Great news for the petite festival goers of Summer 2009. Skirts are getting shorter, colours are getting softer and sparkling accessories are hotter than the sun! With cute vintage patterns available at Next, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins you will be stealing the show!

We all know that small prints are flattering to the petite frame and this is our season to shine. Celebrate your lovely legs (or knees, for the more bashful), with duck-egg summer dresses, crocheted smocks, and floral petite skirts. With an increasing petite selection on the high street and online, finding a ‘frock that rocks’ shouldn’t be a chore. We recommend Next’s Blue and Yellow Petite Dress – £25.

Really finish off that vintage-girl look with some large round shades and a short, soft knit cardigan. Check out Miss Selfridges ‘cream vintage cardi’ £25. Make sure you use the recession as an excuse to raid grannies antique jewels and place the finishing touch on your vintage look.

Dont stop there though, be prepared for the Great British weather. Only an amateur would head into the fields without preparing for mud and showers! Cath Kidston offers a fabulous polka dot welly with matching umbrella and keep up to date with this seasons roll-sleeve jacket, available in plenty of pretty shades its gorgeous enough to throw over your shoulders and light enough to keep in your bag!

Turn up dressed the part!

Love,

Lucinda xx