What to Wear... to the bowling alley: Rihanna's outfit

OK, OK, we confess: this isn't actually one of our reader-submitted What to Wear outfits, although if Rihanna would like to submit an outfit, she's more than welcome to. The point is, though: bowling. It's pretty damn hard to dress for, isn't it? And it's all because of those ugly ass shoes.  Not only do you have to put together an outfit that works with a mannish pair of lace-ups, you also have to allow for the fact that one of them is red and the other one is blue. (WHY?)

Rihanna here, pictured in London last week, has decided to get around the eternal "what to wear to the bowling alley" conundrum by simply embracing the clashiness, and has paired those red and blue shoes with a pair of shocking pink skinny jeans and tight-fitting black shirt. Oh, and she picked a red ball, too, which was at least better than a green or yellow one.

What do you think of Rihanna's bowling alley look? And, more importantly, what would you wear with a pair of shoes like that?

What to Wear ... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Lola's Outfit

Wrapping up our What to Wear on Valentine's Day feature, this outfit was submitted by Lola, who's added a bit of fun to a simple dress with this pair of spotty tights and some L.A.M.B. stilettos. You'll find the links to Lola's items below - look out for another What to Wear challenge coming up soon, plus more Valentine's picks over the next few days...

Lola's items: dress; tights; shoes; bangle; earrings

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Virginia's Outfit

Although Virginia's outfit is designer from top to toe and, as she says herself, would cost more than most cars, she also points out that the same look can be achieved fairly easily using pieces from the High Street - and, in fact, she's done just that, with another outfit which we'll be showing you later. Meanwhile, these items all come from Net-a-Porter, a.k.a. "Where we'd shop all the time if we were rich."

Virginia's picks: gloves; top; jeans; shoes; blazer; wrap; bag; bangles; bangles

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day dinner: Nancy's Outfit

We don't know where Nancy is planning on going for Valentine's day, but it must be somewhere pretty fancy, because her outfit includes this Miu Miu prom dress, some purple Louboutins and a splash of animal print. She's even decided what kind of lingerie to wear, choosing knickers that come inside a gold passport case!

Nancy's picks:  dress; boots; necklace; bag; lingerie

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day dinner: Heidi's outfit

We still have lots of reader-submitted Valentine's Day outfits to show you, so without further ado, here's Heidi's submission, which we absolutely love - props to Forever 21 for the bow dress and bracelt sleeve jacket (we love the splash of red with all the grey), and thanks to Heidi for putting it together.

We've had so many entries to this edition of What to Wear that we're going to be struggling to fit them all in before Valentine's Day, so while we will, of course, be publishing the entries we've already received, sorry, but we can't accept any more. Stay tuned, though, for a new What to Wear challenge soon!

Heidi's picks: dress; earrings; jacket; bracelet; shoes; clutch

What to Wear ....to a Valentine's Day dinner: Sophie's Outfit

Sophie was feeling blue on Valentine's Day, but soft pink accents and some classic pieces including a Hermes scarf and a pair of Wayfarers managed to cheer her up, and create this pretty little V-Day outfit.

What will you be wearing on Valentine's Day? Tell us in the comments!

Sophie's Picks: dress; sunglasses; scarf; ring; shoes; bag

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Amy's Outfit

Next up in our Valentine's Day fashion parade is Amy, who's combined this cute little square necked dress with a sequined shrug and shoes in one of the spring season's key trends - ombre - tied together with a splash of red from the clutch bag. Links to Amy's items are below: if you'd like to take part by showing us what you'll be wearing on Valentine's day (or what you'd like to wear), just leave us a comment with links to each of your items!

Amy's picks: dress; shrug; tights; shoes; bag

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Autumn's Outfit

Continuing with our selection of reader-submitted Valentine's Day outfits, this isn't a fantasy outfit, but is what Autumn will actually be wearing for her first ever Valentine's dinner with her boyfriend.

What will you be wearing on Valentine's Day? Leave a comment and tell us!

