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ASOS Snakeskin Silver Pencil Skirt

We’re right out the gates in a disco-diva pencil skirt. It’s ultra shiny, and has a snake skin effect print. Pull on tight, pair with some big earrings and be the most sophisticated gal strolling the club row.

Available for £95 from Asos.com

Zara Black Ruffle Pencil Skirt

Zara loves giving a little flare. The chic ruffle cascading down the side of this black pencil skirt offers a flirty, yet always demure touch.

Available for £29.99 from Zara.com

Karen Millen Jersey and Black Leather Skirt

We usually think of Karen Millen as sweet, professional and safe, but this perfectly structured, faux leather and black jersey skirt brings the daredevil out of even the most traditional of Millen-ites.

Available for £99 from Houseoffraser.co.uk

Topshop Pale Pink Vinyl Pencil Skirt

We’re tearing down the shelves in search of this pale pink ray of shine from Topshop. It fits like a glove, gives off a rather lush sheen but keeps in sweet in sugary babe pink.

Available for £38 from Topshop.com

River Island Black Colour Block Pencil Skirt

Colour-blocking is one of the more fun trends of the season, and River Island perfectly executes the trend with a pencil skirt that fits well, plays on texture and has a bit of funk — without looking too fast and furious.

Available for £25 from Riverisland.com

Moschino Cheap & Chic Printed Crepe Pencil Skirt

Monochrome is all well and good, but black-and-white stripes can go from bold to old quite quickly. That’s why this flirty floral from Moschino Cheap & Chic keeps tough with the trend, but adds some needed pattern diversion.

Available for £200 from Net-a-porter.com

French Connection Water Flower Pencil Skirt

Sometimes rough textures and wild primary colours are just… too much. French Connection has its share of fun and fabulous pencil skirts, but we’re surprisingly smitten by this sweet, delicate and very chic water floral print.

Available for £69 from Frenchconnection.com

Words: Elise Marraro (follow Elise on Twitter @PardonMe_Lissie)

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If there’s one girl who knows how to rock out, it’s probably Tali Lennox. After all, her mum pretty much did nothing else for the 80s – and if you’re in any doubt of that, you only have to head down to a dancefloor just as the DJ drops ‘Sweet Dreams’ to an adoring crowd.

So it comes as no surprise that Diesel tapped Tali for their spring/summer 2013 womenswear collection. Entitled ‘Tough Goes Gentle’, the line is all about fierce rock chicks who don’t see any contradiction in going hard and rocking a girly pair of denims.

Case in point: the Grupee jeans that Tali sports, which come in a super skinny cut that wouldn’t seem out of place on Annie Lennox – or Mick Jagger, for that matter. It’s exclusively available on Asos, so move fast if you want a pair.

Image: Neil Francis Dawson 
Styling: Lisa Nguyen 

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Welcome to Hit List, a weekly roundup of all things best and present in the world of beauty and fashion. This week, we feature some of the best sunglasses for day chilling and night bopping, from Dior’s demure Demoiselle shades to metro Gucci to futuristic shapes from Miu Miu. So take a look, grab a bag, and throw some shade.

1. Dior Demoiselle Sunglasses 

Our Hit List is straight out of the gates with a statement pair of starlet sunglasses. The Christian Dior Demoiselle shades are hand painted to perfectly match the gold and crystal temples, and the frames follow the arch of an exaggerated brow for a seamless look. With Asian references and a nod to Dior’s timeless glamour, we suspect Liz Taylor wannabes are ready to pounce.

Available £289 at select Christian Dior retailers and 00800 72345600

2. Miu Miu Rasoir Sunglasses

Always the contrarian, Miu Miu combines cool feminine silhouettes with hardcore, edgy attitude in the Rasoir Eyewear range. With large, sturdy candy-coloured arms and an unusual take on the cat eye, these shades, first presented at the SS13 runway show, are the bad babes of eyewear.

