The Great Es-Cape! 9 Awesome Capes For Fall

Bollywood Costume Ideas

Create An Amazing Bollywood Outfit

Bollywood is fabulous, colorful, and fun. I've been watching Bollywood films for years and have always loved the Indian clothing the women wear in the films. I was first introduced to Bollywood films whilst working nights in a care home with an Indian colleague, and fell in love straight away with the whole look and style that I saw in the films.

Bollywood costumes are interesting and look beautiful, they are a very glamorous choice for a costume party and because they come in so many different fabrics and patterns it is easy to find one that you will love.

There is a large selection of authentic Indian clothing here, as well as ready made Bollywood costumes, and some beautiful shoes and accessories that would be fantastic to complete your Bollywood look.

Amongst all this you will find video clips to give you costume inspiration, Bollywood make-up tips, and also an instructional video on how to tie a sari.

Peacock Prom And Evening Dresses

I have been fascinated by peacock feathers since I was a small child, my mother used to have a huge vase of the beautiful feathers in our lounge, and I would spend ages just staring at the green and blue colors in the 'eyes' of the feathers.

Natural peacock feathers are extremely beautiful of course, and are represented by dress designers in all kinds of ways, as well as the classic peacock colors, you can find these gorgeous peacock print designs in all colors of the rainbow. Showy and colorful, they literally scream 'look at me!' so for a prom or evening event a peacock pattern, embellishment, or print, is perfect.

I've spotlighted some gorgeous peacock dresses here that I think would be great for a prom or evening do'.

Moroccan Wedding Kaftans (Moroccan Caftan Takhita) - The Most Beautiful And Unique Dresses

These colorful concoctions are the most beautiful and unique dresses that I have seen! Ever! The colors, embellishments, attention to detail, and interesting dress designs, really float my fashion boat! - Can you tell?

These types of dresses are called Moroccan Caftan Takhita, Moroccan Wedding Caftans, or Dress Takhita. They come in an array of unique designs which can be brightly colored or more subtle tones like the black and white dress in the first row of pictures.

As you can see from my selection here Moroccan style wedding dresses can be very different from each other, a few things that they do all have in common is that they are striking, unusual, and highly detailed.

Looking at the exquisite dresses below one might think that they are going to be expensive, not at all! Most of the dresses featured are under $500 and the most expensive is below $700.  For an evening dress this unusual and stunning, these prices are low, low, low!

9 Pairs Of Gorgeous Denim Shorts - Summer Ain't Over Yet!

I am a big fan of denim shorts and have quite a few pairs, what I don't have though are any denim shorts with patterns. I love my denim shorts because they are cute, hard-wearing, and I can wear them all year round. They are great for the summer of course, but I really like wearing them in the winter with a pair of thick tights and a sweatshirt.

 I enjoy wearing patterns, prints, and anything unusual or a bit different, so these cool shorts are right up my street! I think my absolute favorites are the ones in the bottom left and mid bottom, by Paige. Those have a cityscape design and are the most unusual and interesting designs I have seen.

The Etoil Isabel Marant shorts, and Kate Moss shorts (in the top row) are also on my want, want, want list! - I have a want list, a want, want list, AND a want, want, want list! :)

9 Sexy Slashed Back Tops

10 Short Sequin Dresses For Under $100 And How To Keep Em' Sparkling

A short sequin dress is perfect to wear during the holiday season, sleek, sparkling, and full of sexy fun, sequins are one way to out shine the holiday decorations.

As you might imagine, a sequin dress can be really expensive, I saw some to-die-for examples for $1,000 and above, but I don't have thousands to spend on a sequin dress no matter how much I want it, so I have concentrated on beautiful sparkling dresses under $100.

The dress in the pic to the left is on sale right now at 80% off (limited sale offer) which makes it well under the $100 mark. Yay!

Here are 9 more lovely short sequin dresses that will bring a sparkle to the holiday season, without making a huge dent in your wallet! Oh and some tips on looking after a sequin dress, so that it stays looking fab.

Beaded Wrap Bracelet

One of the most beautiful and interesting jewelry trends is the beaded wrap bracelet. There are some wonderful examples below, with all kinds of pretty beads and color combinations.

Generally a beaded wrap bracelet is a coil of leather thong, with beads strung across the coils to build up the bracelet. They are real statement pieces and a very versatile piece of jewelry, as many of them are suitable to be worn with casual or formal clothing.

Prairie Style - Get Your Fringing On!

Prairie Style Look One

This is a softly colored take on Prairie style, tan bag and boots with fringing, against reds, blues, and creams. I love the prairie inspired cardigan from Goddis and this beautiful piece sure pulls the whole look together. 

Either of the diamond print tops shown could be worn with this look, which could be accented by black skinny jeans, suede leggings/jeans, or denim shorts.

Pretty Patterned Peasant Style Dress

A very beautiful take on the peasant style dress.

William Morris Fabric Designs

Original William Morris Fabrics And The Wooden Blocks Used To Print Them

Today I had the pleasure of getting up-close to a piece of original William Morris printed fabric, along with the engraved wooden blocks used to print the design. Woot!

The photo to the left shows the actual piece of fabric, a pretty bird and flower design, typical of Morris.

This beautiful fabric is easy to spot, it has a definite style and classic color theme which runs through each design, each is different, yet each is familiar...you know instantly if a design is by Morris, and that is the proof of a true master.

One of my earliest fashion memories was of my mothers Liberty print bag, it had a scrolling, floral design by William Morris, and it captivated me. I used to trace the leaves and stems around the bag with my finger, kind of like like a floral maze... it was with this same sense of captivation that I viewed these items today.

Ancient Pottery Pendant

I found this piece of ancient pottery years ago in a stream in the woods, it was just lying there amongst the stones and I was really excited when I found it. I have been keeping it safe and when I used to travel I would take it with me in my pocket, like a good luck charm.

I have always wanted to wear this pottery on a pendant, because it seems such a shame to just have it sitting in a cabinet, and I am always scared of losing it from my pocket...

I decided to finally make it into a pendant, I make quite a lot of pendants and charms from cute things that I have found, but I had been putting this one off because I thought that it would be quite hard to wire, it turned out that it was a bit fiddly because it's flat and delicate, so I couldn't grip the wire against it with the pliers like I would normally. I also had to use some wires across the front, but it wasn't as hard as I thought and I like the end result, it's much better than it sitting unseen in a cabinet. I also added some amethyst chips to one of the wires to bring a bit of color.

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