Bring out your inner animal this party season!

Animal Print is really big again this season girls, and Giraffe print is a much classier alternative to usual leopard print, which can also be classy but more often than not, look a little bet lynch!

This lovely little sequined giraffe print dress from Boohoo.com at just £25, will make a great party dress this Xmas, wear it with a wide waist cinching belt and leggings if your not quite brave enough to show off your pins.

And you've invested in some wet look leggings, but not been quite brave enough to wear them yet, or are just unsure of what to wear with them, this is your perfect item.

http://www.boohoo.com

Perfect festive bar top, plus my article on DP's new style blog!

This gorgeous glitzy, shoulder embellished top £35, from Dorothy Perkins is a perfect festive after work drinks top, or for a Sat night in your local.

Wear with skinny jeans and heels or boots for a casual yet glam look!

And to give you all a heads up, Dorothy Perkins will be holding their VIP week from Mon, with 25% off everything, just enter DPVIPJ at the checkout.

Also, i was asked to guest write for the new Dorothy Perkins style blog - http://www.yourstylesociety.com, look out for my article next week!

Plus look out for some more exciting news, coming soon!

French connection turns to Strictly for inspiration!

French Connection gets a little oh la la with this flirty little party dress!

The sexy rouching will cling to your curves and the very cheeky neckline will have you flashing your cleavage in a strictly come dancing manner, perfect for the party season, but at £130 this baby isn't cheap!

A word of warning though girls, this is a strictly bra less dress, so you need to have a good firm set of knockers to carry it off, otherwise it could get very messy!

http://www.frenchconnection.com

Hot foot it down to New Look for this season's must have shoe!

Yes ladies, this season's 'IT' shoe is the caged heel and the fantastic New Look have got this well under hand with these bargain beauties at just £15!

Available in Black and this seasons must have Pewter Metallic tone.

Perfect to wear with your leather look leggings or skinny jeans and would look equally good with a skirt too, this are a party must have this season ladies!

So head on down to New Look before they all sell out girls!

http://www.newlook.co.uk/

Preview - Kate Moss Christmas collection for Topshop

I am truly impressed with Kate's Christmas collection for Topshop, it features fabulously feminine and glamorous pieces, most with an oriental design influence. i love the 'geisha rose print blouse' pictured above and this gorgeously glitzy, sequined maxi dress and at £180 it's one of the more expensive items in the collection, but just think of how wonderful you'll look in it, plus you can still wear it year after year as it's a totally timeless piece!

The collection goes on sale tomorrow (Thursday 29th), so have your fingers at the ready, or elbows if you plan on going to one of the stores, cause these babies are going to go fast!

http://www.topshop.com/

Cheryl Coles X Factor headpiece!

How gorgeous, did Cheryl and Dannii look on Saturday nights big band themed X Factor, with their 1940's glitz and glam, Cheryl's headpiece was stunning, and you can get yourself a similar one at http://www.louismariette.co.uk/, these gorgeous headband is £45, but he has so many other stunning designs, you really have to take a look girls!

These adorable headpieces and accessories are perfect for the up coming party season, go on ladies get glammed up!

I can see a rainbow...

Add a splash of colour to your winter wardrobe ladies, with these lovely suedette court shoes from Dorothy Perkins at £30, and if you buy the pink one's 10% off the proceeds will go to breast cancer care.

And if your really brave, team these with contrasting coloured tights, but just make sure that you keep the rest of your outfit relatively simple, and just add accessories within the same colour spectrum. its the perfect way to add a bit of sunshine to your dull working day this winter!

And right now get free delivery on orders over £40.

http://www.dorothyperkins.com/

Wear your heart on your shoulder!

Apologies for adding a little doom and gloom to your day ladies, but if any of you watched the awful BBC documentary on 'Bulgaria's abandoned children' by Kate Blewett that was first shown back in 2007 then you will have surely felt as saddened as i did watching those awful images of the extremely neglected children, i felt compelled to help by donating what i could to the charity http://www.tbact.org/ which has done wonders since 2007 in helping these children, but now there's an even better way that you can help, by purchasing this gorgeous Tabitha bag from http://www.helpinghandbags.co.uk/, set up by Melora Johnson after reading a report in Grazia (Bulgaria's forgotten children), she says that she was so distressed at the images that she saw, that she had to help, so she came up with the idea of designing a bag along with her friend Emma Ganderton, head of accessories design at Jigsaw.

The bag costs £150, but 100% of proceeds go to the Baba programme run by TBACT, you can find out more about the programme on the helping handbags website.

