Trouser Week!

This week at Honest Folk we’re celebrating (and embracing) masculinity! We have three great pairs of trousers in stock. We don’t think women should be confined to being girly and feminine, sometimes we deserve to take stand and show that we do in fact WEAR THE PANTS.

Check out: http://tinyurl.com/honestfolk-pants for a vintage pair of Ralph Lauren’s, a gorgeous light pink pair of slacks and a deep red stirruped pair!

INSPIRATION: Sheer madness

There’s something undeniably sensual about a sheer kaftan. The materials generally carry a great amount of drape, there’s usually intricate embroidery or beading. And they look great thrown over anything - your summer bikini, a long black maxi. It’s all about letting the kaftan do the talking, and boy-oh-boy are you going to get the kabana boy’s attention in this purple lace number.

This week we have in store a divine lace kaftan which slips effortlessly over your head. The hem is scalloped and the beading is hand stitched. Wear it over a black dress like we have or even better a white floor length maxi!

Check out the other items in our store.

INSPIRATION: Forever Royal.

That’s it. This is our second post on the colour purple and I have a feeling it isn’t going to be our last. There’s just something about this colour this season. I’ve seen lots of reds and bright pinks in store, but purple is something people usually miss.

I remember in high school, all the girls who were in the purple “house” were so proud to be so - now I know why. The renown royal colour stands out among the crowd of your usual suspects.

Last time we had three purple items in stock. This time, two. A lovely purple knit with a unique front panel contrast knit and an amazing lace kaftan which we will blog about shortly.

Find them both in our store

(Source: ebay.com.au)

INSPIRATION: PREP SCHOOL

My highschool had the ugliest school uniform ever, it was maroon and green and involved tartan. It made us look like Christmas trees and not Christmassy in good way, not in the way Brad Pitt says to Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith where he’s reminiscing the first time he saw her and she reminded him of Christmas morning. Not like that.

Anyway, once we got to Year 12 though, we were allowed to wear casual dress which was like FREEDOMMMMM! Funnily enough, I ended up not straying too far from the schoolgirl look and still rocked the pleated skirt, prim buttoned up shirt look well until I graduated and it was all because of one little television show.

Gossip Girl. The show that had women of all ages scouring their wardrobes for the headbands they once wore as a girl! Who knew five years ago (Yes! It’s been that long!) that that a teen drama would spark such a fashion craze. Yup, thanks to Blair Waldorf the prim and proper look had a revival noone saw coming and is now here to stay!

For some ladylike inspiration, check out a couple of our favourite Melbournian bloggers KisforKani and LeBlogdeSushi, who pair cute flouncy skirts, bows and peter pan collared blouses like it ain’t no thang.

We have a couple sweet pieces in store this week to have you reminiscing about skipping class and writing names of crushes on your binders :P

1. Baby blue ascot blouse
2. Cream double breasted coat
3. Pastel blue princess coat
4. Velvet burnout high waisted skirt

INSPIRATION - WIDE LEG PANTS

Yoooo weeee! It’s power week and what’s more powerful to a woman than “wearing the pants” (figuratively and literally!). We love that we’re growing up in a society where women play more important roles - I mean, Amie and I both want to rule this world with our creative input one day!

Here at Honest Folk, we think wide leg pants are the sexiest kind of trouser. It’s kind of like the geisha hint-of-skin-to-arouse thing - high waisted wide leg pants show off anyone’s gorgeous waist line and only gives a hint of shape of the rest of your lower half. What’s under there? 3 legs? One leg? OMG is she a mermaid? No, seriously though, the slight shape given around the waist and hips would be enough to drive a man crazy!

We’ve included some more dressed up stylings for wide leg pants - think pairing them with a shirt or a blouse. Or try it casually with a singlet or baggy silk tshirt or even swap your heels for a pair of trainers!

If this all sounds appealing to you, check out our electric blue wide leg trousers in our store! xx

HAPPY TWO MONTHS HONEST FOLK! :D New stock for this week is now up, one of our favourite weeks yet! Bid away!