This Or That: Pinafore Style

Floral Print: £22 // Black: £20
Both River Island

Day-After Outfit

Yesterday was my beautiful friend Hailey's birthday and so we had a pre-drinks at our house and then went out all dressed up and happppy! It was a lovely day and a great night :D Anyway, this morning my hair was still in shape from when another friend did it for me the previous night! Success! So, in light of me loving my hair (hahahahaha) I decided to show you my outfit for the day!

What I wore:

'Geek' T-shirt from a bargain shop called Shout

Black velvet skirt from River Island

Black faux leather belt from River Island

Black Creepers from New Look

Vintage giraffe ring

Gold leaf bracelet from Accessorize

Makeup:

Louis Gray for Topshop liquid eyeliner in Intensify

Rimmel London Sexy Curves mascara in Brown-Black

Rimmel London Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 26

Maxfactor Nailfinity in Red Passion

Thanks for reading, I am going to have some well earned rest now and hopefully will post again at the weekend! :D xxx

AUTUMN / WINTER 2012

This autumn/ winter, I am really looking forward to more 'classic' look filled with traditionally autumnal colours, heritage styles and classic shapes. I am thinking Barbour-esque jackets, mustard trousers and heeled Chelsea boots. However, I am also very excited by the continued use of leather, lace and studs in this seasons looks, as I think these small touches can modernise a more traditional look, and make things more interesting. These are a few of my favourite pieces from upcoming high street collections.

1). Dark red ponti skirt, River Island, £16. I am a massive fan of the skater skirt, and this rich, burgundy is both on-trend colour wise, and generally a lovely colour. The skater skirt is extremely flattering on most body shapes, and also I feel it is a very girly shaped skirt (as opposed to a bodycon skirt, for example).

2). Light beige PU fallaway jacket, River Island, £60. A fairly mature style jacket, I feel this is an eternally chic jacket, which for some reason I have fallen in love with!

3). Scenic print leggings, Urban Outfitters, £28. This style of legging has been everywhere on lookbook.com and other 'streetstyle' blogs. I love them, and whilst £28 may seem a little steep for leggings, they are a bargain compared to their £70 Black Milk Clothing versions.

4). Burgundy quilted jacket, Dorothy Perkins, £29.99. I found this lovely quilted jacket on StyleCompare.co.uk, and really glad I did, because £29.99 is a very good price for a hooded jacket of this type, and I would never have thought to look at Dorothy Perkins. This jacket will be great for the in between months, worn with dark skinny jeans, Chelsea boots and a pretty, lacy top.

5). Sparkle and Fade pleather ponte skinny trousers, Urban Outfitter, £40. The beauty of these trousers is their simplicity. They subtlety add some 'leather' into your outfit, to update or intensify a plain or classic look.

6). Broughton super skinny jeans, Jack Wills, £49.50. I am a massive fan of mustard at the moment, and these skinny jeans are in a fantastic colour. These can be dressed up or down; casually or elegant; girly with a floral or lace top, or can be styled to the military trend. In other words, they are an extremely versatile item of clothing.

7). London studded belt, Topshop, £18. The studding adds edge, and why not continue the summer's patriotism into autumn/ winter? ;)

8). Red zebra print intarsia jumper, River Island, £35. The colour, the print, the slouchy shape! I love this jumper, which would look amazing over dark skinnys, or over a skater skirt.

9). Timsbury crew, Jack Wills, was £69 now £39. The reason I like this top is the classic fit and style of it. You also know it will be well made and comfortable. Definitely wasn't worth £69, but in the sale it is definitely on my wish list!

10). Sleeveless boucle peplum top, Topshop, £25. Boucle is one of the traditional materials making a strong impact this season, and peplums have recently made a comeback. Again, I like the colour and tailored style of this top, which I think would look gorgeous dressed down or dressed up with edgy accessories.

11). Sequin Laura dress by Jones and Jones, Topshop, £65. Oh this dress! If only I had an appropriate event! The colour is so now and so pretty, the lace is beautiful, and the petticoat-ed skirt is truly stunning.

12). Alexy platform Chelsea boot, Topshop, £75. By far my favourite shoe on the net at the moment! The Chelsea style, the chunky heel and platform! To die for. I believe they will complete pretty much any outfit I can think of  for the coming months, and beyond. Beautiful!



Thank you for reading, I hope you are as excited for the autumn/ winter fashion as I am :) x