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It’s the one night of the year when you simply have to look your sensational best!
Whether you are cordially invited to a black tie event, enjoying a meal, off down the local pub or simply sipping cocktails at home – if you haven’t yet got your outfit arranged, then there’s no time to lose.
Here are two dresses that I can recommend, whatever festive function you choose to attend…
As the New Year countdown is in full swing, all eyes are sure to be on you and your fabulous dress!
With so many Christmas parties and gatherings now in full swing – have you got enough fabulous fashionable outfits for every festive function?
Wallis have re-stocked the party rails and have sensational styles suitable to ensure you steal the spotlight on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and beyond.
Here are four fab ideas to cover every dressy Christmas occasion:
Christmas Eve Drinks
This is the night when you simply can’t have enough glitz and sparkle. Get glamourous in this Wallis pale pink silver sequin tunic. Team with leggings or trousers, knee-high boots, statement earrings and layer-up in the Wallis bobble knit scarf. Both a wonderfully warm and seriously shimmery outfit!
Christmas Day Lunch
Knitted cardigans are the perfect choice to wear on Christmas Day at home with the family. It’ll keep you cosy and comfortable all day. Wallis has a great selection of flattering cardigans in various colours to suit your mood!
New Year’s Eve
The little red dress is this season’s hottest partywear item! The ever-glamourous Tess Daly wore her Ralph & Russo racy red asymmetric dress on last weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing and showed us how to inject the key colour into our evening wardrobes. Get the look with this Wallis velvet dress.
Drinks with Friends
We’ll all be catching up with friends and family during our time off. Whether it’s for a meal or a night on the town, a simple yet stylish jersey dress is the answer. It’s super-sexy, figure-flattering and pulls and drapes in all the right places to suit all body shapes. Race you to the checkout…
Merry Christmas!
As the snow and freezing temperatures continue – how is a girl supposed to stay warm and super-stylish all at once? It’s easy if you invest in a new winter coat and take inspiration from those ever-stylish celebrities!
Here’s five fabulous looks to keep you on-trend and toasty until the temperatures start to rise…
Winter White
A super-chic choice from Rebecca Ferguson was at last week’s Narnia Film Premiere when she wrapped up on the red carpet in a snow-white coveted coat. White adds the wow factor to any winter outfit and ensures you’ll look top-to-toe sensational, whatever the occasion!
A Red-Hot Favourite
Keep it colourful à la Fearne Cotton with this Wallis 1965 Red Princess Coat, from the stunning limited edition Wallis Heritage Coat Collection. A touch of bold, bright colour will be an instant mood-enhancer and attention-grabber on dark, dull winter days.
Black Beauty
Top designers are reportedly falling over themselves to dress the X-Factor finalist Rebecca Ferguson. With her stunning hourglass figure and timeless look she is fast becoming a style icon in her own right. Steal her style in a slimming, wear-with-anything single-breasted mac, such as this Wallis black leather collarless coat and you simply can’t help but look stunning this season!
Layer-Up with Leather
Alternatively, follow the always-fashionable Kylie Minogue and Jennifer Anniston and layer-up a leather biker jacket with scarves and chunky knits for a luxe laidback look. Opt for a leather jacket at weekends and team with jeans and knee-high boots for the ultimate cold-weather cover-up! This Wallis Black Leather Jacket is 100% real leather, has quilting on the shoulders and waist, is fully lined and is only £145!
Caped Crusader
For a cool and contemporary wrap-up, get on trend in a cape coat, just like the ever stylish, Victoria Beckham. Achieve her glamourous, sexy and edgy style for yourself with the Wallis Navy Military Cape.
Christmas is fast approaching, which means festive fashion fever has began! It’s time to either go crazy for colour with pinks, purples and striking blues or stay sleek and sexy in beautiful black dresses.
The Autumn / Winter catwalks were awash with bold, bright and beautiful hues. Here’s the top four so-now shades for achieving this season’s most party perfect looks!
Think Pink
Sportmax, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Roland Mouret and Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre all showcased powerful pink pieces on the Winter 2010 runways. Get some pretty pink in your life with this stunning Wallis Enchanted Beaded Dress. A real head-turner and guaranteed to grab all the male attention too!
Playful Purple
The colour purple is a fun and flattering shade on everyone! Fendi was a fan this season, as is Patsy Kensit. Plus the newly married Katy Perry wore a powerful satin purple Miu Miu dress at her perfume launch in Selfridges last month. Embrace the luxe look with this black and purple stripey dress and make your entrance in show-stopping style!
Black and purple stripey dress
True Blue
Take inspiration from the top designers Pucci, Etro, Salvatore Ferragamo, Versace and Gucci and go for beautiful blue this Christmas. Make a statement in a chic and classic shift dress - perfect for day-to-night and after-hours cocktails with your colleagues.
