Back to Basics

Hi! How is everyone feeling about the start of a new month? I’m feeling quite uplifted. January was long and tortuous and March is on the horizon, so although it is still raining while I type this, I have hope. I have just done a 5k run and the smell of bacon cooking is…

Tag: fashion, notgivinin, over40, over40fashion, over40style, skirt, spring, zara

Category: Style

Legging It Into Spring

It’s Good Friday and I’ve woken up with a banging headache. Doesn’t bode well, does it? The first morning of a four day holiday and I’ve already taken two paracetamol and two ibuprofen. I’m not feeling or looking my best, so in an attempt to brighten the mood I’m trying to put some goodness back…

Tag: capri, chinos, cigarette pant, fashion, spring, trousers

Category: Style

Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion

So, it’s finally here. Spring has sprung. The forecast is good, with sunshine this weekend, and I’m ready for it. Or am I? Yesterday I ended the day hot under the collar for the wrong reasons and still in boots, raced to the shops post day-long meeting, to find shoes that didn’t go halfway up…

Tag: bristol fashion show, dress, fashion show, marks and spencer, skater dress, spring, striped

Category: Style

Don’t Give This Trend The Cold Shoulder

Hi I’ve just been reading that the shoulder is the new erogenous zone? When was it not! The magazine is on to something though, showing a little shoulder is ‘hot’ and the look is everywhere this Spring. Will you dare to bare? It’s a bit of a classic, the old Off The Shoulder/Bardot…