Frolicking Holiday Frocks!

The best time of the year, deserves the best looks of the year too - so shine without having to compromise on style!


Our holiday frock Glamsets will take you from office parties, to those special sparkley dinners and right into New Years Eve!


We’ve rounded up our favourite party frocks and as we’ve done that we've made sure all our Glamsets have incorporated a “can’t-do-without” trend of 2012 and mixed them up with classics! So while trying to look grand and shiny, one is still wearing something that is ‘on trend’...


Here are some of our ideas on how to... SPARKLE!

Pop-of-colour and Peplum in this Gold and Pink Ensemble

Go for this Gold Diva look and you won't make a mistake. We're keeping trends 'pop-of-colour" and "peplum" in mind here! We're calling this Party Frock Glamset - Goldfinger and you can see it here.

Here's another idea - keeping the trend that's sure to live one longer that we thought (and that makes us very very happy!) - VINTAGE...So classy!

 

Vintage glamour with a hint of punk chick in Shimmering Emeralds

We're calling this ensemble "Shimmering Emeralds" and you can see why! Sequins - but played out demurely have also made a big comeback. And what's a holiday party frock without sequins? 

Get the look here. 

There's more Holiday Frock Glamsets at Glamsetmatch.com 

Happy Holidays from all of us at Glamsetmatch.com! Stay safe, have fun and be happy!

The Great Debate over the Adult Onesie!

We didn’t see it coming (don’t think anyone did to be honest) - but here it is - It’s the ADULT ONESIE.

And all we can do is gape, scratch our heads and wonder... WHY? Why? Because onesies belong on babies... period!

Personalized "Heaven Sent" Romper by Jack Spratt - GPB 21

Not on fully grown adults - some making millions and billions of dollars too! Like these:

 

Justin Bieber & Brad Pitt in their Onesies

Brad Pitt looks like a garbage disposal man/mechanic/prisoner all hashed into one.

Yes, you are a child Justin Bieber - at least wear Canadian colours! Where’s your patriotism? Oh right... you also managed to diss the PM of Canada by showing up in ‘overauls’ LOL (you said it - not us!)

What were you thinking One Direction... and you too Harry Styles?

The boys of One Direction look like they all need a lollipop each and should be tucked into bed (even you, Harry Styles... why?)!

Ellen & Ryan Gosling in an adult onesie spoof!

Ryan Gosling - after “Notebook”, we’d forgive you anything and everything - except THIS travesty.

Ellen - Nope, you’re definitely not rocking that ugly onesie!

Yes, the adult onesie looks very comfortable. But to make a style statement in it is just plain wrong. And think about what it’s like to go to the toilet in them... yeesh! Or... are we going to start doing the unimaginable (think happy thoughts!) wear diapers too? - so that one doesn’t have to completely disrobe while in the pit.

Any-hoo! The less said about this trend, that is catching on like wildfire, the better. So, we’re not going to waste our time ranting about how terrible it is... because it’s here and we’re going to see it right into winter, we reckon!

In these circumstances, one can only hope that it won’t stay for long!

The adult onesie is sure to go down as one of the worst fashion trends since we can remember - right there with ‘no pants’, wear your pyjamas outside and dropping pants.

But, if you think we’re talking a load of gobbledygook and if you absolutely MUST wear the onesie - then PLEASE, we beseech you - at least wear it well!


 Here are some ideas!

 The Formal Onesie:

See where you can get these individual items here. 

 The Are-You-Sure Onesie?

Find all pieces of this glamset here. 

There's more great adult onesie glamsets here! 

We're not saying don't be a slave to fashion but sometimes, we think, one needs to ask oneself the all-important question, as The Bard once asked: "To be, or not to be? That is the question!"

Our Best Picks: Kardashian Kollection for Dorothy Perkins - Launch!

The Kardashian’s seem to have their fingers in every pie you can think of... and now they’ve even won over the heart of Toshop’s ruthless boss - Sir Philip Green (read all about him here). He’s let them unleash their style in an exclusive collection for Dorothy Perkins in the UK (now global of course!).

We’ve always thought that European and American Fashion is world’s apart - BUT if this article in the Daily Mail is anything to go by, we might just have to eat our shorts!