Available £190 at www.miumiu.com

3. Linda Farrow Spring Blossom Sunglasses

Perhaps the sweetest of the bunch, these Linda Farrow Luxe sunglasses are quite simply — and we don’t say this often — adorable. Inspired by a tropical escape, the range comes in a variety of floral shades and feminine shapes, including cat eye and these ultra-round cherry blossom retro sunnies. In short, these shades pay tribute to a girly revolution.

Available £320 at www.lindafarrow.com

4. Gucci Bamboo Collection 

Like the plant itself, Gucci’s Bamboo range shades are light and seemingly delicate, but in fact make a bold statement. Bamboo details infiltrate the bridge of the men’s, and flank out to the temples of the women’s pair, complimenting the metal frames of gold, chocolate and gunmetal. Combined with the classic Seventies aviator design with the Gucci insignia in tow, these ain’t your Tom Cruise Top Gun knockoffs.

Available women’s £415 (first pair) and men’s £315 at select Gucci retailers and 00800 72345600

5. Chanel Prestige Collection

Tweed-moulded arms and classic cat-eye frames. Few words can so accurately describe Chanel’s balance of innovation and timeless Coco vision. In warm shades of brown, black and navy, these are the shades for the intellectual retrobabe.

Available £304 at David Clulow and 0844 2640860

6. Carrera ASOS Craze Campaign 

Combine the kings of shadeswear Carrera and fashion conglomerate ASOS and you have the stuff of trending legend. The collaboration of these two giants has resulted in the Spring Summer Craze collection, a mix of Carrera’s racing past and ASOS’ commitment to the trend crazy twenty-somethings around the globe. Launching yesterday and running through the 16th of June, viewers can buy these bopping shades plus compete for a prize to Ibiza.

Available £85 at www.asos.com/carrera

7. Dolce & Gabbana Stripes Collection

Dolce & Gabbana’s Stripes Eyewear collection is a nod to warm Sicilian beaches and babes of Italian lore. With their oversized, rounded shapes and bright colours, the Stripes sunglasses leave visions of La Dolce Vita beauties dancing in our heads. In short, these are the must-have sunglasses for aristocratic resort destinations and forbidden Mediterranean romances.

Available £164 at Sunglass Hut and 0844 2640860

8. Fendi Fur Sunglasses Collection 

From unique shape to bedazzled arms, these geometric wonder visors from Fendi tick all the fashionable boxes. They are funky and yet, somehow, decisively stylish. Perhaps it’s the loud orange fur on the arms, but these hefty sunglasses were made for sassy fashionistas that leave us quaking in our boots with admiration.

9. Polo Ralph Lauren Safari Collection

You might be catching on to the duality of this season’s trend: retro feminine chic or relaxed androgynous cool. Ralph Lauren, known to polo-wearing yacht cruisers the world over, is no stranger to WASP gender mixing. The newest range of shades pay homage to the label’s loyal fan base. Wild by name, relaxed by nature, the Ralph Lauren Safari collection are the sunglasses of cool kids and gap year’s.

Available £194 at Sunglass Hut and 0844 2640860

10. Tom Ford Alexander Collection

The third time’s the charm with Tom Ford’s third collection of Special Edition Eyewear, simply named Alexander. These shades encompass the season’s artisto-chill trends, complete with gold-plated frames, luxe leather top bar and a unisex Aviator silhouette inspired by Tom Ford’s women’s and menswear SS13 collections. The design reflects its namesake, slightly androgynous and understatedly posh.

Price on application 

11. DSquared2 Eyewear Spring Collection

Taking be specked to an entirely new level are the shiny shiny cat-eye sunglasses by DSquared. With reflective metal in silver and gold hues, as well as crystal bejewelled frames, these are the Regina George of sunglasses. For the ultimately girly and ultimately glamorous only — no feint-hearted bitches, please.

