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One dress – two ladies – two very different looks.
Take one stunning Giambattista Valli dress, add two beautiful, but very different ladies into the mix. Change the shade of the dress from the palest of blues to the hottest of reds. And what you end up with is two absolutely amazing looks that couldn’t be more contrasting if you tried. The dress is question is the glorious chiffon strapless dress by Giambattista Valli that comes complete with its own veil. I first saw the dress when it was worn by Charlotte Casiraghi for the gala ball on the evening of Prince Albert of Monaco‘s wedding to Charlene Wittstock. I was struck by the dress for many reasons. It was…
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The legendary Zandra Rhodes designs a capsule collection for Simply Be!
The word legend is sometimes applied a little to easily. But in fashion terms, Zandra Rhodes is most definitely a total legend. The flamboyant designer dressed the beautiful and famous of the 1970s and 1980s, from supermodels like Pat Cleveland, to Princess Diana, who looked beautiful in a white Zandra Rhodes gown that was later sold in the famous 1997 auction. Today, in the time of our fashion obsession with all things 1970s, she is as relevant as ever, with fashionistas falling over themselves in order to acquire pieces of vintage Zandra Rhodes. Nicole Richie is a huge fan, who is often photographed in vintage pieces, looking amazing in boho…
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Kate wears more of the family jewels!
Is it just me who wishes that Prince William would buy his Duchess some new jewellery? Since the engagement was announced, the Duchess of Cambridge has paraded a seeemingly endless stream of royal heirloom jewellery on her various royal engagements. From Diana’s engagement ring that adorns her finger, to the Queen’s Halo tiara borrowed for the wedding, the Maple Leaf brooch that was a permanent fixture during the recent Royal Tour of Canada to the Chandelier earrings from the Queen’s collection that popped up in Hollywood, Kate’s jewellery has all had a ring of second-hand Rose about it. Now it seems that William has presented Kate with the matching Sapphire…