We’ve browsed through the collection, which can be found here:

Our Verdict:
The collection is VERY and MOSTLY Kim with bits of Khloe and Kourtney peeping through here and there! Bodycon dresses, lacy, racy, very normal colours and big emphasis on the chest and derriere - which they all have ample of! There’s a lot of shimmer and shine and they’ve even roped in the very popular ‘animal print’ - an absolute ‘must have’ trend at the moment. Over all, a fashion hit, we think!

We Love: the way the dresses and tops accentuate womanly curves and we love the PU leggings!

We don’t Love: the animal prints - too bold, too crass and trying too much to be too different.

Here are some of our favourite pieces from the Kardashian Kollection:

Kardashian Cream Lace Blouse - £35

Kardashian Lace Trench Coat - £75

Kardashian Black Gold Bar Dress - £40

Kardashian Gold Glitter Clutch - £30

Kardashian PU Panel Tregging - £28

Kardashian Black Power Jacket - £50

And here’s how we think you should wear the top (See Glamset here), jacket and leggings (See Glamset here)...

Kardashian Top Set

Kardashian Jacket and Leggings Set

You can see all the sets here... on www.glamsetmatch.com

Well, we think the Kardashians did really well with this ‘Kollection’ and we can’t wait for the next one!

Cheers...

Oxblood Obsession

We never thought we’d say it... because every random ‘anyone’ who is ‘anyone’ has verbal diarrhea with this particular word these days... ‘obsessed’.

Does one know what it is like to be really ‘obsessed’? Well, after a lot of rolling eyes, tongues and anything else we have to roll when we see the term ‘obsessed’ written or spoken about by style bloggers and the likes - we have finally reached a well-thought-about conclusion, by first hand experience, that - yes, one can be ‘obsessed’... but this obsession should last for a certain period of time and it should be with one thing at a time - that’s why you call it an ‘obsession’ - because all of one’s energies, mental and physical are focussed towards one and one thing only... the object of one’s ‘obsession’...

So, to make the long story short - we are finally ‘obsessed’ {please don’t roll your eyes - because at the end of this post, we hope you’ll join us in our ‘obsession’ too!} with OXBLOOD.

Quick (this is a trick question)! What are the first few things that come to mind when you saw the word - ‘oxblood’?


Here are our guesses (because we most definitely felt some of them!): Blood of an Ox. Deep red oozing shiny stuff. Some kind of a dish akin to Scotland’s very revered ‘Haggis’ or a larger and more bloodier version of the English ‘blood sausage’. Sounds disgusting! What the heck is that?


Yes... what the heck is it? Believe it or not - it’s the name of a colour. It also happens to be the hottest colour for Fall 2012... in just about anything (except your bedroom walls please!).


All the fashion slaves (I mean fashionistas...) are saying it, doing it and wearing it... According to Wikipedia - “Oxblood is: is a dark brownish-red color or a wine colour”. That’s it! That’s all they say about it - nothing else... an entry that literally spans a couple of lines (with another that points to somebody called ‘Oxblood Ruffian’ - the less said the better surely!).


So we’ve taken it upon ourselves to give this gorgeous colour it’s due. Adding onto what Wikipedia has already said - Oxblood is a gorgeously deep deep shade of red, teetering towards a chocolate brown. It is the colour of a deep red wine but with a deep brown tinge. It is the colour, quite literally of dried blood...

Wait, there’s more!

Oxblood oozes sophistication and playfulness. It is a colour that is demure and sexy but bold when one needs it to be. It’s strong and very decadent - just like blood and chocolate! And now that we’ve tasted blood, the next obvious thing to do was go on a hunt for the best ‘oxblood’ items that money can buy us... and here’s what we’ve come up with:

1. The Oxblood Handbag - Alexander Wang's Small Emile Lizard Print Tote
She looks big but she's just really - tiny, unique and classy! I'm sure you can fit the entire globe into her though!

2. The Oxblood Belt - Alexander McQueen's Leather Waistbelt
Cinch this at your waist and va-va-voom! We expect no less from the McQueen!

3. The Oxblood Coat - Alberto Biani's Red & Oxblood Contrast Jacket
Not fitted but very stylish. Red is oddly the best contrasting colour with Oxblood. Period.

4. The Oxblood Dress - DVF's Jasleen Sweet Grape Dress
Simple, classy, casual chic in Oxblood. It's fall so we've attempted to cover up!

5. The Oxblood Boots - Isabel Marant's Blackson Embroidered Boots
Isabel Marant - you've outdone yourself with these beautiful embroidered boots and in the hottest colour of the season too. These boots will take you from day to night, beautifully!