The Tabitha bag comes in Caramel brown, rich aubergine and metallic silver.

Pretty in pink

Well, it's coming up to that time of year ladies, yes party season..whoo hoo!! and i say it's a good idea to start thinking about your party outfits now because in a month or so you'll have to start forking out for Christmas presents and nights out and if you get paid monthly then it's only 2 more paydays before Christmas! but don't panic girls, start your outfit shopping now and you'll be feeling all smug come December when you have all your party looks and cash to spare.

And best of all, this gorgeous very on trend Jewell embellished mini dress in one of this season's go to colours Fuchsia, is only £24.99 at http://www.ginonv.com/ and if your not brave enough to wear a dress this short then wear with leggings underneath.

Celeb style steal (ish) - Cheryl Cole's Military Jacket

I've tried in vain to find a cheaper lookalike of the Balmain jacket worn by Cheryl Cole in her new video, but this was the closest i came ladies, this black tassle Military jacket is £55 from good old Dorothy Perkins, and it's fab, but if only it was red!

But this is a great on trend item to have in your wardrobe this season girls, looks great with dark skinny jeans.

http://www.dorothyperkins.com

Sheer sexiness at ASOS

This jersey mesh top is so sexy and bang on trend, the structured centre pattern creates curves for those that are lacking and accentuates curves of those who already have them.

And if your old enough to remember, it's also reminiscent of the classic 90's mesh cocktail dresses that were everywhere up until the late 90's and in my opinion should have never gone out of fashion. and it also reminds me a little of the John Paul Gaultier perfume bottles.

£25 from http://www.asos.com

Vivienne Westwood at ASOS

These Vivienne Westood for Melissa heart sling back shoes are soooo cute!

They actually take me back to my childhood, sitting watching Kylie's 'hand on your heart' video, where she wore different brightly coloured halter dresses with contrasting hearts throughout the video, although she didn't actually wear shoes with hearts on, these are the same as the dresses that she wore.

Check out the video - http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtdSci9uX2U

Available at http://www.asos.com at £88

Top picks from Dorothy Perkins!

I love this on trend pure 80's glam star embellished jumper dress, can be dressed up or dressed down if worn with skinny jeans and flats, and at £35 it's not a bad price either, embellishment will be seen everywhere this ladies (and i really do mean everywhere) so this is a great piece to have for the season and it'll keep you snug and warm as well as looking super stylish!

And this Lace tunic (£35) is just gorgeous and pure class, wear to work with a blazer or cardi or with killer heels on a night out.

http://www.dorothyperkins.com

Celeb Style steal - Jameela Jamil

T4 presenter of the moment Jemeela Jamil is giving the likes of Alexa Chung and Agyness Deyn a run for their money is the style stakes at the moment, and if your a fan, you can copy her style at TOYWATCH, she was seen at London Fashion week yesterday wearing the funky limited edition 'London Fashion Week' Fluo watch by TOYWATCH to celebrate 25 years of British fashion.

Visit http://www.toy-watch.it for more info or go to the flagship Regent Street store

Yasmin Le Bon for Wallis Launch party

I was so disappointed that i couldn't attend the YLB for Wallis launch party at the Sanderson a couple of weeks ago, (was holidaying in Jamaica, so can't really complain) as i've been looking forward to the Yasmin range for months now, But the lovely Nicola over at Acardia kindly sent me some pics from the night, Yasmin wore items from her own collection and looked gorgeous. guests included, Amber Le Bon (pictured above), Simon Le Bon, Tania Bryer, Lisa B, Alan Carr Duncan James, Gary Kemp, Lisa Eldridge & Robin Derrick, Tim & Malin Jeffries, Kelly Hoppen, Gerry De Veux , Pat Mc Grath, Sir Philip Green, Chloe Green, Yasmin & Simon Mills.

What they ate: (just in case your interested in that sort of thing)

Malaysian fish cakes, Crunchy Prawn wonton, Confit duck dumpling plum dipping sauce, Chicken Skewers with spicy satay dip, Mini Lamb Sliders, Vegetable crudities with spicy Yuzu dressing, Kaffir lime fondant , Crystallised ginger ice cream.

What they drank:

Raspberry belini, Lycee Lemonade

Unfortunately i couldn't get any gossip from the night though ladies, but am loving the new Wallis collection, in particular the red dress that she's pictured in above and the leather trousers that she wore on the night. There are also some great pieces of jewellery in the range so get on down to Wallis or go to http://www.wallis-fashion.com/

Don't forget about the vintage necklace giveaway ladies (see post below), thanks to those of you that have already emailed me!

