30.7.13

Looks loved this month- July

I haven't done one of these in ages but I really like doing them so I'm going to start again!

These are the looks I have been lusting after in July:


Bianca from Avant Blargh

This is the cutest dress! It reminds me of being little, but is brought bang up to date with that beige oversized blazer. I love Bianca's style because she nails androgynous looks.


Olivia Palermo at the Christian Dior Haute Couture show. 

This looks so clean and crisp- I am a bit obsessed with anything holographic so I adore the skirt and the embellished belt is also stunning. Personally I would lose the cuffs and maybe go for a different shoe/bag, but I like the rest so much it doesn't matter.


Silvia from The Stunning Look 

I love this sports luxe look, and the location is perfect! I've seen both these items in H&M and I wouldn't normally notice the trousers, but Silvia makes them look very covetable.


Camilla from Into the Fold

This coat is ammaaaazzzinngg. I can't believe it's from Next, I really need it in my life. I love how it looks so fresh here with the white dress/shoes and beige bag. So crisp and still summery despite the autumn-ness of the rest of the outfit. 

Do you like these looks as much as me? 





28.7.13

OOTD: Denim and Leather






T-shirt Topshop
Shorts Internacionale
Jacket Internacionale
Boots River Island

Today I went to the V&A to see the Club to Catwalk exhibition which, according the the website, "showcases the bold and exciting new looks by the most experimental young designers of the decade, including Betty Jackson, Katharine Hamnett, Wendy Dagworthy and John Galliano". It was an interesting exhibition, I learned that apparently everyone in the 80s was gay and the outfits people wore clubbing were mental. I can't say the decade is my favourite fashion-wise but they certainly had guts! 

On Friday night I revisited another decade of my youth and went to see 90s classic Clueless at a pop-up cinema in Portobello market. It was just as banging as always. 'Oh no...this is an Alaia...' Haha you've got to love Cher. Although I studied the film in a more fashion-y way on Friday than I did in my youth and I think I actually prefer Dee's outfits. Especially the crop top and floral skirt combo she wears to the 'Val' party. 

I wonder which fashionable films the teens of today will look back on in 15 years and reminisce? The Devil Wears Prada maybe?




21.7.13

OOTD: Twin leopards








Crop top Topshop
Skirt River Island
Sandals Zara
Necklace River Island

I wore this combo to take a trip to visit my boyfriend's sister and her family, where I had a delicious lunch and was told me a 3 year old that I was a 'real lady'-so wise for one so young! 

I thought i'd give this top an outing as I've only worn in once before on a night out. I think it's really cute (I love anything with any sort of big cat on) but it's super cropped, and comes to just below the boob area, so it's not particularly practical. I paired it with this River Island skirt that I've turned to the side so that it looks a bit different (it normally looks like it does in this post). My nails are Fluro Orange by Models Own- they are actually super neon, the picture doesn't capture how bright they are at all. 

I'm going to my internship again tomorrow- I'm really enjoying it and I'm looking forward to when I will be going more than once a week. I'm a bit gutted as well as I normally go every Monday, but last week due to events at work I had to do Wednesday instead, and I found out they were shooting their AW13 campaign on the Monday and Tuesday. Major sadface. Oh well, hopefully there will be something similar soon I can attend!







9.7.13

Six ways to save on online fashion

I've decided to go part-time at work as I've started a part-time internship. Very exciting, but I am sadly going to have a lot less disposable income as a result. Due to this, and the fact that everyone loves a good old bargain I've created a handy guide to making your money go further in the world of Internet fashion.

 I'm taking it for granted that most people reading this have heard of Boohoo, Missguided, eBay etc, but may not have heard of some of these less well known ways of making your money go further online.

So without further ado, behold my six top wonga saving websites (in no particular order of amazing-ness):

1. Best for sale buys: Shop Style

ShopStyle is a website which I mainly use if I know exactly what I'm searching for (e.g. red dress) as it searches hundreds of different retailers who have items matching your description. This is itself can be very thrifty, but the reason I'm featuring ShopStyle in my list is because they have an amazing sale alert service. All you do is input your details and choose from a list of retailers, and you are emailed a selection of reduced items (beauty also included).

I love this as not only do you find out when your favourite shops have sales but you can click straight through to buy items. In the past I've managed to find an amazing Miss Selfridge leather jacket for less than half price, a Proenza Schouler-esque dress from Boohoo for £11 and various jewellery bargains.

An example email:
 


2. Best for finding discounts: Fashion Vouchers

You know when you get to the checkout of your favourite online store and realise you've put wayyyy to much in your basket and you start frantically Googling discount codes? Well, fear no more, as Fashion Vouchers is here to help! This website handily pops all the most recent fashion and beauty voucher codes in one place so you can see where you will find the biggest discounts and when. This is especially handy for sites like ASOS and Missguided which have a 'wishlist/saved items' function as you can save all your favourites, then simply wait for a discount code before you buy. The website allows you to search by category, by store or just browse, and there's also an email alert service so you never have to miss a code again!

