The Velvet Runway

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Patchwork Skirt

I am totally in love with this patchwork skirt from Zara (last year, but you can still find similar this year in just slightly different colours!). I love the patchwork pattern and I love the fact that I can wear it in Summer, with a strappy top as in the picture below, but…

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Sparkles and lace

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…

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Spring into Summer

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…

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Purple lace (Outfit of the day)

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 –…

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Lady in red : two ways to style a red dress

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…

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Florals (Flower Child)

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…

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How to wear jeans

Today is National Denim Day, and so in this post, I want to share with you three styling tips for How to Wear Jeans. For the past 17 years, ‘Peace Over Violence’ has run its Denim Day campaign on a Wednesday in April in honour of Sexual Violence Awareness Month, and this year…

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How to wear a maxi skirt

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…

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Outfit of the day : Street-Style Laguna Beach

On the drive down the PCH, Laguna Beach is located about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, so it seemed to be the perfect stopping point for some photos of this outfit. Outfit of the day : Street-Style Laguna Beach * Laguna Beach is just a few kilometres from Crystal Cove State Park, where…

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Street-Style San Diego

I am so excited to be back in San Diego, as I only managed to spend two days here on my last visit, which isn’t enough to do justice to this amazing place, which is the final stop on the drive down the PCH (just before the Mexican border). Outfit of the day:…

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