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The onesie well and truly took over sales in 2012 but Asda are hoping that their “twosie” will hit the spot for Valentine’s day this year.

Looking at it, we’re not so sure.

Couples can double up and snuggle up this Valentine’s Day in George at Asda’s”twosie.”

It has 10 metres of fabric, four arms, two hoods and features a bunny inspired design.  Probably more relevant for a joke present than anything else but seeing as 92 per cent of couples are planning to stay in this year instead of the usual romantic candle lit dinner fare, it could be a surprise sell out.

The survey, conducted by Asda, also found that two thirds of women say that they would rather receive a simple or novelty gift rather than an expensive or elaborate present, in which case, for all you men out there, what are you waiting for?

Today 100 limited edition ‘twosies’ will be available to buy online.  In the run up to Christmas, George at Asda sold over one million onesies, and even opened a onesie store to keep up with demand.  The difference between a onesie and a twosie is that the twosie is more of a cape design rather than an adult babygro, allowing you and your partner to be snuggled close, while still giving you a little bit of freedom.

Fiona Lambert, George Brand Director said, “The onesie was a phenomenon that swept the nation in 2012.   Demand from customers for more onesie innovation was through the roof and what a perfect way to move on but with the ‘Twosie.’  We expect it to be an instant sell out and 100 lucky couples will be able to get their hands on them from today for that special day.”

The high street never fails to get in on a celebrity trend and the leather dress is no exception for Marks and Spencers.

Jennifer Aniston, 43, was seen looking uber glam at the People’s Choice awards earlier this month in a leather skater dress.

Elsewhere Modern Family actress Julie Bowen, 42, rocked up to the SAG awards in full-length leather while Glee star Jane Lynch, 52, attended the same event in a leather-corseted dress.  Jennifer Lopez, clearly knows when she’s onto a good thing as she has been seen in the latest fashion trend in an all-in-one white leather trouser ensemble and a leather maxi skirt.  Both times looking amazing of course.

M&S have clearly been taking notes and for this season are giving us ladies the chance to get in on the action.  That is, if you can bear to part with the cash as their brown leather skater dress is priced at £249.

If the look is for you, take your style tips from Jennifer Aniston who wore her dress with simple but glossy, neat locks, natural make up and the bare minimum of accessories, although she does have enough accessorising in that giant rock of hers to make up for it.

Ted Baker has revealed that their sales are up a staggering 20% on 2011.

The brand has said its UK performance is particularly pleasing but also linked their success to the 22% sales surge on shop openings in department stores worldwide.

Ted Baker’s success is in stark contrast to the rest of the UK high street .  The Office of National Statistics said sales volumes have dropped 0.8% last month.

Ted Baker has said that its online presence has continued to be successful but there was also a 14.2% increase in sales from its wholesale business, which supplies Ted Baker products to other shops.

Jean Roche, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, has accredited the strengthening of Ted Baker’s core UK business with the brand’s international potential was a “killer combination”.

If you’re looking at picking up a Christmas gift at Ted Baker or shopping for an outfit, here’s our top picks from the website.

Women always need a washbag and you can’t go wrong with this sparkly bowed gem, even the name is too cute.  The Twinkee is available in the colours red and shell and costs £29 for the large size.

If you have an iPhone 5 and you’re an animal lover you will love this.  It’s available in red or black (personally we think red for Christmas), has a French bulldog on it (the back cover and the interior) and costs £29.

You can never go wrong with a wallet and this wallet does the job well.

It’s sleek, black with gold lettering and enough space for lots of credit cards and coins and cash.

Priced at £60

Ted Baker have got a pretty darn good selection of party dresses.  Here’s our top pick!

The Maree is a beautiful embellished flapper dress available in black or cream.  Perfect for a Christmas party, any party (lets be honest) or even a wedding it comes with studs and beads, has a double layer and a high round neck.

£199

All items available from Ted Baker online

Christmas is an expensive time of year but one website is hoping that their new marketing ploy will work wonders.

Online store OMGfashion.co.uk has for sale a 99p party dress.  The ploy was a huge success and in 15 minutes. they sold 300 dresses while also generating 100,000 new visitors to the site over one weekend.

Even though the company lost money on every dress sold, the amount of increased traffic to the site and the following sales of other items meant the ploy was a huge success.

Another retailer has seen what happened and decided to jump on the band wagon by selling a dress and leggings outfit for just 1 penny.

Bid TV are hoping that they can replicate the success of OMGFashion and drive customers to their channel.  The outfit is not as glitzy as its forerunner and is described as a ‘a chic and easy to wear jersey dress’ with the company claiming its dark berry with floral print is the ‘perfect option for am-pm dressing, taking you straight from work to the Christmas party.’

Despite costing a mere penny for the item, the total cost will set you back around £8 when you include postage and packaging.

Last night saw 19 year old Letitia Herod crowned the winner of Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model.

