PASTEL POWER

I am a woman obsessed... with pastels. I know, I know - pastels have the potential to be flimsy and floaty and lack any real rad-factor. Not so if you take a look around at the moment. It's like fluffy mounds of candy floss sprinkled with foxy bad girl accessories and 'I don't care what you think' hair and makeup. And I do mean it's everywhere - from the expensy international labels

Charlotte Ronson; Jen Kao; Chloe Spring 2010 collections, style.com

to the slightly less expensy, but so much more amazing, top NZ and Aussie labels

Madame Hawk; Stolen Girlfriends Club menswear; Lonely Hearts Club

Karla Spetic 'Maris Sweater Dress', $436 AUD; Stretsis  'Peony Chambray Mini Skirt', $270 AUD; Stretsis ' Bubble Blue Daisey Vulgary' Sunnies, $536 AUD

Lonely Hearts Club 'Pearl Dress', $253 AUD; Ruby 'Juliet Dress', $274 AUD; Kate Sylvester 'Franka Dress'

Stolen Girlfriends Club 'Grampa Cardigan'

Romance Was Born shorts

It was love at first sight last year when 'Romance Was Born' used it to dreamy, costume-like affect...

But you can also make the most pastels in a less obvious way - the chainstores all have something to add...

Supre Cropped t-shirt $23.42; Dotti 'Quilt 2 way bag' $39.99; OPI nail polish

 American Apparel 'Amanda shoes', $80 US

Kit Cosmetics 'whiter shades of pail' nail polish, $15.95 US

American Apparel 'four way stretch zip' pants, $78 US  

American Apparel 'Cotton Spandex dress', $36 US

I love it and I want everything from Lonely Hearts - now.