Coral’s Blog
Hair Our Crowning Glory
Hair our crowning glory - I was contacted recently by https://www.drugwatch.com/legal/hair-straightener-lawsuits/ asking if I would add their link into one of my blogs, as in addition to fashion I also speak about lifestyles. On reviewing the subject matter, I felt...
Wrap up well – wear a scarf
I love wearing scarves, did you know that scarves date back to ancient Egypt? Well I didn't however, I am not surprised, from what I have read they date back to 1300 BC, and were a status symbol denoting royalty and nobility, with Queen Nefertiti being the...
Conversation with a fellow fashion designer of women’s wear – Emile Vidal Carr
Fashion design is well known for being a competitive industry; added to which some fashion designer's, are often labelled as isolated individuals who have an inability to share ideas with fellow fashion designers, for fear of their 'design ideas' being appropriated by...
Ageism in fashion – why you are fabulous as you get older
I'm trying to get my head around the hypocrisy, the fashion industry says it is appealing to all ages, cultures, backgrounds, whilst covertly being age bias. I truly believe that as we age its an opportunity to celebrate not only our years of experience (without...
Has your wardrobe been hijacked by leggings?
What is going on people… has everyone suddenly become a sports fanatic, are leggings now the substitute for all forms of dressing, and dressing up? There was a time when leggings and trainers were worn because you were going to the gym, jogging, walking, cycling, that...
What is Individual Style?
Dressing Individually on Purpose I like to call it ‘dressing individually on purpose’, sounds like a mouthful but for those of us who don’t conform to the dictates of fashion trends that’s exactly what we do. Our ‘whys ‘are varied but equally it comes down to one...
Fashion or Style
As some of us get ready to emerge from our cocoon of dressing above the keyboard with funky fashionable tops/shirts, hidden pyjamas bottoms and fluffy slippers; will your wardrobe choices be that which is fashionable, or that which is stylish? What’s the difference? I...
Grand Dressing Gown – First Time at a Couture Designers Studio
When I was first contacted by Emma she wanted to know if I was up to the challenge of making her a grand dressing gown; with her specific criteria, all of which will be revealed as Emma shares her story, in her own words. However, prior to our meeting I researched...
Ann Lowe – a designer whose inspiration lives on
Following on from the previous article Black Women in Fashion https://coralturner.com/black-women-in-fashion-a-portrait-of-dressmakers/ I would be remiss to not write about Ann Lowe, an American Designer who dressed one of America's First Ladies, Jacqueline Kennedy....
Black Women In Fashion – A Portrait of Dressmakers
I have a love of history, the way in which stories weave into our tapestry of life; I’ve been researching fellow black women in fashion, female designers, dressmakers, seamstresses to which history has passed by in fleeting conversation. However, to place their...
Caribbean Fashion – from Jamaica to the United Kingdom
A Mother and Daughter talk Style and Fashion My parents have always had a wonderful sense of style and fashion combined, they made dressing look effortless; always chic it was the norm for them and their fellow West Indians ‘to pop some style’. They didn’t need...
Dressing Above the Keyboard
There's a new phrase circulating around your wardrobe, it's called 'dressing above the keyboard', well it was new to me when I first learned of it. You see in this time of still working from home for some of us, where Zoom and Skype have become a way of life for...