The Crop (crap) top....

I have noticed something of late, when buying tops. Why are they all cropped? There are many lovely tops out there at the moment, depending on what you fancy from the current trends. I particularly love the floral stuff, especially if embellished, applique or crochet. There are so many influenced by Louis Vuitton's s/s 2012 range.
Theres also plenty of Aztec out there, as well as logo tees, and vintage inspired festival wear. But my main problem is the fact that the majority of them are really short!
They are either sitting on the waist or even higher, or asymmetric rising up around the middle. This is fine if you're a model, they look great on boyish frames. But I think anyone with any curves will struggle to make the majority of these work.
There are solutions though. Brave it and show your tum off, wear a tope underneath, wear with higher waisted garments, but a lot of this can take away from the look of the top.

http://www.asos.com/Women/Tops/Crop-Tops/Cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=15196

If you look at this page, no matter what style the top is, all are worn with a bare midriff. Fine if you look like those models, but really not suitable for a lot of us!
Its a trend thats been around for a while, and it amazes me that the big retailers have so many tops in this shape, as it does only cater for a small section of their customers surely?
Topshop have a beautiful selection of going out tops, but lots of these will sit high up. I would love to wear one of these with a skirt to a big summer event like a wedding or christening, but am yet to find one that looks right. All seem to be designed for their shape to be worn slightly loose with a low-mid rise skinny fit trouser/jeans and heels. This is a lovely look, but difficult to achieve inless you are a skinny minny, and pretty confident about your midriff.

This is the Louis Vuitton Look, very elegant and pretty.


I think this look is beautiful, but most things I have seen imitating this on the high street is in the form of a top, and most of them are too short.
So High Street, I have a request, bring us more length! Get over the crop top!
The Aztec trend is another big one. This can be quite an edgy look, and is great, but then its not so edgy if worn with a vest underneath is it!!
Like this one:
Not wearable unless like this. She looks great, but how many girls really look like this!!

I have come to one conclusion, I need to get to the gym, 500 sit ups a day anyone?!

Whether the weather be fine....

.....Or whether the weather be NOT. I need to know who controls our weather here in blighty. (I know its not controlled by a person, but allocating blame helps). It is July. Today I went for tea with a friend. This involved 4 periods of outdoor exposure lasting approx 30 seconds each -getting from house to car, car to restaurant, restaurant to car, car to house. I chose to wear a cropped leather biker jacket, and in this minimal exposure to the outdoors, I got soaked, and it was freezing! This is not on. Earlier today, I was crossing the car park in work in a cardi, and it was too warm, yet overcast with the sky about to burst. In-car travelling in the heat is no fun, cardi on, off, on, off, blah blah.
I bought some summer clothes in March, when we had a week of relatively warm weather. I remember it consisted of a beautiful H&M paisley maxi skirt, a couple of primark tops, and a Warehouse dress. All bar the dress are still in my wardrobe with tags on, we just havent had the weather for me to wear them, rubbish. I also made another summer purchase, slightly more reckless. I bought a pair of barely worn, BEAUTIFUL Chanel sunglasses from eBay. This is one of my best ever eBay finds (the other being the above leather jacket). They are tweed patterned brown, large squoval shaped, genuine, complete with case, cloth and authenticity card. It was a risk that payed off, I paid £94 for them, they are £277 on average in the shops. I bought them 4 weeks ago. They havent left the case! Again, this is not on.
It is not only these redundant purchases that are the problem. It is too windy for umbrellas, and the only coast suitable for this weather are anoraks, rain macs, and jackets. Anoraks and jackets are not good for work, they dont look smart enough, but have hoods. Macs are fabulos for work, but dont have hoods. Whats a girl to do? There are no coats available.
Going out for a few drinks is a pain too. I am now of an age where I take a brolly out with me, I know, its old. I can see the girls with false hair looking at me with disgust in their spray on dresses as I stand their with wet brolly in one hand, cocktail in the other and coat over my arm. I know its not a good look, i do. Their hair doesnt get affected by the rain because i) it is not real; ii) it is coated in hairspray; iii) they are from a superbreed of body beautiful, invincible eternal youths who repel rain, wind, and ageing and remain beautiful at all times.
So that is why I need to speak to this dude who controls the weather, sort it out! Bring us some sun!

A New Blog...

This is my attempt at a fashion blog...I have no professional experience or qualifications in writing or fashion but here I am combining the two! It will basically involve my musings and obervations on fashion past and present, who's wearing what and my thoughts on these things. Enjoy!