Coloured Tights legs will be bold this Autumn

Give Autumn's more muted colour palette a new lease of life with bright opaques,The vibrant blur limbs at Balenciaga are a perfect example.

Legs were loud and proud at Somia Rykiel ,while pucci created Sleek outlines with simple shifts ,lollipop shades and stacked heels.

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What to save and splurge on

Get cheap and cheerful when buying Winter Jewellery.wether it's colourful bangles,chunky or wooden ethnic-style necklaces or simple chains,buy lots and pile them up.

We recommend Mezzola's stacked bangles available in gold or silver at £35.00

Visit www.mezzola.co.uk

How to be a good houseguest

Be generous.
especially when you're invited to visit a friend for a holiday,load up with treats for your hosts -bottles of wine,delicious deli foods ,board games ,new DVDs.
Remember ,you're not paying for a hotel ,so go to town.
Don't take uninvited extra people or pets,unless they've been specially requested by your hosts.
Offer to contribute some sort of skill,offer to cook supper a few times .
Know when to leave,don't outstay your welcome
Send a thank-you gift that shows you care.

Think Purple

Last winter it was orange,this winter it's purple-things are really looking up.
There's a really wearable colour grabbing pole position in the fashion world.
Purple is just one of those colours that is easy to love.For it to look it's best you need to try to buy the best fabrics you can afford-silk ,velvet,heavy satin for instance.
It 's both grand and reassuring and while red demands that you feel on top form when venturing out in it,purple allows you to be in a much more under -the radar mood.
A rich purple does wonders for the skin-it doesn't reflect colour onto it but contrasts flatteringlywith pallor and looks beautiful on dark skins.
Purple is the ideal colour for the evening,you will stand out among the predictable sea of black and looks delightfully chic.

Private Fashion Shows-Paris

Since the beginning of the modern fashion industry, it has been a tradition for most of the elite fashion designers to have private showrooms at elegant addresses and settings around the world, such as Avenue Montaigne in Paris and Fifth Avenue in New York. These showrooms were used mainly to display the new haute-couture and prêt-à-porter collections to buyers from the most prestigious retail establishments. VIP customers also had the privilege of discovering the collections at these exclusive settings. Today this tradition remains, with showrooms such as the private haute couture salon of Christian Dior at its boutique on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, where Dior's Director of VIP Clients shows the new collections that graced the Paris runways to selected individuals or groups.

Paris Fashion Week

Travelling to the 19th arondismont for a sneak preview of Paris' new contemporary art centre Le 104 Cent Quatre was a bit of a treat for us and a coup for McQueen who secured it as his show venue. He added stuffed wild animals and a giant representation of the globe, projected with moving images of the sun and the moon, as the backdrop. Beneath his signature sculpted tailoring, with a tiny torso enhanced by exaggerated fold and tucks in the cloth, second skin pants, and towering shoes with shards of crystal for their heels, McQueen was making a statement about man and his conquering of the natural world, and in particular the industrial revolution, the Victorian Era and Charles Darwin. Nature featured, with light embroideries of meadow scenes over flesh-like net, faux wood prints like dŽcor from Meisen porcelain and 'specimen jar' dresses, with silk flowers trapped below a fine gauze, a transparency theme he began in Milan with his menswear. Then there was man's assault on nature, with acid colours and prints of crushed crystal, and Eiffel tower prints that through McQueen's scissor-sharp cuts appeared to have passed through a kaleidoscope.

Treats for girls

• Treat yourself to the book of the season One Fifth Avenue -Candice Bushell


• Bally Since 1851 -Moreno Gentill ,a slick coffee table book stuffed with archive illustrations and snaps of footwear dating back to Bally's humble beginnings when local cobblers produced the shoes


• Diptyque Fragrance in Fig ,we are loving it


• Charbonnel et Walker's pink champagne truffles


• Escape with your girlfriends to Castle Cottage,b&b,Sussex .Doubles from £100 - enq-01798 865001


• Hot almond milk at Hotel Costes,Paris


• Fortnum & Mason's 1707 Wine bar-181,Piccadily,London W1


• You must read Breakfast at the Wolseley-AA Gill-Check out the Cannele Bordelaise,a pastry covered in honey

Buy some Penny Heels (clever clear tips that fit over heels to stop you sinking )£2.99 for four(pennyheels.co.uk)

Women's Shoes & Accessories - Fashion Shoes & Accessories, Stylish Shoes & Accessories - Reiss Fashion

Women's Shoes & Accessories - Fashion Shoes & Accessories, Stylish Shoes & Accessories - Reiss Fashion

On Trend AW 2008

1.If you want to instantly update your look with one statement piece,make it a necklace.
It should be diamond (or diamante if you cant stretch to the real thing).It must sit on your collarbone and can be worn with everything.For extra impact,wear with two matching bracelets,one on each wrist
2.Statement bags this season are from Dior,Jimmy Choo and Anya Hindmarch,try the across the body style great worn over a snug leather jacket
3. Eastern European folk-check out the Cossack boots with your paisley chiffon dress
4.Over the knee boots worn with thick tights ,your hemline should be less than 3 inches above the top of your boot
5.Mongolian,Shaggy coats and Capes -We love the Shaggy available from Jaeger London
6.If you have the spare cash Rodarte's Kate & Laura Mulleavy from the USA are the coolest label right now
7.Spiky heels are back on the radar this season with a platform with an element of chunkiness

Hot Fashion

Fashion -What's hot this season:

Bows,Jumpsuits,shoulder pads,acid brights,ruffles,cropped jackets,chiffon

This season i am loving the lace dress,inspired by Prada,a snug fit worn with opaque tights and killer heels,complete the look with a couple of chunky cuffs.

