Nathalia Oliveira by Nicole Bentley for Marie Claire Australia June 2014

Just when we thought socks and orthopaedic sandals were reserved only for those sun-lounger stealing Europeans; Philo & Co make us think otherwise.

Excessive knitwear and a silhouette only a sartorially inclined gentleman could love. Girls, if I had my way we'd all be brandishing this getup. That, and consuming a very satisfying amount of white chocolate.

Proenza Schouler Resort SS14 | Dior RTW SS14 | Céline RTW SS14 

Legs. If there was ever a touchy subject. 

With three consecutive days of Summer sun under our belts already this week; my aversion to whipping out my sparrow-like and pasty looking pins had started to waver. Of course, what I think may look resort ready in the bedroom mirror, may not always be the case once placed among the opinionated public.

Milk bottles? Please.

Saving my gallant efforts for the day when white becomes the 'new tan' - this season brings forward a new savour; ready and willing to take those reluctant enough not to go bare-legged, straight ahead of the Spring/Summer fash-pack.

Injecting playful personalities into what essentially is a firm favourite amongst many a librarian; the pleated skirt is back for 2014 and is fast becoming the piece of the current season.

 Modern pleats whose fold is feminine and liquid in movement; they came adorned with bold brush strokes down the runway of Céline, asymmetrically cut away at Christian Dior and shimmering divinely in metallic finishes at Proenza Schouler - yet all the while covering up just the right amount of unwanted limb.

For an item that so fluidly moves throughout Spring's entire wardrobe; I'll be teaming mine with the slouchiest of knits (the sloppier the better) and my new found love affair aka those white Birks.

Now, let's see who's got something to say about my ankles...

| River Island || Cédric Charlier || Proenza Schouler || Topshop || Paul Smith

Miranda Kerr wearing Céline Pre-Fall 2014 by Chris Colls & Clare Byrne for Sunday Style

Dear dowdy, shabby and quite frankly washed-out.

We're sorry we made every effort to avoid you in the past.

Friends again?

Inventive Forms Collection - COS

Minimalism.

Go on, say it again... m i n i m a l i s m.

Feel how effortlessly it just rolls off the tongue?

Clearly we've stumbled upon my favourite word and well, the love affair I have with anything unadulterated just doesn't stop there.

Holding fluid lines and contemporary fabrics together within an empirical colour palette. It bet minimalism is COS's favourite word too.

| Shop the collection - here |

Shannikah 'Rae' Doherty by Amanda Shadforth of Oracle Fox for Veronkia Maine

Correct me if I'm wrong here but it looks like our sun-soaked siblings from Down Under are anything but SAD come the seasonal switch over.

 I mean, surely when us Brits are stripping down to (almost) what God gave us and finishing off with a bottle of factor fake tan, our Aussie comrades should at the very least be positioned next to the nearest heat source coupled only with a boiling cup of hot Vimto...

(Too Mancunian?)

Pinstriped panties, men's shirts and an abundance of oversized knits - with an aesthetic about the only thing sub zero in these shots by Amanda Shadforth for Aus label Veronika Maine; be sure to find me on board the next flight bound for those scorching Winter rays.

| Short Sleep Shirt: The Sleep Shirt |

And suddenly all I want to do is anything but get dressed.

I think I've found my Wang?

'Corset' by Detolle for Mainbocher

Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, repeat.

Sound familiar? Oh, I almost forgot... Instagram, Instagram, Instagram.

Now don't take this the wrong way; my long-term relationship with social media is fabulous!

We've ALWAYS liked each other and spend every waking moment together (literally), it's just that every now and again I can feel my mind's intellect slowly slipping, doomed to forever be replaced by a trendy little app (iBrain? You saw it here first...)

Urgh. Someone give her a book!

Acting fast before my brain truly turns into 21st century mush; I think a good old dose of something culturally  stimulating is becoming long overdue and by that I mean it's time to get lost in the chicest depths of London's V&A museum this September.

(iPhone calendars open?)

Come September 6th, the capital's Vicky and Albert will swing open the doors to its latest exhibition 'Horst: Photographer of Style' featuring the complete body of work, plus an extra 250 exclusive photos, by the late German and fashion photography's greatest ever happy snapper - Horst P. Horst.

"Horst... produced some of the most famous and evocative images of the 20th century. This exhibition will shine a light on all aspects of his long and distinguished career"

Martin Roth. Director, V&A

Showcasing works from a sixty-year strong career in the fashion biz; the collection includes haute couture pieces, film footage, private sketches and all ninety of those covers for Vogue magazine.

And if that wasn't enough to enlighten your sartorial mindset, the exhibition also aims to delve into the creative process behind some of Horst's most famous images.

Social what now? See, there's no better remedy for absent mindedness than sophisticated education.

So that's May, June, July, August.. not that I'm wanting to wish anyone's life away....

The ideal show in an ideal setting. Did I forget to mention that the in-house café also do the most delectable almond croissant?

| The exhibition will run through to January 4th 2015 |