They call me mellow yellow

I just realized that I’m having a major yellow moment after purchasing several Spring/Summer items in that sunny color. Now if only the sun would come out and stay out! My sole piece of advice though is to keep completely clear of pairing yellow with black – you don’t want to attract bumble bees :)   Neutral colors and denim are the better options.

Revlon Sunshine Sparkle - boots.co.uk

Zara dress

Cambridge Satchel bag at Asos

Asos patent leather belt

And finally, I couldn’t resist getting this dress for Sophia from Poppy Poppy – Designer Childrenswear and Gifts

Alice dress from Poppy childrenswear

Here’s to a brighter weekend

Today hasn’t been the nicest day in London as a steady, (seemingly) freezing rain made the school run extra fun. So to put myself in a better mood, I decided to look at my favorite websites for some fun, bright items…Hope they make your day better too and happy Friday!

1) I’ve just started getting into perfume again and recently tried a sample of Pucci’s Sole 149 Eau de Toilette. It has such an upbeat, crisp smell (a combination of tomato leaves, vetiver and jasmine) that I can’t wait to buy the full size version. Plus, the bottle is the prettiest yellow color, inspired by Italian mosaics.

Pucci Sole 149 perfume found at Space NK

2) I went on net-a-porter’s website and did a search for bright clothes and promptly fell in love with this Sandro dress. It’s pink, perfect for summer, yet quite grown-up!

Sandro dress at net-a-porter.com

3) For those of you with little girls who live in the UK, check out Trotters Kids Clothes | Childrens Clothing | Childrenswear | Buy Baby Clothes Online – Trotters They have the prettiest selection of proper summer dresses and are currently running a special where you can buy 2 for £50. This is still quite expensive but the dresses are gorgeous and perfect for parties etc. Plus, if you buy a size up they’ll fit for at least two seasons as the one I bought Sophia last year has.

Trotters website - Ric Rac Dress

Trotters website - Crossback dress

4) One of my favorite labels is Tucker because of their amazing prints (example below) – check out Shopbop for their latest drop.

Shopbop.com

Kids Couture?

When I worked for a fashion company in Milan, the executives would all go to the famous Pitti Bimbo event in Florence which is essentially Fashion Week for childrenswear as buyers for all the major stores (Bergdorf Goodman, Le Bon Marche and Selfridges among them) go to place their orders for outrageously priced items.  I used to think this was all a bit silly because as I have a young child myself I know how little time these garments last before either a) Sophia outgrows them or b) Sophia spills something – usually bolognese sauce – that resolutely refuses to come out even after 3 power washes and lots of Vanish! But a funny thing happened as this season I can’t wait to buy Sophia all the cute outfits  stocked by my favorite childswear haunts. As with adults, florals are big for girls this Spring/Summer…laundry be damned!

Here are some of the front-runners…

 

Eloise dress from Trotters (trotters.co.uk)

Butterfly dress from GAP (gap.eu)

Daisy Dress from mini Boden (boden.co.uk)

Vintage dress from mini Boden (boden.co.uk)

Funky print dress from mini Boden (boden.co.uk)

 

 

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