Barbara Hulanicki’s latest collection for George is available exclusively from George.com and has a distinctly oriental theme to it.

The range was inspired by oriental florals, soft 70’s daisy prints and romantic hand-drawn heart prints – perfect for Valentine’s Day.

All the pieces in the collection are very versatile so you can wear them at work and then dress them up for a night out. You can wear the tops with formal trousers or jeans for a smart, casual look.

Amanda from the George design team says: “My favourite pieces are the oriental printed chiffon blouse and the colour blocked dippy hem tunic. I’d wear the chiffon blouse with skinny jeans and pumps and I’d wear the tunic with black leggings or black skinny jeans and heeled boots.”

Look out for the range on George.com at the end of this month.

We’re proud to be supporting charity Fashion Awareness Direct (FAD) – giving training opportunities to over a hundred 16-18 year olds through sponsorship of their Fashion Futures programme.

Our George team works directly with young people on the project – delivering workshops on trends research and mood board design and setting a challenge to re-style our Spring/Summer collection for the George Style Blog.

FAD’s Executive Director, Maria Alvarez, said on the partnership: “Over the past few months, George has shown considerable commitment to Fashion Futures 2 and the teenagers involved. We are really looking forward to building on this in 2012, and facilitating even more opportunities for creative young people and George to work together.”

On top of our work with FAD we’re also sponsoring Graduate Fashion Week this year – an event that showcases the work of talented young designers from the UK and outstanding student collections across the globe.

Our Brand Director Fiona Lambert says: “George is well known for its commitment to encouraging young talent in the industry. They are the lifeblood of our industry and through our sponsorship of GFW and FAD we’re able to work with some amazing people with fantastic ideas and skills, while giving them experience and opportunities in the business.”

Fashion Futures 2012 launches this Saturday 21st January with a study day at the V&A Museum in London and will run until the end of March. The 2012 FAD Junior Awards catwalk final will take place at Vauxhall Fashion Scout in September with 25 young finalists from London and Greater Manchester.

If you spotted our lovely pastel colour block blouse in Grazia magazine last week and want to check it out for yourself – it’s now available exclusively online at George.com.

It comes in a versatile chiffon which can be worn over a camisole or on its own – and at just £14 it’s a great way of introducing a more daring item to your wardrobe. Grazia called it a “fuss-free way” to “mix up pastels” – and we’d love to know what our customers think.

We’re giving away one of these gorgeous blouses here on the George Style Blog – if you’d like to win one for yourself simply fill in the form below with your details and tell us why you’d like to win.

Entries must reach us by noon on 1st March – full terms and conditions here.

Or buy it now on George.com if you can’t wait to get your hands on it!

We’re delighted to have been nominated in the Let’s Get Baby Friendly Awards run by pregnancy and baby charity Tommy’s.

The awards acknowledge organisations that go out of their way to provide a better experience for babies and mums – and our George baby clothing range has been shortlisted in the Best Baby Clothes category.

Voting for the awards is now open and everyone who votes is in with a chance to win a Keycamp family holiday. You have until February 20th to cast your votes on the Tommy’s website.

Our baby clothes range at George has won several awards over the years – and includes a great licensed character range including favourites like Winnie the Pooh, Minnie Mouse and Bambi.

And to celebrate our latest Baby and Toddler Event we’re offering free home delivery when you spend over £15 on George babywear – full terms and conditions here.