Gorgeous Vintage necklace reader GIVEAWAY!

Betseyloves.com is a gorgeous online jewellery and accessories boutique, selling stunning vintage, retro and kitsch inspired pieces from independent designers around the world. it's a treasure trove of goodies and will bring out the inner child (think, raiding your grandma's jewellery box) and romantic in all of you!

And the great news is that i have a gorgeous 'For your eyes only' envelope necklace (seen here) to giveaway, all you have to do is email me at laura@fashionfindsuk.com and give me some really brief feedback on the blog i.e., what you like and what you'd like to see more of etc, i would really love to hear what you all think, and a winner will be chosen at random on Friday 2nd of October. (necklace will be sent absolutely free of charge to chosen reader).

Take a look at more gorgeous jewellery at -http://www.betseyloves.com/

Dita Von Teese for Wonderbra 'party edition' collection

The long awaited Dita Von Teese second collection for Wonderbra, the 'Party Edition' is now in stores ladies, but you'll have to be quick if you want to get your hands on the gorgeous vintage inspired undies as they sold out so quickly last time.

Asos have some of the collection, and other online retailers include - Figleaves.com, Littlewoods.com and Oli.com, also available on the highstreet at selected Debenhams stores, House of Fraser, John Lewis and Topshop Oxford Street.

Go on girls, add a touch of pure glamour and sexiness to your underwear drawers!

Limited edition 1969 jeans and music events at Gap

Be a part of history and get yourself down to the special Gap store this September......

40 years ago Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco and, to celebrate, Gap is launching the gap1969 Denim Concept Store just off Carnaby Street for a limited time only; 19 days and 69 hours to be exact. The three-floor store on Kingly Court will showcase an extensive range of Gap’s iconic denim styles, specially produced in uniquely engineered washes. Strictly limited edition, only 69 pairs of each style will be available, each pair individually stamped and numbered. On the opening day ONLY we will also be offering the opportunity to purchase a limited edition pair of Gap (PRODUCT) REDTM rinsed jeans in your favourite Gap fit for £19.69, with half the profits from all jeans sold going towards the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.

The store will also stock bespoke denim pieces from designers Pierre Hardy and Albertus Swanepoel, showcase work from celebrated illustrator and photographer, Garance Doré and will host the European launch of Pharrell Williams’ new Bionic Gap Collection.

With music such an integral part of Gap’s heritage, the store will also host a selection of breakthrough artists, with live, acoustic sets. VV Brown kicks off the sessions, performing at gap1969 on the opening night followed by Taio Cruz on Friday.

SEPTEMBER 10TH- OCTOBER 5th 2009 G7/G8 KINGLY COURT, CARNABY, LONDON, W1

http://www.gap1969.com/

Must buy - ASOS one shoulder jumpsuit

I am loving this soft jersey jumpsuit from ASOS, in one of AW09 biggest colour trends, Grey and the hugely trendy one shoulder style, this is so figure flattering and the soft movement of the fabric against your skin should make you feel extremely sexy and comfortable.

This should take you all the way through until next summer!
Glam it up with a few chunky bangles and some statement earrings.

£35 http://www.asos.com/

Hands on style at French Connection!

This knit dress is so cheeky, i love it!

I'm actually surprised that this is from French Connection as i would expect to see a design like this from a top designer rather than on the highstreet, but thank goodness it's not designer and priced at a more affordable £75.

I would avoid this if your not happy with your stomach or hips though girls, as it will just draw all attention to them!

http://www.frenchconnection.com

Celeb Style Steal - Kate Moss

Get laced like Kate Moss in this almost exact copy of her lace top at ASOS at only £28!

It's also available in this season's hottest colour 'deep purple', which i actually prefer, this colour looks great on anyone with dark features.

Wear with leather leggings or skinny black rocker jeans and ankle boots just as kate would or pretty it up with a little skirt instead.

http://www.asos.com

Bikini's for AA cups to DD+ boobs!

