My departure to “Dream of Reality”

20th of March: I woke up very early again, at 5:45am and as I was reading Muse (the fashion magazine) and eating chocolate croissants I had the perfect idea.

“To travel to Sheffield where Meadowhall is and spend my whole day in a shopping centre”.

It’s about 1:45 hours trip and I had to change trains in Doncaster. There were lots of people on the train something that I didn’t like.
I hate it when I am stuck in a room with lots of people and because a train is like a room and you can’t get out of it when it’s moving I felt kind of scared. So I sat next to an old lady and I didn’t move.

But then, something magical happened. There was an announcement from the train driver:

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I do apologise for the delay to your service. I know you're all dying to get home, unless, of course, you happen to be married to my ex-wife, in which case you'll want to cross over to Doncaster and go in the opposite direction".

I am just joking...Well he said “This train's final destination is Manchester airport”

Aaaaaaa I couldn’t believe it. My thoughts now became more active and I formed in my imagination a thousand pictures of my family and Cyprus. I had the chance to stop in Manchester airport and go back to Cyprus.

As I was dreaming the train doors opened. Unfortunately we had arrived in Doncaster. No no no I wanted to stay in the train, I wanted to go in Manchester airport and then straight to Cyprus, straight to my lovely island. Everything has happened very quickly, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to leave the train or stay in.

Thanks to the beeping noise which was coming from the doors brought me back to reality. Luckily I exited the train before the doors closed.

“Fashion is made to become unfashionable”

My rest trip was more into reality.

Well, I was staring at people (especially women) to critique their clothes.

It’s so amazing because the way we dress has an impact on how we are viewed upon or categorized in society. Whether we are at work, school, the mall, we are judged just because of our clothing.
The fact of the matter is clothing plays a key role in how we live our lives in many ways and in how we will be portrayed or even treated. Everything we put on sends a message.

I was very surprised to see that the best dressed women were sitting in first class. They were mid 40’s and older than 50 years old. Most of them looked very similar with black mid heels, black handbag and black skirt. For goodness sake! Black is an essential colour but don’t over-do it.

There are also thousand women out there who try to follow the catwalk trends or become Kate Moss and Victoria Beckman. The harder you try the harder it gets. We need to relax, go out to shops and have fun.

For example if wearing a big jacket because it’s a fashion trend and makes one feel uncomfortable and insecure, the personality becomes just as bad as the jacket. Just by what you wear and how you carry yourself, it's amazing how people make their assumptions on how a person is feeling.

Coco Chanel once said “Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening”

I believe that a woman is not sexy because she follows the fashion. She is sexy because of how she feels about her femininity and because she knows how to draw others’ focus to what is beautiful about herself.


Before I left the train I have come to the frightening conclusion that:
1. Lots of people don't care how they look like
2. Don't own mirrors and
3. It’s a nation of slobs



As for the rest of my day was fashionably insane and thanks to Mother’s day there were plenty of sales.

What goes around comes around

When it comes to the world of fashion is not unusual for what’s old to become new again. The clothing that people have worn in the 1950's to 1980 always comes back in style and in a big way this season, from the beautiful cocktail evening dress to the extraordinary accessories.

So save your clothes because we know this fashion is going to come back!

Reporting from Milan Fashion Week- Heavy metal studs, leather leggings, safety pins and sequins, jumpsuits, oversized sweaters and boyfriend jackets, power shoulders and corsets are back.

Spot the Similarities

1987 ////////2009

Picture A: 1987-Campbell is dressed as "Chanel's Christmas principal boy" for her first Vogue cover and picture B the Louis Vuitton’s 2009 spring collection.
Both pictures have swept high hair, very short skirts (a major return for spring) and enormous jewels.

1959///////1990///// /////2009

1959 "Designed by Emilio Pucci”
1990 Gianni Versace's jumpsuit
2009 Catwalk: shown on New York, London and Milan fashion week, there've been dozens jumpsuits of all-in-one styles from a wide-reaching sphere of designers.

1946///// 2003////// 2007

1946- An issue with the sexiest summer sunglasses and yes they are still in fashion.
2003 Designers such us Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez and Givenchy serve up a juicy palette of colours to make mouths water for the season.
2007 With rising superstar model Agyness Deyn on the cover.

1943 ///////////2009


High waisted trousers
When high-waisted trousers were lauded a few seasons ago, we were skeptical. They seemed a bit gimmicky and too difficult for most of us. But this season, high-waisted trousers are back from 1943 to power women.



1957 //////////////2009

The 1957 picture with the purple coat, dress and accessories reminds me of the Luella Spring/Summer 2009 collection during London Fashion week.



1988 ////////////////2009

The Greek Goodness trend first emerged on the Vogue cover in 1988 with the model Stephanie Seymour.

2009: A feminine draped dresses in the style of Grecian goddess from the runway. The draped, asymmetrical Greek goddess look dominated, complementing the one-shoulder styles that have been so popular on the runways.

Presidential Style

Barack Obama wasn't just elected the nation's first African American president; he's become the country's No.1 fashion accessory.

Sneakers, T-shirts, action figures, magnets, cologne, purses and even a coffee blend bear Barack Obama's image. He's even appearing on the runway: In October, a print of Obama's face decorated a dress from Moroccan-born designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's spring collection during Paris Fashion Week.



Boulderite Will Silverstein (director of sales and marketing for Obama fashion T-shirts) says.

“Being able to have a T-shirt or anything that captures that memory is something you can have forever and you can look back on, it's like owning a piece of history."

"But it's not just about making money off these T-shirts -- there's more to it than that. It's about the passion of this historic event, of this new president."