christmas
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Stephen Arthur and his Perfect Party dress
Birmingham has a new style star. Stephen Arthur, an ICT teacher from Birmingham, created the winning design in a very special competition hosted by ITV’s This Morning programme and John Lewis. Called ‘The perfect Party dress’, the brief was to create a beautiful gown that could make all women look and feel like a million dollars. It also needed to be affordable and current. Stephen was judged the winner after a public vote. His design, in vibrant and very christmassy red, is a timeless, elegant classic. A stunning floor-length ball gown, crafted from the floatiest of chiffon, the dress has a crossover neckline that creates a structured and feminine silhouette,…
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Ted Baker’s Sweet Shoppe – Good enough to eat
Some of the frothiest, prettiest fashion accessories around at the moment are the ones that form the Ted Baker Sweet Shoppe. In a range of the brightest shades that range from the zingiest yellows to the palest of ice cream pinks, the Sweet Shoppe range has it all. A great selection of tote bags, purses, gloves and shoppers, I think these are just the cutest pressies on the market this year. Personal favourites are those gorgeous Chuppa gloves, that come in my favourite colour, a yellow so bright the sun pales in comparison, but are probably more practical in the cool and neutral tan shade . And don’t forget those…
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New Look S/S Press Preview – All about the Jewels
The New Look press days are always great fun, with rails and rails of items your wardrobe is just crying out for, but at the Spring/Summer Press day held last week, it was the accessories that really had me gasping, and in particular, the jewellery. In recent seasons New Look have really set the bar high in terms of highly desirable costume jewellery that comes with a very reasonable price tag. The Spring/Summer collection is just stuffed with real statement pieces, gorgeous necklaces designed to jazz up any outfit, statement earrings that Beyoncé would just kill for and bracelets and earrings that were designed for every occasion, from High Tea…
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Zatchels and Hello Kitty – a match made in Fashion Heaven
The cutest, sweetest fashion collaboration of the year has to be the one between that most stylish of Kitty Cats, London born Hello Kitty, and the greatest thing to come out of Leicester since Gary Linekar, Zatchels. The two fashion brands have joined together to produce an incredible range of satchels, barrel bags and saddle bags that are the perfect gift this festive season, whether you are buying for little girls, or somewhat bigger girls! Taking the classic Zatchel shapes and use of colour, and then adding a very special digital print finish from a range of Hello Kitty images, these bags are both fun and, as ever with Zatchels,…
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Full length and fabulous dresses – Time to Party.
A fabulous quote by socialite Susan Gutfreund in this month’s Vanity Fair “…You go to a black tie now and it’s so abnormal to see anyone wearing long. Most women it seems now wear their pyjamas out in the evenings.” I have to agree, and this is such a shame, especially at this time of year. For Christmas is the perfect opportunity to really dress up. And this year there are just so many beautiful dresses that fit that term ‘full length and fabulous’. Here are a selection available now, with any voucher codes and discounts I could find to help your be a super-stylish-saver too. Dorothy Perkins Dorothy Perkins…
