I’m salivating! I know not really emerging but how delicious are they? How could I not shout about them and even more want them all????

Starting with the shop where I possibly bought the most from, ever…

Style 3: The Wedge

The good old trusted wedge, it’s come in and out and will never disappear as far as I’m concerned. Some might remember I’ve stocked up in last seasons sale and my lovely Nicole Fahri wedges have already come to good use.

I love wedges, so comfy, stylish yet so easy to walk in, none of this wobbling about on a small heel. Having recently moved to Switzerland where every second street seems cobbled, they will be the choice of heel for me this season. Although careful, as they can be heavy and depending on the strap they could get very uncomfortable as they hang off your ankle. But these little things should not hold you back and if you’ve not got already one in your collection, make sure you get one!!

Here are some of my favourites under £150 (it was so hard again as Miu Miu, Christian Dior and all the great designers have created some master pieces):

Vivienne Westwood Anglomania @ Asos £120

Purple & angel wings, how much better can it get?

Jeffrey Campbell @ Stylebop £157

How fierce do they look?

Sam Edelman’s Katrice wege @ my-wardrobe.com £145

A bit of animal print always works for me. And if leopards is not your thing, how about zebra print?

Massai @ Dune £65

Radiant @ Dune £75

I do love the selection of wedges at Dune, hard one to choose from

Carvela’s Kit wedge @ Kurt Geiger £85

Lacey @ Pied-a-Terre £135

Tribal Wedge @ Miss Selfridge £50

Feud Whisper Wedge @ asos £130

I love the rounded heel, if you do too, make sure to check out Heather Blake, although a bit pricier, their wedges are divine and they’ve mastered the rounded heel

Ash @ farfetch.com £120

Some sensible ones for the not so sunny days

Style 1: The kitten heel

You can call any heel under 5cm a kitten heel but from my experience you have to be careful as it’s probably the only shoe that can age you by 20 years! But stop thinking granny shoes as there are some really funky ones around and not only do they look good, I see them as flat shoes as you can wear them all day, pain free! Well… mainly pain free.

Dune @Debenhams £65 v

Love this t-bar with a kitten wedge, my favourite

Gloriosa by Beatrix Ong £208 v

But enough of the kitten wedge

Dune@Debenhams £60 v

Salut Court by LK Bennett £145 v

Emi by Kurt Geiger £150 v

Metallic is definitely the way forward

Elf by Kurt Geiger £60 v

LK Bennett £130 v

Purple & patent – my kind of shoe!

Office £5 (was £14.99) v

Just for a bit of fun

Watch out for Style 2!!

Vintage Suede Jacket ∨

^ Debs: “The 70′s suede jacket is my latest Ebay purchase. I’m really into suede and cant wait to work it into my wardrobe. The grey jumper top is actually a cardigan back to front, a great way to get more out of you wardrobe and get the new sweater jumper look”.

Stripe Jacket ∨

^ Debs: “Another daytimer outfit. My black and white striped jacket is my one of my favourites. It goes with lots of stuff and a subtle statement piece. I am a sucker for stripes but this is rather elegant as it’s made from a silk chiffon type fabric. I’m into white denims a lot again and they are a bit more stylish than normal jeans. The gold converse have that extra edge to the normal converse”.

Blue Cords ∨

^ Debs: “Most of my outfits are daytime weekend styles as I am a mother now – not much freedom for partying anymore! Now that spring is here I like to wear brighter colours and mixed with trench is classic and stylish addition and suits absolutely everything. I love the bright blue of the cords with softer warmer colours just to tone them down a notch”.

Chunky Jumper ∨

^ Debs: “I’m really into my jumpers at the moment. I like the laid back simpleness to them and of course they are warm and cosy. This is a great outfit for Saturday night in the pub. I love my All Saints boots with the denim mini skirt – this look looks really great in the summer with tanned bare legs. I am wearing a necklace I made to hang a ring on that someone close to me gave me. This is a great way to wear rings that you like but don’t really suit your style”.

…and some stuff we found

1. Ice Ice Iceberg Jeans £79 from Yoox.com / 2. Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Jacket £485.32 from Net-a-Porter / 3. Balenciaga Suede Jacket £1,795 from Browns / 4. Oversized Halston Cashmere Sweater £1,495 from Net-a-Porter

Directory

♥ All Saints

♥ APC

♥ Burberry

♥ Cheap Monday

♥ Clements

♥ Ebay

♥ Gap

♥ Halston

♥ Iceberg

♥ Kurt Geiger

♥ Prada

♥ Vivienne Westwood

♥ Zara

Recently I’ve been giving my credit card a bit of a bashing with all the beautiful crap I’ve been buying. I thought I’d share my top buy with you…my stud jacket.

