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Prom dresses were big news last summer, worn with a wide leather belts and studded heels for a punky PPQ/Luella inspired '80s outfit or dressed with a denim jacket and pumps it was a look that was hard to beat.
Forget if you can the driving snow and check out these three beauties, if you missed this trend first time round there's still plenty of time to get in on the look. Team the dresses with cable knit tights, sturdy biker boots and a chunky cardigan to wear now until the weather warms up. See after the jump to find out where to buy.
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On another whirlwind visit to London, Paris Hilton stopped by ITV's Loose Women yesterday, not in her usual designer garb but in a high street dress worth £30. The heiress appeared on British screens in a cream sheath dress, featuring black waist belt, from Dorothy Perkins. She joined the panel to talk about her new reality show, British Best Friend, which airs at 9pm, Thursday nights on ITV2. Did you watch it?
Next (yes, Next) are my secret find for Spring. Granted, there's a lot of sifting to be done, bypassing rails (or pages) of workwear and jersey casuals to find the good stuff, but there are a few gems. Take the dress in the middle, for instance, a bit of a reworking of All Saints' bestselling puffy pinafore-style dress from last season. Double-breasted, ruffle collared and pinstriped, it's only £48...
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Fancy following in Rihanna, Lisa Snowdon and Tamsin Edgerton's footsteps by donning a bit of Peter Pilotto? Don't we all, but the highly-coveted designer dresses shown above left come at a cost, if you can even find them now we're heading into Spring...
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Swathes of Ocean-inspired sheer blue silk floating gracefully across the body...you'd be forgiven for thinking I'm talking about Gucci here. But I'm not. In fact, I'm talking about Additions, the catalogue once owned by Argos and now part of the Shop Direct group. Their collection is a lesson in hit and miss so you'll need to search - for every Gucci-style dress (right, £36) or pretty bow-detail tunic top (left, £22) there are polyester bootcut trousers or cropped khaki combats...
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We've mentioned StyleShake a good few times on Catwalk Queen, because we love their 'design your own dress' idea, and the many customisable options you have when creating your dream dress. From full-length frocks to short and frilly minis, you can create all manner of exciting creations and get them sent to you - custom made to your measurements - in ten days for as little as around £30.
But it's all well and good to talk about it. We wanted to give it a go! So before Christmas, I designed my perfect party frock, filled out my measurements and bought myself a silk dress...
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We bought you a sneak peek at some of the stuff that was to come from Miss Selfridge way back in November, and here are some more pieces from the Spring / Summer 2009 range. There's a muted, washed-out feel to the colour palette of these dresses, with plenty of pale denim, peach and grey to contrast with the rest of the new arrivals (which are brash 80s brights)...
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