It Takes Two ... Party Dresses

We were searching high and low some great party dresses to create a festive window for our offline shop, The Terrace in Lyme Regis, and found a new, exciting designer who has just launched her first collection this Autumn Winter 2012.

Naomi Tsukishima worked at French Connection as a fashion designer and has now gone solo. Her style is sleek, edgy and stylish and she uses beautiful contemporary shaping and cuts. We fell in love with her collection, so her creations now stars in our Party Dress window.

We chose two totally contrasting dress styles for two different party occasions. One is a sleek dark navy cocktail dress with elaborate beadwork on the cap sleeves and a zip detail up the entire middle of the back. This is an elegant dress which contours the body shape and combined with a pair of slick heels is quite simply stunning.

The other is a cream floaty ruffle dress which is ultra feminine with diaphonous detailing. It is a tiered dress with pleats and beadwork above the bustline. This can either be worn as a short dress or combined as we have with a pair of leggings like the Naomi Tsukishima leather-look stretch leggings.

We hope to be running more of the Naomi Tsukishima range in 2013 to add to our growing range of women's clothing and accessories.

Naomi Tsukishima Navy Beaded Cocktail Dress

Naomi Tsukishima Navy Cocktail Dress Back Zip Detail

Naomi Tsukishima Cream Floaty Ruffle Party Dress

Naomi Tsukishima Cream Floaty Ruffle Party Dress

Party Heels for Festive Frocks

One of the great things about Christmas and the festive season is the dressing up, whether it's the office party or friends over for dinner on a cold winter's night. We abandon all common sense, don our little party dresses and brave sub zero temperatures and it's all part of the festive fun!

It's the one time of year when we don't need an excuse and revel in the frivolity of sequins, beads and glitter and all practicality goes out the window. And finding that perfect pair of party shoes is the essential finishing touch to our festive finery.

If you're looking for something a little bit different from the usual black party heels, here is a selection from our Autumn Winter  2012 Ruby Shoo collection. Ruby Shoo is a relatively new label which is getting quite a following. They have some of the quirky styling of brands such as Irregular Choice or Poetic License, but are much more affordable with prices starting from £39.95.

Ruby Shoo Black Hepburn, £39.95

Ruby Shoo Black Monroe, £39.95

Ruby Shoo Wine Monroe, £39.95

Ruby Shoo Lace O'Hara, £44.95

Ruby Shoo Red O'Hara, £44.95

Ruby Shoo Purple Wine O'Hara, £44.95