Available £624 at 01635 277 299

Words: Elise Marraro (follow Elise on Twitter @PardonMe_Lissie)

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INDUSTRY INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK

“Everyone thinks I’m going to be a cow.” Victoria Beckham has publicly acknowledged her bitchface at a Vogue Festival panel (we don’t hold it against you, VB). In the meantime, enjoy some vintage Beckham, courtesy of her solo career. [Telegraph]

OBLIGATORY ‘RELENTLESS EXPANSION INTO ASIA’ HEADLINE

H&M, continuing its plans of world domination, will spend £130 million on expansion and opening 50 stores in India. Meanwhile, Asos (above) has announced its plan to open a site in China after posting a 19% increase in profit. [BoF, Guardian]

MOST ENVY-INDUCING MODEL NEWS STORY

Runway model Kendra Spears is set to marry into royalty after announcing her engagement to Prince Rahim Aga Khan. Her soon-to-be father-in-law, the Aga Khan, is the spiritual leader to a global community Shi’a Muslims. That’s right – she’s basically going to become a princess and a religious figure. They look great together (we said, through barely gritted teeth). [Daily Beast]

CLICKTIVIST LINK OF THE WEEK

The search for survivors in the Bangladesh factory collapse continues. The collapse, which caused an estimated 299 deaths, has ignited a petition to stop fashion retailers using dangerous and unethical garment manufacturers. Wanna do something about it? Make your voice heard with this petition. [Change.org]

AWKWARD INSTAGRAM OF THE WEEK

You know that feeling when someone walks into a party wearing the exact same outfit as you? Now imagine you’re Anna Wintour and the other girl is Marc Jacobs. Totally. Fucking. Awkward. [@amyastley]

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Gracie van Gastel makes a play for best-dressed farmhand in Joost Vandebrug‘s fashion film, Fryslân. Channeling all-natural, otherwordly simplicity, the Canadian beauty wears a series of jersey and denim looks from brands like Marques Almeida and Kinder Aggugini before quite literally letting her hair down in the bath. A girlish updo by Amber-Rose Peake and windswept, youthful make-up by Gina Blondell complete the impression of a girl on the farm in the middle of her chores.

“Fryslân is a farmer’s province in Holland, where Joost grew up,” stylist Tom Eerebout explains. “I’m from a small village in Belgium as well. That’s what girls there dress like – on a farm, you have to choose practicality above style. But

in the bathtub at the end, you see she’s an actual woman, not an innocent girl.”

Filmed on location in Kent, at the Christmas Tree Farm (yes, it’s called the Christmas Tree Farm all year round), posed some interesting challenges. “We did all the hair and make-up in a barn, with the goats right next to us,” Eerebout says. “But Gracie is from Canada and she actually grew up on a farm, so she was really good with them. It was only the donkeys she was a little afraid of, because they can bite your hand off!”

Director: Joost Vandebrug
Stylist: Tom Eerebout
Hair: Amber-Rose Peake using BUMBLE AND BUMBLE
Make-up: Gina Blondell using CHANEL
Model: Gracie Van Gastel from ELITE

Look 1: Shirt by HUSSEIN CHALAYAN, dungarees and clogs by KINDER AGGUGINI, wool socks by ASOS, hairnet from PAKS
Look 2: Knitted cardigan by CRAIG LAWRENCE, wool jumper by MARGARET HOWELL, jeans by ASHISH, sandals by MARQUES ALMEIDA
Look 3: Coat by MARQUES ALMEIDA, white knitted dress with collar by SISTER BY SIBLING, skirt and shoes by MARGARET HOWELL
Look 4: Knitted dress by CRAIG LAWRENCE
Look 5: Shirt by KINDER AGGUGINI, denim apron by MARQUES ALMEIDA, skirt by VIVIENNE WESTWOOD RED LABEL
Look 6: Denim shirt by MARGARET HOWELL, dress by HOLLY FULTON
Look 7: Dress by MARQUES ALMEIDA, clogs by KINDER AGGUGINI, wool socks by ASOS
Look 8: Shirt by VIVIENNE WESTWOOD RED LABEL, dress with lace detail by ALBERTA FERRETTI

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