Since the girl group, The Saturdays, came on the scene their style has massively evolved. I guess most girl ensembles always starts off dressing for the boys in, well, not a lot, but they are now definitely dressing for the girls. For me, Mollie King is the stand-out fashion queen in a very accessible kinda way. She often dresses head-to-toe in River Island, Topshop or French Connection, and is a huge fan of the tan accessory. If her LFW wardrobe this year was anything to go by, I hope that she will grace many a F-ROW in the future:

Here is a selection of classic pieces and a bright sundress thrown in for good measure that will give you the ultra-girly yet sophisticated look that Mollie emulates:

{1. French Connection Animal Instincts dress – £110 / 2. Oasis cherry jeans – £45 / 3. Dorothy Perkins lace dress – £20 / 4. Zara shopper bag – £39.99 / 5. Carvela tan sandals – £95 / 6. Linea crepe jacket – £70 / 7. Topshop square sunglasses – £16 / 8. Essie Carousel nail polish – £6.95 / 9. Vila Rayuska pleated chiffon dress – £44.99 / 10. Maggie and Me short sleeved jumper – £20 / 11. LK Bennett Bluebel bag – £325 / 12. Dorothy Perkins buckle belt – £5}

The Artist stole the show at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Meryl’s a third-time winner, blah blah blah. You know the story. It’s all about the dresses for me, so here’s a run down of my thoughts. All opinions are my own, and please do dispute them if you think otherwise.
So, firstly I’m going to say that as with the majority of awards ceremonies this year, nothing has made me gasp or has blown me away. There were some truly beautiful looks, but I have to say that I’m a little disappointed that there wasn’t a Jennifer Lopez triumph (there have been a few over the years) or Penelope Cruz pulling one out of the bag. The fact that I haven’t even featured them speaks volumes. Secondly, I really think that some of the best looks came from the “also-rans”… the Vanity Fair invitees. All in all, it was a pretty risk-free affair. I just hope that Helena Bonham-Carter brings some crazy to the party next year.

Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton – My favourite look of the night. She couldn’t actually look any cuter. Great colour, great fit… she just always looks so poised. A poised little elf.
Maria Menounos in Maria Lucia Hohan – I’m not really sure who this person is but wowzers, this is how you do Grecian. And bang on trend with the colour.
Leslie Mann in Roberto Cavalli – Not on too many critics’ lists, but Leslie is killing this look. This is toned-down Cavalli, and I like it.
Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen – Again, not quite sure who this person is (just Googled – The Help, huh? I really need to catch up with that film), but this dress on her is perfection. The copper tones complement her hair so well. It’s a brave choice but is more than pulled off.

Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji – Safe. Glittery. Sold.
Maya Rudolph in Johanna Johnson – Aubergine and silver is working a treat. Gorgeous side-swept hair too. Girl done good.
Emma Stone in Giambattista Valli Haute Couture – Hmm, it’s a bit… bow-ey. But the colour is delicious and at least she taking a bit of risk which was lacking a tad this year (where’s Blanchett when you need her?).
Cameron Diaz in Gucci Premiere – Meh. I guess it’s very California Girl, which Diaz likes to go for, but the bottom half looks like she had a fight with a bunsen burner and lost.

Meryl Streep in Lanvin – Somewhere out there a tin of Quality Streets is short a toffee penny.
Natalie Portman in vintage Dior – Oh Natalie. Such a fall from grace (see here). Please tell me you didn’t ask your child to choose your dress a la Sarah Michelle Geller. So dull.
Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture – I just… I just don’t get it. If anyone would care to explain, please do. And she needs to stand up straight; she’s right out of the Gwyneth Paltrow school of hunching.
Viola Davis in Vera Wang – Coming to the Oscars in what only can be described as astroturf is not what one should be aiming for.

Stacy Keibler in Marchesa – Stacy is clearly competing for Best in Show. So much so, she’s already awarded herself a rosette.
Louise Roe in Black Halo – This woman is a stylist. A stylish stylist. Therefore I can only assume she’s wearing this for a bet. And those teeth are off the white scale.
Gwyneth Paltrow in Tom Ford – Now, the world and his wife are singing Gwynnie’s praises over this number. However, I rocked this look way before her. When I was 8. Bed-sheet-as-cape scenario.
Kristen Wiig in J. Mendel – I want to take Wiig by the shoulders, shake her, and scream, “why didn’t you ask for this in colour?!” Which would have made it all kinds of amazing.

