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Get the look: Dolce & Gabbana’s remarkable raffia

Just like pastels and florals you can rely on raffia to make appearance come spring/summertime – often featured in towering wedges. But this season Dolce & Gabbana’s showing off its supreme workmanship and Italian (specifically Sicilian) style with punchy prints inspired by puppet theatres (yes really!) crazy huge earrings, painted wood and raffia wedges and basketwork dresses.

Of course there were signature Dolce touches – sexy dresses with oversized sleeves and cinched-in waists, stripes, OTT prints and classic fifties-style full skirts, crop tops, tailored shorts, jackets and sunnies. And while you won’t get the incredible attention to detail and artisan workmanship on the high street, you can find plenty of remarkable raffia pieces to add a little Sicilian sunshine to your wardrobe.

Love our picks? They are…Raffia geisha wedges, £36 from Next, Kelly bow raffia ballet flats £15.99 from New Look, super amazing Dolce medium woven raffia shoulder bag from Dolce & Gabbana £1,720, blue raffia clutch, £16 from Next, (looks great with Broderie Anglaise like this cute top £28 from Topshop,) Oscar de la Renta Jardini embroidered raffia and leather slingbacks £588 via Net-a-Porter and Widgit raffia hi wedges £72 from Topshop.

Pics: Vogue.com and retailers.

Stars who can Cannes

So it’s that time of year again – the Cannes Film Festival is in town … well, Cannes to be specific. There have been so many red carpet moments, but how about we pick our favourite some more casual-ish looks for a change?

Casual might be over-stating it a little … after all there are some killer heels and dresses that you really wouldn’t want to spill your dinner on … but no frou frou frills or intricate lace trains here. Enjoy x

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Emma Watson wears Christopher Kane

Naomi Watts wows in Dolce & Gabbana

Carey Mulligan looks cute in Chloe

Zoe Saldana and Marion Cotillard looks happy wearing Emmanuel Ungaro and Antonio Berardi

I adore Kirsten Dunst’s Michael Van Der Ham dress

Sofia Coppola always looks amazing. This time one of my style icons wears Louis Vuitton

And one super glam one because Cara looks incredible in Burberry!

All pics via Vogue.com

MFW: the glamour edit

Milan is the most glamorous fashion week – or at least it seems it to me and every time I have visited Milan it has been awash with super polished, glossy ladies with a penchant for pricey handbags, heels while shopping, snakeskin, silks, furs and seriously glamorous Italian designer labels – epitomised for me by Versace and Gucci.

So without further ado, here are the looks that scream MILANO to me (unfortunately some would appear to contain real fur, which some consider luxe and glamorous but we think that fur only looks cute on happy furry animals).

Dolce & Gabbana’s show stopping finale

Etro, Versace, Bottega Veneta and Roberto Cavalli

Gucci, Alberta Ferretti, Max Mara and DSquared2

Armani’s 1920s glamour

Salvatore Ferragamo, Emilio Pucci (LOVE those boots!) and Gianfranco Ferre

MFW: Top 10 round-up

Milan Fashion week is always ‘the glamorous one’ and this season saw its fair share of red carpet worthy dresses as well as Prada’s Japanese-inspired collection…which definitely means the oriental style clothing we say on the catwalk in London is definitely going to be BIG this Spring!

Ooh and Jil Sander’s back with minimalist masterpieces.

Cara Delevingne works the runway for Dsquared2

Gucci goes glam and colourful!

Versace goes glitzy (who would have thought?!)

Roberto Cavalli sticks to silky sexiness

Dolce & Gabbana reworks Sicilian folkiness

Moschino does the sixties – which were big (again!) at LFW

Prada mixies punk, sixties and Japan for an incredble collection

So good we’ve got it twice!

Marni does what it does best

Jil Sander’s back at Jil Sander!

Pics: The Telegraph

Top 5: GQ Awards

Another awards, another bunch of celebs in pretty dresses, right? Let’s cut to the chase. Here are our top 5 favourite frocks and leading ladies.

