The 'S' Factor

Who said swimcaps were naff? As you can tell, Saffron is really into accessorising. From hats to necklaces, hairclips to handbags. It all began with the now trademark colourful beaded necklace she received from Auntie Val on her first birthday (Refer to picture of necklace to the left of this post). She often remembers to put on a necklace before setting out for the day and many a weekday mornings have been spent negotiating with her to leave her necklace at home. (My fear of envious toddlers in school is not completely unfounded; on the one occasion that she did wear a necklace to school, some of them tried to pull it off her). Not one to forget about others, she has even taken to reminding me with a 'Where mummy's necklace?' when I'm getting ready for a day out.

This picture was taken when one morning she decided to wear a swimcap to school. Unaided, and with no prompting from me, I'm proud to add. I did help her with the matching bikini top over her yellow school tshirt pictured here, but just as the mark of a true style icon is in knowing when to stop, she asked for it to be removed before we set out for school.

When we arrived at school, Saffy was beaming with pride as she pointed to her swimcap and said 'Hat, hat' to her friends. I suppose her teachers must have also found it inspiring as they too took a snapshot and yesterday very kindly sent it to me (see post of picture below).

Prada may have her peacock-plumed hat, but I'm sure you will agree that it's Saffron's polyester swimcap look that is the very embodiment of style ; )