Glamour is Sophistication, Paris is its Capital

When I came across Louis Vuitton's collection by Marc Jacobs for Paris Fashion week, I felt a sudden flurry of excitement.

Visions of wide swing skirts, elegant halternecks, accessorised with elbow-length gloves, bow-trimmed shoes, and vintage style handbags, got my toes tingling at the thoughts of getting all "Dressed up". Marc Jacobs said it best himself when he explained that he created this "Collection for Women", those "who love the luxury of what it is to be a woman, enjoy getting dressed and made up and have their bags and their beautiful shoes"

Jacobs updates this fifties look using trends which are current today, keeping the look fresh, matching unusual colour combinations, clashing fabrics such as tweed with velvet, fur-trims on knits, and lace over rose-print.

The show included models of all sizes, ages and ethnic backgrounds. Elle Macpherson, 46 closed the show in an amazing gown and showed them all how it was done, the return of the Supermodel!

The eighties made its come back in the naughties with Balmain's reinvention of the shoulder Pad, can Marc Jacobs do the same for the fifties, I hope so.....

Why not get ahead of the trend, and bounce into summer with a swing skirt in floral, cute blouse and little cardi. If you don’t fancy looking like something that just stepped out of a fifties commercial, vamp up with open toe booties .