We heart...Sass & Bide jewellery

I was recently shooting a main fashion story and called in these brilliant punky accessories from Sass & Bide. Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton's shows are always in my top three every fashion week, and not just because they're on day one before we all get jaded and fed-up! Until now, I had been a firm believer that their genius black rats were the best thing to come out of the label, which surprisingly began its life as a stall on London's Portobello Road. But now they have branched out into ROCKIN' jewellery, and I couldn't be happier- so much so that I had to try it all on at once!

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Today's Special...Selfridges Boxing day sale

You couldn't pay me to get out of my pjs and slipper socks this morning, especially not to trapse into the West End for some sale shopping. But the Selfridges sale starting at 11am today (also online - don't worry!) is going to be absolutely incredible, and Show Shoppers got a sneak preview of what goodies are going to go on sale this morning.

Our favourites have to be the Balmain skinny jeans, Stella McCartney evening dress and Paige print jeans, all massively reduced. Good look out there ladies, and enjoy!

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From left to right: Balmain jeans were £1250, now £295.
 Stella McCartney dress, was £1095, now £495. Paige jeans, were £195, now £90.



Trendalicious...Nude

Shoes £315 Jimmy Choo,Coat £119 Zara, Top £495 Lanvin at Matches, Skirt £95 Reiss at Asos.com, Dress £1895 Alexnader McQueen at Net-a-porter.com, Top £28 Topshop, Bag £1060 Prada

Lately I have been drawn to all things neutral. My wardrobe is a sea of black, navy, grey (and this season camel) anyway, but right now my favourite colour to wear is nude. This colour oozes class and sophistication and suits more skin tones than you'd expect, it's all about getting the shade to suit your skin tone. Experiment whilst out shopping, try what you normally wouldn't and find your neutral hue. Warm up naked colours by adding either yellow or rose gold jewellery. 

Don't get bored dressing in the nude, mix up your shoe and bag colours. Pair with black accessories to harden up the look. Be romantic and stay with a complete neutral palette or add a sneaky splash of leopard print. Or for a party look this season add sparkle with lots of sequins and glitter.

Keep your make-up clean and natural for fresh faced beauty or smother your eye lids with  dark eye shadow and black kohl liner to add some sassiness to your ensemble.

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We heart...One Grey Day now in the UK

As a massive fan of LA labels, I couldn't be happier that My-Wardrobe.Com is stocking Bradley Davidowitz's really wearable luxury casual-wear. I can't wait to see what they choose from the SS'11 collection, as we've had a sneak peak and it is a "I want one of everything" kind of situation for the Show Shoppers! Look for Davidowitz's lucky wishbone emblem amongst the embellishment and decoration throughout the collections, his trademark stamp. Mostly in grey, black and white, the SS'11 collection is exactly what I like to wear day-to-day, and having it in the UK now will save Show Shoppers a small fortune in shipping costs. Katching!!

See our favourite pieces from One Grey Day's Spring Summer 2011 collection.

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From One Grey Day's SS'11 Collection



Trendalicious: Bow clutches

Christmas is one of the only times that I take dressing up seriously. The rest of the year I pursue my Friday and Saturday nights in pretty much the same get-up as I wear to work the rest of the week. But Christmas parties are a whole different can of worms, and no amount of sequins, dresses, heels and crystals are ever too much. Perfect! Doing the rounds at recent soirees have been tonnes of beautiful bow shaped and decorated clutches, like these beauties below. My only advise is that one bow is always enough. Steer clear of any others, for fear of looking entirely gift wrapped!

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Store Credit: Tory Burch London boutique

Showshoppers were lucky enough to be invited to a preview of the first Tory Burch store to open in the UK and I have to say, the store is stunning. First stop was upstairs to the private dressing area where VIP shoppers have their own personal spacious dressing room and shopping partners can relax on the sofa. It feels just like a cosy room at a friend's house where you both can play dress up. Next, across the landing to where the resort collection was beautifully displayed against a glossy orange backdrop. Downstairs is my favourite part of the shop, the accessories room. Accessories are what Tory does best and what she's best known for. All the bags, purses, boots, shoes and of course pumps were laid out in abundance which gives  shoppers more of a fun choice without overwhelming them. I had my eye on pretty much all the biker boots and the lovely leopard print pumps modelled by Charlotte the lovely PR account manager.The decor is as attractive as the products with vibrant prints around every corner and generous splashes of orange every now and then, since it is Tory's signature colour. 

Just as I thought my christmas list couldn't get any longer, it's now been officially overloaded with the Tory Burch logo.

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Tory Burch london boutique, 149 New Bond Street, W1S 2TX, 0207 4935888

Trendalicious: Leather Shorts

Top row left to right: 1. Black high waisted, Christopher Kane at www.farfetch.com, 2. Tan, River Island, 3. Black with buckles, Topshop, 

Bottom row left to right: 4. Brown, Warehouse, 5. Black,Vanessa Bruno a the at www.net-a-porter.com, 6. Black with frills Sparkle and Fade at Urban Outfitters

So we all know shorts are no longer restricted to summer but THE shorts of the season are the ones made from leather. Whether they're high waisted, hot-pants, belted, or have frills, they're bang on trend this season. Wear them over chunky knit patterned tights with an oversized cable knit jumper to keep warm during the arctic spell that is upon us.  Steer clear of any stiletto heels or sexy tights to keep from looking too errr racy. Add either some ankle or mid calf biker boots or chunky brogues and keep your look rock chic or androgynous. 

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Star Pupil- Rebecca Ferguson

I'm not normally one for following X-Factor, but once I saw Rebecca Ferguson's audition a couple of months ago I started to pay attention. She has to be one of the most graceful beauties I've ever seen, and I LOVE her voice. In the X-factor Hero video she wears a really similar look to her first audition- black and white, ladylike and really soft. A huge contrast to the fabulous but pretty daring styling by Grace Woodward on the show. 

Rebecca's playsuit is by Sugarhill Boutique and is £64.99. Bargainorama!

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www.spoiledbrat.co.uk 



 

Trendalicious USA...Cargo pants

Good afternoon from New York! While Houlihan mania has calmed down in London, the horrific snowy spell luckily hasn't reached us over this side of the pond. And as a result, the beautifully groomed New Yorkers are still getting some wear out of their cargos. We've spotted these ones in Macy's, bloomingdale's and Neiman Marcus here in the big beautiful apple, and amazingly picked up a great grey pair in Rag & Bone at the Chelsea Market this morning. We have spotted the PERFECT All Saints boots to pair them with. Now to find some dollars!


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Today's Special...

£100, Warehouse, www.warehouse.co.uk

Just because the weather has turned arctic cold doesn't mean we need to turn down the style stakes. Look chic and keep cosy in this gorge coat from Warehouse. It has the best of both coat-worlds; it has a cape shape but with the sleeves of a coat, genius! But what caught my eye, are the statement oversized faux fur sleeves. I'm obsessed with anything faux fur this season so this definitely goes on my ever expanding wish list! 

Best served with a long sleeved jumper and over the knee killer stiletto boots.

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