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At the autumn winter 09 Dolce and Gabbana show, I couldn’t help but notice the scarves which added a touch of humour to the collection. This striking monochrome outfit featured scarves and headwear that looked like gloves. A quirky change to the classic scarf. The glove like scarf was wound neatly around the neck and finished with a neat knot. A scarf like hat was also fashioned from gloves with the fingers hanging down to one side of the face.

If you would like to recreate the quirky look shown by Dolce and Gabbana, try using this Patrizia Pepe scarf.

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I loved the Dolce & Gabbana collection for autumn winter 09 at Milan Fashion Week. It was bold, striking and with a touch of humour. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana always design their clothes to have a that Dolce & Gabbana signature style about them. They are for sassy, confident girls who know what they want from life. This collection was no different. There were some thrities and forties references and lots of big shoulders, a look that has been around for a few seasons now including the summers mickey mouse shoulders.

The bold polka dots and animal prints certainly gave us something to look at but did you notice the glove shaped scarves and delicate coloured embelishments in places. The bright pink fur and Marilyn Monroe prints gave the collection a light hearted feel, something that may be a bit hard to come by for some at the moment.

Overall a collection for people who want to get noticed. A definite no no for shy retiring types.

If you are a confident and out going girl, kit yourself out with some signature Dolce & Gabbana animal print with this top.

Louis Vuitton

Marni

Dolce & Gabbana

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For spring summer 09, there was a definite appearance of bedtime wear. Not the boudoir, baby doll variety but more that of a refined gentleman. Pyjama trousers were part of the day time wear. The loose fitting, satin trousers with retro style polka dots or stripes had a definite relaxed feel about them, whilst still being very elegant. I love this look as it is a comfortable and easy to wear style. However petites such as myself, need to watch out that the trouser legs are too wide as we will look completely out of proportion. The floor length rather than ankle skimming variety of pyjama trousers are also a much more flattering and leg lengthening option.

I would suggest wearing the pyjama trousers with sandals or heels, a fitted jacket and quite a bit of glitzy jewellery to prove that you are not ready for bed quite yet.

You can create your own version of this look by teaming some mens pyjama trousers with a smart blazer.

Circles and semi circles seem to be a bit of a theme at some of the spring summer 09 shows. The geometric shapes formed by lots of circles or semi circles embellishments and laser cut pieces attached to garments made for some interesting silhouettes. The roundness of the clothes is something of a development on last seasons rounded shoulders and tulip skirts, with shapes now even bigger, stronger and sharper than before.

At Dolce and Gabbana - full circles were used to make a very interesting and exaggerated sleeve shape that was complimented perfectly by the understated pencil skirt.

At Chloe - Small semi circles along the shoulder and arm line of this jacket made for a soft but dramatic shape.

At Christopher Kane - semi circles inspired by dinosaur scales gave the skirt a very interesting three dimensional shape.

At Marni - Lots of circles in strong colours or black were used to make a compelling decoration.

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If you want to add a bit of circular fashion to your wardrobe look out for spotted and geometric circle prints, embellishments in circle or semi circle shapes, big rounded shoulders and jewellery with circle and semi circle shapes.

For a subtle take on the springs circle trend, I love these Dower & Hall Forget Me Not Print Circle Earrings

I have previously posted about the Paul Smith and D & G collections for Fall 08. I couldn’t help but notice a new (well not entirely new) trend for head wear. This season the new (old) look for head wear is the head scarf. Those with open top cars are going to love this trend- no more messed up hair.

At D & G navy, red and gold headscarves were teamed with tartan, plaid and argyl for maximum effect.

At Paul Smith, a prim and proper look of pencil skirts and mohair jumpers, in earthy browns and oranges, was finished off by a headscarf tied under the chin. The look was pure Parisian chic and I just love it.

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• The headscarf is the perfect way to keep your hair looking neat and tidy in the Autumns wind and gails. Here are my tips on wearing a headscarf for Autumn winter 08.
•  Choose a  large square scarf (preferably silk)
• Opt for a bold pattern in dark colours eg navy, grey, browns and reds.
• Fold the scarf into a triangle and tie under your chin .
• Leave an inch or so of hair or fringe at the front. For the Paul Smith look, you could backcomb a bit of volume into the front of your hair.
• If you have long hair, tie it back so that it does not effect the shape  of the headscarf.
• Ensure that the scarf is big enough to cover your neck and a fall onto the top of your back.

This large bold monochrome print scarf is perfect for achieving next seasons headscarf look.