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Roomy denims

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Roomy Denim

Hmm … what to wear for a trip to edgy Shoreditch, to visit the London store of Ally Capellino?

If you aren’t familiar with the brand, it is admired for the minimal contemporary styling of its bags, like these nappa leather rucksacks in spring colours.

bags

Which (note to self) would work well with jeans and the New Balance gingham trainers I mentioned in my last post.

trainers

For spring/summer 2015, looser denim profiles are proliferating on the catwalk, so Toast has introduced a new cut: Artist Jeans are high-waisted in Japanese cotton selvedge denim. They come in sizes 6-18 and in regular and long options: these will do nicely for my day out!

The reason for the pilgrimage across town is that there has been a fresh delivery at Ally Capellino of silver Yoko rucksacks.

So here is my outfit for East London:

outfit

Toast Artist Jeans. Marks and Spencer two-tone bomber jacket. ASOS White Collection t-shirt. Superga Flatforms. Cos blue glass necklace.

And, of course, returning with the Ally Capellino Yoko rucksack.

Reasons to be cheerful

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To mis-quote Dean Martin, the weather outside is frightful, but in my head it’s quite delightful.

I am in deepest Denial-shire and looking forward to warmer weather, longer days, and some spring additions to my wardrobe that will be available soon.  In my deluded state I have found these three reasons to be cheerful:

  1. A gingham trend for spring and summer 2015. I’ve always loved checks, as long as the look ends up more Hepburn/Kelly than Baby Jane.
  2. Flats, slides and sneakers are still cool. Because they are COMFORTABLE.
  3. Whistles are making a small version of their big hit ‘Verity’ backpack. A happy combination of practical and beautiful in one very useful bag!

With this in mind, I’m hatching plans for weekend sightseeing in European capitals – Paris and Rome, please! – and have already assembled an outfit that is adaptable, chic, and fashionable.

 

Cheerful

Black/white is a trend for the spring too, so this Hobbs Twitchill dress (super comfortable and just below the knee) is a double winner. Last summer I hankered after bright fluorescent trainers, but this year these New Balance gingham & mint 996 shoes are perfect. Boden’s cropped cashmere is a wardrobe staple. And to carry around my Euros, guidebooks, sunglasses, and perhaps a change of shoes for the evening – the Whistles backpack.