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We’d just like to take a moment to virtually high-five Dorothy Perkins for their excellent work recently. We’ve been loving a lot of their clothes – a LOT of their clothes – but we’re particularly keen on the vaguely 60s-influenced, Mad Men style dresses they’ve been releasing over the past few weeks. And sure, everyone’s been doing 60s style, and everyone AND their dog has been jumping on the Mad Men train, but the fact that Dotty Ps dresses typically retail for around the £40 mark, and won’t make you look like you’re in costume (or not unless you go the whole hog with the 60s-style hair and makeup, too. We won’t judge you. Much.), we’ve been particularly appreciating it.
Here are some of our current favourites: they’re not ALL Mad Men themed, but they ARE all gorgeous…
(All dresses from Dorothy Perkins)
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Especially for those of you who enjoy our occasional forays into the prettier side of fashion, we present Wanted Wednesday: a day when we will push the fashion crimes aside, and show you some of the things we’ve actually liked in our travels around the fashion web. It’ll be all rainbows and unicorns and positivity, and not like us at all, but hey: we have to give credit where credit’s due sometimes.
We’re starting off our Wanted Wednesday with some offerings from Oasis, which we’ve been mighty impressed with lately. For instance:
Ballerina flower dress, £110
OK, so it’s not so much “ballerina” as it is “60s bombshell”, but we like it. Imagine it with Dusty Springfield hair and lots of black eyeliner, for full effect. But if that’s too sweet and innocent for you, how about this one:
Black sequin skater dress, £120
The Fashion Police don’t normally advocate all-over sequins. This dress is the exception.
Take a look at the gallery for more Wanted! items…
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We liked the original version of Miss KG’s ‘Minnie’ pumps, which has a soft grey upper with a pink bow. We like the 2011 upgrade even better, though, even although these have taken a much more literal interpretation of the ‘Minnie’ name, and will have to be styled carefully so you don’t ACTUALLY end up looking like Minnie Mouse.
Still, red shoes have always been our thing, and when you add an oversized bow in a fun print, it gives them an extra element of cuteness, and makes them even more attention-getting than they were to start with. We approve.
These are £80: click here to buy them.
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The Fashion Police have long been fans of retro-style swimwear, of the kind shown above: cut low on the hips, with a bit of ruching over the stomach, this shape is super-flattering, and surprisingly sexy – perfect for those of us who don’t really fancy the itsy-witsy, teeny-weeny bikini (yellow polka dot or otherwise).
Of course, the drawback with this kind of swimswuit is that they tend to be on the expensive side, which is why we were so pleased to come across Target’s current collection. These suits retail for just $34.99, and are available in a wide range of prints, colours and shapes, with the ones shown above being just a small selection.
For those of us outside of the UK, the bad news is that Target don’t ship to us, unfortunately: boo! If you’re in the US, however, you can click here to make your selection: lucky you!
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We’re as surprised to be writing this as you possibly are to be reading it, but if you’re a fan of 50s-style florals (and yes, we know many of you aren’t, so our apologies for subjecting you to it if so…), get thee to Matalan. Yes, Matalan. For it is a veritable floral prom-dress palace at the moment, and we’ve also spotted a few other little bargains, such as the bow-front jacket and cherry-print dress pictured above.
The best bit? It won’t cost you an absolute fortune, unlike some high street stores we could mention but won’t. (*Cough*Topshop*Cough*)
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As well as arresting crimes of fashion, we also like to give credit where credit’s due, so with that in mind we figured it was our duty to draw your attention to the fabulous new dress collection by British designer Suzannah.
Now, before you go getting too excited, some of these dresses are “as seen on celebrities”, so they’re not cheap (you could tell by looking at them, couldn’t you): in fact, the prices range from around £350 up (and up, and up…). In a fantasy shopping game, however, we’d definitely take one of each…
To view the rest of the collection, click here.
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Shoe Porn in its purest, most dangerous form, readers. We’re going to be taking these Rupert Sanderson peep toes into custody, lest you be corrupted by them. If you’re already corrupted by shoes, however, you’ll find some more images below. View at your own discretion…
(Click here to buy them)
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