The season to sparkle

These necklaces are a statement in themselves and enough to brighten up any outfit for the festive party season. The colourful jewels and beads will definitely cause heads to turn and will become your best friend in the transition from day to evening wear.

1)  Anthropology 2)  Rosantica 3)  Erickson Beamon
 4) Zara 5) Anthropology

Stocking Fillers

Clements Ribiero had designed one-off vintage inspired stockings for auction raising money for Oxfam. Santa would be lucky to come across any one of these beautiful stockings which are each named after one of his reindeers, and are guaranteed to be more of a treat than the standard pair of socks you usually unwrap inside.

The handcrafted wool and cashmere stockings are embellished with Victorian jet lace, buttons, pearls and silk ribbons to give an overall unique and elegant finish with flashes of festive colour. However it's not too late to use these as inspiration for your own handmade gifts for friends and family using bits and pieces to create a shabby chic gift which money can't buy. I'm planning on collecting old blankets from charity shops and vintage trimmings to replicate my own stockings, which will be a present in themselves - photos to follow!

Popzin

Donner

Moodboard for my own stockings

Spring/Summer 2013 trends

I found this amazing video whilst browsing tumblr and felt it needed sharing. It brings together twelve collections from Spring '13 and is set to Tchaikovsky's "Apotheosis" from Sleeping Beauty which really complements the strong, powerful collections from designers such as Dior, Marc Jacobs and Mary Katrantzou. The mesmerising and hypnotic kaleidoscope effects suit the layered and patterned trends that we're eagerly anticipating for spring.

All images and video from textbook.tumblr.com

Teddy Bears Picnic

Pudsey's just undergone a seriously stylish transformation. Everyone from Alexandra McQueen to Alexa Chung, Prada and Mulberry have redesigned their own version of Pudsey, who has upped his game on the fashion credentials front but remains recognisable from the eyepatch. The collection of bears is currently on display at Selfridges in Manchester before being auctioned off online in aid of BBC's Children in Need. Paul Smith, Anya Hindmarch and Selfridges also have their own smaller versions of the bears for the public to get their hands on. So whilst we continue dreaming of our designer wardrobes perhaps we can settle for a pimped out teddy until we get the real deal - and all for a good cause!

My Pudsey Wishlist