Harem Trousers

Harem Trousers: Fashion or Fairytale??

Love them or loathe them, the Aladdin-inspired Harem trousers are set to stay! They are visible everywhere, from the catwalk to the high-street, and it’s time to embrace this controversial trend!

Magic carpets at the ready ladies.........here we go!!

There are a number of different looks one can achieve when considering the Harem trouser trend, and this fashion genie grants you 3 great options:

1) Occasion/Evening

Keep the colour simple, stick with block colour from head to toe, you can’t go wrong with black for evening wear, and when it comes to fabric, satin, silk and delicate fabrics are effortlessly sophisticated and glamorous.

Combine fitted, body-conscious tops with the trousers, otherwise you will swamp your silhouette, and subsequently lose your feminine proportions. To inject further glamour, add some killer heels, to elongate your legs, a clutch and some ancient Greek/Turkisk inspired jewellery.

If black's not for you, you can incorporate colour subtly, with shoes and accessories, or mix in a suitably coloured top.

This look will take you to a dinner party, a hot date, or a night out with the girls.

2) Casual/Sporty

You can play around with this look, it can be worn day time with flats or funked up with heels and accessories to transition from day to evening. Just be careful if you are on the petite side, as flats combined with the harem trouser can highlight your shortness!! High-heels are best if, like me, you are slightly vertically challenged!!

Keep the fabric comfortably soft here, thing gym pants material, cotton tops and canvas runners or daytime sandals.

It needs to be comfortable for daytime, for me comfort is everything, except when it comes to shoes, I am a high-heel whore!! They say “you look good, you feel good”, however I’m of the belief; “you feel good, you look good”!!

3) Workwear

The Harem trouser can, absolutely, translate to workwear, just tone it down with work friendly heels and accessories.

It’s important to keep the baggy/ nappyesque factor to a minimum here!! You don’t want to turn up at work with everyone thinking you should have been dropped off at the crèche and not at your desk!! Go for a more structured, tailored shape, there are lots of tailored, flattering shapes available to suit all shapes and situations!

You should team this more tailored work look with a fitted blazer, and exchange bold accessories with a work appropriate scarf,... effortless glamour at work!

So there it is ladies, The Harem Trouser; Fashion or Fairytale?........You decide.....

And as always, be brave and have fun with fashion...

Love,

Molly xxx

www.maeveandmolly.com

086 2193440

Swap Parties Swishing

Greetings fellow fashion gurus, my name is Molly, one half of the very glamorous styling duo called “Maeve & Molly”.

This week I am discussing the increasingly popular phenomenon of Swap Parties.
This may sound like some activity involving couples and the swapping of car keys, but in fact it is a fun-filled way of bagging yourself a spanking (pardon the pun!) new wardrobe.

Swap parties resemble a super-stylish dinner party with friends, whereby fashion replaces food, and let’s be honest this is not an alien concept within the fashion industry!!
So how does it work?
The main ingredients should include; your favourite galpals, fashionable but unwanted clothing(stain and rip free of course!), any accessories or shoes that you no longer covet but you think your friends still covet ( Beware of the Single White Females!)

We all have items of clothing or accessories lingering, unloved, at the back of our wardrobes, so what better way is there to exchange these for other items your friends may possess.
Safe in the comfort of your own, or your friend’s house, you can haggle and barter for nearly, new additions to your wardrobe.

A few tips if considering a party;

-Invite friends who tend to have similar taste in fashion otherwise you will come home empty-handed or with something you will never wear (kinda defeats the purpose!)
-Invite friends with varying sizes, otherwise the selection of clothing will not suit all guests.
-Ensure all clothing is washed, stain and rip free, afterall this is not the local dump!!

You might wonder are there certain do’s and dont’s within the Swapping Fraternity?
Well yes, there is one particular bone of contention when it comes to swapping items, and that’s shoes...is it hygienic to swap pre-worn shoes??
My answer to this debate is swap, swap, swap, particularly if they are designer shoes, as there is a simple remedy to rid shoes of unwanted odour and bacteria, just place them in a plastic bag and pop them in the freezer, and puff the odour is gone!!! Genius....

So why not organise a party this weekend, invite your girlfriends for a fun evening of swapping shoes, clothes, accessories, unwanted gifts, even boyfriends, whatever you no longer need in your life,.. “one girl’s trash is another girl’s treasure”.

Be stylish and have fun....until next week

Molly
xxx