Back to Black
Last but by no means least on the Christmas colour charts is the ever-sleek and sexy shade of black. A LBD remains a firm fashion favourite this festive season, both on the A/W2010 catwalks and on those always-stylish celebrities too. Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander and Fendi showed us the way to wear black best this winter, whilst Alicia Keys, Claire Danes, Reese Witherspoon and Kirsten Dunst have all recently stole the spotlight in their little black numbers.
Whether you opt for long-sleeved and lace or a sleeveless and fitted style, a slimming black dress will always take you effortlessly from your desk, to drinks to the dance floor!
Last week, Grazia magazine featured a stunning shoe special, naming the ultimate shoe styles for this season. Top of the charts was ‘Racy Lace’, ‘Jewel Brights’ colourful shoes and ‘Cinderella’ feminine styles.
So with the party season now upon us, it’s time to treat your feet to some fabulous footwear for dancing the night away! Find all the new ‘it’ shoe styles, right here, right now at wallis.co.uk…
Luxe Lace
Now your feet can be just as on-trend as the rest of you, as lace is key this season. Luxurious lace shoes were seen on the catwalks of Dolce & Gabbana and complete your top-to-toe party look perfectly!
Step out in these beautiful black peep-toe platforms with corsage flower detail – pretty, leg-lengthening and sexy too! Just £45 from the new Barratts for Wallis shoe collection.
Colour Craze
You won’t put a fashion foot wrong in colourful courts and kitten heels. Racy red, striking blue or pretty pinks – anything goes! Team colourful shoes with your LBD or wear colour with colour for a contemporary party look.
Try these red-hot kitten heel courts on for size - also from the new Barratts shoe collection for Wallis - or these strappy blue satin sequin bow heels from the main Wallis range.
‘Cinderella’ Styles
Footwear doesn’t get more fabulous than this! Step to it in pretty pairs with bows, sequins, jewels, corsages and crystals. Every party girl needs a pair of these princess-inspired ivory lace peep-toe platforms. You shall go to the ball!
So put your best foot forward this Christmas and invest in some new-season so-now shoes. Go on, you deserve it!
Last week, Victoria House in London was host to the Arcadia Spring / Summer 2011 Press Day. As always it was a glamourous affair with fashion journalists, style bloggers and top magazine editors turning out in full force to see the brand new collections due in store next spring.
And Wallis certainly didn’t disappoint. We can look forward to fabulous floral dresses, colourful designs, striking minimal whites and feminine, floaty must-haves.
The fashion rails were awash with colour and corsages and key pieces included the psychedelic print maxi dress, satin kimonos and the asymmetric zebra print dress.
Plus we saw the showcase of the Wallis 1923 heritage dress collection – a sensational selection of floral print dresses, inspired by the ‘50s and ‘60s archives.
Last but not least was the Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall ‘70s disco influenced pieces - think bold brights and slinky satins, that’ll brighten up our Spring / Summer wardrobes in an instant!
These new spring collections arrive in store and online from March 2011.
Read more about the press day from other bloggers...
www.theverysimong.com/2010/12/some-press-day-magic-i-forgot-all-about.html
thewomensroom.typepad.com/the_womens_room/2010/11/we-love-wallis-for-spring-2011.html
Dressmedaisy.com contributing editor Laura Terry talks us through this seasons hottest party dress trends.
If the cold weather and random bouts of flu are getting you down this winter, we have just the thing to cheer you up this festive season- lots and lots of party dresses.
With Christmas and New Year just around the corner it would be rude not to debut a new outfit for every party occasion wouldn’t it?!
This season is all about being glamorous, so go all out with your look. You wouldn’t catch
Eva Mendes or Sarah Jessica Parker looking anything less than fabulous on the red carpet, so use them as your inspiration.
If you’re struggling to know where to find the perfect outfit, we’ve made it easy for you with our amazing range of party dresses to suit every style and shape.
Here’s our top five fashion looks to sport this Christmas...
Micro Mini: Dare to bare this season and you won’t be left out in the cold with the fashion pack. This simple long sleeved camel shift can easily be dressed up or down for any occasion. Team with a mass of necklaces and lace tights to really make the most of this stunner.
Floral: Who says florals are only for spring? We’ve re-written the style rules this season with some winter pansies in classy black and white. Monochrome is always a hit and this stylish Audrey Hepburn-esque dress is just crying out for some skyscraper heels and a show stopping necklace.
Sequins: When all else fails a sequinned dress is sure to be a knockout and our Boutique exclusive sparkly number will certainly turn heads. Team with opaque tights and chandelier earrings, but remember to keep it simple- this dress is designed to stand out!
Velvet: If you thought velvet was just a flash in the fashion pan, then how wrong you were! This is a big look for AW10 and thankfully styling has moved on since the dodgy 80s crushed velvet dresses. This lovely maxi (it comes in a shorter version too) complete with floral shoulder detail looks Oscar worthy we think!
Asymmetric: Long and flowy or short and chic, this is a timeless style that will always look elegant and tasteful. Kate Winslet showed how to rock the maxi look at the Oscars last year, so why not channel her style in this gorgeous asymmetric black dress? Team with lots of jewels and prepare to sparkle this Christmas.
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