SS14 Trend Report: Sorbet

As it seems that Spring has finally sprung, we thought it was high time that we brought you a round-up of our favourite Spring/Summer trends and took you on a little canter through our top picks if you're looking to update your wardrobe with a sprinkling of new season pieces. 

Over the next couple of weeks we'll be recapping on four key trends from the SS14 collections starting today with the swoonworthy sorbets which dominated the catwalks...

From Burberry (above) to Christopher Kane and Jason Wu to Prabal Gurung, a toothache-inducing sugary sweet palette reigned supreme across the fashion capitals. 

If you invested in a pink coat last autumn, prepare to smugly pat yourself on the back, that trend definitely wasn't a flash in the pan and all the coolest girls will be rocking their strawberry milkshake-hued outerwear right through until bikini-season. If you missed out last year, ASOS to the rescue with a rather delicious Cocoon number...

ASOS Vintage Cocoon Coat

£110

If a coat seems ludicrously cosy for this time of year, how about dipping your toe in the water of the trend with a pair of scrumptious sorbet shoes...

Jimmy Choo Anouk

€425

ASOS Peggy Pointed High Heels

£30

And last but not least, our Polyvore round up of all things spring sorbet from ice-cream sundae nail colours to the ultimate slice of minty clutch bag amazingness... 

SS14 Trend: Sorbet by badmice featuring Topshop

This Week The Mice Have Mostly Been...

Another week is nearly over and the anticipation of the weekend is too much for us Mice to handle. As a result we’re feeling pretty much like this…

Apart from feeling deliriously happy that we have two whole blissful days off, This Week The Mice Have Mostly Been…

Counting down the days to our two week holiday in the sun. We’re off on holiday AGAIN I hear you cry. Yes, yes we are. Next stop… Barbados! Well, two of us are, poor HK Mouse is going to stay behind and man the fort - we're sure she'll get her holiday own back very soon though!

This week we have been casually prepping in the form of… eating salads and avoiding the evilness that is chocolate at all costs, cherry picking our top beach book reads (as nothing beats that can’t-put-it-down obsessive feeling) and exfoliating like mad to ensure our milky pale skin is prepped and ready to receive the bronze treatment!

Next week however it all starts to get deadly serious. None of this ease yourself in planning, it’s hardcore lets get our holiday on kinda mode! The major task in hand is to put together pile upon pile of Caribbean-chic outfits ready to whittle down to 14 rocking day and night time ensembles. I have my day looks pretty much nailed thanks to All About Eve and Motel. You may have seen a few weeks ago I blogged about some colour-popping bikinis gifted to me by All About Eve well I now have the below rose bikini style from Motel to add to the bikini bank! I love the retro high-waisted style knickers – I just need to perfect my roll-down tannage manoeuvre now to make sure I don’t return from holiday with a whiter than white midriff! NOT hot!

In summary...

...now!

Majorly lusting after MIHO’s statement wall feature pieces. I was browsing the wondrous rooms within Liberty during my lunch hour yesterday and stopped in my tracks when I saw these beauties…

…Yes statement horse, deer and bird house wall feature pieces - an alternative and eco-friendly take on the traditional stag head.

The unusual home accessories are made from recycled MDF and their quirky colourways and designs are born out of the brand’s tagline ‘unexpected things’. You’ll be spoilt for choice with floral, polka dot and tartan creations. Every purchase is delivered with an element of fun too as the product arrives flat packed meaning you also get the satisfaction of assembling the masterpiece yourself! 

Racing horse head, £95
Decorative dear head, £43
Bird house, £38

Other wall decorations we’ve taken a shine to include…

Made With Love Designs deer head mount, £130 

From Britain With Love vinyl, £33

House Interiors & Gifts wooden stag head trophy, £28

Right we’ll stop waffling now and let you go BUT before you do, we’ll leave you with the most important message of the day… 

Lots of love,

The Mice 

xxx

Mice Advice: Aintree Ladies' Day Attire

Our lovely friend Rachael tweeted 3BM recently with a mice fashion dilemma! She's off to Ladies' Day at Aintree in April and is looking for something special to wear but on a teacher's budget (her words not ours!) Here goes...


The Mice Advice
One of the biggest social/style days in the North West so looking the part and standing out from the crowd is a must. The dress code is much more laid back than at Ascot which means you don't have to wear a hat and can take a bit more of a fun approach.  Our advice would be anything but black and opt for an unusual brand to avoid any embarrassing twin dress disasters. Our hot to trot top picks Rachael are as follows...


The Mice Advice
Sessun summer dress from ASOS, priced at £145. Comes in three jewel coloured options with the potential to dress up or down. For Aintree, team with high heels and a chunky necklace to add that statement edge.

Images via www.asos.com

From the ASOS collection, this embellished beauty will have heads turning left, right and centre and priced at a reasonable £120. Classy and standout - the perfect combo in my opinion... 

Images via www.asos.com

This little number from Motel is the right amount of sass and dress-up and priced at £42 it will leave you with enough pocket money to splash out on a killer pair of heels for the big day too. 

Images via www.motelrocks.com

The final option is by Lucy in Disguise from the amazing Outnet. Lily Allen knew what she was doing when she designed this little gem and a snippet at just £99 down from £180...

Image via www.theoutnet.com