The prize today is a lovely long abstract print scarf in purples, pinks and greens to cheer up someone’s winter outfits. Keep it for yourself or pop it in a girly girl’s Xmas stocking.

Want to enter this prize draw? Just leave a comment in the box below, saying “scarf please” and it might be yours.

T&Cs: UK entrants only please, winner chosen using random.org, no cash alternative. Winner chosen on 7th December. Multiple entries will be disqualified.

1. New tights

Style up a plain outfit and tone, clash or embellish according to your mood. Pick up fashion tights from as little as £2 in larger supermarkets, high street stores like Topshop, ASOS, or specialist online retailers like MyTights or Tights Please.

Go for block colours (burgundy, teal, purple, navy, grey), spots and dots a la Marc Jacobs, or slashed/bondage patterns to ring the changes.

2. A scarf or two

Try the cheaper high street stores, market stalls or eBay. If you’re handy with a needle and thread you can also buy a length of fabric and make a rolled-hem scarf, or cut up an old garment and give it a new lease of life.

Look out for Navajo or prairie prints, Gucci-like silk squares to tie into pussy bows, or large wrap-around numbers like Haider Akermann’s. I got lucky and managed to find a couple of beautiful new (with tags) patterned silk scarves on eBay for under £4 each.

3. New belt

Cinch in dresses or coats at the natural waist with a skinny belt from Primark or Peacocks, or hunt around car boot sales or charity shops. If you need a couple of extra holes adding, most nice shoe mending shops will do this for free if you smile sweetly and say please, especially if you’re a regular customer. Go for classic black to get the most use out of it, or try a tone-on-tone colour to make a chic outfit.

4. Add a collar

Sew up a few scraps of fabric to make a new collar and give an old dress or coat a new look. Try a white cotton rounded collar or crochet/lace for a festish-y governess twist, or go with shaggy fake fur or fringing to tap into the boho/rock trend.

5. Try a parka

Hunt down a second hand parka to throw on over girlie dresses, to make the look edgier. And, let’s face it, keep the rain off. A quick glance shows loads on eBay after the end of festival season, many well under £10 delivered.

Do you have any fash tips-under-a-tenner of your own for the coming season?

That £75 could go a very long way too. Even if you aren’t fortunate enough to win, you can still take advantage of the final stage of their clearance sale, with men’s jeans from £9, men’s t-shirts from £3 and knitwear from £6. These offers are available both in-store and on their website, plus there’s free delivery on orders over £50.

Competition: To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is visit the Officers Club website and then leave a comment below of 20 words or less, telling us which is your favourite single item of clothing on their site, and why you like it so much. Competition closes on 28th of January, 2011.

Terms and conditions: One entry per household please, multiple entries will be disqualified. No cash alternative. UK entrants only. Your email address will not be used by this site or passed on to any third parties, only the winner’s email will be used to contact them.

For me, the stand-out pieces were the silk dresses and tops, and I learned that Fullcircle design all their own prints. Here’s one example, and they also had some beautiful midnight blue and green patterned silk designs too.

They also had some very sexy tailoring, including shift dresses and jackets, which are also worth hunting down.

And now, on to the gossip. Firstly, their sale has just started so go to it for up to 40% off Autumn stock. Secondly, this is the last season they’ll be doing menswear – this is going to make some dapper chaps quite sad, but they could also pick up a bargain or two…

Junk-Box Jewellery uses found objects as its starting materials, and turns them into unique pieces of jewellery. The premise is that you can start being creative with a minimum of tools/outlay and not too much experience, which is an empowering idea, and one that’s very appealing.

The author comes across as keen and friendly, and is very natural and non-patronising. You can really feel the enthusiasm, and get a good idea of her adaptability – everything’s about making the most of what you already have.

There are sections on tool kits, places to find and buy materials, specific suggestions about wires and findings (very useful, as any jewellery-maker knows), presenting or selling your work, and the 25 actual projects themselves. The jewellery ranges from simple earrings to wedding day tiaras, and includes vintage beads and pebbles that wash up on the beach.

