Report by Anna-Marie Solowij
It’s time to get wise to the beautifying potential of fashion. The LFW Daily has discovered that certain articles of clothing have hidden powers. So, from the head down…
Hats: use a tightly wrapped scarf or a knitted skullcap as your short cut to Richard Nicoll and Basso & Brooke’s sleek hair styles. Go one further by applying a hair mask instead of gel for conditioning and styling in one.
Scarves: mist a favourite fragrance (Meadham Kirchhoff fans might like to try one of their favourites from Penhaligon’s) into the air and waft the scarf through it. In a season when subtle is the watchword, this is the new fashion way to wear fragrance.
Bag: ideally you need two, equally laden; so, purely for the purposes of assonance, a vintage Gucci Hobo and Alexander Wang’s Coco. Fill each with your daily essentials – mobile phone, BlackBerry, iPod, notebook, iPad and make-up bag. Hold one in each hand and do bicep curls when no one’s looking.
Legs: embrace the benefits of the new body Pro silhouette by slipping on a pair of Lipo Contour Elite Capri pants underneath a voluminous pair of trousers. The ingenious textured neoprene lining helps stimulate the circulation as you walk, speeding up fat burning.
Shoes: who knew that Uggs could somehow be beautiful? After a week of wearing perhaps the ugliest footwear imaginable, your nails will thank you. The equivalent of being on holiday in the Caribbean, the internal microclimate of the Ugg makes nails grow quicker. I know because it happened to me.
