A Nice Big Dose of Colour

Still carrying on with extra-special editorial from British Vogue's Fantastic Fashion Fantasy issue (done in a whimsical graphic font of shoes, butterflies, martini glasses and fantasy gowns for the letters), I thought a dose of high voltage colour and ridiculously wonderful fashion might be just the antidote for those of us already treading dirty snow in the cities with scarves over our faces. (It's a great autumn day in England but I know others aren't faring so well.)

Patrick Demarchelier shot the spread Where the Wild Things Are, a cottaging/camping fashion story which is all cobalt skies and rainbow outfits with accessories upon accessories, mixing cottaging equipment with giant fluffies. Completely impractical, and that's the beauty - how nice to pile on the gear because you want to, not because you have to!

These bright bags remind me of the hot pink Superdrug carrier bags that draw attention to anyone who walks by with one. It always makes me smile to see the men in business suits who likely popped in to the chemist to pick up some paracetemol, not figuring they'd then have to get home on the metro with the super-girlie bag that screams I'M PINK!