Taking the Plunge...

2015 saw necklines plummet to oblivion, and not just on the red carpet - Daisy Lowe rocked this little number at Glastonbury, no less, causing it to jump straight to the top of my autumn/winter wish list... But I demurred on grounds of practicality, until (a) Christmas Listing time was nigh, and (b) I came up with the modesty-saving idea of layering it over a high-necked blouse for those non-sternum-baring kinds of occasions...

In other news, my new-found predilection for statement ear-wear continues (thanks to my new 'do rendering my lobes on permanent display), with these Primark and Accessorize sparklers finding their way into my jewellery box...

Jumpsuit (with tie): Glamorous, Shoes: Topshop, Earrings: Primark

Jumpsuit: As Above, Blouse: Primark, Earrings: Accessorize

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Christmas #OOTD...

(Flashing) angels. Reindeer. Snowflakes. Tinsel tweed. Matching fingertip, toe and bauble accents. It must be Christmas...

Jumper and Earrings: Both Primark, Skirt: Marks & Spencer, Shoes: Red Herring at Debenhams

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Caped 'n' Cuffed

Having fallen truly, madly, deeply in love with Hailee Steinfeld's seventies-tastic caped Stella McCartney jumpsuit at this year's MTV VMAs, I was pretty darn excited to discover Pretty Little Thing's fabulously festive cranberry homage. Though perennially wary of over-egging the (Christmas) pudding, I decided to take Hailee's lead on the statement gold accessory front... throwing a jewelled ear cuff in for good measure (well, it is Christmas)... And, having repeatedly tried and failed to find an ear cuff whose fastenings wouldn't necessitate the necking of back-to-back buckets of prosecco in an attempt to dull the resulting pain (well, there goes that excuse...) over the years, Primark's amaaaaazing new £3-a-piece range is just about the best present I could have asked for...

Jumpsuit: Pretty Little Thing, Choker and Belt: Both ASOS, Shoes c/o F&F, Ear Cuff and Stud Set: Primark

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Party Pick 'n' Mix: Dressing Through the Decades

If it will take more than a cheeky Snowball to get you into a pair of sequinned flares this Crimbo, never fear - when it comes to your preferred party piece, this season, if you could have worn it to a shindig at some point between 1920 and 2000, it's probably back in style... so let's channel Betsey Johnson and party like it's 1999... 1989... 1979... or just about any other year you'd care to name...



'20s: Fringed Cape, Miss Selfridge at House of Fraser; Shoes, French Connection; Dress, Reiss
'50s: Dress, Coast; Shoes, Oasis
'60s: Dress, Anna Sui at Girl Meets Dress (To Rent or Buy); Boots, MARY at Topshop


'70s: Jumpsuit, Lavish Alice; Shoes, Warehouse
'80s: Blazer and Trousers, both Topshop Unique; Dress and Blouse, both Topshop; Shoes, Reiss
'90s: Dress, Mango; Shoes, French Connection

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Daring to Wear: The Cropped Flare...

I figured the cropped flare was one of those trends that, like phallically-symbolic inflatable accessories and sofa-print trouser suits, only worked on a runway - until fashion FOMO hit, as is its wont - and I discovered this high-waisted pair... which I now love more than full-length flares and skinny crops combined. Thankfully, I was already all over the perfect midi-boots... and I'd snagged an invitation to "design" my own bespoke belt at Elliot Rhodes' Covent Garden emporium the very day they popped through my letterbox - "burgundy, mock-croc and straight out of the '70s thankyouplease".

Jeans: H&M, Blouse: Dorothy Perkins, Boots: Truffle Collection at shoebou, Belt c/o Elliot Rhodes

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