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What do you wear to a wedding if you are the mother of the bride? You can’t copy the “bride’s dress” by choosing white, and please God, you must not be seen dead in insipid pastel colours, especially if it’s a winter wedding.

Here are some tips:

Make a statement: Your outfit needs to tell everyone that you are exceptionally significant in the wedding. Ushers and fathers have it easy, with the tails and top hats that the other male guests aren’t wearing, but women need to make a little more effort. Fuchsia makes a bold statement, providing you won’t be clashing with the bridesmaids. It can be dressed down slightly for the boring day part and once you take off your jacket, you can floor the opposition ie: the groom’s mother!

Make sure you feel comfortable: You have probably taken over half the wedding guest list, so it’s a given that distant friends and family will be in attendance. It’s important to look great but not at the expense of being uncomfortable. Weddings are notoriously long days, so ensure the materials are luxurious and feel soft against your skin.

Ban frumpiness: A half inch the wrong way on the hem can be the decider between stunning and frumpy! Don’t make that mistake; get some opinions from people you trust. When the eyes aren’t following the “bride’s dress”, they’re analysing your outfit. So give them something great to look at!

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Warm up your legs in lace tights © Shopzilla

With colder days around the corner, our bare legs can quickly turn goosepimply and are a sure sign that autumn has arrived.

Why not warm up your legs in a fashionable way with a pair of lace tights? They are a great alternative to leggings especially if you aren’t yet ready to wrap up completely in thick tights (opaque). As the 80s fashion is still a huge influencer for the autumn fashion season, you will be following the fashion lead. Also stars such as Katy Perry and Peaches Geldof have been seen wearing lacy leg wear.

There are various items with which you can team these tights. Keep it classy and wear them with a smart dress and high heels. This look is even suitable for the office. If you want a little more extravagance, combine them with a denim skirt, biker boots and a lumberjack shirt. For anyone that that’s not ladylike enough, a mini dress and boots would also look great. You can find lacy tights in almost any store on the high street and it is, at the same time, an inexpensive way to update your wardrobe.

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I was browsing the internet for handbags – as I do - and I stumbled across Matt and Nat’s Vegan Leather handbags – and I thought to myself: “Hang on? Vegan handbags? Do they mean fake leather?” And it turns out yes. This represents their credo: Fashion forward AND vegan. I guess the difference is here that non-leather is the conscious positive choice rather than the cheaper option in production!

Magenta vegan leather handbag © Matt & Nat

Well they do make you feel that it is not as the cheaper option as their handbags are the most pricey – non leather handbags I have ever seen! Well, well, but if I understand right, they are made from Japanese paper… and they do look tasty, they have their very own original crinkly look.

This pink vegan leather handbag is for example made from 100% recycled magenta faux suede lining and costs £75. The brand Matt &Natt is committed to social responsibility and to the environment. That means all linings are made from recycled plastic water bottles. Even greater is that you will find a message inside of each bag, that will let you know exactly how many bottles were recycled to produce your accessory. Isn’t that great?

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Lilly Allen covers both ends of the fashion spectrum. Besides her music, the singer is getting her hands more and more into the fashion business.  While designing her own jewellery collection for H Samuel, she will also be the new face for Chanel’s fashion accessories.
For the new Chanel accessories campaign, we will see Lilly with diamonds and handbags.  The singer got very creative when it comes to the pendants she designed for the High street juweller H Samuel.  The pendants are very playful. Watch out for pandas, flamingos and ice cream. According to her, she enjoyed working on the collection, especially as she had a lot more creative freedom this time compared with her previous fashion collections at New Look.

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Paisley Print Dress © Paul Smith

In September two of my friends are getting married and the usual question has come up: what am I going to wear? Over the weekend I have been searching the web to find a nice dress for the wedding. A few weeks ago I saw a lady on the tube wearing a really nice dark blue dress and since then I decided that for this year’s wedding celebrations, I am going to go for dark blue dress, too. The colour is elegant and very flattering on your figure. But it turned out to be rather a difficult hunt to find a similar dress. After spending an hour online and coming up with nothing not finding anything similar, I gave up.
And imagine my surprise this morning on my way to work, when I saw a blue dress in one of the shopping windows. There it was, waiting for me to try it on. So I went into the store and within minutes I was in the changing room and the dress fit perfectly. Now I don’t have to worry about finding a suitable dress anymore, it just leaves the matching shoes, handbag and accessories…. Should I wear a waistbelt with it?

