye catching floral prints. Don't expect simple, clear flower prints because H&M have come up with some fantastic abstract prints that blurr into their silk backgrounds giving a wash of colour and blended forms.

This dress....makes me speechless...it must be MINE!

I know what you are thinking: How can a Spring collection be much better without a flashy designer label raising its value? Well, I have the perfect answer! The whole collection has been made using enviromentally adapted materials like recycled polyester and organic cotton which means that while looking beautiful in these summer garments you will also be contributing to a more sustainable world.

HOW VERY VERY GREEN OF YOU! SPREAD THE FLOWER LOVE!