Get Glowing!

Why not Glow?

Fashion is a fickle beast – what was pronounced “Dead” (as in wouldn’t be seen…in it) one season is back a couple later, now “Hot”. Don’t believe me: who’d have ever thought we’d see the return of the puffball skirt, for instance? And - even scarier – who is going to wear it?

It’s certainly a tough game – and only the bravest (and fiscally blessed) among us can try to keep up. You can too easily tie yourself in knots following the often conflicting advice of the fashion media, not to mention the latest new look each season.  Those that do can often end up being scorned or sniggered at and left looking silly in the process - to be labelled a “Fashion Victim” is a true insult.

One of the delights of being a “grown-up” and knowing yourself is the ability to be objective when it comes to fashion, to disregard mere trivia, drown out the noise and seek out what truly works for you. It’s an acquired skill, one that has its roots in many wardrobe failures – often of the expensive kind. We don’t learn what suits us automatically; instead we’ll tend to learn by our mistakes. The mothers of teenagers must surely console themselves with this fact as they watch their precious darling heading out the door looking nothing less than scary!

Eschewing the ‘latest’ look from top to toe but remaining fashionable is often more about the woman within the clothes than the clothes she chooses to wear. It is a certain sense of style that goes beyond the fabrics, it’s the sum of more than the shoes and bag, more again than the hairstyling – it’s an aura of glamour that simply makes her glow.

To glow suggests an ethereal quality that transcends the everyday – most women glow at special moments in their lives: when we are in love, when we are pregnant, when we are proud of our achievements…or we can be simply glowing with happiness. For other women, to glow is simply part of their everyday life. This inaugural article for Mums on Top is dedicated to that indefinable something that these stylish women seem to exude. Whatever is happening in your life; within these pages we hope not to confuse you with fashion choices but to provide you with inside knowledge that can use to find the secret to achieving your special glow – everyday.