Catwalk Catchup: MFW Salvatore Ferragamo Spring/Summer 2012

Another Fashion Compendium favourite for Milan Fashion Week and if we're honest, from the entire Spring/Summer ready-to-wear range this season. Genuinely a little bit obsessed with this Salvatore Ferragamo collection; if we were put on the spot to pick a favourite, we think we'd crumble and probably cry under the pressure! The styling was impeccable for this show - we can't speak for the atmosphere and the music and all the other details as we sadly weren't in Milan to witness it with our own eyes, but from what we can see, it was perfection. Bright, silky, girly, summery goodness - and the loose side-swept beach waves were an added bonus! 

High street chains, hear our plea: please look to this collection to draw inspiration for the majority of your summer clothes! Pay close attention to prints, material and colour and report back to us in a few months time. Lots of love, Fashion Compendium x

Get Ashley Tisdale's Black Floral Tibi Look

It's safe to say that Ashley Tisdale has come a long way since her High School Musical days, most of all in the fashion stakes. We've seen her blossom into quite the fashionista and on this occasion, blossom is very much the operative word. We loved her floral Tibi dress which has once again inspired us to inject some floral into our wardrobes. 

Just because the summer is pretty much gone, doesn't mean our wardrobes need to be all doom and gloom. Ashley's dress may be floral but there isn't an ounce of granny chic about it. Why? a) because of the way she styles it - pretty pink lips, killer cage heels and a contemporary, age appropriate hairstyle. And b) because the dark tones of the dress make it more 'eveningwear' as opposed to tea party with Nana. Here's a few of our favourite dark floral numbers: 

1. D&G; £415.....2. Tibi (the same print as Ashley's, just a sexier, boobier style); £95.....3. Phase Eight;  £71.25.....4. Maxime Simoens; £376