Office, be coloured!

Coloured blazers? Whether your a yay-er or nay-er (?) 

They're here to replace the drudgery of office black.

Both images courtesy of Cottonon.com.au

Focus Trend: Pastel Dreeeam

Pastels are definitely having a moment this Winter 2012 (or Summer depending where you are!) and how pretty are they!? If your a sweet tooth then this style must be your taste buds in fashion form. And how's this new store, it's called Ally Fashion and although easily classed into the Valleygirl/Temt/Boring Chain Store category it is actually really nice. All things listed below were less than $50! The Mint lace frock is my favourite and the colourblock shirt looks totally DIY-able. 

Definitely craving an ice-cream after all this goodness and you can see more here at their website <3

Focus Trend: flower POWER ! ! !

This overdose of florals is something I've been seeing for quite a few seasons now, but where it was once an accent it has now taken centre stage. It's clear that the main point for this seasons floral is to avoid an overdose of poodles and cupcakes by adding dark lips and messy hair. It's like the flowers have been dropped on the ground and gotten rained on, even a bit muddy. It's flowers x grunge. 

*note the dark lip and rather wild looking florals

I think the best way to buy into this trend would be a floral blazer (like the one by CO Exclusives-listed above) it's impact florals, while toning down the femininity with strong shaping. That, plus a dark lip and your ready to go!

Images from Cotton On Exclusives, Bardot and Google images.