Fancy threads.

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Finally, a range of clothing available here in the USA that is exactly my style. On HSN yesterday there was a new line called M Wynne. I was frothing at the mouth looking at all the wonderful pieces.

Since moving to the USA it has been a complaint of mine that one cannot find the arty, European look that I love. The M Wynne collection is just that. OOOH La La.

I am lusting over the Origami Vest, Sweater Shrug, which can be worn as a skirt and a poncho also, the flip cardy...heck the whole lot. If only one had not been driven to near penury by the Carol Brodie collection, perhaps these fabulous garments would be in my grubby little hands.

Does one take solace in the fact that finally the fancy outfits of my desire are available (without the cost of International shipping) or, be distraught that having spent too much dosh on Carol Brodie's extravagant baubles one is now too skint to buy them?

In the words of Freddie Mercury, " I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now."

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Pictures taken from HSN.COM

Flori-duh, land of the fashion faux pas

The sub-tropics, one either loves it or hates it. Unfortunately I fall into the latter category. The heat and humidity, not to mention the fashion, is enough to drive one insane.

I have a real issue with clothing at the moment. I will only wear natural fibres during the summer here. Silk, cotton or linen, with no hint of synthetic. Anything with a bit of rayon, a bit of polyester, becomes a sweat trap and is incredibly uncomfortable.

Surprisingly, it's not all that easy to find natural linens, (without rayon added) or even 100% cotton in a lot of the stores here. I would have thought that there would be a huge market for such breathable fabrics in this climate.

It seems that the people of Florida are somewhat sartorially challenged. Good dress sense is very rare here. Being from Melbourne, the fashion epicentre of the Antipodes, as well as being half Italian, I was used to dressing up for outings such as eating out and so on. It turns out that my fashion sense is very out of place here.

I refuse to follow the trend and abandon all sense of style and continue to wear my normal attire, but the price I pay for it is to be subjected to censurous stares from the herd, which can seriously erode one's confidence.

Detail from Butterfly Top.

I saw an older lady yesterday, wearing a glamorous emerald and gold caftan. Perfect. It looked stunning, such elan, I applaud her on that bold fashion choice. On the same outing I saw a woman that can only be described as Liza Minnelli after she let herself go, wearing tight, tight short denims and a tight white t-shirt as well as copious amounts of garish make-up and an over abundance of brummagem baubles. When it comes to style, Liza Minnelli is perhaps not the best role model.

The heat goes on and I will continue to wear my asymetrical skirts over pants, linens and caftan style silk tops, despite the peer group pressure, I will not succomb to the power of the herd. Keep your tight T-shirts and denim shorty short shorts Flori-duh!