HOW TO SHOP THE SALES

A purchase is only a bargain if it fits in with the rest of your wardrobe, suits you and you can afford it. Buying odd pieces because they are on sale will just sit in your wardrobe and never be worn.

Before you go shopping know what you have in your wardrobe and know the areas you need to add to.

Look for good classic staple items i.e. a black suit, cashmere jumper, wool cardigan/jacket, white blouse.

Update your existing wardrobe with accessories - shoes, belts, bags or jewellery.

Check out the returns policy on sale goods if you are unsure when buying something.

DONT impulse buy.

DONT buy anything you need to slim to wear.

DONT buy anything without trying in on first.

Outfits MUST flatter your colour and shape. Dont go for fashion garments for the sake of fashion.

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LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS PRESENT IDEAS

There is still time to come up with something different to give this Christmas. Here are my top 10 more unusual Christmas present suggestions. Click on the highlighted words to go to the websites.

1) Orb 360 is the latest craze for thrill seekers. Harnessed within 12ft PVC spheres, two ‘ORBers’ at a time hit speeds of up to 30mph, as they go head over heals down a run at Devils Dyke. Weeeeeee! £25 per person.

2) Local vineyards offer wine tasting tours - Brookers of Bolney - guided tours for 2 from £55. Tenterden in Kent - tours from May £9 per adult. Denbies of Dorking - offer Ultimate Wine Experience tours for £9.50 per person. Gift vouchers are available from all the websites.

3) National Trust, English Heritage or Royal Horticulture Society offer membership subscriptions that can be bought as a gift for someone. These subscriptions offer a year of unlimited visits to gardens and properties throughout the UK.

4) Walking with the Llamas in Ashdown Forest – walks with llamas cost £30 for 1 person or £50 for 2 people sharing a llama. These walks are a relaxing, calming and peaceful experience. See the website or phone 01825 712040 for a gift voucher.

5) Spa and pamper days - vouchers can be bought from all big hotels and beauty salons. Alexander House Hotel in Turners Hill, Lythe Hill Hotel in Haslemere and the East Sussex National Golf Hotel and Spa in Uckfield offer day and overnight spa breaks and ultimate pamper sessions.

6) Magazine membership – buy a gift pack from WH Smith or online from the magazine websites the choices cover every hobby and interest there is.

7) Afternoon tea or champagne tea voucher is a gift to remember. Hotels and restaurants offering vouchers are:- Amberley Castle from £65 for two, South Lodge Hotel nr Horsham £19.50 each, Buxted Park Hotel £25 for 2 or at Cream Tea, 13 New Road, Brighton 01273 325122.

8) Flying lessons from Shoreham Airport. Flyingtime offers lessons staring from £110 for 40mins.

9) Hot Air Ballooning - British School of Ballooning offers launches from Petwork, Hickstead, Handcross, Sheffield Park and Waterhall, Brighton. Flights start at £85 each.

10) Personal shopping experience. I offer a style consultation and personal shopping trip to advise, update wardrobes, look for new styles and add of the seasons colours and shapes. Please ring 07860 136455 for more information or gift vouchers for friends and family.

For further advice and help contact 07860 136455

TIPS FOR LOOKING STYLISH IN THE SNOW

The snow is great but be careful where it is icey. Wear flat shoes and boots with a grip preferably rubber soles. Wellies are making a huge comeback with many designs available in high street shoe and clothes shops.

Dress in layers, think functional, make sure your clothes fit well and allow freedom of movement, keep warm and dry.

Hats, scarves and gloves add warmth, brightens up practical outerwear and adds a sense of fun and style.

For business, over dress your work clothes with a coat over a jacket and for women wearing skirts wear really thick tights or leggins (you may want to take these off once you get inside). Wear boots or sensible shoes outside and take a change of shoe for work.

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UNIQUE BRIGHTON- MARIE CURIE FASHION SHOW

The show at G-Casino was a really fun evening and a great success for the Casino and Marie Curie. The 20 mins show, which I styled, staged and produced featured 11 shops - Ailsa, All that Glitters, Coast, Fruity, Hobbs, Irregular Choice, Jigsaw, LK Bennett, Luigi Menswear, Moss Bros and Posh Totty Designs. There were 8 gorgeous girls and 2 male models.

As a personal stylist in Brighton the show was a perfect platform for me to work with the local shops to show well coordinated and styled outfits for the Winter/Christmas season.

After the show our host, Sophie Corbett and I took 4 volunteers from the audience and I took them away and styled them into Marie Curie eveningwear from their shops. Our 4 lovely ladies came back onto the catwalk and wowed the audience.

Our 4 volunteers picked from the audience

All glammed up in evening outfits from the Marie Curie shops

Hair by Alex at Ciscos Karma and makeup by Zena McCarthy

For more information go to my website - www.janebusby.co.uk

I offer a personal styling and personal shopping service with gift vouchers available for a unique Christmas present.

FASHION SHOW AT G-CASINO 11th NOVEMBER 2010

I am styling and staging a show at G-Casino in Brighton for Unique Brighton with proceeds going to Marie Curie Cancer Care. Tickets are £15 for a glass of bubbly, canapes, gaming tuition, £5 gaming card, fashion show, Marie Curie makeover presentation and DJ.

We have 9 beautiful girls and 2 fab boys to model outfits from 11 Unique Brighton shops. We will be taking 4 volunteers from the audience and I will make them over with a glamorous outfit from the Marie Curie shops. This will be hosted by Brighton's Sophie Corbett, make up by Zena McCarthy and hair by Alex of Cisco's Karma.

For full details and where to buy tickets go to www.uniquebrighton.com

AUTUMN TRENDS

The key looks this season are:

Minimalism - black, navy, camel, grey and white - keep the look elegant and do not over accessorise.