Not to worry, we definitely have not left you high and dry... we've put together some gorgeous glamsets for you that include these decadent pieces. Here's one...

And here's one more...

For the rest of them and where to get these individual pieces, check out www.glamsetmatch.com

We're still hungry for more Oxblood and I'm sure so are you. Next time, we'll be posting about makeup in Oxblood with accompanying glamsets... how seriously MAJ is that? 

What a great colour, this Oxblood. To those of you who are still, rolling your eyes thinking we're just being a little 'pouffy' calling a deeper shade of maroon or burgundy - Oxblood. Maybe we are, just a little. 

But... Try imagining yourself in one of these items, in one of the glamsets we've created - and you would be obsessed too! (hopefully!) 

Cheers - we're off on another style hunt!

Halloween Lookbook 2012

The spookiest night of the year is upon us. It’s Halloween! In between all the chores to run, scary decorations to put up, candies to stock up on and traps to set for those that decide to ‘trick’ (treat or not!) - we also need to glam up to go somewhere - hopefully, that somewhere is some poor soul’s debaucherous party! 

Ok, so we’ve spent practically all year stressed out about what to be (Ghost, Ghoul and Vampire alike!) and how to wear it! We’ve rushed around to different party stores (physically and online), to try out the wares and probably ended up shelling out the dosh on some expensive costumes that more often than not, end up making one look like a big fat joke (there’s another costume idea for you!) and then these costumes finally, land up on the garage sale pile once the party is done. Sucks!

Enough is enough... we’re not wearing silly costumes anymore. This Halloween - we are investing some serious bucks to get that spooky look but with items we can wear again and again and again!

Scared? Read on....

So this is our take on a very spooky, sexy Halloween! And we think there are only a few characters that imbibe ‘spooky’ and ‘sexy’ in our thoughts, during the same neutron transmission. These are...

Hottest Vamps for Halloween 2012

Yes, yes, we do have a special mystery character. After all, what is Halloween without a little blood-curdling mystery?! We can also hope that you’ll stay till the end of this blog post to find out who it is... {evil laugh!}

So, without further adieu (coz you know those little monsters, begging for candy - will be here in no time!)... let us begin {play death siren in your head here}


I. Look Like... Morticia Addams:

Morticia, Morticia, Morticia... what do we say about you? Remember Morticia - the ‘real’ head of the Addams Family? She was/is gorgeous and spookily stylish! No wonder Gomez Addams was putty in her hands (We can challenge one man who won’t be!). And she wasn’t really all bad! Her style is classic - black, black and black! She was one vamp who knew how to add a ‘pop of colour’!

Look Like Morticia Addams

We’ve teamed up this beautiful, full length, clinched at the waist, Alice by Temperley, black dress with a ‘witchy’ looking art deco glass necklace by Pree Brulee and finished it off with shiny, strappy heels by Aldo. The pop of colour comes with the shimmery purple and blue eyeshadow by Nars and a Morticia must-have (or she would be Mortified!) are the red lips - brought to you by the cult brand ‘Lipstick Queen’s’ red hot red creamy lipstick.

As for the glittering cute bow on the dress? We can stick a needle in our eye and tell you that Morticia would totally approve! 

Find individual pieces to look like - Morticia Addams here

And now for the rest of the team that help to complete the look...

Get The Morticia Addams Look

1. GHD Hair Straightener - Morticia or not, every serious fashionista should own a GHD! It’s the best 100+ Dollars or Pounds or Euros that you will ever spend! GHD gives you straight, ravenous, shiny locks in seconds!

2. Bobby Brown’s Gel Liner in Jet Black - For the sake of not sounding like a stuck record... we’ll say it straight - this little pot of heaven belongs in your vanity kit (make sure you get the application brush as well!)... because once you use this gel liner on your eyes... you won’t want to use any other product to line your eyes - ever! This time, a different use for it (you need to look like Morticia after all!) - use it on your eyebrows instead of to line your eyes and say goodbye to the 15 brow look (because you’ve just accidently wiped your face or touched your eyebrows - when you had eyebrow pencil on) - because there is no way this liner is spreading unless you wash it off with soap and water! This one is a keeper for an everyday dark eyebrows look - just make sure you practice using it before you show off your dark, thick eyebrows off (the stuff is pretty potent and you literally need to use super-duper little of it to darken those brows)

3. Illamasqua Fake Eyelashes - Tapered,luxurious and full of grandeur! You will need this to complete the look!

4. ‘Saucy Jack’ Nail Colour from Butter London -  Red lips and red nails for Morticia are a must-have. This a perfect red hot blood red (in keeping with the theme!) colour. Best thing about the Butter brand is that their nail lacquers are free from damaging chemicals - someone say ‘organic’ nail polish? We’re not sure... but it may well be! Butter London carries some other gorgeous on-trend shades... we are a fan!

