Summer of Music

Clockwise from top left- Parka with Patch Detail - ASOS, Chiffon Shorts - LOVE, Hooded Parka - Barbour, Joules Print Wellies - very.co.uk, Tortoiseshell sunglasses - Browns, Vintage Scarf Top - studsandlace.co.uk, Korres Festival Kit - ASOS, Studded Wellies - Hunter.

We’ve seen where the festival fashion favourites were born, and now is the time to start packing our capsule collections and make sure we are ready, come rain or shine.

Seeing those grey skies over June does not bode well for the British summer, so make sure you’ve been waterproofed, and take advantage of some of the more elegant Wellington boot and parka offerings.

On the other hand, with a little dose of luck, the sun might be shining on your festival crowd, so pick up a lovely little pair of print shorts, just like these from Love, or keep it unique, with a restyled vintage scarf top, such as this one from Studs & Lace.

With long nights and lazy mornings, your skin will be craving some much needed love, so keep it well fed and tended to with some mini saviour essentials, such as the lovely little facial heroes in the Korres Festival Kit.

By Laura Feasey

Festival Vintage

Festival Bracelet - Love Rocks, Sunglasses - Asos, Restyled Vintage dress - Pixie @Studs & Lace, Fringe T - Wildfox, Wellington Boots - Hunter.

Festivals thrive on the harmonious blend of music and fashion, a happy marriage where each party contributes an equal influence to make the other flourish. It was during the notorious days of Woodstock that we first saw Jimmy Hendrix saunter across the stage in a tassel fringed cape, and Joe Cocker showing us just how we should be rocking out in tie dye, so where better to look for our summer festival inspiration than to the great gods that showed us all how it was done.

Stay true to your vintage soul and take a classic piece and restyle it just like we have at studsandlace.com

By Laura Feasey

Festival Fabulous

Photo courtesy of www.slothboogie.com

As we begin to approach the summer and hope, with our fingers firmly crossed, that the sun does come out again to play, we are truly spoiled with a rich calendar filled with festival frolics and carnival clowning around.

A long time has passed since the days of green wellington boots and offensively coloured pac a macs, and this week we shall be looking at the very best in festival fashion. Whether you’re getting down and dirty at Global, picnicking at T in the Park or kicking up the Spanish sands at Benicassim, there is the ideal outfit just waiting to give you some festival fabulousness.

By Laura Feasey

Quintessentially Eccentric

Winged Jacket - Ebay  Silver Peplum Shorts - Asos  Body Chain - Topshop  Peacock Crochet Swimsuit - Nastygal

The great jubilee weekend not only highlighted the wealth of talent this country is home to, but the eccentric characters we have nurtured over the years. Of course no one could have ignored the hula hooping Grace Jones or the angel-winged Annie Lennox, and like it or not, they are anything but boring.

With designers like Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes having paved the way for the British eccentric, there is every opportunity to join the unconventionals and make your own little homage to our distinctive nation.

Us Brits have for a long time been known for our unique and uncanny attributes, so move over Lady Gaga, we were doing it a long time before you…

By Laura Feasey

Great British Style

Photos Courtesy of Rick Kelly at www.elleuk.com and Getty at www.mirror.co.uk.

So the bank holiday flew by amidst a haze of indulgence and all round entertainment, peppered with a spot of rain, as we Brits know all too well to expect. Despite the sinister looming clouds that seemed to become a constant fixture of the four day weekend, you were out in your masses, dressed in your finest attire and making a sartorial nod to the monarchy.

From Union Jack nails and draped flags to vintage tea dresses and wax jackets, British style certainly took precedence amongst the celebrations. Great British style is all about picking some traditional staple pieces, so come and have a rummage in our closet and invest in some timeless attire for your wardrobe… www.studsandlace.co.uk

By Laura Feasey

God Save the Queen

Andy Warhol’s Reigning Queen 1985

I hope you're all enjoying the lovely lengthy weekend courtesy of Her Majesty. Whether you have been seeking shelter from the downpours or have been lucky enough to bask in a little sunshine, you have been doing so in some fabulous jubilee outfits. Join me once the fun is over and we all somewhat begrudgingly drag our tails back into work and take a look at the weekend that was...

Vintage Weekend

Oversized top and ribbon necklace - www.studsandlace.co.uk  Jubilee Cupcakes - www.hummingbirdbakery.co.uk

So the four day weekend has finally landed and with just a few hours to go I’m sure we are all thinking of what Jubilee celebrations lie ahead. Whether you are donning your favourite tea dress and joining friends for scones and a brew, or you’re heading to revel in the royal spirit and dance in the street, you should be doing it in true Great British style.

From the tea and cakes, to the bunting and party outfits, the whole country has gone vintage mad in honour of the Queen, so why not come and gush over some of the very best items from the past with us at Hampton Court Palace on Monday 4^th June, where we will be exhibiting at the charming Jubilee Garden Party.

http://www.hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace/WhatsOn/JubileeGardenParty?EventDate=02/06/2012&Step=View

By Laura Feasey