Tangerine Tango - 2012 Colour of the Year

It's official, Tangerine Tango (Pantone 17-1463 for all you geeks out there) is the colour for 2012. This haute colour was spotted on a number of Resort & S/S'12 runways.

Isabel Marant

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While tangerine can seem like a bit of a daunting and intimidating colour to work into your wardrobe, I've put together some ways to work this punch of colour into your 2012 colour palette.

Taking risks, either in life or sartorially, was one of your resolutions, wasn't it?

1) Make-up - try blush for a subtle look or go for the gusto with lipstick.
2) T-shirt from ASOS
3) Balenciaga sandals
4) Haute Hippe maxi dress - (Holt Renfrew or Shopbop)
5) H&M earrings
6) Half d'orsay pumps from ASOS
7) Pants from H&M

Images via H&M, ASOS, Shopbop, Farfetch, & Style.com

Little Party Dresses

My work Holiday Party (how PC...) is this Friday and while a new dress wasn't in the cards for me this year (I have plenty...and I mean plenty), that doesn't have to be the case for you. Here are some great festive (aka: obnoxiously shiny) dress picks:

Vince Sequin-embellished crepe dress, Net-a-porter - $495

ASOS Sequin Dress with Long Sleeves, ASOS - $290.88

Haute Hippie Sequin V Neck Dress, Singer22 - $895

Studded Scoop Bodycon Dress, Topshop - $110

TFNC Sequin Dress with Long Sleeves, ASOS - $99.99

ASOS One Shoulder Dress in Metallic Jacquard, ASOS - $88.17

Tibi Metallic Jacquard Sleeveless Dress, Shopbop - $352

Amazeballs

Some things require no words...

Tibi Metallic Jersey Easy Pant ($230) - image from tibi.com

And sometimes things don't need any words and yet you use them anyway.

These pants! Not only are they amazing! gold lame, but they're harem pants! Say it with me - gold lame harem pants. It's my sartorial nightmare dream come true! But seriously, forget a night on the town in these bad boys, try a Wednesday to work. I've never met a drop crotch I didn't love.

I'm such an 80s kid. And 80s-wear this time around is so much better than the first...

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