Ok, we're all different shapes and sizes girls, which is why sometimes a generic bikini style just won't do. If your a AA cup your going to want a boob boosting style to give you that extra confidence on the beach, and if your a DD+ cup then your going to want support for those puppies and it's actually quite difficult to find DD+ styles, particularly if your small everywhere else. If you were to go into a highstreet store and try on, say a basic string bikini, you'd have to get a much larger size to accommodate your bust which would leave you with huge baggy bottoms, so you need to go for mix and match styles that you can often find in catalogues and online where you can pick say, a size 14 top and size 10 bottoms or go for a specialist DD+ style and brand like Bravissimo, figleaves are great for stocking DD+ bikinis, and probably the best place online to find DD+ bras too as they have a huge selection to choose from. http://www.figleaves.com
And for those of you smaller girls that want a boost, (i can sympathise as i was an A cup for years before they suddenly grew when i turned 19 and this was before gel bras or chicken fillets existed, so i used to stuff shoulder pads down my bra!) i have found a fantastic website that specialises in gel filled bikini's and bras for smaller busts, http://www.maxcleavage.com the sizes start from 30AA (like the one pictured far left), but their gel bras also go up to a size 38DD for those of you bigger busted girls that like the look and feel of gel bras, personally prefer these even though i'm a 32DD as they give a fantastic shape under clothes and give great support.

Tip - It's really important to get your boobs properly measured at least once a year as our body's change all the time due to weight gain/loss, hormones, and age, and according to surveys, a whopping 80% of women are wearing the wrong the bra size!

80's chic at Lipsy

Well, ladies 80's fashion is well and truly back to haunt us all, from shoulder pads and leggings to slouchy off the shoulder tee's (think flash dance) and bright neon colours. But i'm actually quite pleased about it, most people say that the 80's was the era that style forgot, but i think it was fun and feel good fashion, even if it wasn't the most flattering, and i always wished that i had been a teenager in the 80's (I was a teenager in the grungy 90's) as it just seemed like such a fun time where you could experiment with all kinds of crazy colours, styles and shapes, tacky plastic jewellery and blue eye shadow, (i am a classy chick really!), so anyway, i'm thrilled that i get my chance to don the 80's trends this season..minus the blue eyeshadow of course.

The good news though, is that this time it's a bit more classy so much easier to pull it off, i love the whole jumpsuit thing that's going on at the moment, and this one from Lipsy is fab, glam it up with super heels, a classy clutch and lots of bling. and this feather print one shoulder tunic also from Lipsy is just pure 80's glamour, wear it with leggings for a really comfy look.

http://www.lipsy.co.uk/

Don't forget to Beth Ditto giveaway below, a winner will be picked on Friday!

Beth Ditto for Evans GIVEAWAY!

I'm a little late writing about the Beth Ditto range at Evans i know, seeing as it launched a couple of weeks ago now, but i've been holding out so that i can feature a Beth Ditto giveaway and have only just received the goods.

So anyway, i will be giving away a domino print scarf from the Beth Ditto range (the same as the domino print dress and leggings on the Evans website) to all new subscribers to FashionfindsUK (remember it's totally free), i will be picking a winner on Friday 14th August, so get subscribing girls.

Subscribe by entering your email address into the box on the left of the page and remember to confirm your subscription on receipt of email.

Leather & Sequins at Wallis AW09 preview

Wallis has become more and more trendy over the last couple of years, but the thing i really like about it, is that it's grown up trendy with a really sophisticated feel. The AW09 collection features lots of leathers, like this really classy leather dress (yes i did just say classy and leather dress in the same sentence), and lots of bling in the form of sequined tops, jackets, leggings and dresses, like this gorgeous silver slinky dress in the pic above.

Dorothy Perkins AW09 preview

I attended the Arcadia press day on Wed which is a preview of the AW09 and Christmas collections from Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Wallis, i will review these all separately, but first up is Dorothy Perkins, which is fast becoming one of my top high street stores, due to it's trendy shake up of late.


The 80's theme was seen all throughout in the form of the colours, fabrics, style and shapes of clothes and even making it's way down to the accessories. The exaggerated shoulder trend is key for AW09 and Dorothy Perkins have gently introduced this in the form of slightly padded shoulder dresses (see in centre pic above), Sequins were seen everywhere from jackets and over sized t-shirts to clutch bags which will be lovely for the party season ahead. There is also a very Micheal Jackson like red leather jacket which gives a nod to the mid 80's.

My favourite pieces are this zebra print sheer panel dress and the over sized shoulder embellished jumper which is pure 80's glamour.

Key colours are red, gold, silver, purple and cobalt blue.

Pretty Florals at Debenhams

I admit to being a bit of a fashion snob when it comes to Debenhams, as i tend to think of it as a bit middle aged and not very trendy, but after recently admiring a couple of my friends tops and being shocked that they were in fact from Debenhams, i thought i'd take a look and was really surprised to come across these gorgeously on trend floral dresses by Red Herring, and even more surprised with the price's, the green dress is £35, the cutesy white one is just £30 and the lovely black oriental print dress is £45!