Kylie looks super glam in Dolce & Gabbana

We bet LOADS of celebs wear this dress soon. Louise Redknapp looks electric in Stella McCartney

Victoria Pendleton also rocks Stella – love the fierce belt!

Azealia Banks looks super sophisticated in Missoni and Jimmy Choos

Lara Stone wears her signature Calvin Klein Collection look

All pics from Vogue.com (go and check out the rest!)

Vogue Paris frock off

Vogue Paris has a trio of models on its September issue front cover and they’re all wearing the same Dolce & Gabbana dress.

It’s a bold move pitching Kate Moss, Lara Stone and Daria Werbowy against each other, all of whom are also wearing strong red lipstick. The big question is, who is your favourite and who do you think will sell the most copies?

Pics: The Daily Mail

Olympics: going for gold

We’ve been glued to the London 2012 Olympics coverage all weekend and to celebrate some incredible sport, we bring you some wonderful golden things to lust over.

Dolce & Gabbana pic:artcloth via Tumblr

Gold Louboutins pic: heel-style.net

Givenchy Couture SS07 pic: monsier-j via Tumblr

Proenza Schouler’s limited edition PS11 mini satchel (LOVE) pic: Marlow35.com

Felicity Gilbert for Thierry Mugler’s perfume campaign pic: monsieur-j via Tumblr

One you can’t buy pic: tordandim via Tumblr

Lust-have: Eddie Borgo’s gold spike bracelet – and yes, Topshop and ASOS have similar styles in store. pic:SequinedSprinkles.com

Dolce & Gabbana spangles pic: eatbambi via Tumblr

StyleCrush: last week belonged to Emma Stone

We should rename the last week Emma Stone Week. She’s been EVERYWHERE with the Amazing Spiderman premieres and on so many fashion magazine covers – and she hasn’t put a fashionable foot wrong. Bravo Emma- so many winning looks in a week.

Emma vamps it up in Gucci

Getting ready in Paris

I love this Elie Saab jumpsuit

She does preppy equally well!

The New Yorker is my fav Stone cover of the month

A secret West Ham fan? Maybe not.

Wearing AW13 Dolce & Gabbana in Madrid

LOVE

Pics: Coco’sTeaParty, StyleBistro + Sugarscape+ YoungHipScene

Handbags to picnic with

Picnic hampers as handbags has to be one of SS12’s tastiest micro-trends. While Dolce & Gabbana’s golden baskets were catwalk favourites and cost a lot (a lifetime’s worth of gourmet sarnies) the trend translates really well for the high street with cute wicker offerings everywhere. We’ll be plumping for a big boxy number for maximum snackability…or a tiny novelty wicker bag in the shape of something quirky for fun summer nights.

Burberry SS12

Cute ASOS Straw Satchel With Sunflowers £35

OMG I love this! Kate Spade linden wicker basket £495

Inspiration?!

Picnic Dolce & Gabbana style

My favourite from the collection: metalllic woven coated raffia shoulder bag £1,285 from Net-a-Porter

Handy straw basket bag from Topshop with a shot of neon for maximum beachiness £30

The designer version: Rebecca Minkoff’s fairy tale clutch $195

Cheap and chic fun at Primark

Fiiierce mesh shoes

I have been a little obsessed with Gareth Pugh of late; his ultra fierce cage get-ups and that amazing anti-tutu. Anything too cage-like might attract the wrong kind of attention in the office but a mesh shoe can toughen up any business outfit or standard skinny jeans look and there are some incredible designer and high street offerings.

Dolce & Gabbana peep-toe mesh boots £425

Inspiration

SO useful for summer! M&S Autograph open toe eslasticated band sandals £49.50

Bionda Castana Melody mesh pumps £212 from The Outnet

GRAFFITI Sporty Toecap Points £55 from Topshop. They even tick the pastel and sporty trend boxes. Win!

Jimmy Choo 'Walsh' perforated textured-leather ballet flats £295

Faster by Mark Fast ALDO Rise Cregger £125