Some Great Summer Scarves

Are you loving the summer scarves around at the moment? They are a fantastically easy way to glam up the plainest of outfits.

Here are my top 5 favourites:

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1) Gap - http://gap.us/9EfC2z

Love the way they have mixed these patterns. This link is to their US site but it is available in UK stores.


2) Boden - http://bit.ly/apYtfj

Great selection of colours to chose from and being Boden you’re assured of good quality.


3) Boohoo - http://bit.ly/8Zqc05

An unusual purple/blue colour and a great price!


4) ASOS - http://bit.ly/cnVeJa

Very sophisticated and glam – love it!


5) ASOS - http://bit.ly/btMDGO

Lovely rich colour for a summer scarf which looks particularly great when worn against a plain colour (like white as shown in this picture).

Do You "Get" Designer Clothes?

I was having lunch with some friends recently and one of them said to me “I just don’t get designer clothes – I mean I just don’t GET them. What makes an item so much more expensive than another one?”

I replied that, other than quality, I thought it was the way a really luxurious designer item makes you feel when you wear it. We started talking about how certain clothes make you feel like a million dollars and pretty much guarantee you’ll have a good day and she said that she didn’t think she had any clothes that made her feel that. I found this really surprising as she is very well presented and it even made me feel a little bit sad.

Of course few of us can afford to buy many designer items but I definitely think it’s worth investing in a few pieces which make you feel amazing – chances are you will wear them more often and over a longer period of time too.

Designer clothes, on the whole, are well cut and made from fabric which is superior to high street clothes but this only partly accounts for the higher price tag. A significant proportion is as a result of the designer label – does this make wearers of designer items superficial?

I don’t know the answer to this question but I do know that some designer items can make you feel on top of the world. My general conclusion is that it doesn’t matter why. Whatever it takes – we all deserve to feel great!