Sparkle at the Christmas Party!

I have noticed a few clothes shops don't seem to have much in the way of party dresses at the minute, which is disappointing since there are always nights out and parties to go to during the run up to Christmas and over New Year. Dorothy Perkins and Topshop seem to be particularly bad for partywear this winter.

Here are a few shimmery party dresses that I have managed to find online.

This ASOS Sequin Bodycon Dress in the colour 'ink' is available from their website, www.asos.com for £55.00.

This Kelly Wrap Sequin Bodycon Dress is £35.00 online at www.boohoo.com. I love the exposed zip down the back.

This Jane Norman Sequin Cowl Back Dress is reduced from £50.00 to just £37.50 online at www.houseoffraser.com.

This gold (although it looks silver to me) Debbie V Back Sequin Dress is available for £35.00 at www.boohoo.com.

ASOS.com have this ASOS Sequin Top Skater Dress available in navy for £50.00.

This French Connection Spectacular Sparkle Dress is amazing, but I cannot justify the £160.00 price tag that it carries at the minute. It is available at www.frenchconnection.com or www.very.co.uk.

I am not really an occasion buyer. I don't go shopping for an outfit for a specific occasion. If I see something I like I buy it, knowing that an occasion will come up when I could wear it.
I think I'll have a look to see if this comes up in the sales and I'm sure an occasion will arise in the New Year.

This French Connection Siberian Stripe Sequin Dress is available from www.frenchconnection.com for a whopping £280.00.

As for shoes and clutches that sparkle, a few items have caught my eye while I was browsing online.

Shoes (left to right):
1) Quiz Silver Crystal Glitter Peep Toe Platform shoes £19.99 reduced from £34.99 www.quizclothing.co.uk
2) New Look Black Lace Peeptoe Court Shoes £24.99 www.newlook.com
3) Red Or Dead at Schuh Lindy Hop Glitter £68.00 www.schuh.co.uk
4) Irregular Choice Iced Gem Abigail £82.00 www.schuh.co.uk
5) New Look Silver Glitter Metal Panel Platform Court Shoes £29.99 www.newlook.com

Clutches (left to right):
1) Accessorize Animal Clutch £45.00 www.accessorize.com
2) Jimmy Choo Cayla Champagne Glitter Clutch Bag £625.00 www.jimmychoo.com
3) Quiz Silver Glitter Clutch £21.99 reduced from £26.99 www.quizclothing.co.uk
4) New Look Black Scallop Bead Clutch £19.99 www.newlook.com
5) New Look Green Embellished Holographic Box Clutch £19.99 www.newlook.com

The Irregular Choice Iced Gem Abigail boots are my my favourite of the sparkly shoes and I love the New Look Green Embellished Holographic Box Clutch. I saw someone with the box clutch on a night out recently and I really liked it, although it is quite small.

The Jimmy Choo clutch is one that I was looking at this time last year in more of a glittery silver rather than a diamante design. It was reduced to around £400.00 in their summer sale this year, but it wasn't reduced in the glittery silver I had liked and £400.00 is still way too much for me to spend on a clutch bag.
I love the metal sided magnetic flap on the top.

Plenty of Prints for me!

A few days ago I noticed a billboard advertising boohoo.com with, 'Pretty in prints', which was the name of my 31st August post. I didn't copy, honest!
The picture to go with it was of this dress..

I am not a fan of it myself. I don't like the black seams or the cut out design. I don't mind the print too much, but when I think of printed dresses I like to think of cute, ditsy prints that are more feminine and pretty than this heavily patterned dress.

I have gone crazy for prints this week and I have spent far too much money building up my collection and I am spending even more in my head drooling over even more pretty prints.

I ordered 4 new dresses from New Look’s website yesterday.

1) Mela Loves London Cream and Red Fruit Print Dress - This dress was in the sale for just £15.00 reduced from £25.00. I love the summery print and it has a lovely flattering shape.

2) New Look Burgundy Heart Print Pleated Sleeve Dress - I love this dress. It is a beautiful cut. The colour is gorgeous and looks great with the heart print. I absolutely love it and can't wait to wear it. It can easily be dressed up or down. It is really versatile. It only cost £19.99. Great design and great value, just like New Look's shoes!

3) Blue Vanilla Blue Blossom Floral Print Dress - Another flattering fit with gorgeous cherry blossom on blue skies. I love cherry blossom. This is a really pretty design. I paid £25.00, which I think is very reasonable.

4) Tenki Red Owl Print Dress - This cute owl print dress had me frustrated. I didn't know whether to buy it in dark blue or dark red, but ended up getting the dark red version. I love the print. This dress was £25.00.

I found a few dresses that I liked on boohoo.com at the weekend so I put an order in.

1) Imogen Feather Print Heart Back Skater Dress – This dress is described as mint coloured. It has an orange and pink feather print. It is feminine and summery. It was in the sale for just £10.00 reduced from £20.00. I absolutely love it.

2) Laura Sleeveless Printed Floral Skater Dress – A lovely pink, purple and green floral print dress, which was an absolute bargain at just £12.00 reduced from £18.00.

3) Maya Large Rose Print Knot Back Maxi Dress – I tend to only wear maxi dresses when I go on holiday and I try not to load my case full of them as they can be quite heavy so I try not to buy too many, but this colourful, large rose print maxi dress with the open back was too much for me to resist at only £12.00 reduced from £25.00.

I will be browsing Boohoo’s website a lot more in the future after finding these gems. I also ordered this pretty printed dress from House of Fraser. It is by Cutie and it cost just £20.00. The colour is lovely and the print is small and cute.

ASOS Petite Exclusive Skater Dress In Floral Print - I love this dress. I ordered it at the weekend in 'orange' although it looks red to me, but I love the blue and I really want it in blue too although they don't currently stock my size. It is on sale in limited sizes for £24.50 reduced from £35.00.

River Island Printed Smock Dress - I also decided to add this River Island dress to my collection. I love the busy, paisley pattern.
It cost £25.00 from ASOS.com.