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Green guess handbag © Guess

Guess are really pretty close up. Something I have never really realised. I have to admit that they are not necessarily exactly my style, but I can understand why someone would find them appealing.

Guess are not purely a handbag brand, they are also famous for their other fashion items – besides clothing especially their watches and jewellery are worth a mention. Guess was founded by Georges, Armand, Paul, and Maurice Marciano, four brothers born in Ouarzazate Morocco but who supposedly grew up in the south of France and were influenced by the culture and style in the region. They moved to California in 1977 and founded the company in 1981.
Here are some handbags that you can currently buy online – one even as new as from the Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 collection!!

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It’s Friday, with the weekend ahead of us. So today I thought to write a slightly different blogpost. Instead of writing about the latest fashion trends it’s today all about the art of cocktail making. There are several thousand cocktails to choose from and everyone knows the classical ones such as Mojito, Cosmopolitan, Sex on the beach or Mai Tai. Why not be creative and create your very own cocktail and add some additional spice to the classics.

Sometimes it is easy to give a classic that special touch. My favourite herfashioneye’s casanova -. It’s sweet, refreshing, fruity and aromatic.

Refreshing fruity cocktail © flickr.com by Swamibu

What you need for the herfashioneye’s casanova:

• 1 cl Raspberry Puree or Raspberry Jam
• 2.5 cl appletizer or apple juice
• 2.5 cl Champagne
• 2.5 cl White wine
• 4 Raspberries as garnish

The preparation of this magic drink is simple. Pour the Raspberry Puree into a long glass filled with ice. Add the Champaign and White wine and stir. Top up the rest of the glass with appletizer and enjoy the refreshing and fruity cocktail. As garnish add raspberries in the glass.

For those who do not really like the Casanova cocktail, there are several other combinations of apple juice or even appletizer for some additional fizz. All time classics are the combinations Amaretto and apple juice. Have you ever tried appletizer with Zubrowka Vodka (bison grass vodka). Delicious!! When the both liquids are joined together it gives a cinnamon taste, particularly nice for those winter days.

Happy Friday!

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Bridget Jones' knickers

Who hasn’t watched the movie Bridget Jones diary and doesn’t remember her infamous pair of big white knickers, which would have turned any man off? This infamous pair of knickers worn by Renee Zellwegger in the film could had been bought in auction for a good cause last month. They are even signed by Hugh Grant who also starred in the film. He wrote “Hello mummy! Lots of love and kisses Hugh Grant xxx”. The auction was for the Royal Park foundation. This “sexy knickers went for £150.

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fashionable leopard print dress ©Shopzilla

Celebrities are showing us their love for leopard skin and it continues to be a hot fashion trend this autumn. So why not add a touch of wild and exotic–ness to your wardrobe.   From animal printed clothes to leopard print footwear and accessories such as wallets and handbags, there is plenty from which to pick and choose.  Your money will be well invested as it seems this classic animal-print will never really go out of style.

Animal and leopard print clothes may not be for everyone as not every woman feels comfortable wearing this type of print.  Some may think a leopard dress looks a little overdone and should be reserved for the catwalk. But  these women should be proven they are wrong, as there are plenty of combination possibilities.  Everyone can follow this trend without looking like they’re going to a fancy dress party. Choose a single piece of animal print clothing or accessories and combine it with a plain outfit.   Accessories will pimp up your outfit and make the perfect sexy party outfit.  If you are a fashionista who wants draw attention then you should consider investing in an animal print jacket this season to invest in an animal print jacket and the looks will definitely follow you. The Leopard print jacket goes very nicely with jeans and slim black pants.

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Oh, I waited for this one!
Ever wondered what the most desirable ‘do is in a man’s mind? Would he still find these starlets as attractive if we just showed him their locks? Armed with pics of celebrity styles (with their faces blanked out, naturally!), journalists from Handbag.com took to the streets to find out which manes men secretly love and loathe, with some surprising results….
Real guys say what they think about most popular celebrity hair styles!
Here are just the best comments:

• On Kate Moss’s fringe: “It looks like a party wig!”
• Sienna Miller’s crop:”Cute, cool and fun”
  • Victoria Beckham’s Pob:”Great shape. Classic but still stylish”.

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