Some of the best discounts around right now include:

10% off at Urban Outfitters
25% off at Little Mistress
Free UK standard delivery at Marc B
£5 off Hair and Make-up at Feel Unique
£20 off PU Parka at Miss Selfridge (hurry this one ends today!)

3. Best for designer dupes: Sammy Dress

Sammy Dress is a wholesale website which sells absolutely TONS of items, including women's clothing, accessories and shoes. It can take a while to trawl through all of the stuff, and there are some dubious-looking things on offer (skintight leopard print catsuit anyone?), but the stuff is so cheap and there are some amazing designer (and even high street) dupes on offer. There's free shipping on many items (although it does take between 9-25 days for your package to arrive).

My picks:



  1. Sandals £12.91
  2. Kimono £6.52
  3. Trousers £4.31
  4. Bikini £8.21
  5. Watch £12.47
  6. Dress £8.21
4. Best for original finds: Etsy

Etsy is a treasure trove if you want something unique, handmade or hard-to-find but don't want to spend a fortune. Granted, some things can be on the expensive side, but if you're willing to dig a little bit, you can find some lovely things at really reasonable prices. Etsy is also a great place to find thoughtful, original gifts, and supplies for jewellery making or customising clothes. There is a nice community feel about Etsy and I like that you can favourite sellers and you will get notifications when they add new items to their shops. Some of my favourite sellers include:

Lateef Accessories  who make pretty personalised jewellery.
Ladybird Likes who make super cute wooden jewellery and collar tips/chains.
Burger and Friends who make funny slogan tees/sweatshirts- I absolutely love their 'I like cats' jumper
Cases by Cera who make beautiful iPhone cases
Charms Galore  who supply lovely trinkets for jewellery making (and also very cheap plain gold coloured
rings)


5. Best for bargain basics: American Apparel Imperfect Packs

I discovered these when I was searching for a particular American Apparel neon t-shirt I saw on London's Closet. They are multi-packs of American Apparel basics (t-shirts, leggings etc.) which have slight imperfections so cannot be sold as 'normal' so are sold at a discounted price. Mostly the faults are minor (tiny stains, tiny holes etc), and as American Apparel's basics tend to be good quality but tres expensive, this is a much cheaper way to invest. Different packs are added once others sell out and you could even split the money with your partner/sister/friend and save more! The only downside is that as they are so cheap, you can't choose the colours you will be getting, and can sometimes get multiples of the same shade. But that just makes it so much more exciting-like a lucky dip! 

6. Best for DIY: A Pair and a Spare

Last but certainly not least is A Pair and a Spare. This isn't a shop, but an amazing blog run by Geneva, who thinks up the most inventive ways to recreate designer clothes, shoes, accessories and jewellery. As most bargain hunters know, DIY can be a fun, easy and thrifty way to breathe life into your old stuff.

 For some of the projects you need a bit of sewing expertise (believe me you will be inspired to learn!) but a lot of the projects are much simpler and you just need to invest in a few easily available materials in order to save yourself mega £££s! I strongly suggest checking Geneva's website out, especially these ideas (all of which can be found by selecting the Project Gallery) :




So there we have it, the six websites that will no doubt be very handy for me in the coming months- and hopefully for you too!









4.7.13

OOTD: New Shoes!






Top Topshop
Trousers Topshop
Necklace Primark
Shoes Bershka

This is what I wore to work today- summery! I love this outfit because it's so so comfortable (basically like wearing pyjamas) but is so easily dressed up with the accessories. Can we just talk about the shoes- how amazing are they? I bought them yesterday from Bershka, which is a shop I hardly ever go in, but I happened to by with a friend who wanted to pop in, and I'm so glad I did. Not only are they tremendous, but they were reduced from £69.99 to just £25.99!!! And they were the only pair left, and in my size. Fate I tell you. They remind me of the Maison Martin Margiela for H&M collection

In more detail...






I will definitely be going in Bershka more often from now on! 









2.7.13

What I've been wearing in June

What I've been wearing in June
All the things that didn't require a blog post of their own!





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1. An old-y but a good-y-Topshop dress from about 4 years ago. Trying out possible wedding guest outfits (I did not wear this in the end)

2. A work outfit- excuse the massive rip in my tights at the top of my leg. And the lighting at work is so rubbish!

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3. Another work outfit- they are all monochrome-ish as I'm only supposed to wear black to work. But sometimes I sneak in a bit of white and grey (even leopard print)...Yolo.

4. Snakeskin and my new Zara gladiator sandals which I cannot get enough of. These leggings were a Topshop sale bargain bought when I worked in Bristol- I spotted them on a leg mannequin (which is, as it sounds, a mannequin of just a leg) and snapped them up as the rest had sold out.

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5. One of my favourite work outfits :)

6. Technically this was taken yesterday but I'm including it in June because I'm wild. Vintage dress which I got at a jumble sale for 20p. It was down to my knees and had massive shoulder pads but my mum worked her magic!

Happy July :)


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