Retro - small waisted skirts and dresses with full skirts and below the knee length hem lines. Accessorise with gloves and structured clutch bags.

Bohemian - delicate fabrics in dusty hues of smoke greys fawn and smudgy browns and greens. Accessorise with librarian chic spectacles and wear hair loose.

Layer up in chunky kits with thin polo necks and gilets. lace is not so gothic but can be seen in blues, creams and reds.

Coats this year are dominate by the colour camel in every style from capes, single breasted, double breasted to duffle. All designers featured camel in their Autumn/Winter collections. To lift the colour accessorise with hats and scarves to suit your skin tones.

These are the 'in looks' for the season but we MUST all shop for our individual colour, style and shape and not be a slave to fashion.

For more information on Jane's personal style and shopping trips see www.janebusby.co.uk

Photographer - Mi Berwick

Unique Brighton Fashion Show

Churchill Square poster

I have seen the Churchill Square poster I sourced the props for on a bill board in Hove. This is the pink poster there are 2 others, yellow and orange.

UNIQUE BRIGHTON FASHION SHOW

LK Bennett Hobbs

Storm & Porta

The show took place on Sunday in beautiful weather with 21 models showing Autumn/Winter outfits from 25 shops in the unique Brighton area. The 52ft open air catwalk was put up in East Street. Guy Lloyd, DJ from Juice FM and Sophie Corbett hosted the show and the crowds turned out to see the 3 shows.

Badger Hosts Guy Lloyd and Sophie Corbett

Gresham Blake

Jigsaw All that Glitters



Coast Ailsa

FASHION SHOW FITTINGS ARE UNDERWAY

Most the models have now been fitted with 3 outfits each for the shows on Sunday. This free fashion show is on a 52ft catwalk in the middle of East Street Brighton 2-4pm. We are starting rehearsals tonight putting the 21 models through their paces.

Guy Lloyd from Juice FM and Sophie Corbett will be hosting the shows.

All photos by Jerry Lebens

Womans Weekly Magazine

Sue Hayward asked for my advice for an article in Womans Weekly magazine. I was asked for my thoughts on the best time of day and week to shop for clothes. My suggestion was to shop at 9am when the shops and changing rooms are at their quietest and when the assistants have time to help. I suggested Wednesday or Thursday the best day as the stock choices and sizes are at their best. The article appeared in the 10th August issue.

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CHURCHILL SQUARE POSTER

Just seen one of the posters I styled hanging in Brighton Station. This is the orange one, I also sourced 'must have' props for a yellow and pink poster.

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CASTING MODELS FOR FASHION SHOW

We had a casting at Madam Geisha's last week and have selected 6 gorgeous boys and 14 beautiful girls to model in the free Unique Brighton Fashion show on Sunday 5th Sept 2-4pm. We have 24 shops showing their Autumn/Winter outfits.

Katrina and Alicia

Justin and Jordan Ali
Sophie and Jocasta

For more information see www.uniquebrighton.com

www.janebusby.co.uk

All photos by Jerry Lebens

Unique Brighton Fashion Show

The shops are now confirmed for the show in East Street, Brighton on Sunday 5th September. We will be holding a casting for the models next week.

PHOTO SHOOT FOR ALLI

Alli is the new weight loss pill and we spent a day in a London photographic studio with 4 slimmers on the weight loss programme. The brief was to photograph them and their aspirations. One lady in the photo aspired to being able to wear a bikini on holiday and the other to feeling confident enough to have a family photo session. The 2 other slimmers aspired to wearing a short skirt and killer heels and a man wanted to get back to jogging.

The photographer was Pete Jones, the client was Glaxosmithkline and as stylist on the shoot I found the props and advised on clothes.

For more examples of my portfolio see my website - www.janebusby.co.uk

MUMS INC MAGAZINE

Mums Inc, the magazine for working Mums is out and looking great. I have a feature making over Nic at Beales of Worthing, makeup by Lancome of Beales and photography by Denise Wills

Nik arrived for her makeover at Beales of Worthing and after a chat about Nik's COLOUR, STYLE and SHAPE she went to Lancome to have her makeup applied while I chose a work and casual outfit to suit Nik and her lifestyle.

Nik is a 'Warm colour person having very golden skin tones, hazel eyes and warm brown hair colour. Nik's style is definitely 'Creative' which became very obvious once I found she is an artist and a special needs teacher. Nik's body shape is 'Curvey' with long slim legs, a definite waist line with good shoulder and bust shape.





I quickly found a perfect work outfit in GIVe which was not too formal for Niks work but gave her the smartness and the authority needed for school parents/open evenings and art presentations and meetings. Choosing a navy suit was perfect because with Niks ‘Warm’ colouring black looks too hard and for Nik’s work, too formal. Putting the teal blouse underneath with the matching Jane Shilton shoes created a very professional look. We added a parker style coat in a golden/brown and handbag also from GIVe.

For the casual outfit I chose from Esprit and picked out this Summer's colours. A bright green T-shirt with a light denim shirt and a pink cardigan over the top with jeans and a pair of Jane Shilton pick wedge sandals. The colours all complement Nik’s skin, eyes and hair and being a ‘Creative’ type the layers and chunky necklaces from Oasis made this a great outfit for Nik and one she felt really comfortable wearing.


photographs - Denise Wills

For further information contact Jane on 07860 136455
jane@janebusby.co.uk
www.janebusby.co.uk

ASCOT Ladies Day 17th June 2010

What a great day at Ascot today there were some fantastic hats and outfits and the weather was perfect. Dresses in this season's nude colours and the bold primary colours were prominent along with black and white. Some hats were querky, others bold and huge, a lot of fasinators and feathers.