MRSamywatson
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Location: cambs - UK
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Posting Time: 11 Sep 2006 at 10:15PM
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nice!!!!!!! think i will order 10 pairs (not!)
did find this lot though:
FABRICS
Tweed appears as you've never seen it before, updated and over printed with overstitching and embroidery.
Velvet in all its guises from rich coloured to high sheen velours.
Knitwear has a country craft feel which mixes traditional and exaggerated stitching to make it look handmade.
Metal fabrics are used for day as well as eveningwear in a range of silver and gold hues.
COLOURS
Dark encompassing tailoring demands dark anthracite greys, blacks and browns, or austere combinations with white.
Black remains the season's darling but in flannel, and velvet it takes on a two-tone shine.
Winter blues seen in various hues, adoring denim, rich crushed velvet and wool flannels.
Browns, reds, oranges and purples are combined in woollens to give a rich Autumn flavour.
Blonde beiges and neutral hues are worn tonally, as are soft winter pastels in pink and lilac.
Ornamental tones provide a rich feast of jewelled colours for evening wear in ruby, turquoise, petrol, purple, amethyst, midnight blue, and ebony black.
THEMES
Retro Folk
Folklore and Eastern European uniforms collide to create this diverse look. Think Babushka dolls and military detailing. Patterned peasant skirts worn with military jackets, and crochet lace with Scandinavian knitwear.
Metro Uniform
Taking influence from the officers' mess, not ground combat, we see jaunty pea jackets and military frock coats worn with cropped trousers and knee-length boots, all adorned in decorative frogging* and braid trims.
Masculine Spirit
Women dressing as men, in deconstructed tailoring with alluring peeping flesh. Key influencers are Bianca Jagger, Greta Garbo, and Marlene Dietrich.
The shrunken jacket, waistcoats, tuxedo jackets, blouses, city shorts and tailored pencil fit trousers.
Historical
Victoriana and theatrical fairytales turn this dark romantic theme into a fictitious version of history.
Key garments have a vintage feel and include ruching effects, chiffon and lace. Knickerbockers, tunics, capes, leg of mutton sleeves and boudoir-inspired outerwear.
Starlet
Hollywood's golden age provides inspiration for this retro glamour theme. Sophisticated evening wear emphasises glamorous form-fitting styling. 1920s cocktail dresses in brocade, worn with fur wraps and anything heavily beaded and embroidered epitomise this look.
if thsi is what we have to look forward too think i'll be spending the next few months in my pjs and bed! 
[amy]
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