Fowleys Creative Hair

For as far back as I can remember my friends and clients alike have called me somewhat of a hypocrite when it comes to fashion. “Throw in colour” I yell from the fitting rooms while camply waving my arms around like Dale Winton. “Use colour to liven up your look” says the man who wardrobe looks like Morticia Adams has put it together. What can I say, I LOVE black and am jumping around like child at the news black is back! The new season's catwalks have been white washed and styled to the max, that’s right monochrome is back...and it's catching on fast. Stripes (in every which direction are the look on and off the red carpet. A-listers love this trend so much, they're not stopping at mini dresses, (and my are there some fabulous ones about from Chanel and Giles to Principles) also mixing 'n' matching tailored pieces for sleek up to the minute dressing, rocking the mannish and monochrome trend in one. Whether you take a leaf out of Edie Sedgwick's book (a fashion no-brainer for Sienna Miller) and opt for a bold fashion statement or do like Kate Bosworth with chic understated separates, there really is no colour combo more dramatic than black and white. Here are some of the ways to rock the look round town with a little bit of style and chic. Although it seems everywhere you turn you bump into a fashionista modelling her print tunic empire line dress and skinny jeans, I can feel in my water that things are about to change! As painful as it is for me to say, I can feel an 80ss revival happening…. Well, after London fashion week my worst fear was confirmed. It’s here. It had to happen. Just when you were getting used to the paunch-friendly tunic along came the eighties revival and sent it packing. Tight, stretchy dresses are back in fashion and to add insult to injury they're micro short too. If this fills you with fear and dread at thought of spandex and size zero then here are some fashion DOs and DON’Ts DO wear the right undies – Google the word Spanx for all manner of hold-you-in lifesavers DON'T do short skirt and high heels (but if you must, bridge the gap with opaque tights) DO stand up straight. Body-con dressing demands a strong posture DON'T wear cheap fabrics. Quality fabric is thicker and the extra density will compensate for brevity

Summer is upon us and together with the smoking ban more of us have taken to entertaining at home.