Festive sweaters

Bridget Jones's Diary was on telly this weekend, which I love, as not only is it a great book and film (who knew Renee was going to be such a good Bridget??), but it always gets me feeling Christmassy. And I love that Mark Darcy is stood shamefully wearing a reindeer jumper at the turkey curry buffet. So, not that we fashionistas would ever be caught dead wearing an embarrassing Christmas jumper, but I thought, in the spirit of the season, I'd check out the more stylish festive sweaters out there right now.

The man who started it off...

Sequinned stag, £17.99, New Look

Sequinned neck, £38, Vero Moda at House of Fraser

Sequinned winter wings, £65, French Connection

Sequinned panel, £85, John Lewis

Multicolour sequins, £85, Jaeger

Addition to the snowboot family

As you know, I'm slightly in love with my white Rubber Duck Snowboots, also popular with the LA celeb circuit, no less (Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan are fans). But regular It's a Look readers will know that my adoration is not so much about their A-list credentials, nor their practicality in icy, frosty conditions, but because my Snowjoggers make me feel a teensy bit like some snowy superhero. Well, can you imagine my glee when Hubby presented me with a box of Snowjogger-esque Juju boots in GOLD last week? 

G.O.L.D.

I don't think it is physically possible for me to ever get over the unsurpassed joy of wearing gold footwear. And even though all I'm wearing today is a leggings and sweater combo, my fabbo new gold boots totally take over and make me want to skip down the street (or fly through the air on my way towards preventing mortal danger). OMG! I even own a cape! I am already a superhero! Ahem, OK, back to work…

Sweater, Gap; wet-look leggings, King's Road; scarf, Primark; Juju boots, Amazon

Converse love

Routing through my spare room the other day, I spotted my turquoise Converse and had a surge of longing for them. You know when you sometimes forget you own something as you haven't worn it for ages, then it's like having it new all over again (kind of). Anyway, I haven't worn them in ages, mainly because my feet have been trussed up in boots for most of this toe-freezing season, but I thought that now I'm the proud owner of Heat Tech socks, I could brave the Converse again.

Hoody, New Look; jeans and necklace, both Primark; trainers, Converse

I remembered that you can actually design your own Converse, too, but only on the US website and the selfish fiends don't deliver internationally. However, I had an indulgent 'fantasy Converse' moment anyway, and customised myself a crazy pair for viewing purposes only (below). It's quite addictive, even though you can't buy them.

Design Your Own Converse (with It's A Look tag near the heel!), $62, www.converse.com

And oh, Converse – joy of comfort-induced joys – means skinny jeans and a soft, brushed cotton hoody combo (in my book, anyway). But to add an edge to today's dressed-down outfit, I've popped on a multi-chain necklace for a little neck hardware, and am sporting a red lip. As regular readers will be aware, I do love mixing casual with dressy. Plus-One insider secret: I'm concealing the fact that I'm wearing an elastic hair band around my jeans button for extra stretch, as my bump is preventing me from doing the skinnies up comfortably these days. Unless I want to spend the day without sitting down, that is.

Decorate yourself

We put the Christmas tree up at the weekend, and staring at all the sparkly baubles and decorations dangling from the branches made me want to adorn myself with similar shiny baubles, but of the costume jewellery variety, rather than merely swathing myself in tinsel garlands and hanging mini Santas from my earlobes. This time of year always brings out the magpie in me when it comes to jewellery choices, and I find myself lusting over anything with a giant rock or a bit of bling, and more often than not it has to be chunky and statement-making over more delicate pieces. Add some personality to a plain LBD with one fabulous standout piece, make bare arms more interesting by stacking up those cuffs or put the focus on a fantastic manicure by loading up on cocktail rings. It's Christmas! What better time to go totally OTT?

Clockwise from top left: bracelet, £10.50, Star by Julien Macdonald at Debenhams; cuff, £9.99, New Look; ring, £6, Boohoo.com; pendant, £30, Hed Kandi at Very; bracelet, £12.50, Evans; bracelet, £165, Bex Rox at Browns Fashion; ring, £8, Asos.com; cuff, £6, Boohoo.com; ring, £175, Monica Vinader; necklace, £10.50, Vicenza; ring, £75, Rodgers & Rodgers at Oliver Bonas; necklace, £25, Wallis; pendant, £6.99, New Look;

Whip that style

Willow Smith. What do we think? Whether you love her self-assured (and, let's face it, pretty out there) style, you hate it, you're confused by it or you're totally unaware of who the bejesus I'm talking about*, you can't say the girl doesn't make an effort. I mean she's ten years old, she has, on last count, two stylists (reportedly), a top-10 single and, by the sound of some of her confident soundbites, she's ready to take on the world (or at the very least Lady Gaga/Rihanna/Nicki Minaj). It's scary how cool and style savvy she is already. At that age, I was still climbing trees and cracking the camera lens at every opportunity with gap-toothed smiles and hideous excuses for outfits and hairdos. Ah well, maybe she'll peak at 18. Or she's rubbish at spelling, or something.

*For those still wondering, Willow is uber-cool child number 2 of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Uber-cool child number 1, Jaden, starred in the recent Karate Kid remake. Hang on a minute, Will and Will-ow, Jada and Jad-en... is there some kind of egotistical mini-me creationism going on here? Surely not...

Pics: UK Press; Rex Features; Wire Image; Clutchmagonline.com

Winter Riviera

Today I'm wearing a black silk maxi dress with a stripey top I picked up in a market in St Tropez. This is quite a French-chic look (if I do say so myself), but I'm combining it with a Missoni-esque scarf, tights beneath the maxi and ankle boots worn with socks – along with another one of those sneaky Uniqlo Heat Tech tops concealed beneath the dress – to bring it into the current season. Anti-glam secret: I'm wearing maternity tights. Not so gorgeous to look at sans clothes, but oh-so-comfy on growing bump. Don't know why I shared, it's not like you can see them, but I feel we've cultivated a closeness, readers. Vive la winter riviera chic!

Top, St Tropez market; maxi dress, Topshop Boutique; scarf and boots, both Peacocks

Leopard Friday

It's the end of the Leopard Week challenge and today I'm showcasing my love of the big-cat print by wearing (bravely, some might chuckle - Dad, are you reading this?) leopard harems, which would surely make it onto the Manrepellant list. They're quite flimsy, so I've got a pair of leggings underneath, and I'm keeping my top half simple with a plain navy knit. I love wearing these harems with a patent heel and a glitzy, feminine top for a night out, but while that chilly air is hanging around and I'm off to work, it's long socks ruched down and a pair of ankle boots. Leopard print, I still love you, despite this week's saturation, and I couldn't be happier that you're a seasonal trend right now. Happy Friday gals.

Sweater and harems, both Zara; scarf, Primark; boots, Peacocks