Trends
Three celebs working the same look officially makes it a trend in our book!
As soon as we saw Frankie and Rochelle from The Saturdays and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas stepping out in super-cool Chanel No. 5 inspired tees, our team rushed out to search for one that gives you their look instantly.
Frankie from the Saturdays
We’ve come up with the perfect perfume-inspired tee as well as the rest of Frankie’s fab outfit. This longline vest-style tee would look great with leggings or denim. Here’s how to steal Rochelle from The Saturdays style:
Perfume tee, £18
Diesel denim skirt, £75
Nautical Blazer, £40
Fold over boots, £45
With the perfume tee at just £18, that’s a perfect celeb style steal without the super-star price tag!
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We love the Sugababes here at Oli.co.uk – fab music, fab girls, fab clothes – what’s not to like? They were working the Monochrome trend at this year’s Brit Awards:
Here are our key Monochrome picks for SS10:
Monochrome shift, £30
Monochrome Suzy Smith bag, £59
Yumi tunic dress, £58
Dune court heels, £80
Peplum dress, £38
Dune bow pumps, £55
Fashion in black and white, love it! Hope your weekend is fun-filled and fabulous…
Here at Oli, we naturally love the internet and all things online, but sometimes you just can’t beat a hard copy of a magazine to flick through. And, call us vain, but we can’t help but get excited every time we see something from Oli featured in one of our fave mags. This week, you might have seen our new press adverts featured in Grazia, Look magazine and more. If you fell in love with the outfits featured in the ads, you can buy them here:
Cheryl Cole style military dress, £30
Monochrome dress, £30
Nautical style button dress, £28
Another trend that’s been catching our eye is ruffles. Marie Claire recently ran a feature on how these has been all over the catwalks, from frothy nude hudes to sophisticated folds in bold tones. OK! Magazine picked this out as being a great way to get the look as seen on the Chloe catwalk:
- Floaty ruffle dress, £28
There’s also been a fab media buzz about some of our brands:
French Connection’s SS10 collection features some fab brights and lush accessories. It’s been featured in Look, Now and Grazia.
Fiorelli’s new range of bags was featured in Look Magazine’s ‘Label Lust’ feature and Look also loved the tropical print Maxi dress by Firetrap.
Firetrap maxi dress, £70
Our SS10 Oli Fusion collection is the word on everyone’s lips at the moment, with one of our Fusion designers Olivia Rubin talking to Grazia about her new collection for Oli:
Olivia Rubin talks about Oli in Grazia
If there’s anything you see in the magazines that you can’t find on the site or if you’re not sure how to work the latest trends, let us know by emailing us. We’re always on hand with style advice and want you to look as fabulous as possible!
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It’s time your your Friday fashion fix, ladies! We’re feeling all girlie in the Oli office and it must be something to do with all of the pretty floral prints that are absolutely everywhere at the moment.
Kirsten Dunst shows us how it’s done by mixing up ditsy floral prints with leggings and flats.
Kirsten Dunst - blooming lovely!
Get the look with this floral dress, leggings, bracelet and flats for a bargain £50!
Floral dress, £22
leggings, £12
Stud pump, £6
Purple bracelet, £10
Fabulous florals for £50, blooming lovely!
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Weary-footed fashionistas rejoice! The queen of towering heels, Victoria Beckham, has finally toned down her super-groomed WAG look and has been papped stepping out in flat pumps. Hoorah!
Image source: Big Pictures
Of course, heels are fantastic for adding that extra bit of glamour to your outfit but even we have to admit there are times when a pair of stylish pumps are definitely called for. By teaming flatties with leggings or tights and this season’s staple – a cute tunic – you’ve got instant toned-down style that’s bang on trend. And now even stiletto-crazy Victoria Beckham has given comfy, cool and cute flats the green light, we don’t need to feel bad about ditching the heels once in a while!
Take Victoria’s lead and put your best foot forward with our fabulous flats.
Timeless quilted pumps, £18
Zebra pumps, £15
Sequin pumps, £11
Cracked jewel pumps, £20
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Trend alert!
This spring, the catwalks have gone absolutely dotty! Don’t worry, we don’t mean the creations on them were even crazier than usual… No, SS10 saw everything from cute tulip dresses to clutch bags adorned with polka dots. Luella’s SS10 collection lead the way with this look and spots dotted their way through many other collections too.
Never one to miss out on a trend, Fearne Cotton has been, ahem, spotted (sorry, couldn’t resist that) sporting the latest prints as she’s out and about in London:
We know that you fashion-forward Oli dollies won’t be able to wait to get your hands on a few dotty delights of your own, so take a look at these:
polka dot dress, £35
Polka dot tree dress, £28
French Connection bag, £60
Lace spot dress, £25
Team your polka dot pieces with simple black basics for a look that’s girlie yet edgy and go dotty for spots!
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Okay, ladies.
We know you’re all fashion forward and fabulous and you love creating on trend looks with your lovely Oli purchases. That’s why we’ve decided to put the fate of fashion into your hands with the Oli Style Selector. We’ll show you three outfits and you let us know which you like the best. Basically, you tell us which looks are floating your boat at the moment and we’ll do our best to bring you more fab fashion to fit your style.
To shop for any of the outfits below, just click on the picture below. You can tell us what you think about the Style Selector on Twitter by tweeting us @Oli_Blog.
First up… Nautical
Take a look at the four outfits below and choose your favourite on the poll.
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We’ve just heard the news that Ugly Betty has been cancelled after four brilliant seasons… Sob! The world of fashion TV will never be the same again.
Good to see that even this bombshell hasn’t derailed our favourite quirky, colourful character’s sense of style. America Ferrera wraps up to beat the January chill with a nod to nautical colours and detailing with her red shoes, blue tights and cute navy buttoned coat. We love the way she adds trademark kookiness by mixing it up with a statement handbag.
Ugly Betty is in its fourth season in America but has yet to air in the UK, we can’t wait for our fix of new Mode action but we’ll be sad to see Betty leave our screens for good. At least we still have a while to steal her style!
So, that’s Monday out of the way, phew. Hope you all had fab weekends!
It’s crazy how today’s just flown by. Mondays in the Oli office are always crazy (in a good way!) – researching the latest trends, digesting the latest celeb style news and of course, catching up on the weekend gossip! One of the trends that’s absolutely everywhere at the moment and that’s set to run right through spring is nude tones and neutral hues.
Don’t worry – we’re not suggesting you strip off in the name of fashion! Nude is the hottest shade to hit the catwalk in ages and is set to stick around for a goodwhile. From blush to beige, subtle pinks to creamy latte hues, the only colour to be seen in this season is a non-colour.
We’ve put together some of our favourite nude pieces to help you work this trend. It’s easy to wear and the multitude of nude shades you’re sure to find one to suit you. Try teaming loose nude knits with jeggings or opt for dresses in flowing fabrics and neutral colours. A quick way to update your look is to add a nude bag or some jewellery that fits the trend – a perfect quick fashion fix!
New trend - nudes