The Inkwell

from inkdrop – poetry, places and events

Category: Fashion

  • Optimism

    #photochallenge #Mindlovemisery’sMenagerie.#MLMM I do like someone with a sense of optimism in the cold and dark of winter with santa having made his way home someone in the department store is bringing a spot of colour to the wind, rain and snow its got me thinking of sandcastles and ice lollies off the promenade when…

  • Fedora

    Found sat outside on the quayside boulevard expecting a comment on her outfit ? – it’s not her dress she’s wearing but her head gear out in the sunshine that’s got tongues wagging reactions are really positive – even from a number of males sat on a nearby table

  • #Socs #Hats I’ve always had a thing for a hat it began quite simply as a kid when i wore a bobble hat in winter to keep out the cold Different Colours different patterns different fabrics different decoration Events up and down the land picked up the fashion purloining something decidedly northern as something for…

  • #writephoto You could say its an eye catching design made from every bit of greenery in the forest the dressmaker could lay her hands on the intention for the wearer was clear an initial big bang – creating the talk and then through the trees she’d simply walk as for the gossips there was no…

  • #WWP #Mannequin Call it a teenage obsession peering thru a shop window with the models on show Beauty captured perfectly – in plastic displaying the latest fashions – for mum , nan or even sis Staring at the standing models got more than attention from shop assistants on the display But among the varied crowd…

  • #fowc #boutique belle of the ball is going out tonight, so out into town she goes – looking for a pair of killer heels up into the places that sells those designer names that everyone talks about in the papers and on tv in time, after the disco lights have fallen – they’ll seem quaint,…

  • #fowc #clique They’re the one’s who think – they’re the bee’s knees hanging around the posh squares going to the latest concerts wearing the brightest colours and eating the nouveau cuisine the exclusivity of this little club means you’ll see them in Cafe-bars and not in Pubs the latest style – they just have to…

  • #fowc #subtle It had to be said, the fashionistas in your crowd didn’t like you in that shirt the colour was too deep for you – they said But that never stopped you for the next morning you returned wearing something new or so they said Same shirt, Brighter pants Subtle changes made them glance…

  • #fowc #rare Really, searching for that dress ? is as likely as locating rocking horse doo-dah! reality is finding that golden thread is going to be difficult expect disappointments along the way

  • Suit

    #FOWC #Suit Shirt and Tie, Jacket and Trousers Usually set out like everyone else at school or in the office It identifies you as a member of the company, but when That moment comes, you can’t wait for your T-shirt and Jeans