Botanical Love - Florals for Spring and Winter

This season's most covetable style - florals. Top designers like Stella McCartney, Erdem and Christian Dior featured floral prints in their Spring Summer 2011 Collection and an array of lovely flowers are already in their full bloom with pretty women adorning the florals.

Dressing up or dressing down, floral prints are big news for spring and fashionable women across the globe are sporting this season's hottest look.
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Chloe Sevigny (l) and Kirsten Dunst (r)
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Thandie Newton (l) and Rihanna (r)

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Most Popular: Stella McCartney's Floral Dress
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Stella McCartney's floral dresses have become really popular with the celebs and have been everywhere from the red carpet event to photocalls.
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Kristen Bell wore Stella McCartney's Multi Botanical Calla Dress (for $1275, click here to buy) which she paired with black pumps and coral lips while wore Stella's Alexis Bledel wore Anemone Print Pap Dress (for $1595, click here to buy) with long sleeves and round neckline., which she paired with yellow platform pumps and black clutch.
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Kristen Bell and Alexis Bledel
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Olivia Palermo and Miranda Kerr
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Natasha Poonawalla

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Cheryl Cole with Stella McCartney Botanical Falabella Bag

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Florals on Autumn Winter 2011 Runway

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This year even the winter will bloom with the floral prints. So don't shy away from loosening your wallets to pick the florals as they'll be equally hot for the winter wardrobe.
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How to wear florals?
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From full length gowns to cute smocks - everyone can wear this trend for every occassion. You can go chic and minimalistic (like Kristen Bell in Stella McCartney) or cute and quaint (like Natasha Poonawalla).

- If you don't want a very feminine look, try a floral print in darker colours (Peter Som runway collection above) instead of choosing dainty pastel florals.

- For a more casual look pair it with opaque tights in blacks or greys (this floral look can be worn even in winters).

- For evenings make it dressy with sophisticated feminine accessories.
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Which is the right floral print for you?

The right floral print for you would be in proportion to your body. If you're petite then big floral prints are a complete no-no for you. If you're tall and slender, you can wear all kinds of floral prints - bold, smaller, discreet, they all would look great on you. Bigger women should also avoid bold and big floral prints and pick smaller prints to slim you down.
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Wearing Florals in winters
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Reign your winter wardrobe with florals - layer summer floral dress with a smart jacket or a cardigan to cover from the chill and team it with heeled boots for extra protection.
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Darker coloured floral dress work great for the winters - team it with bright fun coloured accessories for summers and chic somber colours for winters. Light on the wallet and still fashionable.

Give your floral dress an edgier look by pairing it with a tough accessories and military jackets.
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Make a statement with floral accessories

Floral print accessories are a great way to wear the floral trend. Floral scarves or floral print bags will brighten up your look without looking over the top, and the best part is it will make a very smooth transition from your summer to winter ensemble without thinking much on how to wear the look.

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Our Picks: Florals

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1. Mango Cretona Floral Wrap Dress for £79.90 , click here to buy
(Mango has stores across the world Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, USA, New Zealand, Europe, so you can pick this style from anywhere and they have a wide collection in florals)

2. Eliza J Belted Cotton Party Dress for $138, click here to buy

3. ASOS Black Floral Print Scarf for £15, click here to buy

4. River Island Floral Tote Bag for £37, click here to buy
RI has stores across the world (Singapore, Dubai, Europe), so you can get this eclectic bag just about anywhere.

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Colour Pop your Wardrobe

Spring is on its way and its time you start having fun with some colours. Neons, candy and brights would instantly add a touch of style to your Wardrobe.
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Colourful handbags would be the best way to add a pop of colour to your wardrobe and it can work both for summer and winter. Brighten up your darks and neutrals with a colour pop after the dark with a smart bag. Check out how the celebs are wearing this look and our picks.
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Celebs wearing the Colourful Handbag Look

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Geri Halliwell (l) and Olivia Palermo (r)

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Show some fashion personality with these bright little beauties

Beautify's Picks

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- River Island Wing Clutch for £33 in pink and gold
- Bottega Veneta Knot intrecciato satin clutch for £1,222.04
(blue one available for £997.08 at netaporter)
- Juicy Couture Luxe Chiffon Chain Strap Bag in pink for £163

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Jimmy Choo's Candy Acrylic Clutch comes is delectable brights and will add eye-popping panache to your party portfolio. Wear this statement style by the chain-link strap to add scene-stealing color to a pared-back evening look or bring a powerful shoot of colour to your day look with these yummy bags in candy colours.

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Trend Watch: Plaited Hairstyle

Braids, or plaits, are a huge trend this season and are a great way to update your look in an instant. They're seen everywhere from red carpets to streets and even Oscars and on everyone - Blake Lively, Nicole Richie, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Lowndes, Emma Watson and Jessica Stam.

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Who's wearing the trend

Jessica Stam wears her plaits in a very interesting style with her straight hair. We love the look.

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Blake Lively wears braided hair at Emmy Awards. Super sleek and chic this style perfectly complemented her red Versace gown giving it a modernity and elegance.

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Messy, slightly undone side braids and fishtail plaits are the most popular and easiest way to updo your look whether it is casual or dressy.

Tamsin Egerton

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Nicole Richie

Emma Watson at Glastonbury Festival 2010

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Jessica Lowndes

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Whose messy plaited-do you like most? We super like Tamsin Egerton’s fishtale plaited style.

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And the plaits trend is not restricted to the west. Even Bollywood celebs are catching up the trend and donning it on the red carpets. Dia Mirza and Prachi Desai were spotted in side swept messy plaits and came up with but lovely results.
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Diya Mirza ant Panasonic Event

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Prachi Desai at Filfare Awards in Messy Plaits

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There are many diffferent ways in which you can wear your plaits, click here to check out different styles.

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Wearing the Bling

Glitz and glam stays high on the fashion radar. A glitzy bling piece immediately ups the style quotient when worn with the right pieces and makeup.Don't be the one to shy away from shimmer. Let's see the best way to wear the look.We'll check out some ladies who donned the glitzy look perfectly, looking like a million dollars and take some cues from them.
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Jessica Alba at Gucci Dinner

Jessica looked gorgeous and stylish in this one-shouldered blingy dress. True to her sensibility, she opted to keep the rest minimal, not going over the top. With minimal makeup, short hair, nude satin shoes and a Gucci silver clutch and no jewelry, she let the dress do all the talking.
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Leighton Meester in Blingy Jacket
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A nice blingy jacket is what Blair, aka Leighton Meester, wore in one of the episodes of Gossip Girl and she looks perfect. The monochromatic look with rest of the clothes from the same colour palette (Without the bling), makes it work well.

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How to wear the bling?
- Keep the makeup minimal. Let your clothes do all the talking.
- Wear only one-two key pieces (including your dress). Avoid OTT with too much attention.
- Monochromatic goes well with the bling. It will keep you in the right spotlight.
- Subdue the jewelry.

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Christian Louboutin SS 2011 Campaign: Shoe Fairytale

Continuing from 2010, for Spring Summer 2011, Christian Louboutin comes with another very interesting, cute and fairytale-ish campaign.
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The campaign makes the shoes more interesting and delectable.

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