Five Favourites: Rose Tinted Glasses

The world is a happier place through the lenses of an ultra-chic pair of rose-tinted shades. Fact. These five beauties are my favourite available to buy now...

{ clockwise from top }Prada Scultpted Round Frame Acetate Sunglasses (£215) - the cult buy turned classic. Ray-Ban Aviator Sunglasses (from £83) - the much-desired shape; when something has been a classic for so long, you know you're onto something good. Charlotte Olympia for Linda Farrow Cat Eye Sunglasses (£255) - too chic for words, sometimes you just need a bloody good oversized cat eye to hide a multitude of sins. The Row X Linda Farrow Round Frame Metal Sunglasses (£220) - if round shapes are good enough for just about every fashionista in Paris and the Olsen sisters, they're certainly worth trying. Celine New Audery Sunglasses (£200) - the fail-safe investment, these classic beauties will suit any face shape.

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What to Wear: Summer Holiday | Getting There

Welcome to the first in series of a special What to Wear feature; for fashion and shopping inspiration to help compile your own suitcase-full of holiday attire carefully selected to suit your destination from a selection of my favourite locations.

Lets start at the very beginning. A very good place to start. Getting there. Comfort and layering are key and easy to pull off without compromising on your personal style, va-va-voom and oh-la-laaa. To go beyond the beginning, and see how to pack, I've already posted a guide to help you.

Comfy cottons are my arses best friend when travelling. These Seven for All Mankind Chinos are comfortable, stylish, dark in colour to hide early-morning-wine-with-breakfast-stains (lets face it, you're not going to last all day in squeaky clean condition). Team with a simple, pretty cotton tee like this Vince Jersey and the crucial layering piece - a jacket (preferably a gorgeous suede Acne number) - to see you from cold departure, to stuffy departure lounge, to cool plane, to red hot destination. The 3.1 Philip Lim Leather Tote is big enough to hold some comfy slipper-style flats in once the Acne Sandals have seen you through the people watchers at duty-free.

The Rachelle Edit: Summer Sorbet

This time last year, if you told me I'd soon be swooning over lilac, I'd have laughed at you. I'm no longer eight; mad about decorating my room, only wearing and only buying things ever again in my new-found favourite hue, lilac. Fortunately, by my eleventh birthday I'd realised there was more to life than the light purple hue, and by the age of fifteen, lilac was OUT. How Spring/Summer 2012 3.1 Philip Lim has changed my mind (again).

From Left: Botiker Cross Bod Handbag (£197) available at ShopBop. Victoria Beckham Denim Lilac Crepe Vest (£115) available at Net a Porter. Topshop Structured Blazer (£65). Gold Plated & Cream Cuff and Ring from a selection at House of Harlow. Kurt Geiger Himalaya Suede Sandals (£205). Linda Farrow Luxe Sunglasses (£486) available at mytheresa. Topshop Stonewash Denim and Crochet Hotpants (£34.)

Rachel x