Gold hits all the right summer notes

Gold"s spring/summer 2009 collection hits all the right summer notes creating a range of inspired new styles and colours that flatter all skin tones. Their Red, Navy and White collection is a mixture of occasion and day wear pieces featuring the collection"s best selling poppy print white shift dress and cropped jacket with red and black print on the sleeve and skirt hemlines. Trouser suits appear in block colours, including the colour of the season, tomato red for a sharp and confident look. Dresses take inspiration from the 1930s, exuding classic glamour with feminine touches such as chiffon shoulder drapes. Playful polka dots also feature in shrugs and matching shift dresses, while classic navy trouser suits with white pipe stitching are staple pieces for the wardrobe. Their Lime, Black and Cream story features graphic prints in shift dresses, teamed with a beautiful silk dupion bolero, while luxurious fabrics such as crepe, lace, and crushed silk add sumptuous details to sleeve cuffs, hem and bust lines. Skirts come in a variety of styles to complement different shapes such as the classic pencil, flute and bias cut. The Silver and Pink theme features a selection of jackets worn with floral silver and pink print shift dresses or skirts and camisoles. Silver long-lapelled jackets with chiffon ribbon ties and trims on cuffs look great when teamed with kick-flare skirts with skinny chocolate panels. The Dessert Tune story highlights colours such as cream and gold and focuses on opulence and luxury, with exquisite detailing and fabrics to create a real show-stopping look for glamorous women. Cream linen jackets with gold beaded trimming on lapels and sleeves and tops with beaded bibs sit beside cream linen trousers and skirts, while gold satin sheen jackets with ruched collars complement gold lace and beaded shift dresses and cropped gold boleros. For a younger look, opt for the gold lurex shrug with the navy and white stripe trimmed tank top and gold trousers. Gold"s spring/summer 2009 collection continues to prove its award winning status with flare, finesse and true sophistication. The Gold collection is available at Burgess Department Store, 1-7 Church Street, Athlone. Phone: 090 6472005 or email info@burgessofathlone.ie