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Homespun Honey
Turn on a little wholesome, winsome, gypsy-like charm this season with a mix of hand-made, homespun stunners that put a sexy new spin on the craftwork trend.
If it features edging, embroidery, trimming, tassels or any other decorative, hand-made design, then it's ideal for this naïve, wild-at-heart, Gypsy Rose Lee look. Get crafty with an embellished smocked shirt, nipped in at the waist with an extra-wide belt and topped and tailed with an embroidered, layered skirt and a sequinned shrug.
Heading outdoors? Then get into the hippy spirit with a seventies-style sheepskin jacket teamed with a fair isle tank top, faded denims and wedged suede boots adorned with floral embroidery. And if you fancy something a little sassy and sexy, team a pretty, intricately embroidered cami with a pair of thigh skimming shorts and tights. It's folk-art fabulous!
This feature was published in November 2005.
Heading outdoors? Then get into the hippy spirit with a seventies-style sheepskin jacket teamed with a fair isle tank top, faded denims and wedged suede boots adorned with floral embroidery. And if you fancy something a little sassy and sexy, team a pretty, intricately embroidered cami with a pair of thigh skimming shorts and tights. It's folk-art fabulous!
This feature was published in November 2005.
Top it All
The tank top is back! And it looks fabulous layered over a crisp cotton shirt or simple plain dyed T-shirt. Black roll-neck jersey, £20, red striped argyle tank top, £22, brown wide studded belt, £18, black embroidered maxi skirt, £40, Dorothy Perkins (0845) 121 4515.
Keep in Trim
Mix a Peruvian-style folksy faux fur waistcoat with an exotic sequinned ethnic skirt for a touch of hippy chic. Studded suede gilet with faux fur trim, £45, embellished folk skirt, £40, jersey top, £20, studded clogs, £25, Dorothy Perkins (0845) 121 4515.
Hide 'n' Chic
For a winter warmer that goes with everything, invest in a funky seventies sheepskin coat. John Rocha brown sheepskin coat, £480, John Rocha beige cami, £35, John Rocha chocolate embroidered skirt, £50, Debut black scarf with heart embroidery, £20, J by Jasper Conran Romero black boots, £120, all from Debenhams (08456) 055 044.
