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I don’t have to wear a suit to work anymore (this being because my “office” is otherwise known as “the spare bedroom, with a couple of desks in it” and the dress code is “whatever the hell I feel like, but mostly whatever I was wearing to bed the night before” – GOD), but if I did wear a suit to work, this is the suit I’d wear. I’m loving the tailored, 1940s vibe of the French Connection pencil skirt and jacket, and while you could play it safe with a nice pair of sensible court shoes here, these teal knee boots by poetic licence are just too nice to pass up – not to mention giving the outfit a more modern twist that’ll stop you look like you’re on your way to a costume party as a 40s typist. The clutch bag doesn’t quite match the boots, and won’t hold too many of your office essentials, but hey…I like it. Prices and stores after the jump…
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Oh, good God office, what were you thinking here? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? And you know, this could almost have been avoided – almost - if you’d just stopped at the “two straps on the front bit” and left it there, couldn’t it? But no. You were all, “You know what would totally set off these perforated (WHY?) suede, multiple-strap backless shoes with their stumpy heel? Why, an ugly-ass ankle strap, that’s what!” Shame, on you, Office. (My apologies, by the way, to anyone who actually owns these shoes. Tell me they look better on? Please?)
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I’m a sucker for pretty hot water bottles. Don’t ask me why – I just am. It’s probably something to do with living in the frozen north and spending October – April every year wearing all my clothes, all the time, in a bid to stay warm. But I digress.
These heart-shaped hotties are only £5 each from Topshop. That’s good news for people like me, who sometimes walk around the house with one stuck up my sweater, because it means I can afford to buy one in each colour – it’s so important to be co-ordinated at all times, don’t you find?
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While we’re on the subject of gold sequined dresses , how about this baby? This is by Chloe, and, sadly, it’s one of those “price on request” numbers, which roughly translates as “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. Now die, peasant.” Shame. Lovely dress, though: I think I’d be tempted to hang it on the wall rather than wear it if it was mine…
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Oooh, the pretty, pretty thing! Now, I may not be much of a one for obvious logos, but even I have to admit that Gucci’s iPod Nano case is a bit special. This is from Gucci’s traditional holiday collection, which contains a whole host of lovely, expensive things to lust over and add to your Christmas list. See it here.
More fashion accessories
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Platform shoes have been hard for me to learn to love again (and by "again" I mean "since the last time they were in fashion. Yes, I am that old.) It was unfortunate that they came back at a time when skinny jeans had just won me over and wee twiggy legs + great bit clumpy feet do not a good look make. Now, though? Now I love my platforms again (although only with dresses), and I curse the day I threw my last pair away. All of which brings me to Zappos, and these gold Claudio Merazzi platforms which I found there. I love these. Don’t love the $600 price tag, but I do love the soft gold leather, the sexy high heel and – well, everything about them, really. Perfection in a platform.
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There’s just something about a bag with a belt around it that endears itself to me. No, I have no idea why: it could just be that, like myself, it looks like the bag is frantically trying to make itself look slimmer by adding a big ol’ belt and pulling it in tight. Who knows. Whatever the reason, I *heart* this suede number from Cole Haan. It’s also a bit of a tardis of a big, this one, because although it looks only medium-sized at best, it’s apparently large enough to hold a laptop. Size and style – love it! It’s $525 at Neiman Marcus.
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