More reader-submitted outfits

shoes; skirt; top; sweater; bag

What to Wear.... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Eva's Outfit

For her Valentine's Day ensemble, Eva's put together this quirky, casual outfit using pieces from Modcloth - you'll find the links to each item below.

Want to play? Show us what you'll be wearing on Valentine's Day - or what you would wear, if money was no object - by leaving a link to each item in the comments field. We'll publish your outfit to provide inspiration to our readers!

Eva's picks: skirt; shirt; boots; bag; necklace; bangles; jacket

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Mona's Outfit

Mona went to Anthropologie to select her Valentine's Day outfit, adding a white slip and chunky sweater to make the dress a little more appropriate for the February weather.  Her outfit picks are below: meanwhile, if you'd like to play, leave us a comment with the links to each item you'd wear for a Valentine's Day dinner (the choice of venue is up to you!)

Mona's picks: sweater; dress; wristlet ; shoes; chemise; earrings

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Annebeth's Outfit

The second of our reader-submitted Valentine's Day outfits. This one was submitted by Annebeth who went for the traditional pink look (modeled here by our favourite ShopBop model, no less!), warmed up by some black outerwear and accessories.

Want to play?  Show us what you'll be wearing on Valentine's Day - or what you would wear if money were no object! Leave us a comment with links to each item and we'll showcase your outfit on The Fashion Police!

Annebeth's picks: dress; cardigan; tights; shoes; coat; hat; scarf ; bag

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day Dinner: Whit's Outfit

For the first of our reader-submited Valentine's Day outfits, Whit's gone for black and red, with a classic pencil skirt, red heels and a ruffled top, all from Topshop.

Want to play? Just put together the perfect Valentine's Day outfit and post the links to each item in the comments!

(Whit's picks:  pencil skirt; blouse; shoes; bag)

What to Wear... to a Valentine's Day dinner

It's almost February, which means we'll soon be having to put up with all of those tedious, "So, what are you doing for Valentine's Day?" questions. On the other hand, we'll take any excuse for a good meal, so in honour of the occassion, we're bringing back our What to Wear slot, in which you get to take over the site and tell us what you'd wear to a particular event.

In this case, the event in question is a Valentine's Day dinner, and the restaurant is up to you, so it can be as smart or as casual as you want it to be. We've quickly put together a dressed-up outfit above: now it's up to you. Tell us what you'd wear for Valentine's Day by leaving us a comment with links to each item: we'll do the rest...

(P.S. If you get a message saying that your comment has been sent to the spam folder, don't worry - we'll fish it out for you, so you don't need to bother posting twice!)

Oscar Fashion for... Dita Von Teese - Monique Lhuillier, S/S 08

Next up on the red carpet at the Fake Oscars (you know, the ones being held by The Fashion Police, just in case the real ceremony doesn't happen), it's Dita Von Teese, who we think will look stunning in this black dress by Monique Lhuillier, with the only touch of colour coming from Dita's red lips, red nails (MAC, naturally), and the red soles of her Louboutins. She'll look like the bride of Dracula, of course, but hey, she should be used to that by now...

More Fake Osar coverage from The Fashion Police

Oscar Fashion for... Gwen Stefani - Alexander McQueen S/S 08

For the next of our "Fake Oscars" series, we'd dress Gwen Stefani in this fabulous creation by Alexander McQueen. I think "creation" is the only word for this dress, and I also think Gwen is one of the few people who could really pull it off. There's something very "costumey" about it, but hey, if you can't wear something dramatic to The Oscars - or the Fake Oscars, even - then when can you wear it?

Fake Oscar Fashion: Nicole Kidman

Oscar Fashion for... Nicole Kidman - Versace S/S 08

At this point we're not even sure whether The Oscars will even happen this year or not (and even if they do, The Fashion Police's invitation seems to have been mysetriously lost in the post - AGAIN), so, just in case we don't get the opportunity to oggle the celebrities in their fancy frocks, we've decided to throw caution to the winds and dress them up ourselves. It may be the cloest thing we get to an Oscar fashion parade, folks, so if you have any suggestions for a star you'd like to style, please feel free to drop us a comment with your suggested outfit.

