This edition of Ivy Trendwatch is focused on the United Kingdom, where there are several news items worth mentioning.
First off is a feature in the February issue of Esquire UK, which carries this article on Hollywood and the Ivy Look (the article evidently has an accompanying fashion shoot; if someone can scan and send to us it would be greatly appreciated).
Here are a couple of passages from the article to stimulate your critical faculty:
It is the style that will not die. The Ivy Look – a hybrid of donnish, tweedy English tailoring; the sharp, slim-fit, post-war Italian silhouette and soft, casual American proto-sportswear
What is the Ivy Look? I
Read more…
Every city had her incarnation of rainbow hair for spring 2012. London had Juliens primary brights set off his future forward bad girl with her dont mess with me shades. New York gave us the Thakoon and Narciso girls. The former girl was the lovechild of Bollywood and Western Americana with her powdery pastel hair. The hair color of the latter was slightly more faded in hue.
In Paris Issey Miyakes woman brought a return to form with an exploration of womanhood. This was matched with ombre color on hair, almost graffiti sprayed-on in feel.
This crayola hair trend has been raging on for a few seasons now.
Read more…
This week the weather has been so cold that i’ve had to leave my tights at home and change them for leggings! Usually i’m not a big leggings lover but i tried out some of the new styles we have in and i’ve actually become a bit addicted to how easy and comfy they are.
There’s a few new styles available at Tights Please such as the lovely Tights Please Leopard Leggings, which are a personal favourite of mine this season! There’s
Read more…
Loving my Armani Exchange black zipper shirt & tuxedo inspired jacketrocks every time 
Marta Walsh In Armani Exchange aka AX
and the close-up
MARTA WALSH FASHION
Website: www.armaniexchange.com
About the Author
I am one of the top fashion and beauty bloggers in the world also a Luxury Paradise Valley and Scottsdale REALTOR with Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty.
The February issue of Japanese magazine Free & Easy is devoted to dads style, another term for trad, and includes a profile on me. Two correspondents from the magazine spent several days with me documenting me and my worldly possessions to the tune of eight pages.
Previously Ive written in praise of the small wardrobe, and Im constantly purging my closet of things that seemed adequate at one point but no longer cut the mustard. Following an unusually brisk December of acquisitions and purges, theres stuff profiled that I know longer have and new things that wouldve made nice additions.
Of course no one in Japan knows me, but you guys do, so now I have to write all sorts of disclaimers about the stuff pictured.
Read more…