5. Nars Eye Dual Eyeshadow - 2 beautiful shades in one shot (we like that!). Here is a shimmery iridescent Orchid and iridescent Royal Blue - perfect blend for Morticia’s eyelids.



II. Look Like.... Elle Driver

There is no other like her. She, Elle Driver (Played by the Darryl Hannah in Quentin Tarantino’s cult flick ‘Kill Bill’), IS by far the meanest vixen on the planet. She is a lean, mean, killing machine and she is super fit to boot! Anyone wanting to dress up as Elle Driver for Halloween would garner so much attention - it’s unreal!

Darryl Hannah as Elle Driver in Kill Bill

There are 2 iconic versions of the Elle driver look - one where she’s in Black and White, looking tough and sexy... 


… and there’s another one of her in a Nurses costume, with a look that would make a man sing and crap his pants at the same time. We thought we’d go for the latter - after all it is Halloween and we are trying to be scary!. All pieces here can be re-worn... yes even, the eye-patch (think! think!)


We’ve given the traditional nurses costume a bit of a make-over here, replacing it instead with a bodycon Andrea bandage dress (You can get side-tracked and go as a sexy mummy instead!) by Herve Leger. Hold a mean looking, gold studded, red leather envelope clutch by Aila. Put on sexy pair of red ankle boots with just a little peep - here we have a red hot Aldo number (we decided to skip strappy sandals as we wanted her look to be more sophisticated and less slutty).

Look like Kill Bill's Elle Driver

Find individual pieces to look like - Elle Driver here


To complete Elle’s killer looks, we’ve lined up a bunch of really great products - all of them classics...

Get the Elle Driver Look

1. Bumble & Bumble’s Surf Spray - This is for the gorgeous wind-swept look that Darryl Hannah’s Elle always wore so effortlessly. So much fighting and not a sweaty strand in sight! So whenever you’re in need of a casual, wind-in-my-hair kinda look - Surf it up!

2. YSL’s Iconic Red Lipstick - all we can say is WOW! Own this and you’ll never be sorry...

3. Benefit’s Bad Gal Lash - A must-have for all you bad gals out there. The look for lashes this mascara creates is deadly!

4. Essie's Red Hot Crimson Shade - The perfect red nail polish - Of course... Madonna, Gwyneth and Jennifer Anniston are all fans of the brand and of it’s most beautiful colours!

5. DuWop’s Lip Venom - We were saving the best for last! Want Angelina Jolie’s bee stung lips (and Darryl Hannah’s for that matter!) - look no further! DuWop makes this amazing venom that will sting your lips crazy! This goodness in a little bottle comes with the cutest packaging too! So go for this if you want a fool-proof-botox free puckerlicious lips look... like all the time - duh!?!


3. Look Like.... Jadis, The White Witch of Narnia

Right now, Vampires (thanks to Twilight, etc.) and Zombies (The Walking Dead etc.) are soooo in. But we decided to bring the poor, forgotten witches back! Who then is more stunning and stylish than The White Witch of Narnia (from C.S. Lewis’ books - “The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, Witch and The Wardrobe”). The beautiful Tilda Swindon plays Jadis, the wicked White Witch in the movies and we can only envy her - what with all those innumerous, decadent costumes... But, as it happens, there was one costume that stood out for us - Jadis the warrior - dressed up as a ferocious lioness, with a mane no less, rearing to take on the perfect-in-every-way King of Narnia - Azlan. Yes, she loses the battle but totally lynches Azlan’s tail in the style stakes!

So we’ve recreated The White Witch of Narnia’s look - here.

Look Like Jadis, The White Witch of Narnia

Such a perfect look for the fall and takes you right into the holiday season as well. We’ve glammed up this beautiful, flowing tulle gown by Catherine Deane with a large fur collar to make up the mane. Use this inverted, crystal studded Alexis Bittar necklace on your forehead instead to make a statement. Also shouting out loud are these cascading Saturn Earrings by Lara Bohinc in different shades of gold. Finish off the look with these amazing vampy, strappy, gold glitter sandals by Jimmy Choo (Kate Middleton owns the same pair in silver, by the way!)