First up is pregnant Nicole Kidman, who we've chosen to dress in this diaphanous green creation from Versace's Spring/Summer 08 collection. We know Nicole likes to keep things pale and interesting (although last year she did surprise us with a bright red dress), and this will continue that ethereal, paler-than-pale look she's been going for lately, as well as covering up the beginnings of her baby bump - not, of course, that we've seen any evidence of one yet. You'd have to be either a) pregnant or b) as naturally tall and willowy as Nicole anyway to be able to get away with this kind of loose shape...

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Whit's Outfit

For this outfit, Whit has put together something a little more casual, for those of us whose Christmas parties are relaxed affairs at which spangly dresses and strappy stilettos would make us look more overdressed than Paris Hilton at Halloween.  See the links below to find out more about each item, and if you'd like to take part and put together a Christmas party outfit, just leave the links to your items in the comments field below (don't worry if it says it's going to the spam folder - we'll get it back out!)

Whit's Outfit: blouse; jeans; shoes; necklace; bag

See more Christmas Party Outfits submitted by our readers!

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Heidi's outfit

Another Christmas party suggestion, this time from Heidi, who found this dress, jacket and accessories at Forever 21. Links to each item in Heidi's selection are below, and, as always, if you want to join in and show us what you'll be wearing this Christmas, just leave us a comment with links to each item!

Heidi's outfit: dress; jacket ; shoes; wallet ; cuff

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: AnneBeth's Outfit

Annebeth's is only the second outfit we've featured to use something other than the traditional party dress: instead, she's gone for the shorts and tights look, which is a favourite of mine at the moment, so it gets the thumbs up from me at least.

What would you wear to the Christmas party, though? Leave us a comment with the links to your chosen items, and show us your style!

Annebeth's outfit: shirt; shorts; tights; shoes; bag

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Hannah's Outfit

Anthropologie was the store of choice for Hannah, who's put together an outfit which shuns the sequins and glitter so often seen on Christmas party outfit, and instead relies on simple, classic pieces with a pair of stand-out earrings to give things an interesting twist.

What would you wear to the Christmas party? Leave your comment below with links to each item, and we'll feature your outfit at The Fashion Police!

Hannah's Outfit: dress; earrings; shoes

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Natasha's outfit

It's time to take another look at what our readers will be wearing over the Christmas party season. This time it's the turn of Natasha, who has shunned the ubiquitous purple, and gone for navy blue accessorised with gold.

Want to play? Show us what you'll be wearing to the Christmas party by leaving links to each of the items in the comments below!

Natatsha's outfit: dress; shoes; bag; earrings

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Sara's Outfit

Our latest Christmas party outfit was Sara, whose Christmas party is clearly much more glamorous than mine! She's gone for a sparkly metallic theme, with clothes and accessories from ASOS.

What will you be wearing to your Christmas party (or parties) this year? Drop us a comment with links to your items, and we'll feature your outfit on The Fashion Police. Because we're nosey like that.
IMPORTANT! If you get a message saying that your comment is "spam", don't worry about it - it's just because of all the links, but we will fish it out from the spam folder and publish it anyway!

Sara's picks: shoes; necklace; dress; bag

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Taadie's Outfit

Another one of our reader submitted party outfits, this time submitted by Taadie, who's gone for the on-trend purple, with classic black courts and clutch, plus a snake-like necklace, all from Lu's Lu's.

Want to try? Show us your perfect party outfit by leaving us a comment with links to each item. We'll publish your outfit to give our other reader's some inspiration!

Taadies' picks:
dress; cardigan; shoes; bag; necklace

Click here for more reader-submitted party outfits!

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Claire's Outfit

You're churning out Christmas party outfits quicker than we can post 'em at the moment, but it's all good because hey, who doesn't like looking at other people's clothes? This outfit was submitted by Claire, who's gone for a classic little black dress, worn with bright red Hollywould peep toes, for a splash of colour.

