Fashionably Yours

Choose from these 7 must-have dresses this Fall and amplify your style statement!

1) Amazing Lace: 
You’re thinking raunchy- but lacy dresses can be non-provocative too! I’m loving the Lace and zipper dresses from Topshop and H&M.

Moniquw Ihuillier Fall 2011

Valentino Fall 2011 Pleated dress

Topshop

H&M lace dress with zipper

2) Get Shifty:

Shift dresses from the 60s are back and how- Get some of those ultra cute scalloped collar short shift dresses for some retro fun.

Joe Fresh Fall 2011

CK Fall Winter RTW 2011

Mango shift dress

Warehouse

3) Floored:
Fall 2011 has a massive summer maxi hangover… only this time they’re darker, trimmer and meaner…

Farah Angsana Fall 2011

Dior Fall 2011

Forever 21 Leopard print maxi

Zara Maxi dress fall winter 2011 collection

4) Pencil Dress:
Add the sex appeal back into your work wardrobe with one of these super feminine pencil dresses. Caution: Major distraction ahead.

Jason Wu Fall 2011

Miu Miu Fall 2011 RTW Collection

Forever 21

Mango

5) Full volume:

Knee length, short or floor length, wherever your hemline ends, make sure it is supplemented with plenty of volume- very retro chic!

Jason Wu Fall 2011

Louis Vuitton fall 2011

Zara

Topshop

6) Fun stripes:

Experiment with all forms of stripes- zig zag and skinny stripes being the most popular this fall.

Vivienne Westwood Fall 2011

DKNY Fall 2011 RTW

FCUK Serpent striped dres

Tommy Hifiger

7) Slit Wide open:

Don’t be shy, try the thigh high slit for that femme fatale makeover this season!

Jason Wu Fall 2011

Elie Saab Fall 2011

H&M fall 2011

Mango Fall 2011

So where are you going to shop for the new season?

Banana Republic has just launched the official Mad Men clothing line, hoping to cash in on the popularity of early 60s fashion and that of the show’s. And cash in it will!

The Mad Men Collection: Banana Republic

The show’s costume designer, Janie Bryant is about to become richer from all that royalty money from the limited edition signature line for Fall- Winter 2011.The 65-item capsule collection includes  retro lace shift tops, glamorous leopard print trench coats, pencil skirt suits, cocktail dresses and super feminine pussy bow blouses.

The Mad Men Collection: Banana Republic

And oh, there are accessories too- silk scarves, patterned pumps and retro handbags! The price range for this collection is pretty much in line with the rest of Banana Republic’s fall winter range.

The Mad Men Collection: Banana Republic

So you know where to find me this weekend!

Who’s Twiggy? Well, only the biggest fashion cult icon of the 60’s! This pixie sized English model, actor and singer sent the fashion world in a tizzy with her signature style: A- line dress, tomboy-meets-schoolgirl dressing and dark, spider lashes.

She recalled, “Back then I was layering three pairs of false eyelashes over my own and would paint extra ‘twigs’ on my skin underneath.” Known as the face of ’66 at age 16, she launched her own clothing line, ‘Twiggy Dresses.

Twiggy in her modelling days in the early 60s

Twiggy: Her overdramatic lashes are in vogue now

Twiggy's signature minidress

Twiggy photographed n the street

This fall, her tomboyish, child- woman look is wildly popular on the runway. This fuss free 60s chic look scores high on the popularity charts for its comfort factor- clean cut and no frills! Twiggy’s look in her straight white minidress and Mary Jane flats (above right ) has been one of the most memorable  signature looks in fashion history.

YSL Fall 2011: The Twiggy Effect

DKNY Fall Winter 2011

Androgynous, straight up and fuss free these ‘mod dresses’ (derived from the modernist movement that originated in London during the early to mid 60s) are all the rage this fall with designers like Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, CK, Miu Miu and DKNY showing symptoms of the Twiggy Effect. Your more affordable options are Zara, H&M and Gap, all of which have a sweet variety of these twiggy style 60s dresses for the coming season.

Get the Twiggy look. Image: Polyvore

Zara Fall 2011

Zara Fall 2011

Twiggy style: Crumpet

H&M Fall Winter 2011