Quintessentially British

Hi all,

I would just like to start off apologising as I haven't blogged in a while, i've been very busy with modelling as you will know, I shall keep you updated, and would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who voted for me.

As we approach the olympics, and are in full swing of the jubilee season it feels fitting to blog about key British trends which stormed the fashion industry.

1. Starting off with the ever so essential cardigan.

An item which is fitting for both male & female as well as any age  the cardigan was named after  James Thomas Brudenell, the seventh Earl of Cardigan.  It was based on the the fur and braid trimmed knitted wool waistcoats that British officers use to wear during the war. Since then it has been adopted by Americans as well as Parisians. It remains a British classic piece emphasising school wear chic. 

2. The mini skirt, aaaaahhhh the classic, defining skirt of the swinging sixties, Mary Quant's skirt was a symbol for  sexual revolution liberating expression of female empowerment. Quant named the skirt after her favourite car, and was sold in the iconic Bazar in London's designer district Kings Road. 

3. One of my favourites The Brogue. The Brogue started off in Scotland bogs and has since elevated to high fashion city workers. The perforated holes were originally used to drain water as the user  walked through wet terrains. Now its often teamed up with an androgynous look worn by women.

4. The trench coat, was named after the soldiers in the trenches during the first world war, this is one of the most well known garments to come from the British fashion industry, and another one of my favourites.

Burberry have been the masters on reinventing the looks each time and time again