This Next

I adore this camel shift dress from Next. I’m not one to usually shop in there, but this dress has had a lot of press recently and it has opened my eyes to what I used to consider a mumsy high street shop (sorry Next!). This dress totally ties in with the Mad Men 1960s AW10 trend. A trend I love! The colours and details are very simplistic yet sophisticated; it’s Chanel reminiscent and ticking all my boxes. At the moment I am saving all my pennies for a New York Christmas trip so hopefully this will still be around in January!

Camel Ponté Dress £40

Bell Du Jour

Twiggy

The Hat of the season for me is the Cloche hat. The cloche, coming from the French word for bell resonates the feminine and luxurious style of the early 20th century. Did anyone use to watch the House of Eliott in the early 90s? My sister and I LOVED IT. It was a BBC programme set in the 1920s about two sisters owning a Haute Couture fashion house. These two stylish ladies were supporters of the Cloche.

I read somewhere that the partial reason that Angelina Jolie was chosen to play the part of Christine Collins in Changeling was because her face emulates the look of the time period. It's so true, she looks beautiful and so suited in the costumes.

Blair Warldorf in Gossip Girl is a serial Cloche wearer. It completely suits her preppy, polished look. I particularly love the grey-cloche-white-coat combo. She looks so sophisticated. Blair is definitely the best dressed Gossip Girl character.

A Fashionable Tail

Topshop Curve Sequin Shift Dress - £120.00

I recently saw this dress in topshop and thought it was absolutely beautiful. The scalloped pattern is what does it for me. It is a great look. Scallops in fashion will always remind of Marion Cottilard's Oscar dress in 2008. The Jean Paul Gaultier couture mermaid style dress was simply stunning and perhaps my favourite ever Oscar dress.

Marion Cottilard - 2008 Oscars - In Jean Paul Gaultier

Scallop cut fabric is a bit of a recurring trend. Check Blair Warldorf wearing the Marc By Marc Jacobs Joelle Scalloped Dress in Season 2 of Gossip Girl. More recently, Sienna Miller was spotted showcasing white scalloped edged shorts, part of her Twenty8Twelve Spring/Summer 2011 collection.



ASOS All Over Scalloped Mini Skirt