We’ve been bursting with excitement to tell you ladies about our latest competition! We’re giving you the fabulous opportunity to WIN a pair of shoes, an accessory or a bag of your choice from our huge Moda In Pelle collection!

How do I enter?

It’s really very easy and you can do it one of the following ways:

1. Go to our Facebook page, make sure you’ve liked our page and click through to the competition tab down the left hand side (under the profile picture) and simply enter your contact details!

2. Head over to our Twitter profile, click to follow us and look for the following tweet and retweet it with the hashtag #WinModaInPelle

RT & Follow @MarisotaUK to #WINModaInPelle shoes,bag or accessory* (http://bit.ly/x6dT2X) UK Only ends 07/03/12 *Ts&Cs> http://bit.ly/wNINYd

Here’s a small example of what you could win! Click here to check out all the gorgeous Moda In Pelle range!

We wish you the best of luck!

x

Please note:

The winner will be picked at random on the basis they have done one of the three: 1.retweeted, used the hashtag and followed @MarisotaUK or 2. Liked our Facebook page and submitted their contact details.

The competition will finish by midday 07/03/2012 and the winner will be announced on 09/03/2012. The winner may choose any item from the Moda In Pelle range – however this is subject to stock availability at the point of contact. Entrants from the UK only and this competition is not open to anyone affiliated with Marisota.co.uk

Kate Middleton or as she’s best known The Duchess of Cambridge – has been seen wearing various coat dresses in recent weeks and as advised in the Mail Online this week – we  also suggest you get one early! So here we go with a selection of our best loved ‘Coat Dress’ styles – which look fab styled with a dress or trousers…

Camel Coat Dress

This single breasted long line coat with storm flaps and epaulettes is also available in black!

Bright Pink Parka

Vibrant parka has also been featured in Take A Break Magazine in January. Available in three colours; magenta, aquamarine and black.

Silver Coat Dress

From the Changes By Together range and made with sumptuous satinised fabric which has a delicate sheen, this mac is bursting with elegance! Also available in a vivacious lime!

Olive Quilted Coat

Lightly padded with ever popular and bang on trend diamond quilt. This jacket also available in navy.

Take a leaf out of the lovely Kate’s book – this style is set to be a Spring favourite! x

We have a vast collection of stylish and pretty dresses that are just begging to be worn this Spring season. How would you describe your dress style? We’ve got three frocks that we think you’ll love…

Blue Crinkle Maxi Dress

This maxi dress will look fabulous with a white bolero is you like to cover your shoulders! With a delicate sequin detail towards the V-neck crossover and underbust band really adds to the pretty two tone blue print.

Pretty Pink Dress

This vibrant print dress from the Changes By Together collection is perfect for Spring and Summer wearing! There’s a beautiful wrap detail under the bust-line which is ruched and flows and flatters nicely over the tummy – perfect if you have tummy worries!

Turquoise Cocktail Dress

A classic and sumptuous dress from the Arlene Phillips range with a contemporary twist – we love the hand embellished short sleeves. The cut of this dress will give you a streamline silhouette, it sits elegantly below the knees, has a slight V-neck and the short sleeves will allow for a little arm coverage.

We want to know what dresses will you be wearing this Spring? Get in touch on Twitter or Facebook x

If you’re holidaying on a cruise this year – you maybe asking yourself ‘what do I wear on a cruise?’ or you might be a regular cruise goer – either way we thought we’d show you our Top 5 Cruise wear Essentials!

1) A Chic & Casual Day Dresses

When your ship has docked at a new port – this pretty patterned maxi dress is ideal for a day trip exploring your exotic destination.

2) Day & Evening Footwear

Put your best foot forward with this pair of gold and black beaded sandals from the new Joanna Hope collection. These glam buckle sandals can be dressed up for casual evening drinks or dressed down for a day excursion!

3) Elegant Evening Dresses

Enjoy an evening’s entertainment in complete style and comfort with a evening dress or outfit from our Elegant Evening collection! This dress is made for cruise wearing – the chic seashell pattern is just fabulous!

