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Welcome back to the Velvet Runway and this post about this Ruffles and Prints dress from Topshop. I am so happy that we are finally having some warm weather and that all the flowers are in bloom. This magnolia bush is so gorgeous!! I love this ruffle and print dress from TopShop, as it’s so summery.  I paired it …

Welcome back to the Velvet Runway and this feature about sparkles and lace. As you know I have a thing for lace – in fact I’m not sure if there is a colour in which I don’t have a lace dress or skirt! Sparkles and lace Today, I am wearing this black lace dress from …

Welcome back to the Velvet Runway and this post about the May Style Challenge Review. As many of you know I have been co-hosting the Instagram May Style Challenge with 4 other bloggers – and it’s been amazing fun.  Have a look at my Instagram feed and check out some of the outfits and if you look at …

Welcome back to the Velvet Runway and this post about what to wear for a Weekend Getaway. Today is the last day of the Instagram May Style Challenge, which I have been co-hosting with 4 other bloggers – and it’s been amazing fun.  Have a look at my Instagram feed and check out some of the outfits and …

Welcome back to the Velvet Runway and this post about “Spring into Summer”, featuring this yellow dress from H&M. Today is the start of the last week of the Instagram May Style Challenge, which I am co-hosting with 4 other bloggers – it’s still not to late to join in the fun – have a look at …

Bring on the bling Today’s theme for the Instagram May Style Challenge (which by now I think everyone knows about) is “Bring on the bling”, which gives me the excuse to show off my new jewellery from the “Stella & Dot” Summer Collection. I love the turquoise colour of the items I selected today, with …

Welcome back to the Velvet Runway, and this post featuring this purple lace dress. Today is the start of the third week of the Instagram May Style Challenge, which I am co-hosting with 4 other bloggers – if you missed the first two weeks, it’s not to late to join in the fun – have a …

Welcome back to the Velvet Runway and this post about two ways to style a red dress. Ten days ago at the start of the Instagram May Style Challenge, I picked a few of my favourite sleeveless looks from the past few months and also picked a selection of my favourite high street sleeveless tops …

Welcome back to the Velvet Runway and this post about the prompt for today’s Style Challenge “Flower Child”. Today is the start of the second week of the Instagram May Style Challenge, which I am co-hosting with 4 other bloggers – if you missed the first week, it’s not to late to join in the fun …

I think that it is great that we have so many options when it comes to style and skirt length – mini/ midi/ maxi and all sorts of lengths in-between, and today I want to share a few ideas for How to wear a maxi skirt. How to wear a maxi skirt Read on for …

Following on from last week’s post about “breaking the fashion rules“, I am wearing horizontal stripes again, only this time they are more colourful (and the post is a lot shorter as I’m not explaining the optical illusion about horizontal stripes again this week!), although I am giving some styling tips. Horizontal stripes have long …

  Welcome back to The Velvet Runway and this post about “Breaking Fashion Rules“. As a midlife stylist it may be assumed that by now I would be “playing by the rules”, but as anyone who knows me will tell you, in my book “fashion rules” are meant to be broken or at the very …