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Issa purple dress

Issa is a favourite with celebrities such as Tess Daley and Kate Middleton, and you can see why with this stunning purple silk jersey gown.  It’s understatedly elegant with pleating and draping that centres on the bust and then falls out to a long empire line dress that is slightly longer at the back.  It’s [...]

26Oct2008 | Lisa | 1 comment | Continued
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Purple frill front dress like Denise Van Outen’s

I only caught the end of ‘Who Want’s To Be A Millionaire?’ with Denise Van Outen and Johnny Vaughan the other night and was struck by how demure Denise looked in her purple dress.  The jewel colour is bang on trend for this season and it worked perfectly with her blonde hair.  I’m afraid I [...]

26Aug2008 | Lisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Copy Charlize Theron’s purple ruffle dress

           
Ruffles were big on the red carpet this year and Charlize Theron dazzled in a gorgeous purple Dior ruffle dress.  Apart from the plunging neckline, this satin top and skirt from Next is a pretty good take on the look.  The ruffles aren’t as big and frilly as the Dior dress, but that makes this look [...]

22Aug2008 | Lisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Purple one shoulder cocktail dress

Described as wine red on the Oasis website, I would call it purple or aubergine, this one shoulder cocktail dress is gorgeous no matter what colour you call it.  The one shoulder cut gives it a very sexy edge, whilst the ruched shoulder, pleat detail and side waist bow keep the look girly and feminine.  Team with [...]

3Aug2008 | Lisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Lanvin Purple Ruffle Dress worn by Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman looked stunning in this purple ruffle dress by Lanvin at the 61st Annual Canne Film Festival, and if you’ve got a spare £1900, you can get this gorgeous creation by Alber Elbaz from mytheresa.com.

If however you credit card won’t stretch that far, we have selected a few dresses from the high street so [...]

11Jul2008 | Lisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Shine like Tess Daly in purple puff prom dress

The first two dresses from Topshop are great if you’re lucky enough to have legs like Tess Daly and can show them off.  The grecian bandeau dress comes in cerise, electric blue and black and costs £38.  You can dress it up with some colour clashing platform heels and a clutch bag for a night [...]

10Jul2008 | Lisa | 1 comment | Continued
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Warehouse drape cowl neck dress as seen on This Morning

On This Morning today they did a ‘make-under’ which seems to be all the rage at the moment.  The dress was from Warehouse, is the most gorgeous purple silk and costs £65.  They great thing was Wendy Ellesmore teamed it with a pair of bright red high heeled court shoes, a trick straight off the [...]

9Jul2008 | Lisa | 1 comment | Continued
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Purple Shantung Silk Shift Dress from Alexander McQueen

The classic shift dress is turned into something spectacular by Alexander McQueen by using bold heavy shantung silk and adding large folds across the shoulders.  The high neck and covered shoulders make it ideal for most shapes as it covers the top of the arms and takes the emphasis away from the bust.  You can [...]

4Jul2008 | Lisa | 0 comments | Continued