The Chinese New Year is here and we’re welcoming in the Year of the Rabbit… so what do Mulberry do to celebrate? They photograph a ridiculously cute character named “Snoop” alongside the equally gorgeous new Tillie collection. And does it work? Of course if bunny well does:

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It’s that day in less than 2 weeks. Send him this link, entitled ‘Hint’. Worth a shot.

{Lanvin Happy leather shoulder bag / Yves Saint Laurent Tribute python sandals / Tibi Bead-embellished silk one-shoulder dress}

King Colin once again did Britain proud by picking up ‘Outstanding Male Performance’ at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night. Surely he’s got to be a shoe-in for the Oscars? Only time will tell (27 days… but who’s counting?). Natalie Portman also continued the trend of reigning supreme, taking home an award for her role in Black Swan. On the fashion front, it was very much a case of pale and interesting, with nudes and whites seemingly the popular choice. Portman is cruising gracefully through the minefield of maternity chic (I’m guessing Jolie had a quiet word), donning an Azzaro gown, and Lea Michele proved that sometimes less is more with a stunningly simple Oscar de la Renta. However my favourites were Julia Stiles (this is the best she’s ever looked on the red carpet), Rosario Dawson (loved the pairing of lemon yellow J. Mendel and bright green Susie Fox Jewelry earrings), Claire Danes (from her hair to the belt, the whole look was flawless)… and my best dressed of the night: Mila Kunis. She was quite simply in a league of her own:

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For the low-down on 2012’s SAG Awards red carpet, see here.

You can sum up Haute Couture in one word: extravagance. Unless you flew into Paris on a private jet, were accompanied by a dog the same size as a guinea pig, and were sat on the front row nestled between Anna Wintour and Charlotte Casiraghi, then the message was clear to all in attendance… you can’t afford the splendour before you. In settings such as the gardens of the Musée Rodin (where Dior’s collection was shown), those who could afford the upwards-of-5-figure price tags (not that there were any – how vulgar) sighed with joy and satisfaction that the garments floating down the runway with impossible grace could very well be theirs. For everyone else, notes were taken on how to incorporate those trends into everyday wear. It was opulent, it was dazzling and it was well-heeled. In both senses of the word. Recession? Pah! What recession?

If money was no object, which dress or collection would you take home?

Fashion magazines and websites are currently filled with the key trends for Spring/Summer 2011 and I love how colour features so prominently. For the last seventeen years Pantone has surveyed designers and experts at New York Fashion Week to bring us their predictions of the colour trends for the upcoming season. The Spring 2011 report is appropriately called Spring 2011 – An Exotic Journey, citing far flung destinations like Africa, India, Peru and Turkey as inspiration:

‘Exotic’ is certainly a fitting description… they’re colours straight out of a sun-bleached tropical island. With the ever-present grey skies outside I took great delight in hunting out items in this stunningly diverse assortment of shades, whatever your budget. Which colour/s will you be wearing this Spring?

1. New Look bow shoulder dress – £26.99
2. Topshop paper bag waist shorts – £36
3. Jil Sander gauze scarf – £90
4. Pringle 1815 cotton skirt – £50
5. New Look gathered gypsy top – £7.99
6. Vicenza three row bracelet – £6
7. Miss Selfridge patent flower ballerina – £22
8. See by Chloé bow-front silk-blend skirt – £78.75
9. D&G rubber strap watch – £99
10. Kiki de Montparnasse backless jersey tank – £95
11. Paul & Joe cotton-blend jacket – £154
12. Christian Louboutin Futura leather ankle boots – £695
13. Halston ruffle-tier silk-chiffon dress – £591
14. Isharya gypsy 18-karat gold-plated earrings – £310
15. Versus silk-satin and chiffon mini dress – £676
16. Sonia by Sonia Rykiel cotton jacket – £395
17. Leaves of Grass silk-georgette blouse – £565
18. Versace knitted sweater – £330
19. Victoria Beckham Denim skinny jeans – £200
20. Diane von Furstenberg silk-satin wrap dress – £340