At Dress N Impress we stock the highest quality designer clothes for you to (as the name would sugges) Dress.. and Impress. But to further impress, you don’t just want to look good, you want to smell amazing too, and for that reason you may want to look into exclusive designer perfumes.

Now, by ‘designer perfumes’ I dont mean Beyonce’s latest fragrance, and certainly not Victoria Beckham’s - as a general rule of thumb, if you can buy it in Boots then it isnt a designer brand.

Recently I discovered a small and very exclusive perfumery in London called Ormonde Jayne who create perfumes with such exotic fragrances that they are intoxicating to the nose, and.. well.. pretty much everywhere else too.

Ormonde Jayne make perfumes using exclusive materials not generally found in other perfumes, indeed many people laughed at Linda Pilkington (founder and creator) when some of her initial concoctions were suggested, however she proved all the skeptics wrong and came up with fragrances second to none.

Ormonde Jayne aren’t just another brand that you can buy everywhere, currently there are only two places in the world where you can buy Ormonde Jayne perfumes, either in the London perfume shop, or from their online perfume shop.

There is rumour of a new shop opening in New York soon but this has yet to be confirmed, either way - you will not go to a party and find someone else wearing one of these perfumes like you would with an Armini or Hilfigger, they breathe luxury, and scream individuality.

Ormonde Jayne have been hailed by many perfume critics since becoming fully established as the next big thing in the perfume world, indeed they were featured just last year in both Wallpaper and Tattler magazines respectively and have been making some serious waves.

Add some sparkle to your designer clothes from Dressnimpress with some sparkling Jewellery ideas for Christmas.

Simple Sparkle Earrings

The simple sparkle earrings from Hot Diamonds are ideal accessories for your festive nights! Made from quality sterling silver with beautifully cut diamonds - £44.79 - Available from Zoo Jewellery

Samui Silver Crystal Necklace

Lads, are you looking to get in the good books of a particular lady this Christmas. Kit Heath have produced a beautiful centre-piece necklace which is a beautiful mix of black and silver pearls and Swarovski crystals threaded on silver.

Fitted with an adjustable silver clasp, the necklace can be worn between 16 inches and 18 inches which gives options to the ladies when planning what to wear for their nights out! - £43.99 - Available from Zoo Jewellery

Silver Gift Set

This beautiful set of silver jewellery consists of earrings, a bangle and pendant; take care of all your gift woes with this stunning jewellery gift set. This jewellery set certainly does have the wow factor and there are some brownie points to be won if you give this gift this Christmas - £67.99 - Available from Zoo Jewellery

Marc By Marc jacobs

Marc Jacobs amazed the London fashion pack, when he showed his A/W 07 Marc by Marc Jacobs collection in Claridge’s Hotel, to coincide with the launch of his first flagship store in the capital. Sofia Coppola, Selma Blair and the rest of his A-list pals packed the front row to see his latest offering. Cosy furry bonnets, ’skating’ boots and woolly ribbed tights had a wholesome vintage American feel .

Ringspun, New store.

Ringspuns new store will be open at the end of the year. The store is on Deansgate, Manchester, bringing you all the ringspun range, from mens, ladies and childrenswear, as well as accessories!

Visit http://www.ringspun.co.uk/content/2/happenings/35/general-store to find out when the launch party is, and grab your chance to get some free invites to this glam event!

The New Ringspun Collection

The new Ringspun ‘Riches’ collection is for the men of the night, who dress to impress and make an impact wherever they go.

On the catwalks this season, there has been a huge amount of charcoals, blacks and greys. With ‘bling’ tees and hoodies and glitter splashed prints, this collection is certain to make a statement!

For all the ladies out there, who are all about glamour and sophistication, this range is for you!

This uber-cool collection consists of diamante encrusted shift dresses, with 80s techno prints. The knitted sequin belted dresses are perfect for those winter nights out on the town.

Also the range of backless tees, with cosmic prints sit beautifully with the corduroy skinny jeans that are available in charcoal and canary yellow. Perfect for that daytime look!

Duck And Cover

The Pigeon detectives !

Pigeon detectives are up for ‘best new act’ at the forthcoming Q Awards.
They will be gettin Duck And Covers vote for sure, as they have just appeared in Front magazine, wearing some of the range!

