Unexpected style icon: Minnie Mouse

Beyond Retro emailed me this morning to say they were now stocking Mickey Mouse ears in their stores. As I pondered the appropriateness of this as an accessory for a 30 year old, I headed over to Youtube to remind myself of what a fashion icon his lady mouse friend Minnie was. I'm sorry to all those who believe Ariel is Disney's greatest style icon - she just doesn't have Minnie's way with accessories. Minnie's style had all the nicest mice fighting over her. Don't believe me? Just watch this clip and sit back in awe.


So how best to capture something of her style? Well, once you've picked up your ears for £4, let's think about the undergarments. Minnie wouldn't be seen dead without her bloomers. While that's perhaps a touch too restrictive for a twenty-first century lady, how about these lacey shorts from Topshop? They are £30.

(you could perhaps wear them without a skirt if you are less of a modest mouse).

Minnie would surely go dotty about this polka dot skirt. It's £28 from the Vintage Owl boutique on ASOS Marketplace.

Slightly disturbingly, Minnie doesn't appear to be wearing a top in the clip above. I don't recommend this bit of the look. Let's skim over that quickly and move straight onto her awesome accessories.

Mention a wedge to Minnie and, unusually for a mouse, she'd think of something other than cheese. How cute would she look in the Miss L Fire numbers? They are £100.

And how does the best dressed mouse top off a look? With a hat of course! This burlesque bowler from LittleMissBDesign could have been made for her. That's £80 (like any style icon, Minnie will obviously be all about the cost per wear).

And the finishing touch? I've a feeling Minnie would love these Paperself lashes from our Culture label shop - suitably shaped for fluttering at Mickey.

All hail Minnie Mouse - the cartoon character whose style is far from mini.

Bag Lust: Miss L Fire 'Be My Valentine' Lucite Clutch

I've already done a wee bit of lusting at the rather fabulous Miss L Fire shoe collection. I am delighted to report that their handbags are as equally swoonsome. I am particularly smitten with this super cute heart-shaped lucite clutch bag. It's red. It's shiny. It has a gingham lining. I have to have one.

The Be My Valentine lucite clutch costs £59.99 and will look just perfect with pretty much everything from a fabulous fifties frock to a pair of denim pedal pushers.

Shoe Porn: Miss L Fire Orchid Wedge

I am pretty smitten by the entire Miss L Fire shoe collection. However, I have to admit that on a practical level I would probably find it hard to totter around in their sky-scraping heels for much longer than a few hours. As such, I had mainly had them down in the going out shoe category.

However, I was overjoyed when I spotted their Orchid Wedges, with their low-stacked wedges, as I could happily swan around in these beauties day in and day out. And look at the wonderful ric-rac trim. My inner crafter is swooning mighty hard right now.

They cost £59.99 from Dollydagger and are also available in a rather lovely red colourway too.