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NEW YEAR | GOLD LEAF DETAIL DRESS AND NAILS

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy 2018, endless happiness, abundant amounts of laugher, and pure love in 2018! To say goodbye to 2017, have a look at some of my wonderful December styles here. It’s been a very busy and eventful year for me and I can’t wait to see what 2018 will bring!…

“Dress like you are going to meet your worst enemy today.” Coco Chanel

GOOD BYE 2017 | ELEGANT DUCHESS

It’s been quite an exciting year for the Elegant Duchess Blog. I’m sad to leave 2017 behind but excited for everything to come! I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of my fabulous bloggers that have been following my journey for the last 6 months. New dreams, new hopes, new experiences and new joys,…

“How can you live the high life if you do not wear the high heels?” Sonia Rykiel

PARTY RHYTHM | EMBELLISHED EVENING GOWN

“Real style is never right or wrong. It’s a matter of being yourself on purpose.” — G. Bruce Boyer NYE is just around the corner!  If you’re still hunting for that one and only NYE dress, I highly recommend a fail-proof piece… sequins.  There is something magical about evening gowns that draw my attention back to them over and over…

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“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller” Ibn Battuta

Lace dress & Red lips

“Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.” Coco Chanel You have now seen a few of my Christmas and NYE inspirations (as seen in blog posts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) and I promise I still have a few hiding in the closet. I have been trying to keep a nice…

HOLIDAY NIGHTS | BODYCON CHAMPAGNE DRESS

“What’s becoming very obvious to me is that fashion is art.” — Lupita Nyong’o I love fashion and how it allows us to experiment with different shapes, hues and textures. It encourages us to uncover our personal styles and occasionally push the fashion boundaries. This is why I have chosen this style for today’s post. I’ve said this before and I will…

GOLD STAR | RED CARPET WORTHY

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” Coco Chanel Evening dresses aren’t an easy piece to shop for. Usually we recognise the gap in our wardrobe when we’ve got a NYE ball in the diary looming, and nothing to wear. I hope that this and my previous posts (see Emerald maxi satin gown, Vivienne Westwood midi dress, Karen Millen red satin, Stephanie…

CHRISTMAS GLAM | EMBELLISHED MAXI DRESS

“Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody’s buying far too many clothes.” Vivienne Westwood This dress is seriously a work of art and it’s one of my favourite pieces in my closet.  With a statement embellished cut out and choker style neckline that adds a unique touch to this design with an elongated silhouette has an…

EVENING GLAMOUR | SPARKLE MAXI DRESS

“A woman has no need to be perfect or even beautiful to wear my dresses. The dress will do all that for her”. Cristobal Balenciaga Today I’m back to one of my ultimate favourites… maxi all over glitter dresses.  I absolutely love long evening gowns (as seen in blog posts – emerald green dress, smell of Christmas, 25 ways to wear a brooch)!…

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