If you are Pigeon fan you can go to their website and place your vote for the Q Awards. www.thepigeondetectives.com

New Hot Lines, by Duck And Cover.

Key styles of this month, that have been selling particulary well, due to the cold weather,are jackets! The two above have proven to be very popular!

Available both in black S-XXL. Longmore £48 Rebug £28

Fly53, Happenings.

Frederico, Fly53’s man in Italy, is a very generous man. He came to meet with Fly53 last week in Barcelona, he is so excited about Fly53 taking over Italy that he gave them a hummer!!!

WOW!

Fly53 Photo Competition. Fly53 want you to take photo’s of yourself in an interesting manner, wearing a piece of Fly53 clothing. Doing something that is not normal! It can be anything you want, theres no restrictions. All photos will be added onto the Fly53 website and then the winner will be notified after 3rd of December. For more information go look at the competition page. http://www.fly53.com/competitions

The ‘Hoodie’ has been around for years now, referring to the hooded jumper seen so often these days, particularly in the UK. In recent times however, it has gone from strength to strength, becoming an extremely fashionable item to have, though not always smiled up on by everyone.

In California the trend differs slightly, the hoodie  is specifically an item of mens designer clothing, and is rarely worn by the californian female counterparts. In the UK however, it seem that the hoodie is far more of a unisex item, being worn by both young men and women pretty equally.

The hoodie can actually be traced back as far as the middle ages, when monks would wear hooded robes as a part of their traditional catholica attire.  The more modern design of the hoodie only goes back to around the 30’s, when designers ‘Champion’ came up with the first modern hoodie design to keep workers warm in frozen warehouses in New York.

In the 1970’s the hoodies really took off as the hip hop culture developed in New York, and hoodies provided an instant means of covering one’s face, which was convenient for those with less than legal practices.The hoodies popularity also rose again significatly with its first feature length big screen debut in Rocky, glamourised by ‘the american dream’.

Then the 1990’s came and the hoodie began to receive the reputation that is has today in the UK, and became increasingly associated with the children of the lower middle class population of Britain, often referred to as ‘Chavs’. While the hoodie’s transatlantic counterpart market remained strong, as US based surfers and skateboarders adorned the hoodie  as designer clothing and made it somewhat more acceptable.

Today  hoodies are the subject of much critiscism, and in many cases have been banned from both shopping centres and night clubs. Particularly when worn simultaneously with a cap, the police see ‘hoodies as a real problem with people conceiling their identities both from cctv cameras, and victims of crime.

But is this hate justified?

The hoodie can quite accurately be associated with the lower middle class demographic, and indeed crime rates, but a fashionable item of clothing for a demographic where crime rates are higher does not indicate that the clothing being worn is the issue.
How does banning the hoodie solve any problems for this country? If hoodies did not exist, people with criminal intent would wear balaclavas, hooded jackets, or ski masks, as they have done throughout history. Yet these items are not banned because they aren’t as common.

Long ago tattoos were strongly associated with crime and antisocial behaviour, yet this stereotype too has shifted as a person is not defined by their skin, and 1 in 3 people these days have atleast one tattoo, including CEO’s of multimillion pound corporations.

So if Bill Gates walked up to Blue Water Shopping Centre in a hoodie… would they let him in?

It is unreasonable to suggest that banning hoodies will prevent crime, in the same way that it is unreasonable to suggest that banning mobile phones will prevent communication. There are hundreds of alternatives, and the problem lies at the root of the issue, not at the acessory.

Bench launched their first UK Stand Alone store in Sheffield’s Meadowhall Centre. This will boost brand awareness

Guys, as much as though we have some great ideas for designer clothes for the woman in your life; how about treating your loved one to some Kit Heath Jewellery?

Kit Heath Jewellery has been available for over 20 years and was the brainchild of a UK couple; from those early days Kit Heath has become one of the most reknowned brands in Jewellery.

If you are going to Dress n Impress with some designer clothing from our latest fashion ranges, why not forget to treat the love of your life with some affordable jewellery fom the Kit Heath collection.

Kit Heath Gemstone Jewellery

Experience the Kit Heath jewellery collection for yourself at Zoo Jewellery; like DressnImpress, Zoo Jewellery offer a 100% Money-Back guarantee and free UK delivery