My only real criticism is that wire-cutting tools are referred to as ‘snips’ throughout the book, instead of cutters. If you went to buy snips (a tool used in areas of the textiles industry) you would end up buying the wrong thing, and that’s never a good idea when sharp implements are involved. Other minor niggles are that the good-quality illustrations aren’t numbered, which would have been a great help to match the step-by-step instructions, and files aren’t mentioned in the equipment list, even though they are used in the third project onwards.

As someone who has made jewellery before, I’d say that the book isn’t quite right for absolute beginners, but it’s ideal for someone who already has  a tiny bit of experience. It’s great for getting some interesting and unusual new ideas for projects, and it’s also easy to see how you could adapt all of them to suit your own individual taste. The home business section at the end is really nicely written too, in case anyone was thinking about setting up a financial sideline.

Junk-Box Jewellery is published by A & C Black with an RRP of £14.99. You can currently buy it from Amazon for £12.74.

Here’s the outfit:

Green jacket, black skirt, black trainers.

Also added:

• A black long-sleeved T shirt layered over a grey long-sleeved t-shirt
• Green and orange tartan tights

This is not something I’d really wear normally, but it looked OK. It was better later in the evening without the jacket, and with black high heels and some punky jewellery added.

Today I’m back in ‘wear whatever you like’ mode. Surprisingly it took less time to get ready this morning, mainly because I wasn’t searching for a completely new combination of garments to wear.

It’s been an interesting experiment for me, and I’ve been impressed at the way it’s got my money’s worth out of the couple of new things I bought to pull everything together. There’s no way I could have managed it without being able to add in plain tops, and interesting tights and jewellery, and a change of footwear for the evening. As the weather gets chillier you also need more layers and a warm coat, so that would need even further modification away from Saint Gok’s original 24 pieces.

If I do another capsule wardrobe I’ll have one less skirt, and swap in either one more dress or another top for cheeriness. Let’s not think about that for the moment though, eh?

How do you think the experiment went? Would you be tempted to try this for yourself? Did you have a favourite outfit?

The outfit:

Camo cardigan, tan belt, brown shoes.

Also added:

• Long grey t-shirt
• Khaki opaque tights

And the following day I wore this:

Silk shirt, khaki trousers, black waistcoat, black belt, black trainers.

Also added:

• tan long-sleeved t-shirt under the shirt (it was perishing cold)

Have you been wearing a capsule wardrobe yourself? How have you been getting on?

Sunday’s outfit:

Silk shirt (worn tucked in), khaki skirt, brown shoes, orange scarf, khaki jacket.

Also added:

• Tartan tights in khaki and orange
• Gold and crystal pendant and earrings

Overall effect was a tiny bit Viv Westwood, once the jacket was off.

Monday was a quick get-up-and-go using the skirt from the day before:

Waterfall cardigan, khaki skirt, grey baseball boots.

Also added:

• A white long sleeved t-shirt
• A thermal top under the t-shirt (hidden)
• Grey opaque tights

Just about managed to keep warm in this, but was sorely tempted to put the central heating on. Brrr.

Are you wearing a capsule wardrobe yourself? How’s it going?

Here’s the outfit:

Blue jeans, grey and silver top, black waistcoat, black belt, black trainers.

Also added:

• Hidden long-sleeve thermal top
• Silver and blue jewellery

On Saturday I was hunting around for a combination I hadn’t tried before, and realised that there are lots of belt loops in my black wraparound skirt. A twist, a knot and hey presto, it turns into a cute little halter neck dress.

Here’s the combo:

Black skirt (worn as mini dress), black waistcoat, black boots, tan bag.

Also added:

• Black leggings in case of sudden breeze
• Tan coloured scoop neck long sleeve t-shirt

It was quite a nice girly look, although I would probably have been happier with ankle boots or heels if left to my own devices. Boots are a little too chunky.

What do you think? What are you wearing?

The outfit:

Red dress, black waistcoat, black trainers.

Also added:

• Heavy rib black long sleeve t-shirt
• Heavy rib black tights

I love this outfit, nice and cheery on a cold, grey day. Also warm and toasty.

What do you think? Are you doing a capsule wardrobe yourself?