Hot Mango dress for autumn

Just a quick one this evening... but on discovering this gorgeous new offering from Mango, I felt I had to share.

This caramel number is part of Mango's gorge new autumn/winter collection which is well worth a look. It almost makes me feel better about the prospect of waving goodbye to summer... almost that is.

It's now available to buy, at £69.90

It's couture season!

With no holidays in sight and several particularly tedious days in the office, things were looking bleak. Until John Galliano brought the joy back into my life with his collection for Dior Haute Couture.

Oh the dresses. The big, beautiful, floral-inspired dresses! Now this is what haute couture is all about. Complete, unabashed eccentricity. Full skirts, bold brights, all with a Galliano twist.

Turning the runway into an Alice in Wonderland style garden, Galliano fused bright colours with beautiful organza fabrics, billowing out to create petal-effect skirts and ruffles on everything.

If this is what Autumn/Winter 2011 looks like, I'd like it to hurry up!

Desert storm

Want an instant update on your look for late summer? The dusky hues of camel, taupe and toffee are the colours to adopt this season.

Tapered trousers make perfect smart summer workwear while leopard-print wedges are spot on for alfresco evening drinks.

So go a little safari and work this season's hottest shade.

1. Topshop - Tapered woven trousers - £32
2. Whistles - Sam Edelman sling back ankle strap wedge - £140
3. Topshop - Spot bubble sleeve dress - £45

Pearl Lowe for Peacocks

Pearl Lowe. Everyone's least favourite groupie. So what were the people at Peacocks thinking when they signed up the old hasbeen to design a collection for the store? Did they get confused between mum and her uber-cool daughter, Daisy? Maybe they opted for the latter but in these post-recession times, couldn't quite stump up the cash.

Whatever the reasoning, Pearl has created a collection suited to girls younger than her aforementioned offspring. And she's done a pretty good job. Tea dresses, pleated skirts and cute vintage-inspired bags make up the basis with floral prints adorning all.

So, if Pearl Lowe's name isn't enough to have you pegging it down to your nearest Peacocks, maybe this snapshot will be.

1. Pleated denim skirt - £18
2. Ribbon detail dress - £30
3. Moc croc red vanity case - £25