Dance The Way I Feel

London is drenched in sunshine at the moment, with all the local parks transforming into a playground of tanning and fashion. And I recently did a photoshoot in the constantly magial Hampstead Heath with Brighterman, showing the ways of accessorising colour into the short and t-shirt canvas. Summer can quite often fall victim to being the cringe-factor season of style for the stereotypical man, where it's assumed that flip flops or sandals are essential, and Hawaaiin shirts that have a cardboard-cut-out shape and kaleidoscope-gone-wrong design add some fun to the sun. But even in the sizzling heat I don't like to sacrifice, and accessorising with little snippets of colour can really keep style alive and buzzing amongst the wasps. Military boots and brogues work wonderfully in every season, where colourful socks popping out of them give a quirky twist. A tie and shirt also works well with the off-duty postman short look, showing that all the persona's can leave a footprint in the sand. My designer friend Coral Garrett recently introduced a way of splicing two ties together to create an imaginative twist, which only adds to this eclectic mix of colour that I've reflected into my Summer look. [ More of his collection can be seen at http://www.coralgarrett.net/ ] So whatever your Blue Peter D.I.Y interpretation, accessorising is the key to keeping style on show and in sight when the sunglasses are on. And to see more style advice videos, be sure to subscribe to Brighterman TV where I'm featured. http://www.youtube.com/user/BrightermanTV