I don’t usually give myself over to television fashion fanaticism and though the likes of Gossip Girl have emerged as popular fashion blogging fodder, I can only muse half-heartedly.  However, I think I’ve found my new Roswell cult-ish love (yes, I was addicted to Roswell.... and yes that is incredibly sad...).  Except loving Pushing Daisies, which has just started to air on ITV, is slightly more acceptable/seemly seeing as it’s getting critical claim and all.  The Tim Burton ‘Big Fish’ meets Amelie qualities of this brighter-than-life, super whimsical show has captured my heart and it’s precisely these aesthetics that temporarily kids me into thinking that I want to *gasp* pull off 50’s cinched in waists, Audrey Hepburn-esque elegance and general poised/pulled together Chuck fashionisms (Chuck being the character played by Anna Friel who has scarily not aged a bit since those young Brookie days...).

Those thoughts of course quickly dissipate because I quickly realise that looking like a film extra was never going to fly with my wardrobe....  but the aesthetics of the show and the richeness of everything bring to mind the vivid florals that are *groan* best exemplified by yes...that...Topshop vivid Monet floral print dress which has just gone live.  The pretty pretty florals have been getting a lot of lovin’ and attention from Topshop but for the more authentic Chuck-tastic stuff, Mary Moore Vintage is a good port of call.  Bewarned, it is a tres cher but immaculate sort of vintage they sell but I love that garments comes from a genuine vintage expert/lover Mary Moore (child of sculptor Henry Moore).

Of course, if ever more of this floral-ilk comes into my obsession, even at the height of my Pushing Daisies-lovin’, I’m still never going to be able to pull off a complete ‘Chuck’ which is fine because I have a black PVC legging review debacle on my hands (it is on its way...) which are imperfect for pairing with such dresses (imperfect being what I tend to go for...) and also my new love of deconstructed draped jersey pieces that would sit very nicely on top of the florals.