First seen and loved at the Burberry Prorsum Autumn / Winter 2012 London Fashion Week show, the 'owl motif' featured on the brands Beaded Owl cashmere sweater has popped up in varying forms on the High Street and is also emblazoned onto, designer, Anna Sui's striped cardigan.

These wise birds are printed on tee's, repeat printed on dresses and sleeveless blouses and become eye-catching elements on belts, scarves and jewellery!

Take a look at some of my favourite pieces above and shop the page below!

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Oasis

Burberry

River Island
Mirabelle at As long as it Sparkles

Anna Sui at Net-A-Porter

Age of Reason
Jon Richard at Debenhams
Hobbs
Lipsy
Next

Dorothy Perkins

BARGAIN BUYS: Love Burberry's sweater but the price tag is too steep? Opt for sweaters at either Marks and Spencer or Internacionale. Team with a tweed pencil skirt, bow belt and ankle boots for similar Burberry styling.

Lipsy has teamed up with Millie Mackintosh to launch the new collection of VIP dresses, which is also the Made in Chelsea's first fashion campaign.

WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO BELOW

The 17 piece capsule collection has been designed to suit all shapes and sizes with the traditional features you would expect from a Lipsy dress, namely bold prints, short hemlines, luxurious materials and lots of on-trend embellishments.

Prices are higher up the high street scale, ranging from £90 to £130.  Perfect for an upcoming Spring Wedding or Summer Ball.

You can see the whole collection here and shop my selection below.

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Organza Dress with Flower

Scalloped Edge Sequin Dress

Dip Dye Prom Dress
Sequin Bust Dress
Flower Maxi Dress

This seasons Spring/Summer 12 colour palette is one of my favourites! It is almost as if all the models stepped out of a Degas painting and onto the catwalk. Pretty in its entirety, the best features of the pastel trend is that all ages can perfect the look and it emphasizes ladylike dressing!

I have fallen head over heels in love with KG by Kurt Geiger Enigma Heels and at the weekend I will be heading to Reiss to purchase the Liv Steel Blue Top! You can find all of my High Street Hits linked below. For designer inspiration, transport yourself to the Sugary Sweet Mulberry Lookbook.

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Lipsy £30

Mango £34.99

New Look £24.99

Reiss £89

Miss Selfridge £42
KG by Kurt Geiger £140

Zara £39.99

Dorothy Perkins £8.50

Eclectic Eccentricity £5

French Connection £87

I have loved pointy shoes from the time I was in sixth form, with a calf length school skirt, they always seemed the elegant option and perfected the classic look.

For a few seasons these shoes disappeared, however thankfully I have found a few pairs available on our great British High Street.

My favourite pair are the Moschino Cheap & Chic Polka Dot Courts at my-wardrobe!  I would wear these shoes with practically anything but especially a shift dress for day-wear sophistication!

Remember a further alternative to the shoes above is self-designed pointy courts at Upper Street London!

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New Look £15.99
Dorothy Perkins £32
Carvela £120
Moshina Cheap & Chic at my-wardrobe.com £285
ASOS £22
Dune £85

River Island £50

Lipsy £65

LK Bennett £125

Nine West £150

New Look
Office

Upper Street London

River Island
Primark
Charlotte Olympia
Giuseppe Zannotti
Carvela

Lipsy

By today, if you have made any New Year resolutions you are probably half way to throwing in the towel!  To save myself this year I have adopted a few style resolutions in the hope that these will be easier to keep than it was to give up Chocolate for Lent.

My first resolution is to open my wardrobe to colour.  I am one of many 'wear black everyday' devotees, although I dress clients in prints and colourful garments, I have always steered away from adopting the look myself.  My first choice for colour is Gucci and teaming these cotton-twill cropped pants with this attention grabbing Sass & Bide printed Tee, I will definitely consider  myself colourful!

This year I have decided to tackle an area of my body I neglect the most, which happens to be my feet, for 2012 I am going to up the pedicures and hopefully support the part of my body that transports me to travel everywhere!

I haven't met many people in business that have the required amount of sleep, however I think I am definitely the worse for lack of sleep in my circle of friends. As a freelancer my day is never 9 - 5pm with a touch of overtime, it is 7 days a week, beginning at 9am and ending at 4am.  Sleep is so important and although I know I need it, my business demands have taken priority. To fully transform into a new me, this year I need to change my current work/life balance and start sleeping with the addition of leisure time.  Incidentally if anyone knows any sleeping aids other than tablets, I am always open to advice.

Make-up is one of my favourite purchases, it can transform me in a matter of seconds and even mask my mood.  This year I want to fully experiment with brighter shades of lipstick and Rockalily London is my first port of call. My favourite shade is 'Sailors Beware' but you will find other shades with different bases to suit your skintone. 

Exercise always features in a New Year plan and for 2012 I will be vibrating - on a powerplate I hasten to add - my way to a new me.  Vibration  training is the latest fad, although it isn't easy and like every form of exercise takes commitment, but the posibilities with powerplate are outstanding! There are classes at many locations, in London the two easisest studios to attend are Selfridges and Harrods.


The next two resolutions are there just to remind me that for good skin I need to sometimes break away from covering it all the time, and great style is independent of trends. Being true to yourself is always important.

Ethical Fashion hit the fashion forefront in 2011, thanks to Livia Firth, Ada Zanditon, and the Ethical Fashion Forum.  This year I aim to be further aware of ethical issues facing the industry.

The next resolution is one of my favourites.  I was researching for a feature on Organic Colour when I happened to hear about Karine Jackson's fabulous Covent Garden salon on twitter. I visited Karine just before I went to Milan Fashion Week and what a find it was.  Organic Colour Systems, developed by a hairdresser who had suffered allergies to conventional colour, is a range produced from Herb UK. The colour uses naturally derived ingredients that are kind and nurturing to the hair.  Organic Colour Systems features natural extracts, including aloe vera, comfrey, orange and grapefruit, and doesn’t contain ammonia, this allows the hair to retain its natural moisture and protein balance.  My hair has never felt so healthy and not only was this due to Organic Colour Systems, but also Karine's hairdressing magic. In 2012 I owe it to my hair to pay more attention to the greener alternatives to chemical ranges.

The last two resolutions are more light hearted.  No girl can have enough shoes and this year I want to learn to walk in high heels, especially these Lipsy Peeptoe Platforms, once again.  I can manage it for a few hours until the ballet flats appear! Here's hoping that with the regular pedicures and powerplate training I should have perfect feet and strong calfs!! 

Finally, we should all sparkle at least once a week! Choose your favourite items whether shoes, jewellery, clothes, or even with a beautiful Buba Mandala purse shown here and shine throughout this New Year!

Peruse my edit of some of the best party-dresses on the high-street. 

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Lipsy,  
Topshop,
F+F at Tesco,  
Karen Millen, 
Reiss,  
Designers at Debenhams

With Monday just around the corner today I present a few of my favourite dresses for different Valentines dates.



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Make an entrance this New Year's Eve in sparkling jewellery and shimmering metallics.

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