What would you wear to the Christmas party? Drop us a comment with links to your outfit!

strapless sateen dress - $29.99; Hollywould peep toes - $29.99; cashmere sweater, $89.00; cluster ring - $13.59; clutch bag - $14.99

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Pamela's outfit

Another outfit for our What to Wear to the Christmas Party feature. This one was submitted by Pamela, who's gone for a gold and black theme, with skinny trousers and black top lived up with just a couple of splashes of gold at the neck and the wrists. You'll find the links to the items Pamela picked below, and if you want to join in and create the perfect party outfit for us all to oggle, all you have to do is leave us a comment with the links to your selected items!

Pamela's outfit:
Black top, £30; cardigan, £25; trousers, £15; sandals, £18; bangle, £4; black bangles - £4; clutch bag - 8

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Reader Submitted Outfit

Time to see more of your Christmas Party outfits! This outfit was submitted by Laura, who's kept things simple with four key pieces from Miss Selfridge, including a dress in this season's must-have purple, an a pair of classic  metallic court shoes accessorised with a handbag and ring.

Want to play? Put together your perfect Christmas party outfit, and leave us a comment containing a link to each item. We'll post your outfit to help inspire our readers, and, of course, to answer that all-important question: What to wear to the Christmas party? We're changing the rules slightly this time around, so you can use outfits from anywhere you like - they don't all have to be from the same store. 

What to Wear to the Christmas Party: Reader submitted outfit

We've already shown you what we'd wear to the Christmas party from Dorothy Perkins, but now it's your turn. Fashion Police reader Marian was the first to rise to the Dorothy Perkins challenge, creating a complete party outfit from one shop. Her outfit is shown above: you can submit yours at the original entry if you want to play along - we, meanwhile, will have another store to play with tomorrow!

Purple satin shirt, £20; Black flippy skirt, £15; Black turn-top boots, £40; Grey opaque tights, £4; White lurex coat, £60; green super-soft scarf, £5; crystal ball necklace, £8; black jewel cluster ring, £8

What to Wear to the the Christmas Party: Dorothy Perkins

We've been getting lots of emails lately asking for advice on Christmas party outfits, so starting today we'll be starting a virtual tour of the stores, showing you some different party looks. We're kicking off today with Dorothy Perkins, purely because they're having one of their "20% off for one day only" sales, so if you want to buy something, today would be a good day to do it!

For this outfit we've picked a simple pencil skirt worn with bandeau top and a matchinhg shrug to keep the chill off your shoulders when necessary. You'll find links to the products we've used under the jump, but enough about us, we want to hear what you'd wear to the Christmas party!

Want to play? Put togther a stunning Christmas party outfit! The only rule is that all of your items have to come from one store - in this case, Dorothy Perkins. Leave the links to the pieces that make up your outfit in the comments field below, and we'll publish it later, to let everyone see some different looks, and be inspired by your chioices!

Christmas party fashion from Love Label

I don't often look at the UK catalogue sites, like Great Universal and Additions Direct, which is a bit stupid of me, really, because every time I do remember to check them out, I tend to find at least one thing I like. Today my eye was caught by this black tuxedo jacket with jacquard lining, which plays on one of the season's big trends and the cute little purple puff sleeve dress - also on trend at the moment by virtue of being purple.

The jacket is £45, and the dress £55. I'd worry a little about the texture of the dress, which looks satiny and perhaps liable to crush, but I like the puff sleeves and the nipped-in waist, and I guess there's only one way to find out for sure...

What to Wear to... Work

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...

What to Wear to a Christmas Party: Dorothy Perkins

I love the fact that green is still going strong this season... It's my very favourite colour, so I like to try and grab it while it's hot, so to speak - hence the green look of this Christmas party pick from Dorothy Perkins.
Green sequin band dress: £25
Green oval drop necklace: £8
Silver satin peep toes: £25
Matt silver flap clutch: £5
Outfit total: £63