4) Supportive & Sophisticated Swimwear

We all want to lie around the pool in luxury, looking gorgeous but often we feel a bit self conscious – explore our large range of swimwear, swimming costumes, tankinis and bikinis – perfect for your curves. All our swimwear offer various forms of support such as; underwired and padded bust support, tummy control and in an array of different styles.

5) Classic Beach Cover-ups

If you’re heading to the beach – you’ll need something quick and simple to slip over your swimwear. A kaftan is essential and it’s so easy to wear – ideal for nipping to get an ice cream or add a pair of linen trousers or shorts to create a day time look!

Wherever you’re going to this year – be sure to have a fabulous time and send us a postcard x

Let’s talk about the gorgeous new sorbet trend – this look has taken off leaps and bounds for Spring 2012. You may have heard a few variations such as; ice cream tones, sorbet shades, candy colours and pastels - it’s a really easy trend to follow and will look just stunning this Spring.

Chic and Simple Casual Top, Shorts or Trousers…

We’ve picked some of our favourite casual tops, shorts and trousers in the yummy shades! Go for a couple of key pieces to mix and match candy colours with jeans, a plain shirt with a pair of ice cream shorts or slip a pastel cardigan over a dress!

These trousers and shorts are also available in other colours!

Go for a sweet evening look…

This delicate lace dress is from the Changes By Together collection – extremely flattering with a fluid skirt and wide v-neck. The sweet shade of blush pink is perfect for Spring and it’s fabulously on trend!

If you’re after a more exotic approach to the look – try this elegant and sleek dress from the Fusions By East collection. The lime green colour will look gorgeous!

Until next time ladies! x

The romantic period is upon us ladies – some of us love it and some of us just let it pass us by. However you feel about Valentines Day, we’ve got some fabulous florals which will suit the occasion and you beautifully!

Wrap Jersey Dress

A fitted wrap dress looks chic and gorgeous, however not always easy to wear as the ties can become untied. This elegant mock wrap dress is a game changer – we love it because it looks and hangs the same as a wrap dress but it has none of the same issues. If you’re out with the girls or having a date night – go for sleek and stylish dress this Valentines Day.

Floral Sets by Eve

Continuing with the floral trend – these rose inspired set’s from Eve are just beautiful.  Treat yourself or surprise your loved one with one of these gorgeous pieces: Eve bra, Eve briefs or the supportive babydoll by Eve. Explore the rest of our Valentines lingerie…

until next time ladies! x

The nautical trend is a classic and it’s set to make an appearance again this season. Mixing sailor stripes, reds, blues and whites is all part of the fun.

Nautical knits, cardigans and jumpers are a key essential to achieving the casual look.

Ship-shape tops and sailor stripes will have you ready to tackle anything…

Sea legs worthy denim complement the outfit ideally. Check out the rest of our jeans shop!

Shoes to keep your feet firmly on land! We have a treasure chest full of deck and boating shoes check out the Chatham Marine range!

Anchors away in this beautiful chain print dress…

It’s competition time and we’re getting a bit romantic – we’re giving you an amazing opportunity to WIN a gorgeous lingerie set or shapewear from the Arlene Phillips range - just in time for Valentines Day!

The competition will run from midday Friday 3rd February - Midday Wednesday 8th February 2012.

You can enter in one of two ways:

1. Leave a comment under this blog post!
2. On Twitter by retweeting the competition message, using the hashtag #ArleneLingerie and follow us @MarisotaUK

With January coming to a close – we thought it’d be nice to bring you some of our favourite January moments.

Marisota out and about…

The wonderful Arlene Phillips tweeted this picture to us of her wearing her very own gorgeous printed wrap dress. She tweeted “At #pointless and feeling great in my @marisotauk dress!”

Our light and bright pink mac has also been featured in Take A Break magazine

We also went behind the scenes for the latest Marisota advert!

Click here to view all the photos…

Competitions!

We’ve had two fabulous competitions and two lucky winners – one to win a pair of Kenkoh flip flops by commenting on this blog and secondly our Twitter followers had the chance to win a Arlene Phillips item!

We’ve also have lots of lovely comments on our Twitter and Facebook friends – keep them coming everyone!

Thanks for a fantastic January and we think February should be equally as great! x