The TV star has designed a range of chic and cosy pieces for your winter wardrobe – the perfect accompaniment to the colder months. 

Her recent collection with Next features pieces that are a great addition to your working from home wardrobe and will bring some colour to your outfits for the dark and gloomy winter days ahead.

Read on to find out about her latest collection, ready to order online from the Next website and collect in-store at The Rock Bury.

A fashionable edge to working from home

While the previous collection focused on getting comfortable working from home, Emma’s newest collection brings a touch of professionalism back into her styles. Her range continues to put comfort as a priority, as many of the pieces come in soft fabrics such as cotton and satin, combining comfort with professionalism.

Emma has designed a white cotton shirt for the collection, as well as black sheer tops that can be worn for work or for any virtual events in your calendar. Other staple pieces include the cropped denim and wide leg trousers which can be a nice change from loungewear and pyjamas.

Bringing colour to gloomy days

Emma’s latest collection will brighten up your wardrobe with bolder colour choices. The edit consists of bright orange, soft olive and dark blue – colours that are easy to pair with. Whether you are trying to be adventurous or stick to an understated style, the pieces are super versatile and available in a range of colours. The chunky roll neck top, for example, which comes in orange, cream and navy blue, can be paired nicely with cropped jeans or suit trousers.

“This jumper was such a hit in the last collection we’ve done it again but in a brand new colour, with trousers to match.” 

Emma’s love of colour has also prompted her to design pieces in a range of fabrics and prints – from the long-sleeved animal print dress to the divine velvet suit in olive green. Both pieces are perfect for celebratory evenings at home.

“It’s no surprise that we’ve done another suit for this collection…but this time we’ve done something totally different! We have gone velvet, we have gone green, and it’s super comfortable, super slouchy, and perfect for Christmas.” –Emma Willis 

Staying snug in style

As the colder months are now here, the new collection has pieces that will have you covered – quite literally! There’s plenty to keep you warm and snug during your outdoor winter walks. The edit features coats that range from formal to casual, with padded puffers and workout-appropriate jackets.

The new collection boasts a range of fabrics, with the formal Bouclé Revere Coat that comes in khaki and is easy to match with the khaki rib high neck. If you are tempted to opt for something more casual, Emma’s weather-proof padded jacket also pairs well with the rib high neck tops – available in either khaki or cream and great at keeping you warm.

What’s great about this collection is that not only does it keep you cosy when you are out and about but the pieces also come in a range of size options – from Curve to Regular fit.

Visit the Next website to order pieces from the latest Emma Willis Collection and collect in-store at The Rock Bury.

Emma Willis on leaving her comfort zone, designing her first ever footwear range and bringing a pop of colour to her spring 2020 Edit

A year since launching her first clothing launch for Next, Emma Willis is back with a spring 2020 edit featuring footwear for the very first time. We sat down with the presenter to hear about her latest range which launches online on the 27^th February and in store at The Rock Bury on the 10^th March.

On Designing Footwear

With five collections already under her belt, this will be the presenter’s first range that features footwear. Emma’s previous collections included lingerie, jewellery and sportswear but this range features shoes and sandals that can be styled for multiple occasions.

“With sandals, I like something that’s super simple and flattering on the legs. I tend to wear flats more in the summer.”

The footwear designs successfully continue her philosophy as a designer, where she prioritises combining style, comfort and affordability for her collections with Next. This season’s pieces are easily adaptable, perfect for any occasion and for taking you from spring into summer.

On Embracing Colour

As well as designing footwear for the first time, Emma has stepped out of her comfort zone with this collection by becoming increasingly adventurous with her colour choices.

While this collection sees pops of red, blue and white present in dresses, skirts and tailoring, past collections have stuck to more muted and neutral tones. This move towards colour is testament to the fact Emma is becoming more comfortable than ever and is seizing the opportunity to explore bold colours and patterns, especially during spring and summertime.

Meanwhile, her favourite pieces from the latest range are a surprising choice for the mum-of-three, who always claimed to favour trousers over dresses.

“I would say my favourite pieces in this collection are surprisingly all the dresses. I honestly think we’ve nailed it. They’re really easy to wear, really versatile, you can wear them to work or out to drinks, they cover up in all the right places. I am for the first time in my life saying that dresses are my favourite bit.”

On Stepping Out Of Comfort Zones

Emma is living proof that stepping out of your comfort zone can yield great results – an approach she tries to pass onto her daughters. She also wants to instil compassion and kindness in them:

“I would like them to know their worth. I want them to be strong in body and mind but also kind and compassionate and caring – I suppose all the things I feel I got from my mum, I hope that they will have got from me and from my mum.”

Emma’s latest spring edit includes a range of leopard, polka dot and Eastern-influenced designs in sizes 6-22. It’s available online from 27th February or in store at The Rock Bury from 10th March.

We want to do something to make you smile…

…The Rock Rockettes will be surprising and delighting our visitors with random acts of kindness on selected Saturdays in February and March.

We can’t tell you any more than that, but if you encounter The Rockettes and they brighten your Saturday, we’d love it if you’d share it with us using #TheRockRockettes

Please note shoppers selected for any surprises will are chosen at random.

Essential maintenance on the electrical supply to stores on The Rock will be taking place on Mondays between 21^st January and 25^th March 2019

This work for Electricity North West is outside of our control.

On each of these Mondays various stores will be affected for a short period of time in the morning while this work is carried out.

If you are making a special trip, we advise you check with individual stores before travel.

Thank you.

The Rock is giving its visitors a chance to win £250 in vouchers every Saturday for the next four weeks.

We have teamed up with Tower FM for its ‘The Rock Secret Shopper’ competition.

From September 8^th until September 29^th, running on Saturdays only, a ‘secret shopper’ will be at the centre between 11am and 3pm. Shoppers needs to tune into Tower FM to listen for clues to find the mystery person.

Then they simply need to ask them ‘Are you The Rock Secret Shopper?’ and if it is the lucky entrant will scoop the £250 voucher prize.

If there is no winner on any given week the prize fund will roll over.

Arnold Wilcox-Wood, centre director at The Rock, said: “We’re really looking forward to the first day of this exciting competition this Saturday and we hope to see lots of visitors asking ‘Are you The Rock Secret Shopper?’

“With the summer holidays over we wanted to run a competition for our visitors which would be both fun and engaging with a great prize at the end of it.

“The secret shopper is also a complete mystery to us – that’s how secret they are! We look forward to giving away so great voucher bundles throughout the month.”

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Hundreds of students descended on The Rock for its third annual Student Savings Night.

Students from Bury College, Holy Cross, Hopwood Hall, Bolton University and the University of Manchester, enjoyed exclusive shopping discounts and offers from the centre’s retailers including H&M, River Island, The Perfume Shop, Oasis, Debenhams and more.

Plus there was upto 40% off at Pizza Express and Subway as well as savings on cinema tickets and bowling.

As well as special offers within the stores a number of activities were held in St John’s Square at The Rock including a free photobooth, inflatable twister, a spin the wheel game and £100 cash prize for the person who managed to stay on the surfboard simulator for the longest – Chad Meadows from Bolton bagged the cash after managing to say on for 72 seconds.

The evening culminated with students having the chance to meet Ex on The Beach star Ross Worswick and enjoy performances from the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop.

The Rock’s centre director, Arnold Wilcox-Wood, said: “Our Student Savings Night continues to go from strength to strength and has become a firm fixture in our events calendar.

“It was wonderful to see so many students here at the centre and making the most of these fabulous discounts and the free activities which ran throughout the evening.”