Top tips and first on your list has to be the amazing array of denim brands available and ringing in at the equivalent in $ to what we would pay in pounds, stock up and you’re guaranteed a great staple that you will pull on time and time again! A key investment. Check out the all-time classic Sevens and Rock & Republics, but take time to scour for new brand not even in the UK yet, but seen on the likes of Jessica Alba and Katherine Heigl, Level 99. The high–rise waist and on trend wide leg, make these a must on your shopping list! Denim hot spots include Nordstrom, Macy’s and Anthropologie.
Other must-haves include old favourites, the UGGs, every girl needs a pair – a unique paradox of comfort and chic, get with the programme and in dollars you’ll be walking away with one in each colour!
Before Miss SOS gives you the lowdown on how the Californian girls are pulling it together and what they’re wearing for Summer ’08, make-up tips include heading straight to Sephora for your US brands at half the price, Benefit, Bliss to name a few, but don’t forget to check out your local drug store for your cheap and cheerfuls, with quality still on the radar. NYC, Physician’s Formula and Burt’s Bees should all be snapped up when you’re running in for a drink or your sunscreen!
Ok, so Miss SOS, your very own Style Hunter, scoured the streets of LA and San Diego to bring you the latest on Californian chic! All set to hand out her gold stars and fashion blunders, the Californian girls are getting it spot on head to toe.
Hair and skincare – tick, with soft, sexy, feminine locks all the rage; manicures and pedis – tick, these ladies wouldn’t be seen dead with chipped Rouge Noir or talons set for a catfight and with a beauty salon at every corner and prices as low as $7for a pedicure, save up your treatments until you get there! Overall grooming and well-being – tick, looking after yourself is the name of the game here, this is the land of the beautiful teeth!!
By day, their look is casual chic, with well-cut vest tops in bold colours and soft fabrics teamed with a short denim skirt and metallic flip flops, with this look you’ll fit into most scenes in CA! Floaty short sundresses are big news and fit the bill as day moves into night. Head straight to Old Navy and A&F for basics and Forever 21 and Charlotte Russo for high fashion.
By night, as you hit the bars of San Diego, these ladies are hot to trot and show off their ‘sunkissed’ (not walnut tan plee-ase!!?) bods in short, short, short jersey dressed with bubble hem in bright colours – you are seeing these ladies! Now you may think tacky, but Miss SOS can truthfully report that the look was more ‘Sex & The City’than Blackpool Illuminations! San Diego has lots of independent boutiques to offer, only minutes away from the next bar or eaterie.
Miss SOS would like to award LA and San Diego a big gold style star. The style here shows that beach style does not have to mean bedraggled locks, baggy bikini bottoms and chipped nail polish. Agreed these girls have daily practice with their 365 days a year sunshine guaranteed, but we can surely take a leaf o two out of the pages of the experts. Especially whilst we get double for our money!
Until next time, your beloved Miss SOS xxx