Whether it’s a black tie ball, a garden party or something more casual, here are some of this season’s sassiest styles to help you make an entrance.
Stockists (Cheshire)
Austin Reed: 01845 573135, www.austinreed.co.uk
Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port; stores in Chester, Liverpool and Lowry Outlet, Manchester
Crombie: 0161 832 8977, www.crombie.co.uk
Gina Bacconi: 020 8438 2000
Andrea Claire, Cheadle Hulme; Olivia April, Chester; The Address, Congleton; Tara’s Couture, Crewe; Vicki Allen, Hale; Broadbents, Knutsford and Warrington; Jean Gallimore, Macclesfield; Helen Winterson, Marple; Extra Special, Nantwich; Hoopers, Wilmslow
Jaeger: 0845 051 0063, www.jaeger.co.uk
Stores in Altrincham, Chester, Ellsemere Port, Knutsford, Liverpool, Manchester and Wilmslow; House of Fraser in Manchester; Harvey Nichols in Manchester
Joseph Ribkoff: 0800 294 3373
Andrea Claire, Cheadle Hulme; Tara’s Couture, Crewe; Rigouts, Culcheth; Sue Huntington, Heswall; She Devil, Newcastle-under-Lyne; First Impressions by Gail, Stalybridge
Linea Raffaelli: www.linearaffaelli.com
Angela Beer, Bramhall; Papillon, Tarporley; The Dressing Rooms, Penketh
Vera Mont: 020 7411 0322
Si Belle, Tarvin and Wilmslow
Stockists (Lancashire)
Austin Reed: 01845 573135, www.austinreed.co.uk
Austin Reed stores in Liverpool; Boundary Mills, Colne; The Lowry Designer Outlet, Manchester
Crombie: 0161 832 8977, www.crombie.co.uk
Gina Bacconi: 020 8438 2000
Lime Tree, Barrowford; Butterflies, Blackburn; Foxy Lady Fashions, Carnforth; Chique of Cleveley’s, Cleveleys; Peep In, Chadderton; Seasons, Clitheroe; Flamingo, Preston; Dress with Finesse, Rossendale; Maureen Cookson, Whalley; Aubergine, Wigan; Lady, Wigan, Riva Fashions, Wigan
Jaeger: 0845 051 0063, www.jaeger.co.uk
Stores in Liverpool, Manchester and Southport; House of Fraser, Manchester; Harvey Nichols, Manchester
Joseph Ribkoff: 0800 294 3373
Flamingo, Penwortham; Checkmate, Whalley; Aubergine, Wigan; Lady, Wigan
Linea Raffaelli: www.linearaffaelli.com
Vera Mont: 020 7411 0322
Annabelles, Cockermouth; Sunday Best, Rawtenstall
Stockists (North East)
Austin Reed: 01845 573135, www.austinreed.co.uk
Crombie: 0161 832 8977, www.crombie.co.uk
Gina Bacconi: 020 8438 2000
Barbara Powell, Newcastle; Fenwick, Newcastle
Jaeger: 0845 051 0063, www.jaeger.co.uk
Eldon Square, Newcastle
Joseph Ribkoff: 0800 294 3373
Linea Raffaelli: www.linearaffaelli.com
Quills Millinery, Darlington; Norma and June, Durham; Christable and Keats, Hartlepool; Darcy Weddings, Morpeth
Vera Mont: 020 7411 0322
Norma James, Corbridge; Fenwick, Newcastle
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