Karma Chameleon

Poncho - H&M, cardigan with buttons on the sleeves - Zara, earrings & bag - Topshop.

I am trying out two trends in one, the new camel and the poncho, with this large chunk of fabric from H&M. Verdict: I love the colour, camel makes you feel very posh and expensive all of the sudden. However, I think I did the right thing buying an item like this on the high street, and not in an expensive designer shop, as I have the feeling I will get very tired of being dressed in this kind of big and shapeless cloth after a/w 2010. It is a big, and rather heavy garment, perfect for those chilly autumn days that are approaching us faster than Thomas, the little blue train. Just throw it over whatever you are wearing and you are good to go. With that in mind, it is worth noticing that every season there is some trends that the men of the household does not really get. There is always those things girls really, really love, like the high waist skirts and the jumpsuit, which in return the boyfriends really, really hate. I have a suspicion of that in my household, that poncho is not the favourite item of the moment (quote" I did'nt know we were going to Mexico any time soon?"). However, I raise my head high (as you should as well) and am wearing my poncho with confidence this fall. It is camel, after all.

Poncho - H&M (199 Nok, or 14,99 £)

Friday & Saturday outfits

Friday night, going out for a drink:

Sequinned jacket- Topshop, black top with lace- by TiMo, top with print- Epilogue, jeans, lacey socks & earrings-Topshop, clutch-Tiger of Sweden, shoes- Zara.

Saturday night, on my way to the cinema:

Scarf with frills- H&M, denim jacket- vintage BikBok, lambswool cardigan- Sand, grey assymetric cotton top & tights- H&M, knee high stockings & leather satchel- Topshop, leather boots- MoMa.

Who said you can't wear a scarf during summer?

Everyday clothing

Sunglasses- Topshop, jacket- H&M, Top- Zara, waistbelt - Tiger of Sweden. bag- Ted Baker, jeans - Tiger of Sweden (model Grace), sneakers -Lonsdale.

Bag - Ted Baker, waistbelt - Tiger of Sweden, sunglasses- Topshop.

I must admit that my everyday style is not the most exciting one. I wish I could be like the fashionistas out there, who seemingly got both the time and the inspiration to put on something absolutely fantastic every single day. However, I find it very important to sometimes just be effortless and casual.

The little blue dress..

Dress, sequin cardigan & bag -Topshop, tights -H&M, ancle boots -Dune.

Earrings - Snø, nailpolish - Rimmel Pro, col: 325 Hot Gossip.

The winter 2009/10 was indeed the season for the little blue dress. Presumably every new season the magazines will tell us that a colour, would it be brown, pink or grey, is the new black. And this winter it was blue (and yes, we have heard it before as well). I loved my little blue layered dress from Topshop, and I actually think I will keep on wearing it this summer. However, I will make it more sun and heat friendly and match it with softer colours, pastels and tanned leather bags.

It is also worth mentioning that the same dress is now available in pastels and beige, and again the magazines do not fail to tell us that this summer - beige is the new black.

But for us with fair skin and no great tan to speak of, beige sometimes can be a bit....beige. So I will keep on wearing my lovely blue dress, and at the longest stretch for a white, cream colour if I really want to look like I am wearing a bit beige. For those who are following the "beige is the new black" trend slavishly, spice it up with a colourful scarf (may I suggest cerise or coral)and some golden earrings, that will make the look less pale.

Weekend wear...

Going out Saturday: Blazer - H&M, t-shirt, shoes & bag - Zara, skirt - Monsoon, ear rings and socks - Topshop, elephant necklace - Mango, nailpolish -Chanel, colour 18, Rouge Noir.

At the French market on Sunday: Trench coat - Bennetton.

A happy bug: Head band - H&M, The Garden Collection, big bug sunglasses - Topshop.

I am apparently going for the pirate look this Sunday, the ship in the background is a lucky coincindence: T-shirt & skirt - Zara, belt - H&M, head band - H&M, The Garden Collection, tanned leather clutch - Faith, stockings - Topshop, shoes - Bianco.

Nautical & Denim

I have fallen for this seasons stripes and nautical look. And I promise you that it is absolutely impossible to walk into a high street store and not encounter Denim mini skirts or/and shorts this spring. This is: Scarf, Top & Denim skirt - Zara, Tights - H&M, Stockings - Topshop.