If I was your vampire...this is what I would wear

Riccardo Tisci's work at Givenchy has caused the label to massively grow on me. Throughout his time as creative director Tisci has ensured that the collections are always chic and ladylike but with a slightly dark twist which makes the clothes seem slightly gothic in a modern Edwardian way. The Spring Couture collection was everything I would love for an evening dinner party or solitary meeting with a lover over cocktails in Prague. That's how I would wear it anyway! The collection including many stylistic elements which I'm loving at the moment for eveningwear: sequins, lace, sheer panelling, feathers and ruffles. Not all at once though, obviously.

Pantsuits. They're making a comeback and I'm loving it! A far more modern and less obviously sexual way to look glamorous. It takes a lot of confidence to pull off a pantsuit, especially ones with sheer lace and sequinned panels like these ones! A woman wearing one of these outfits is displaying her self-assurance and edgy attitude without having to expose an inordinate amount of (not-tanned) flesh. Chloe Sevigny and Leighton Meester have recently pulled off pantsuits with aplomb- this says a lot about the type of girl you need to be to work this look to its full potential.

Sheer panelling is also a strong motif in 2010 collections. Christopher Kane worked it well into his gingham creations for ready-to-wear, but Tisci shows here how to work the sheer panel for evening with the underwear as outerwear style- make sure to invest in a very good bra!!

I LOVE the over the top glamour of this outfit. If you had said to me sheer panel, ruffles, exaggerated shoulders, beading and feathers all in one look I would be horrified and steer you well clear, but Tisci makes this look delicately feminine and elegant. It seems like a natural evolution from the Parisian oh la la look of last year pioneered at Louis Vuitton. I would perhaps tone the look down with nude sandals to make it look less cluttered and overdone, but then this look is all about drama, so perhaps the boots work in this context.

This many ruffles on a dress can only work in a neutral shade, anything stronger and you stand a good chance of ending up looking like a cheap flamenco dancer. Tisci shows here how to work the deconstructed look by keeping the colour palette very muted and simple. Instead of looking garish and overpowering this dress gives the impression of ethereal beauty. Very similar to the chiffon creations at Valentino but with a slightly less flouncy edge.

Definitely all very ME.