Kim Kardashian in Alaia – Nice work Kiki. Strong effort.
Victoria Beckham in Victoria Beckham – VB needs some sleep. The poor lamb is so exhausted that she looks almost cross-eyed recently. “Who are you wearing?”… “Me.” That shiz is surely never gonna get old.
Katie Holmes in Elie Saab – A return to form from Joey Potter. Midnight blue Elie Saab… well, that’s never gonna suck, is it.
Olivia Wilde in Gucci – Oh, she’s good. Simple done right.
Finally…

Honey, Jennifer Aniston called…

She wants her leg back.

As I’m writing this, I’m not gonna lie, my eyes are almost closing. Work has blown up this week and with that and a personal to-do list longer than the one at work, I feel like I’m juggling too many balls in the air. But I know that one long sleep over the weekend will make me feel like a new person. Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? Talking of exciting… Mulberry have gone and done it again. Their new collections made my jaw drop, to, the, floor. I can’t actually believe that they’ve combined a Bayswater with scalloped edges… forget the ‘Alexa’… the ‘El’ anyone?! I’m definitely a Cookie girl – although that floor-length navy tulle dress from the Travel edit is also ri-goddamn-diculous. Which collection are you drawn to?

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For my look of the week we have Jennifer Aniston 2.0. Maybe it’s her boy Justin, maybe it’s a new stylist, who knows, but it’s a real change from her usual uniform of black with black strappy sandals. Jen-An has never looked better. I know she’s always had good hair, but she’s done a little something-something with the colour and I love it. For my room of the week, you have to be pretty brave to throw so many patterns and textures together, but this is an example of when it pays off. I can’t stop staring:

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I hope you have a beautiful weekend whatever you’re doing and wherever you may be…

One star who is always on my style radar is Nicole Richie. Remember when she used to be on The Simple Life with Paris Hilton, with straggly hair extensions and an ill-fitting, pretty heinous wardrobe? (Ok, so she may not have looked very stylish, but she was comedy gold… my friends and I still quote NR to this day. True story). After The Simple Life she became a (Rachel) Zoe-bot, lost too much weight, put some back on, married a rock star, had two babies, and continues to look fabulous to this day. The thing about Nicole is that she constantly changes her look up, from boho, to glam, to Up Town Girl, to effortlessly casual and back to boho. No one wears a scarf round her head like our Nicole. She also successfully runs her jewellery line, House of Harlow 1960, and her clothing collection, Winter Kate, all the while sporting that verging-on-smug smile. To be fair, if I looked that good with gold coins on my head, I’d be smug too:

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So you want some of what she’s having? Easy! Huge sunglasses, a leopard-print scarf and a so-close-to-Balenciaga-it’s-not-even-funny bag, and job’s a good ‘un:

{1. Vanilla Paris Brandy bag – £99 / 2. Blend grey blazer – £39 / 3. Dune Alex court shoe – £80 / 4. Topshop large round sunglasses – £16 / 5. Topshop floral maxi dress – £62 / 6. Topshop biker jacket – £55 / 7. House of Harlow 1960 3-strand head piece – $225 / 8. Oasis leopard print scarf – £18 / 9. Vanilla Paris Bertie bag – £99 / 10. Paprika purple dress – £36 / 11. Forever 21 geo bangles – £4.29 / 12. Strenesse white t-shirt – £45 / 13. Topshop Moto hotpants – £28 / 14. Ted Baker open toe platform – £120}

Even though my week’s only been four days, it’s been a hard ol’ slog. That’s why I couldn’t be happier to be meeting up with one of my absolute favourite people later on for an evening of cocktails, cheesy music and much-needed gossip. The rest of the weekend will be spent catching up with admin (I can’t physically bring myself to calling it “wedmin”, too twee) and emails that have been neglected for far too long. Rock n roll huh? Oh and there’ll be a nap thrown in too. It’s the weekend, folks. Don’t hate. Now, if you had shifted your eyesight south before reading this, you’ll have seen the vision that is Marchesa at NYFW. Marchesa deliver THE most breathtaking collection every single fashion week. Ok, so Elie Saab are up there too, but it’s something about the tulle and the embroidery and the feathers that makes it feel like you’re inside a dream. Basically it’s fairytale clothing and I cannot wait to see the likes of Elle Fanning, Lively, Kruger and Camilla Belle bring these esquisite gowns to life on the red carpet:

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For my look of the week, I’ve done a complete 180 on last week’s choice. That was sleek and black, this is fun and massively colourful. Poppy Delevingne carries off most things well, but she looks especially good in short and flirty… and it may have been the very fashionable ‘Elle Style Awards’, but that didn’t stop the intrepid socialite from opting for a high street choice. The slicked back ponytail is the perfect style in order to keep the Topshop dress the centre of attention. For my room of the week I went for an unapologetically girly bedroom, with a clothes rail providing a unique headboard. And those white-washed floorboards are divine:

{images via prphotos & decor8}
I hope you have a brilliant weekend whatever you’re doing and wherever you may be…