Simplicity

Simplicity requires quality to truly shine. Aga looks fabulously understated in her Sonia Rykiel slouchy fit dress, Cos cardie and Liberty sandals. The picture was taken in Clapham Common during the SW4 festival, which brought out gazzilions of identikit fake tanned blondes in shorts and gladiator sandals. Aga stood out as I really love the contrast of black against her porcelain skin and the simplicity of this outfit.

Soho Pride IV - the beautiful people

Simply stunning - it's the shades and the attitude...

Soho Pride III - a modern take on John Steed

It's the bowler and red leopard print jeans that give an edge to this outfit. Note the badges on the waistcoat - slightly punky... Modern version of the sartorial perfection that was John Steed:

Soho Pride II - Safari

The hair, the dress and the totally on trend tartan shoes that somehow defy the full Safari dress look. Simply stunning.

Soho Pride I - pure 80s

Imogen snooped around Soho during the annual Soho Pride and snapped some pretty natty dressers.

Lovely slim sophisticated silhouette...

Here is pure Eighties but with an edgy twist. As a self confessed loafer-loather I actually love this pair - it's the Adrian Mole style rebellious socks that really make this work.

Rosemary's Baby II

Do you remember the innocent sweetness of Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby. The Vidal Sassoon boyish crop, the cute smock mini-dresses created a simplicity of clean distinctive look, extremely feminine, and yet with an edge of androgynous ambiguity that so beautifully frames the face and accentuates the features.



Here is a modern day Mia Farrow. The simplicity of the dress paired with black tights and barely any accessories, bar the amazingly well cut hair makes you realise how well this look holds up, among today's trends for an aggressive 80s revival and dark minimalism of the Nineties.





The key here is the hair so here is the shot of the beautifully cut back, that gives an extra edge to a very cutesy do.

The Original Agyness Deyn

Years before Agyness Deyn came on the scene in her explosion of boy meets girl vintage quirky bag lady chic, there was this girl called Fransje. Fransje had an Agy crop in 2005 and wore chunky trainers and shiny leggings in 2006. As Coco once said, fashion changes, style remains, nobody embodies this phrase more than Fransje, who is totally unique and striking in her style.

Eybrow allure

Eyebrows make the face, no doubt about it. I have a personal preference for strong eyebrows as I own a pair of fine thick eyebrows, and honestly I love them so much they are my signature. When I once went for an eyebrow shape and the beautician over-plucked them, I threw a hissy fit and refused to pay. My eyebrows are now being done by a lovely Thai lady, patient and careful, yet I still give her a stern look and say pointedly 'only a tidy up please, nothing off the width please'. She indulges me with a patient smile but I am slightly possessive about them. I think Carine Roitfeld would not be herself without her pair of caterpillar like brows and neither would I.

Just look at Twiggy here - the wide eyed strong browed 60s look that made her so influential:

yet the 70s Biba look (OK, I admit this is about the whole look) but just see what difference the eyebrows make - she looks so indistinct and even strange, not like herself, as if her features disappeared:














I am therefore happy that strong brows are back in fashion. While the comeback of the glam 70s' look is great, I am happy that the over-plucked pencilled eyebrows have not sneaked back in.

Loved the ss2008 Dior look - strong Amazonian women with painted on eyebrows giving them strong slightly intimidating but immensely characterful look.


Long live the eyebrows!