Here’s how you get Tilda’s golden glow and perfectly wild hair...

1. Perricone MD’s - No Concealer Concealer - So ideal for a perfectly light and feathery finish. Get rid of those dark circles... The White Witch won’t approve!

2. Bumble & Bumble’s Classic Hairspray - Smells yummy and after layering it up on your hair, your hair will not only look yummy, but will look yummy too. Get the high-volume, matte waif like look that Tilda rocks as a warrior queen with this classic hair spray.

3. Sephora’s Gold Glitter liner and Mascara - Gold line and lash up with this shimmery liquid gold in a bottle. Sparkle your eyes and add that oomph!

4. Bobbi Brown’s 24k Gold Shimmer Brick - Ideal to use on the areas of your face that you want to highlight (top of the cheekbone, nose bridge, upper brow etc.)... but when you’re trying the rock the Jadis look, we say you use it ALL OVER your body!

5. Makeup Forever’s Gold Lipstick - Gold in creamy paste form. Use a light colour of brown to base your lips and then slather this on with a lip brush - kaching!



And now, it’s time to reveal our very own spooky mystery character... {drum roll please!}

Jack-ie-Lantern!

We mean, seriously! Why is Jack-O-Lantern (he’s a man ain’t he?) allowed to have all the fun?

So we’ve conjured up this really fun glamset that will NOT make you , in the least bit, look like a pumpkin but has all those beautiful qualities that a pumpkin possesses - smooth, mushy, sweet, wholesome, spicy, comforting... and we’re just adding side orders of glamour and sexy to it.

Be warned - you’ll want to look like this at other times of the year too. But at this time, we’re proud to debut the - Jack-ie-Lantern look! You can find all the individual pieces here...

We’ve gone for a very vintage look with this glamset. Take this beautiful cowl neck, pale orange dress that just skims the knee, slap on a skinny patent green belt to clinch at the waist. It’s fall, it’s cold - so put your best knee-high green boots on (these ones are vintage YSL). We’ve added a handmade, fedora like wool green hat and gorgeous elbow skinning suede green gloves (a fashion must-have this fall). We’re finishing off this set with a beautiful, minty green pyramid enamel necklace from the folks at Pree Brulee -and you’re ready to go and you look spicy!

We didn’t bother with the make-up to go with this because to be honest, whatever you put on everyday will do just fine. But just so we have our two-cents is... maybe a lashing of orange lipstick?

Now go and scare someone!!!

A formal Introduction - GlamSetMatch...

We shamelessly copied and pasted this from our 'About' section on www.glamsetmatch.com -- but truth be told... it is what it is!

So, this is who we really are:

If there was a penny for every time a woman looked at her closet and asked herself the niggling question - "What shall I wear today?" - global poverty would be eradicated and there would be some small change left to get that Python skin Hermes Birkin bag (Oh wait! there's a 'wait list' for that!)

And, if that question was not hard enough to answer... soon another one materializes - "What shall I wear it with?" 

...Step in - Glam+Set+Match! Born to...

• Nurture your sense of style
• Inspire you to wear things you may not have thought could ever go well together
• Think out-of-the-box fashion

Because... 

• Great fashion comes from great inspiration
• Even a mediocre item of clothing can become uber-stylish if matched up properly

What we are right now:

• Young and delirious
• Happy and inspired
• A destination where everyday people can visit to get serious style inspiration
• A place to look at pretty pictures of very pretty things

What we're hoping to become:

• A global community of stylists and fashionistas who create glamourous fashion sets to inspire everyday great style
• A web destination for fashion and style curation

So show us some love - for the sake of all the budding fashionistas out there and stylists waiting to shine... because if you are reading this right now - you're either just curious about us or are one of us! Either way...

Welcome!

xoxo

The Glamsetmatch Team


www.glamsetmatch.com 

Hello World of Fashionspiration!

So here we are - an idea borne out of the need to solve the age old question - "What do I wear?" Glam+Set+Match is hoping to answer that fundamental question in several ways...

Stay tuned to find out more on how we are about to take the fashion industry by storm and raise the style stakes!

Great style is simple style...