Herod hopes that her win will help change attitudes to curvier models. During the 13 week competition Herod had to undergo many humiliating comments about her curvy figure. She may have gotten upset at times but brushed it aside to beat the other 20 aspiring models that Elle Macpherson and her team put through their paces this series.

Before the competition, Herod was planning to follow her stepfather into a medical career as she secured A-levels in maths, physics and biology at Esher College in Surrey, where Keira Knightley once studied.

She said of her win, “I need to make the most of this while I am young. I know that modelling can open lots of doors. When you get a chance like this you have to grab it with both hands. I won’t be young for ever.”

She added, “Size zero just doesn’t really exist any more. I think there’s been a shift and fashion designers are interested in reflecting real women. I think the days of heroin chic are behind us. If you look at the models in the Victoria’s Secret campaign they have curves and look like real women.”

They’re one of her favourite pairs of shoes and it seems the great British public can’t get enough of her look either as Marks and Spencer have revealed that they sell a pair of nude heels in the style of the Duchess of Cambridge every two minutes.

The Limited Collection caramel courts have taken the nation by storm in the past seven days and with five colours available now and more on the way later this year, the shoes are definitely a must have item.

The new M&S models wear the shoes with the strapline, For Every Woman You Are.

Kate’s actual heels were from LK Bennett and retailed for £185 when they were available to buy.   She wore her famous shoes to two events over the Diamond Jubilee weekend, and was seen in them six times during her tour of Canada and the US last summer and proved so popular with customers that LK Bennett had to bring out a new version to keep up with the demand.

The M&S version costs a fraction of the price at £19.50 but they have already sold out online in the nude colours unless you are a size 8.5 or 9.

High Street favourite Primark have launched a mega flagship store on Oxford Street.

The new store is four storey’s high, 82,000 sq ft and can provide space for 2,500 shoppers.

The flagship store has 1,443 employees, 111 cash desks and 92 fitting rooms and is the fifth largest Primark in the UK and the seventh largest in the company.

The launch comes as Primark’s UK business reported a “particularly strong” summer of trading.  The brand which also has 242 stores across Europe has seen revenues rise by 17% over its financial year despite the economical hardships.

The new store is also home to the limited colllaboration with popstars Little Mix.  The collection retails slightly higher than usual at £18 for a dress or £27 for a bike style jacket.  The range is targeted at 9 to 12-year-olds and is the first time the value chain has collaborated with a celebrity on a clothing range.  Possible a sign of things to come seeing as how successful the collaborations with celebrities and other designers are for other high street stores.

The store is also home to LCD screens which has had customers dub the store”posh.”

Peter Franks, director of development at Primark, said, “We have put a lot of effort into digital media, so on the ground floor we have an 11-metre by four-metre LED screen which features all our latest campaigns, which also acts as a ‘way finder’ for our customers.”  He added, “We have also featured a lot of the architecture of the building on the inside of it. On the second floor we have exposed all the original windows.  This used to be the Corner House on Oxford Street so there is a lot of interesting architecture which we wanted to expose and allow it to speak for itself.”

Mulberry managed to attract a bevvy of front row stars that any other designer would have clawed their eyes out for; fashionista Alexa Chung, supermodel Kate Moss and golden girl Jessica Ennis but whether they were there for the clothes or not, they were spectators to a great catwalk, or rather dogwalk as the dog models stole the show.

The collection was of course, amazing, with sun ray pleats on chiffon dresses, asymmetric hems, oversize pea coats, wide leg trousers, ribbon neck shirts and what looks to be our new fall trend of florals and of course bags galore.  The star of course was Mulberry’s new bag, Willow; available in a tote and a clutch, it’s a doctor’s like bag with studs and pockets.

But it was grey poodle Max, who stole the show in his Mulberry coat and his strut.

The bi-annual London Fashion Weekend kicks off tomorrow until Sunday where tickets can provide you access to either the designer catwalk show or the trend catwalk show as well as an exclusive shopping event with big discounts on British and International brands.

For tickets, click here

It’s finally here and women all over the country will no doubt be planning their visit to Victoria’s Secret, Bond Street to take in the famous store.

The American lingerie giant was previously not available to purchase in the UK until the store opening in Westfield Stratford but the Bond Street store really is something else.

Set over four floors and covering a whopping 40,386 feet it is huge.  They’re definitely making up for all the lost time that the UK hasn’t had a store.

If you’re thinking you’re not really a fan of expensive lingerie, there’s also loungewear, fragrances and body care to garner your attention.  

As well as this, the iconic Angel’s wings worn during the 2011 VS Fashion show as well as the outfits worn by models such as Miranda Kerr are dotted around the store.

The staircases have video screens that play footage of everything from shows to behind-the-scenes on commercials. 

The fitting rooms are something else as well.  Each floor features fitting rooms and lots of them, with the beauty of each one being completely different from the others.  A handy bell will also call some assistance to your fitting room if you need to try on different sizes or styles.