http://www.thestylecritic.com She finds it so you don't have to... Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:09:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes it's that time again. Time to show off your fashion 'savoire' against a camouflage backdrop of grey skies, mud and tree whilst headbanging to indie music and getting splattered with flying cups of lager. What's that about?  But back to fash, avoid the army palette unless you want to ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2009/06/28/festival-fashion/ Pre-recession it might have been stating the obvious when Philip Green's response to the question "what's the key to Topshop's success" was always "I ask the customers what they want and then I give it to them" but if ever there was a time for retailers to tune in to their ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2009/01/25/your-high-street-needs-you/ If there’s a StyleCritic prediction for summer it’s the white dress. No, don't yawn, not any old white dress - flimsy cotton can wait for the beach. I’m following Hannah MacGibbon’s lead at Chloe S/S '09 and plumping for detail in the form of creamy white folds and scalloped edges. ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2009/01/24/angel-white/ [gallery link="file"] If there's one thing you can bank on in retail when times get tough, it's the high-end boutiques using the word 'investment' a lot. Owners and buyers will take a uniform stand against 'fast' fashion and maintain a party line that goes something like this: "yes our customers are ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2009/01/08/a-good-investment/  www.mydailystyle.es I don't have any experience with pregnancy dressing, but when I do and the issue becomes a fashion dilemma, I will remember these pictures on mydailystyle.es.  Surely this is the most stylish mother-to-be in Barcelona? I couldn't find a lot of info on this "señora en la última moda"  who goes under the name ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2009/01/07/the-inner-goddess/ [gallery] The downside of recession is that my internet auction bargains are no longer, well, bargains. My fashion competitors have deserted the sales in favour of the Big Sale In The Sky, or eBay as I like to call it. The auctions are oversubscribed with women just like me, stumbling over ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2009/01/05/going-going-gone/ So many pre-Christmas bargains, so little desire to shop for anyone but oneself. Is it just me or has this Christmas been exceptionally testing in the generosity department? Luckily there's no such floor in Selfridges, so let's assume that Barbara Kruger's "I shop therefore I am" , the store's wry ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2009/01/01/584/ [caption id="attachment_599" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Annie Lebovitz feat. Scarlett Johannson "][/caption] The idea that you can dress yourself as a new and better person is what makes fashion so seductively empowering. Clothing has always been invested with transformative - even redemptive - qualities. The rags-to-riches Cinderella story is timeless, the ultimate aspirational ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2008/12/18/the-glass-slipper/   [caption id="attachment_561" align="aligncenter" width="319" caption="Image credit: stylebytes.net"][/caption] Ever since I turned 30, the Burberry trench coat has had reassuringly grown-up connotations of womanhood.  A proper, well-fitting trench coat is more than a wardrobe staple: it promises a more pulled together life, a more business-like approach to one's affairs and a new ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2008/12/11/in-search-ofthe-perfect-trench-coat/   [caption id="attachment_555" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="image credit: facehunter"][/caption] ...about experimental hosierty, this lady should change your mind. Thanks to sharp eye of Facehunter on the streets of Gothenburg (no I don't know either), I present an exemplary piece of styling. Colour-bleed tights and a fitted black ballerina dress that strays from girly to ... http://www.thestylecritic.com/2008/12/04/in-case-you-have-doubts/