The not so great haircut...

Like the great story from history; Sampson and Delilah... Some people have a great amount of strength in their hair and should not go messing with it...

Don't get me wrong I think there are enough haircut success stories out there- Linda Evangelista in the 90's, Posh's Pob lately and even copycat Katie Holmes was rescued from a style rut with a chop.

However, the reason this came to mind was witnessing a new shot of Kate Moss with her haircut... Whilst not a drastic step and only marginally short enough to be called a bob I think Kate's lost it!

Rather than looking like a style icon/legend, I think these new pics make Kate look like a bit of a rough girl on the street with a very nice Birkin bag.

The only thing I can attest is stylish (other than the Birkin) is the presence of Kate in stripes this week... As we here at DS are currently in a frenzy about stripes and stocking many styles of tops and dresses, I think her style star is still there- if not a little faded....

Extensions will be the order of the week I feel....

Ciao,

SQ

Pic courtesy of Fabsugar.com

To Skirt or not to Skirt....

We creep our way towards summer and it's high time that we pay attention to our skirt wardrobe this season. A few months back one of our brand managers referred to this Spring/Summer as the 'Season of the skirt' and I believe they're not wrong.

There are some fabulous trends out there in particular our favorites are the high waisted full trend helped along by Sarah Jessica Parker in the Sex and the City Movie and the fabulous 'Ra ra skirts ' once worn by those of us around in the mid 80's... We're actually waiting with baited breath for a cute ra ra style from Bebe (below) in November!

Otherwise there may be a problem finding other flattering styles...! We here at DS don't buy in to the trends that are in reality unwearable...there are quite a few of these around this season including those terrible mega short tulip styles that I like to call 'the pumpkin'. Many of us don't need to add any volume or padding to the area around the derriere....and for those that do- knock yourself out!

The new pencil skirts on the international catwalks with outer baggy pockets on either sides of the hips are also hideously unwearable for anyone bigger than a prepubescent boy...

Country road and witchery actually have a great selection of skirt 'seperates' this season also made for 'real' women....

No excuse, don't skirt the issue,

SQ