Finding fashion inspiration from unusual sources is always fun. Checking out someone else's personal style is a good way of giving you new ideas, and it's not always the obvious style gurus who lead the fashion pack.
Take, for example, my 4 year old niece. She looks cute in anything she's dressed in, and she finds her own ways to wear it too. I have this cream, knitted bobble-hat that I've always worn in the usual cutesy way, (like I'm on my way to a hiking convention...) but seeing my niece just sling it on her head all loose and floppy made me realise that it'd be a great take on the slouchy beanie. So now I always unroll the extra material and wear it with the bobble hanging down instead of perched on my head!
And the whole city shorts thing was never really me. It was too confused between smart and casual so I thought I'd never go for it. But I have a photo of my niece tottering around in my high heels (she's a natural) with her knee-length denim shorts on, and I realised that that's how I can work the trend, in denim instead of too-stiff cotton.
And when it comes to this season, she even knows her trendy sportswear. She rocked up at my house one morning ready for nursery, complete with 80s headband yanked down round her forehead because the staff had told her they were going to be doing exercises that day. Ever the fashion forward 4 year old, she wouldn't have her headband any other way.
So when you need some inspiration, you may not have to grab Vogue after all - just keep your eyes peeled for the unlikely stylist...
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