It doesn’t matter what size you wear but how you look in what you wear

I think that so much is made of size in today’s society which makes women more conscious of their size. This mean that the vicious circle can never be broken unless we accept that all women are of different sizes. I think that although being thin has received a lot of bad press in the last few years, there are people out there who are genuinely naturally thin. Likewise with curvier, heavier women. I don’t believe there is a ‘too thin’ as long as the person in question is healthy.

Our obsession with weight and size means women now squeeze themselves into clothes they cant fit into or beat themselves up if they have to go a size bigger. The fact of the matter is that you look better in clothes that fit you and if you have confidence, you look amazing. As for sizes, I believe that there is too much difference between sizes in different brands to be able to say anything constructive about which are ‘too big’ and which are ‘too small’. Someone who is a size 10 in one store may be a size 14 in another so sizes are irrelevant. Only the person wearing the clothes knows what size they are, it is just the way you look when you wear them that translates to others.

It is true that women’s body shape is varied, more so than men, and I think that although our society is so set in its views about ‘plus size’ and smaller sizes, all women have the potential to look amazing as long as they dress correctly and true to their size. And also if they have the confidence to break the mold and go against the grain of acceptance in society.

A classic shirt is always in fashion

Any item of clothing that will never go out of fashion is a classic piece of clothing, for women this is often that old faithful little black dress and for men this is often a shirt. A classic shirt is a shirt which will go with anything, a crisp white well tailored shirt is a classic. It can be worn for business meetings during the day with a well fitting suit and a tie and by night it can be worn with jeans and smart shoes.

Of course it doesn’t have to be white, that is only what springs to my own mind, it could be blue, black or even pink! (The right pink though, so no garish colours.) The important thing is that it fits perfectly, that it can be transformed from day wear to night wear and that it is a timeless classic that will never go out of fashion. In the context of a shirt prints will never remain classics as prints are at the mercy of the latest fashions, but which ever shop you go into that crisp white shirt will always be sitting there at any time of year. A true classic for all time!

Is designer jewellery worth the money?

Designer jewellery (and clothes, whilst we’re at it) might look fashionable; but what are we paying for, really? The fancy box the bracelet comes in? The bag it is packaged in? Designer brands were invented specifically for the rich to have a way to flaunt their money in a fashionable way, and for jewellery gangs to have something glamorous to steal. OK, I’ll admit it – even I have had a weak moment where I’ve trawled down New Bond Street at peeked in the window at Tiffany & Co longingly, but then something brings me back down to earth.

I could probably go into Primark and find a replica of the exact bracelet for thousands of pounds cheaper; no, that’s not me being a ‘cheapskate,’ it’s me being rational. The truth is the only designer brands I own say “Anna,” written in red marker pen on the label. And I’d like to keep it that way. (Of course, if I win the lottery tonight, my view might change completely.)