CHILLAXATION

When its cold outside and when you just want to close the front door and stay in because you are not in the mood to party,  the only answer is some warm and cosy loungewear.  If the the only exercise you want is pressing the remote for the tv, here are some pieces for stylish couch potatoes everywhere.

 



Robes from £22 

Short sets from £16.00 

PJ's from £20

 

Check pant £12                                          Vest £8 

Grey star onesie £29.50 

Shirts £20 


Cami and short sets from £18 


Sleep tees from £15 

Fair isle onesie £24 
Boots £15 


Slippers from £8 

Socks from £6 

Playsuit £18Top £10 

pants £12

All sleep & loungewear from a selection at dorothyperkins.co.uk

VALENTINO MASTER OF COUTURE

A major new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Valentino at Somerset House: 29 November 2012 - 3 March 2013. 


Somerset House

 

  “Valentino: Master of Couture” will be a glamorous exhibition focusing exclusively on haute couture created by the legendary Italian designer. With a 50-year career starting in the late 1950s this exhibition will showcase over 130 hand-crafted designs worn by icons such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren and Gwyneth Paltrow. A prophetic designer and creator of exquisite, beautiful clothes, this is Valentino as he has never been seen before.
Featuring dresses from the couture catwalk and red carpet, as well as designs commissioned by private clients, this exhibition brings together a comprehensive collection of couture, much of which has never been seen outside the Valentino atelier. The exhibition will give visitors a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of Valentino’s world, allowing them to experience the thrill of walking the runway and reveal Valentino’s craftsmanship.
“Each of these designs have a beautiful story,” says Valentino. “The atelier crafted each so diligently by hand, taking hours, sometimes days to complete. The details are incredibly intricate, though outside the runway shows and events, the dresses have rarely been seen, so to be able to showcase these designs at Somerset House, where they can be seen in great detail by the public, is very unique.”
Known for his long-standing relationships with the world’s most glamorous women, Valentino has designed for princesses, first ladies and Hollywood icons. As a result, exhibition highlights will include the vintage dress worn by Julia Roberts when she won an Academy Award in 2001, Jackie Onassis’s wedding dress from Valentino’s 1968 White Collection and Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece’s pearl-encrusted ivory silk wedding gown, which the New York socialite wore to marry Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece in 1995.
The exhibition design for Valentino: Master of Couture has been created specially for Somerset House by internationally renowned design team Kinmonth Monfreda, long time collaborators of Valentino, and realised in collaboration with Valentino and Giancarlo. 
   

     




Jackie O in Valetino Couture  

MICHELLE OBAMA

 

In the four years since Barack Obama has been inaugurated to the US presidency, Michelle his wife has been by his side a picture of grace and elegance. Often appearing on best dressed lists around the world, Michelle has become one of America's most popular First Ladies.

Michelle Obama will surely go down in history as one of the most memorable incumbents of the white house, and not just because her husband is the first black man to be elected President. Although a woman of accomplishment in her own right, "what will Michelle be wearing" has been a hot topic of conversation for the last four years.

Michelle has brought a warmth, eloquence and style to her role as First Lady and as the Obama family head back to the White House for another four years, Maria's Style Planet takes you on a retrospective journey of Michelle's style highs.