• accessories,  christmas,  fashion,  High street,  shopping,  style

    A Guide To Christmas Occasion Dressing

    Christmas calls for the best your wardrobe has to offer. If you’re lucky, you will get to go to lots of different events and occasions that call for many different styles of dress. For some, this can be a minefield – what do you wear? Luckily, there are some fail safe pieces that always work this time of year, classic fabrics, prints and styles that you will be able to call on this Christmas, and pretty much every Christmas after that. These are pieces that I have in my wardrobe, not strictly fashion, but wearable, and workable for a whole host of Christmas occasions. A Red Dress I have a…

  • accessories,  christmas,  fashion,  shoes,  shopping,  style

    La Redoute’s Top Tips for Christmas…complete with seasonal savings!

    La Redoute has been one of my favourite mail order brands for years, since my sister-in-law introduced me to their fantastic ranges after I constantly pestered her about her amazing sandals. I have always been impressed by the high quality for low prices, and this season I have really loved so many items. Here is my La Redoute top ten, complete with some festive discounts.     Loving this star print top, perfect for Dolce and Gabbana fans who like Primark price points! This 50s style cardigan is so versatile, wear it with jeans for a casual look, or drapped over your shift dress for a retro style cover-up. These…

  • christmas,  fashion,  High street,  shopping,  style

    Win! Shopping Vouchers with Fashion-Mommy and Matalan.

    The Christmas adverts are always an exciting reminder that ‘Holidays are coming.’ One of my absolute favourites this season, apart from the obvious John Lewis tear-jerker, is the beautiful ad for Matalan. Featuring a host of wonderfully dressed people enjoying a snowy Christmas, it is quite a surprise when it is revealed that the people are actually figures inside snow globes. If you haven’t seen it, watch the ad in full below. Competition time! After watching the video, I’m sure you’re in the mood for some shopping. Matalan is offering one lucky Fashion-Mommy reader the chance to win £30 of vouchers to spend at Matalan. To enter the competition, simply…

  • Ad campaigns Autumn/Winter 2011/12,  shoes,  shopping,  style,  Vintage

    Put on your dancing shoes…it’s party season!

    Recently the Next blogger network asked bloggers to choose their favourite pair of shoes from their rather vast, and totally fabulous collection. I browsed long and hard, weighing up the pros and cons of each pair of shoes, and changing my mind every few minutes, before deciding on the ultimate pair of party shoes for Fashion-Mommy. And so, ladies and gentlemen, I unveil my pick of the Next party shoes, the ivory bow back court shoes! So why did I choose these? Well firstly it would’ve been too easy to plump for black or Santa red options, and these ivory beauties have a distinctly snowy feel to them. Secondly, they…

  • Ad campaigns Autumn/Winter 2011/12,  christmas,  fashion,  High street,  Marilyn Monroe,  shoes,  shopping,  style

    A supermarket sweep around Dressrail

    The Push Pr press day held many pleasant surprises in terms of new brands and collections that were full of must have items. But one of the biggest surprises was my introduction to Dressrail. Dressrail is an affordable fashion gem.  With the tagline Love it.Click it.Wear it, Dressrail is producing a fascinating range of stylish daywear, gorgeous evening wear and amazing accessories at unbelievably low prices. At the Press day I was really impressed by the great sequined dresses that were fully lined and heavily embellished, yet cost less than £30. This encouraged me to take a further look  at the Dressrail website where I fell in love with primly…