This one's for those of you who agree with Helen Mirren that we need more dresses with sleeves, especially in Winter. I've raided the web for nine of them, from classic jersey numbers to cute little puffball minis. Whether you're conscious of your bingo wings or just fed up of feeling the cold, these will be perfect. Click the image to view the whole gallery.
Still not got that perfect Christmas dress? You're cutting it fine as far as pre-Christmas postage goes, but there is still time. As an antidote to all the black, red and blue we've been seeing recently, here are two teal numbers that'll have you looking gorge for less than fifty quid. First, Reko's pleated bib front dress for £45 at Topshop, which you could layer up over a long sleeved top and tights for a bit of warmth. If you're willing to get your shoulders out, the 'Lizzie' strapless dress with a corsage is £20 at Boohoo. Bargain!
[click the image to view a larger version]
Time for more party dresses, and this time I've cheated a tiny bit. Technically, I could fill the entire final 30 with dresses from Style Shake, For £39 for cotton and linen and £55 for silk, you can create your own dress from various options (which are added to frequently) resulting in everything from a strapless, floor-length number to a short, puffy smock dress. Then give them your measurements and it'll be made to fit; the closest to couture you'll ever get for about £50! It'll take 10 days for your order to get to you, so while this is out as a Christmas option, you might be in luck for new year! And if you're not great at creating yourself, take a look in the gallery for designs by other people - you can buy those too!
Earlier in the 100 Cheap Party dresses rundown, I featured a whole gallery of strapless black numbers. But you can never have too many LBDs in my opinion, so here are two more that definitely make the grade (especially now their prices have been slashed in the sale). They're both from New Look, and start at £20 for the velvet spot dress (very Luella) with the frilly, ruffled prom dress coming in at £35, which is a great deal considering all the detail. Move fast as sizes are already limited. That's what happens with bargains like this!
I'll be honest with you, the draped silk jersey styles from Gorgeous Couture are as far removed from my style as...well, jeans. But if you have dreams of dressing like Girls Aloud / a soap star and a body good enough to pull off body-hugging frocks like this, now is the time to get shopping. The Gorgeous Couture sale is full of designs reduced dramatically to high street prices. Above are The Jessica (£49), the Hudson (£49), The Cat (£39) and The Mia (£49).
How do you make the Harlequin trend even more over the top? How about doing it in sequins? The £39.14 dress on the right is definitely not one for the faint-hearted, but if you've got the legs to pull it off, Christmas is definitely the time. I'd top it with a tuxedo jacket and Miu Miu esque heels. Meanwhile, a little bit more traditional, if equally eyecatching, is the gold ombre sequin dress for £24.46, which would be great with black tights and killer Gucci-style studded sandals. Both dresses are from Quiz Clothing, a new online discovery for me.
Eva Mendes' yellow Bill Blass dress helped her outshine Scarlett Johansson at the premiere of 'The Spirit', but at well over £1000, the dress probably isn't in most people's festive budget. Luckily, ASOS.com have come up trumps with a very similar dress. It might be slightly lighter in colour with frills in different places, but considering it could be winging its way to you this weekend for less than £10, I think it's a fair trade-off. There's free shipping at ASOS this weekend, so get this dress now for £9.79. If the yellow is too much for you, it also comes in a slightly more easy to wear cornflower blue.
digg this |
del.icio.us this
| 
Stumble It!