Perfect for summer parties (if summer actually returns)?

http://www.debenhams.com

Fabulous retro tee's at Topshop

This is one for all of you 80's children/teenagers, these 'Tea and Cake' for Topshop tee's are soooo cool, and are only £20 each, i love the bright red Knight Rider one with 'the Hoff' on the front and these lovely black and white Aha one is a classic!

http://www.topshop.com

Perfect neutrals at Topshop

As i'm sure you are all aware, nude and neutral shades are so in right now, but the great thing about this is that it's a shade that will never go out of fashion so whatever you buy now will last you for years, plus nudes always look really classy and chic which is why i recommend investing in these nudes now whilst they are all over the highstreet. These are my top picks from Topshop at the moment...

This lovely romantic vintage looking lace bolero (£38) is so lovely and is great if your boobs are on the small side as it will give the illusion of bigger boobs, and on the other side f the spectrum, this is one to avoid if you have large boobs (anything over a DD cup) as it will just make you look top heavy. and the same goes for the sequin detail top as if you have large boobs it will either make you look as though you have one large sausage boob which is never a good look or you'll end up with spillage at the sides!

But the last one is perfect for all and would make a lovely work top whilst still being really feminine and it would also make a great bar top worn with jeans.

http://www.topshop.com/

Celeb style steal - Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad looked stunning at the recent signing of her new book LA Candy, in her gorgeous sheer mini dress, which is a real hot trend right now and for AW09. Get the look yourself from Oasis, this sheer lace detail dress is £110, also available to buy at http://www.asos.com/, although i reckon you'll need to hit the St Tropez bottle to get a tan to match up to Lauren's!

The Saturday's clothing range - the verdict!

If you haven't already heard, the Saturday's have designed a small collection of clothes (mainly dresses) called 'Rare' which are available at ASOS and Oli, i love this metallic playsuit (£40) designed by Frankie and as worn by her in the group pic here, and personally i think she looks much better in it than the ASOS model. My other favourite is the studded strip mini dress also designed by Frankie and modelled by her at http://www.oli.com/, which would look great with shiny black leggings underneath. Could this be a new career for her??

Store of the week - Miss Selfridge!

Miss Selfridge have really come up with the goods ladies, here are my top picks, but there are so much more online is insane!

This super figure flattering and on trend little black dress with exposed zip is in the sale for just £25. The hot nude corset style dress is £50 and i think that it's very 'Rihanna'. The beige shoes are also in the sale at just £20 and this gorgeously trendy one shoulder dress is £32.

Top marks Miss Selfridge!

http://www.missselfridge.co.uk

Gorgeous handmade bags...

http://www.kittyandpolly.co.uk/ is such a cute little online shop that sells handmade jewellery, accessories, homewares and handbags, like these here...

The gorgeous blue satin clutch bag is £40 and this very on trend and classic nautical style clutch is also £40. but take a look at the little wrist bangle handle...so elegant!

And the handmade hair accessories are so sweet, you really should check it out, it's the perfect place to find unusual gifts too!

Hot off the press... Jimmy Choo for H&M coming soon!

I was in a state of shock and utter delight when i read this, this morning...

This autumn, British accessory brand Jimmy Choo will bring its international glamour and covetable shoes and bags to selected H&M stores. The collection will be available from November 14 in around 200 stores across the world. It is the first time that H&M is collaborating with an accessories brand, and to celebrate Jimmy Choo will extend its design vision for this collection to women’s clothing to complement the accessories. Further exciting news is that this collaboration includes a men’s collection of shoes, bags and accessories.

Tamara Mellon, founder and president of Jimmy Choo said: ” We are privileged to be among the fashion greats who have been affiliated with H&M so far, and to be designing a collection appealing to fashion savvy, street smart women, and to be including some great pieces for men too. Jimmy Choo will bring to H&M a sophisticated, fashion forward, accessible and glamorous collection - the perfect party pieces to buy now and then wear out at night.”

Roll on November!!!

20% everything off at Dorothy Perkins

Ohhhh i love it when Dorothy Perkins do this....

20% off of everything until Friday girls!

This dress (£40) is top of the trend stakes, rocking both the one shoulder and floral trend and is the perfect little summer outfit, perfect for afternoons at the pub and garden parties.

They also, as always have a wonderful selection of shoes at the moment. this is the time to treat yourself girls, my top tip for the moment is to save your clothes shopping until one of these offers comes up and Dorothy Perkins do this quite often.

Giveaway reminder - see previous post http://fashionfindsuk.blogspot.com/2009/05/celeb-style-reader-giveaway.html a winner will be picked on Friday!