Right Timing?

For my first official post on a fashion trend, I thought I'd start big, and so start with.........watches! I know, exciting stuff. I know it's not exactly a ground breaking trend, but I've been looking for a new watch for a long time and have recently managed to find one I liked that was also fashionable - well, in my opinion anyway.

My previous watch was large with a black strap, round face and large silver numbers, but it had started to get coppery on the silver outline to the face and had generally started to ware. So I began to look for a new watch; I wanted at first to get one that was metal link and with a large face again - kind of like a male watch, or a big 'bling' watch without the actual bling (fake diamonds around the face for example). I think wearing a watch like that loose around the wrist can look fashionable, perhaps because it is the look often worn by celebrities - see Rihanna wearing a gold version to the right.

However I failed to find a cheap high street version that I liked (being a student I cannot afford anything more than high street prices). But then I came across something in an e-newsletter from asos.com. I'm sure I don't need to tell you about asos.com as it's pretty popular, but if you've never checked it out I urge you to - it's got great, on-trend pieces for high street prices, and some designer stuff for those who can afford it. Anyw ay I saw a watch on a newsletter and I loved it and ordered it straight away (it was only around £17 which I think is about right for a watch). It is not actually what I had previously been looking for, but I knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted it and it was an emerging watch trend.


The watch in question is a gold link watch with a medium sized strap and a smallish, square face. However it is not your usual analogue watch; it's digital, and I think the combination of gold link and digital is what makes it great. The shiny gold makes it stand out and I think gold is great for accessories - it's been an accessory trend for quite a while but I still like it. Also as its quite loose, it often twists round on my arm and so looks just like a gold bracelet, which is always an added bonus. Then the digital makes it more original and also ties in with the eighties, retro trend that is everpresent at the moment. I hadn't actually thought of buying a watch like this, but once I saw it I realised I had seen watches like this beginning to emerge in magazines and on celebrities.

So gold, digital watches: fashion trend or fashion trash?

Elvie xxx

Hello: My First Blog

Hi there, I'm pretty sure not many people will actually read this, but I thought I'd give blogging a go. I often think about what I would write if I had a blog or posted videos on youtube, or did some other very 21st Century activity that most people are doing these days - and so here is the result - hope you enjoy it, or at least read some of it. (Sorry about the ads but apparently I could get money if I let people advertise on here and I'm not one to turn down extra money!)

I thought I would base my blog entries on current fashion trends that I have picked up on - I don't claim to be some fashion expert, nor do I want to tell people what they should wear, I just thought I'd let you know my opinions on any emerging trends and ask for your opinions - if other people can post opinions on here? I don't really know... bare with me I'm new to this...

Before I actually start I'd better just tell you about myself - I'm a 19 year old female student, I've just finished my first year at the University of Westminster (in London) studying English Language and Linguistics and am currently living at home with my mum in Child Okeford, Dorset for the summer (trying to find some summer work but failing so far). I am very interested in Fashion but I wasn't sure if I wanted to pursue a career in it because I knew it would be quite cut-throat and I wasn't completely confident in my designing and production skills etc., but after discovering Linguistics and studying a degree that includes English Language, I've thought about Fashion journalism. Again I'm not completely sure on my journalism skills, mostly because I've had no real experience, but maybe this will help me.

So! I'll stop boring you and say goodbye - first proper post coming soon,

Elvie xxx