The Good Stuff...

Trend Alert: Bed of Roses Roses are springing up everywhere! From the Met Gala 'celebrity insta projection' short films to Victoria Beckham's latest Rose-obsession, it is obvious we will be looking at the world through Rose coloured glasses this season. Take a look at Roses through a vintage lens, forties tossed composition and a faded colour ting. For more inspo: @thedigitalweaver #rosecolouredglasses @moodie_maddie #bedofroses

Fendi / Christian Dior /Alexander McQueen / Valentino / Zimmermann / Marc Jacobs / Chloé / We are Kindred / Vivetta .... are but a few of the runway designers rekindling our love for the French Renaissance. We are taken on a journey back in time to Versailles summer palace, we play with childish delight through ruffles, frills, lace-up details and we see decadent details in embroidery and lustrous textured fabrics. A soft cheeky palette of 'not-so-shy' dusty pastel shades, romanced by glimpse of deep velvety hues and accented by metallic highlights. Bordering on boudoir styling with prints that are reminiscent of antique furnishing...

"Shimmering earthy tones are on point this season, pared back with coco black and a hint of crisp white...

Madalena Antao x The Digital Weaver

What is it about kaleidoscopic bursts of colour that keeps us wanting more? Perhaps it's a subconscious need to standout in a world that asks us all to conform, perhaps its a need to express our chaotic moods 'visually' through our style...or perhaps it is as simple as ... 'girls just wanna have fun!' Colour crash-landed on runways this season, we look to Ashish, Dsquared2, Louis Vuitton & Pucci, for their bold multi-coloured mix of textures, a haze of spray effects, paint splashes, colour blends, lamé, sequins, crystals, beads and all types of embellishments... 'the works' ...as long as it sparkles in kaleidoscopic hues, it's in...and it's...