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Glitter and gold is not just a Jem and the Holograms song, it’s a way of dressing. And I’m not talking just office Christmas party. There are ways to add it to your wardrobe without looking like a Christmas tree.
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Although if sensible lace ups are your thing I managed to track down these sober, with a glittery twang, flats in Primark for £12.
They are what I imagine L. Frank Baum envisaged when he wrote The Wizard of Oz, he can't have expected young Dorothy Gale to walk the yellow brick road in heels.
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These sparkly tights are £12 from Asos and I am convinced they go with everything. Gold's a neutral, right?
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They get reduced pretty quickly I notice. I think of this not as an indication of sartorial misjudgment on my part, but gifts. My iridescent discount, if you will.
Get a gold sequined dress. Don’t save it for best, you’ll never wear it; team it with stompy boots or flats for day time.
One day this £125 Miss Selfridge dress is going to go on sale. And then I shall make my move.
If my metallic style guidance hasn't helped, I'll tell you a motto of mine; what would Jem do?
Squeamish Kate - Who seems to have been way more influenced by her childhood dolls than previously realised.