JACKET

So it’s no secret that I like studs, on everything, belts, shoes, dresses and to complete my collection, this jacket caught my wandering eye. Studs make such a statement and this jacket almost forces me to exhude confidence. Shifting from military and into warrior is the way I’m heading into 2010…

What we found

1. Skirt £70: Zola skirt from French Connection 2. Boots £160: Salvador from Kurt Geiger 3. Metal cuff £264: Marie Seguy at farfetch.com

Zara – www.zara.com
Blank: www.blanknyc.com
Maria Pino: www.mariapino.com

SEQUIN DRESS

Olli says: “I love this dress. I think the high street has become a little TOO inundated with sequins recently. They can be a little lairy/tacky at times. I personally love them when they’re used subtly like this. I feel all aquatic and magical in it. Although, I’ll usually dirty up a look that’s too girly – hence the jacket and whopping great big platforms.”

If you like the style and after something slightly different, then check out our suggestions throughout this piece.

What we found

1. Dress £363: Antik Batik from farfetch.com 2. Jacket £519: Preen from fatfetch.com 3. Shoes £140: Ethel by KG at Kurt Geiger

SHOES

“These are my favourite shoes ever. They were a random find in Next of all places. I got them about 4 years ago, but they’re timelessly stylish and cool.  They go with everything and are stupidly comfortable. I can wear these all night and still skip all the way home. Plus they’re not super high like some of my other shoes – I’m pretty tall, so I can look scary in platforms!”

What we found

1. Lace top £75: Coast Stores 2. Harem pants £146: MCQ by Alexander McQueen at farfetch.com 3. Ankle boots £280: Amp at Kurt Geiger

VELVET CARDI

“I have a big obsession with velvet.  My mum wore a lot of velvet in the 90s, so I’ve stolen some of her goodies.  Velvet is such a gorgeous luxurious fabric.  It just adds something special to any outfit.  This is a cardi/jacket I recently found in a charity shop.  It sadly doesn’t photograph very well, but trust me – it’s glorious!  It has beading around the cuffs and seams.  Super lux baby!”

What we found

1. Military velvet jacket £198: Jigsaw 2. Leather drawstring skirt £425: Rick Owen at farfetch.com 3. Leather wrap skirt £559: Peachoo and Krejberg at farfetch.com 4. Studded heels £140: Katie-Jane KG at Kurt Geiger

PAT BUTCHER

“Now this cardi is a wonderful example of something being SO bad, that it HAS to be good. You have to wear it carefully, black tights and a black mini skirt is ideal – I’m not really into the ‘clashing prints’ vibe that’s popular at the moment. It’s another charity shop find – glorious to snuggle in, and I personally love rocking a bit of the Pat Butcher vibe.”

What we found

1. Flash Knit dress £90: French Connection 2. Shoe boots £90: Carvela Alicante at Kurt Geiger

SHIRT

“This shirt has lasted forever. I wear a lot of big baggy men’s shirts as dresses, or I’ll pair them with leggings. This is my favourite. It’s Ralph Lauren (and only a quid from ebay!), so it’s really good quality. It also looks cool worn open with a body-con dress, lot’s of gold jewellery and 80 Deniers.”

What we found

1. Men’s loud check shirt £55: Curlew at Boxfresh 2. Men’s military shirt: £60: Crossbill at Boxfresh 3. Velvet trim tux jacket £489: Jasmine Di Milo at my-wardrobe.com 4. Shoes £75: Layla at Faith

Good quality tights are really important for outfits like this so take a look at mytights.com for lots of different styles, including new in from Henry Holland.

To know more about Olli then you can visit her very amusing blog here at iliketotalk

Oh oh… it’s not as if I didn’t have enough shoes… but they’ve done it again!

Get 25% off at kurtgeiger.com! Simply enter the code KGLSTREATS09 at checkout. Even on reduced items!(Not on UGG and Kurt Geiger Gift Cards – Who cares?!?!).  Ends 30th of November 2009.

We all know the world and fashion goes round and round. I’ve stumbled across a video about the military trends in 1994 and you could easily wear quite a few of the outfits and fit right into the military trend. Oh and spot a young Naomi and Kate Moss in there!!

I do prefer the 2009 version though as it’s become much more edgy.

Check out these fabulous coats and shoes that bring any wardrobe up to date.

Firetrap £170 (at Coogles.com)

Sammie Jacket £350  (French Connection)

Tempest Jacket £115 (French Connection)

Religion victorian jacket £100 (at Coogles.com)

Villa blazer £45 (at Coogles.com)

Jamie boot £200 (French Connection)

Vivienne Westwood Pirata boots £350 (at Coogles.com)

KG Sevita boots £195 (at Kurt Geiger)