I may be showing my age here but in my teens ,tartan was big ,i embelished tartan pants in red and black whilst swaying my tartan scarf to The bay city rollers ,tartan is back, illustrating that the look never died ,what could not be more sexy than tartan drain pipes,louboutin shoe boots and a cashmere roll neck ,a sassy clutch completes the look.

It's all about Cuffs

Cuffs are worn by strong women with character, some of whom are even bold enough to wear two on one arm.The cuff bracelet is a display of style and grace.Jackie Kennedy the epitome of elegance,teamed cuffs with bustier dresses and made Van Cleef and Arpels hammered gold cuffs famous in the 60's

Coco Chanel rearely left the house without her cuff,her favourite was an enamel cuff with a gold maltese cross illuminated with stones.

Layered Necklaces

Jewel in the crown

Madonna chose to wear it for her 50th birthday in August ,fashion bloggers are obsessed with creating an affordable homage to it,it is so influential that normally sane women are wearing their entire jewellery collection all at once .

Oversized ,layered chunky chains in burnished gold adorned with crucifix pendants and coins.it totally sums up the mood this season.

Layered bangles stacked high up the arm ,mix silver and gold metal together to vamp up your winter wardrobe.

Gothic Revival V Edwardian

It would be too obvious to tell you that the new black is ,of course ,black ,again;however this winter it has a gothic twist.Fitted edwardian jackets with high necks and victorian -length skirts give the season a sense of drama.

Escape from Shopping

Treat stops in between Power Shops

1. Miller Harris

Luxury Prfumer Lynn Harris serves her new range of Fragrant Tea alongside delicious cakes,sip in store or take home

Monday-Saturday 10am-5.30pm

Miller Harris ,21 Brunt Street W1J 6QD

Tel No:020-7629-7750

2.Tea Palace

Tea Palace is a modern tea emporium that offers the widest collection of the finest quality teas and infusions available in the UK

We loved 'Afternoon at the palace' tea

Tea Palace-175,Westbourne Grove ,London,W11 2SB

Tel No: 020 7727 2600

3.Laduree Harrods

Situated in the heart of london, in the worlds most beautiful department store,

Laduree's newest tea room invites you to indulge yourself whilst playing tribute to the french lifestyle.

We loved the new flavour for Autumn Mararoon Mangue Jasmin ,delicatable crispy ,light on the outside soft and chewy on the inside ..what a treat

Located in the Knightbridge quarter,designed by Roxane Rodriguez

87/135 Brompton Road

London SW1X 7xl

Tel No : 0203 155 0111

Accessories

Accessories are everything ,writes Nikki Clarke (Founder of mezzola.co.uk) they're more important than clothes and can make or break a look.'Dont be afraid to make a statement-you need the wow factor '.You may be in your favourite pair of skinny jeans ,but once you throw on a fabulous necklace or earrings you complete the look.


Glamour Essentials Jewels:


Faux or real: these can go from daylight to dark and me mixed or layered ,or worn one or two at a time depending on your mood and look :


1. Diamond studs ,real or fake


2.Hoop earrings ,one in white metal ,another in yellow


3.A statemnt making cocktail ring


4.Wow earrings -bold ,bright and beautiful


5.A strand of pearls


6.A watch


7.A simple chain ,with a charm that you can change depending on your look for that day


8.A bracelet ,either a bangle of cuff


9.A cocktail necklace that makes you dazzle

London Fashion Week 08

The Mayfair Hotel -St James-I'm loving it ....

I stayed here whilst at London Fashion Week

A legendary hotel with an iconic past, The May Fair was opened by King George V in 1927 and since became an A-list playground for the Hollywood set. A £75 million transformation later and The May Fair is once more one of London’s most talked about hotels. Lavish without being showy, dramatic without compromising on comfort and with service that’s attentive yet low-key, The May Fair whispers contemporary chic in the heart of the city.
This five star hotel showcases the finest seasonal British ingredients in Amba bar and grill. The May Fair Bar, with a serious reputation for cocktails, was recently judged London’s best hotel bar. The discreet May Fair Spa offers an oasis of calm for when time itself is a luxury. There are ten stunning signature suites among the 406 generously spacious bedrooms. Each one unique, The May Fair suites are recognised as among the most beautiful rooms in London