Autumn's Appliqué Indulgence!

Smart purchases with ruffle trims and decorative florals make a real statement...

Maxshop.com $29

AnnLook $75

Rebecca Thompson $256

Uttam £54.95

Yumi £29.95

Fashion Future $321

Trelise Cooper $639

French Connection $89.95

Swish Emporium $19.95

Appliqué Advice

* When it comes to applique you can choose any colour you like - this trend suits naturals, brights, and monochrome shades.

* Look out for appliqué detail around necklines and hems if you find all-over decoration too full-on.

* Make an impact by finishing your outfit off with some stilettos - killer heels will harden up the overall look.

* Appliqué is the best fashion trick for women with a flat chest - all that detail creates the illusion that there's more there!

Shop Till You Drop

A-list style, ONLINE prices

GAGA'S RING

Provocative Pop Star Lady Gaga wears a seriously bling poison ring in her video for Paparazzi. This Online buy is only $25 from Tmanbeads.net.

CLICK TO BUY $25

FLORENCE'S DRESS

Florence from Florence + The Machine teams her multi-printed dress with a matching orange lipstick to compliment her flame-like locks.

CLICK TO BUY Monir Printed Dress $520.09

LILY'S DRESS

Lily Allen is all smiles on stage in this cute mini dress.

CLICK TO BUY Yumi £51.95

5 piece outfit UNDER $400

BUDGET $400 I’ve been admiring Australia’s quirky fashion trends. The current vintage vibe is inspired by a combination of geometrics, mosaic prints and stud-detailing on dresses alongside classic puff-sleeve 1980s blazers, and lots of eccentric accessories with the oversized bow headband, fringed handbags and beads.

Jacket $60 LAVintage.com

Headband $14.95 Sportsgirl

Bag $79.95 BirdMotel.com

Dress £44.95 Uttam

Shoes $139 Shoes.com

FAB this week...

1 Yumi Stuff Celeb favourite Yumi is having a real fashion moment. The label already counts Sienna Miller and Lily Allen among its fans, and the latest range has left me drooling - especially this cute floral-print dress (below). Checkout the gorgeously girly pieces at uttamdirect.com.

2 Lip-smacklingly good Love the taste of chocolate on your lips, but don't want the weight on your hips? This book has 30 Lip Gloss Recipes including Chocolate Lip Gloss, Cocoa Butter Minty Lip Gloss and Honey Cocoa Lip Balm (AUD 0.99 available to download from psoriasisacneclinic.net.au). The recipes will give you a chocolate fix and keep your lips in tip-top condition.

3 I love Josh America's People magazine proclaimed Josh Duhamel (below) one of the top ten sexiest men alive, and who are we to argue? Get your fix as his new flick When In Rome opens in cinemas on Thursday.

4 Leg it! Autumn has fallen, so cover those pins in a pair of sexy jeggings or front-pleated pants. Nicky Parkinson's Styling You guide has everything for autumn/winter 10 covered.

fashion news

What's hot this week

By Fashion PR Lucy Cormack

YES PLEASE

AW10 is a-coming. I just can't wait to start the layering look and throwing on a cute floral cardi and some boots.

NO THANKS

CHEAP RUBBER THONGS those have fallen apart already? Clearly more than $4 needs to be spent on footwear.

Need a new designer handbag?!

I can't get over how much I love the bags by designer range Manzoni right now. Who can resist the colour options including this Praline and Chocolate and Cappuccino and Chocolate?

Bag $239

BIRD TEXTILE TAILORED DRESSES

Using sustainable design sources, this handmade dress from Bird Textile is from a limited collection of styles and patterns on offer from this unique fashion website. Find 2 skirt styles and 3 dress styles each in up to 3 colour and pattern variations for exclusivity in this miniature collection. Prices are from $199 to $349. See birdtextile.com.au for more.

Dress $349

I love...

Parisian-esque chic, so I was thrilled to discover this kitch statement tee. I'll be teaming it with a full 50s skirt for an "ooh la la" vibe...

Tee $22 CAFE PRESS

CELEB HIGH ST BARGAIN OF THE WEEK

Songstress LILY ALLEN sparkles in this Chanel-style dress from Yumi, £59.95.

Indulgence of the week

Personalised name necklaces a la Carrie Bradshaw have a big celeb following that includes Christina Aguilera, Paris Hilton and Lady GaGa. If you fancy making your own statement, you should checkout the website www.namenecklace.com.au.

Name Necklaces from $49.99

WEBSITE I CAN'T STOP CLICKING ON

WWW.PRETAPORTOBELLO.COM

OMG, all the cool independent designers of London's Portobello market available to buy exclusively on one boutique website! Genius! For the home-grown fashion lovers amongst us, there is even an upcoming selection from the Sydney Market Traders including Cherry, SummerBlossom and this stunning blue beach dress from Clover Love.

Clover Love Dress awaiting stock

*fashion* YUMI STYNES

WORKING IN PR, YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THE CELEBS ARE WEARING.... Having just landed in Aus I was keen to check out the local celebs and their stylish ways. One celebrity who caught my eye was Yumi Stynes. With such a friendly face and enviable petite frame I thought she's got to be someone that Australians look to for fashion inspiration!

After doing some research I came to the conclusion that fashion is not that important to Yumi. She likes clothes but she doesn't put that much time and effort into what she's wearing. In fact I would even go so far as to say she makes a few fashion faux-pas and could do with some help in styling and putting outfits together (sorry Yumi!). However, on the plus side she's relatively brave with her look and has adopted a number of different trends (and hairstyles) over the past few years.

Here are some examples of her fashion choices that I beleive are worth investing in, along with similar items I've managed to find on the web. Although I would not necessarily style all these items in the same way as Yumi, I wouldn't hesitate to add these piece's into Bean's Wardrobe!




BOOTS: NINE WEST $469

DRESS: MAXSHOP.COM $24.50

SKIRT: KILL CITY AT REVOLVECLOTHING.COM $19

T-SHIRT: 1 AEON AT ETSY.COM $32 USD

DRESS: YUMI AT UTTAMDIRECT.COM £69.95

DRESS: DAY BIRGER ET MIKKELSEN AT NET-A-PORTER.COM $240