Fashion Mixbag: What I Wore

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Friday, 13 June 2014

Leopard Print & Waistcoat

Leopard Print Shift Dress// River Island Waistcoat//DIY River Island Blazer Hat// Topshop Boots// Deena & Ozzy at Urban Outfitters

That's right people, I've gone big scale photo style for this post, what do you think? It's a bit of a new look for my outfit posts but I thought I would bite the bullet and give it a shot as it would (hopefully) show off what I'm wearing better! I wore this outfit to BFW a month or so back, but as I never got to do proper outfit photos that day here it is...

Oh I do love me a tailored piece! I've been crushing on all the gorgeous waistcoats around at the moment so I was pretty desperate to get my paws on one. This 'waistcoat' was actually a PU Leather sleeved Blazer I bought a year or so back which I just wasn't wearing anymore, so I dug the quick unpick out and gave it a new look, removing the sleeves! It was very easy to do and I'm pretty chuffed I've managed to get what feels like a whole new piece of clothing out of it. High fives all around!

This leopard print swing style dress from River Island is pretty 'wild' (see what I did there?) with its colour mixtures and bold print but I just love it! It's a very easy style to wear and a great go-to day dress, the only thing I will say is it's a touch on the short side for me, a gust of wind and I'm pretty sure my underwear would be on display, something I don't wish on anyone, so I'm not so sure I would feel completely comfortable without tights!

What do you think of this look?

Saturday, 16 March 2013

If you were born in the 80's

Heyyy Mixbagers! Below are a few quick snaps of a casual day outfit I wore recently to my internship when Spring was trying to make its way through! I have no idea what happened to my hair that day - but it seems to have gone XXL so I look like I'm channeling a bit of an 80's vibe with big hair and a denim shirt haha!

I'm wearing my fave little mini dress from Topshop (honestly it's so good for layering, you can easily pop it under jumpers, or with cardigans etc!) denim shirt from Oasis and Cross Necklace from Matalan. I hadn't shopped in Matalan for... errr actually I couldn't tell you how long ago, but found some great and very cheap little jewellery pieces in there when I popped in last month, so I recommend it if you need to pick up a couple of things at a purse friendly price! I've teamed this casual look with my classic heeled boots from Miss Selfridge and felt super comfy! I'm not wearing any bracelets or rings which is quite unlike me - but because I work all day on a laptop they only clang against the desk so I figured it was probably for the sake of the office I didn't wear my usual amount!

Sparkle Roll Sleeve Mini Dress // Topshop // £26
Tallulah Western Shirt // Oasis // £30
Cross Necklace // Matalan // £5

What do you think of this ouftit?

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Thursday, 21 February 2013

London Fashion Week SS'13: What I Wore

Hey Mixbagers! After my last street style post I thought I would do a feature on what I wore down to the cobbled streets of Somerset house for fashion week last week! It luckily turned out to be quite a sunny day so I happily wore the beaut Motel Digital Love print shift dress I had been given! MTV babe Lilah Parsons has also been spotted wearing it, so naturally I now feel like I can claim I have something in common with a famous Chanel model haha! *air high five

Picture c/o Motel

Hollyanna Shift Dress in Digital Love Print c/o Motel // £35
Topshop Faux Leather Jacket // Similar here
H&M Black Bowler Hat // £7.99
New Look Chunky Strap Platform Heels // £27.99
Stud Clutch c/o Next // N/A

I absolutely adore the bright digital print- it's a pretty stand out design with it's mirrored images and mish mash of neon colours and as much as I had a bit of a 'it's fashion week so I've GOT to look fashionable' stress on, I found my classic biker jacket from Topshop and bowler hat from H&M ended up suiting it the most anyway! I have to say with my dress on the train to London I felt like a right bundle of colour amongst all the suits and ties, but hey it was Fashion Week and it's got to be done right?! Shoes-wise I ended up opting for the chunkiest wedge of a platform I have ever worn. My mum was convinced I was going to come home with a broken ankle or something (I'm quite clumsy at the best of times!) but surprisingly I found them quite comfy and I arrived home ankles in tact and all!

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Above is a photo of me and two of the other Motel girls Lucia and Holly c/o Motel! You must check out Lucia's blog 'Style Confessional' if you haven't already!

A pic of the entrance and a close up of my exhibition pass! In all honesty I was a bit nervous that I would get turned down mid application for the bloggers pass and have to do a shameful walk away but thankfully it was all absolutely fine!

So here are some snaps of what was in the exhibition rooms! Alongside all the designer showcases, it was a bit of a bloggers hub with laptops everywhere, MAC makeovers and free vitamin waters being dispensed out all over!

Gorgeous Liam Fahy Shoes! I couldn't even pick a pair they were all so amazing! I recommend checking out the website!

Shoe crush on these Liam Fahy dalmatian print wedges!

Sophia Webster Shoes & Bags. So crazy aren't they amazing?!

Topshop NEWGEN area. Each Newgen designer had their own slot machine with an individual pin design you could choose from and keep!

I have a new jewellery designer crush on Le Nereides. A beautiful Parisienne brand who have a right mixture of gorgeous designs!

I think I can safely say I got Fashion Week fever and was desperate to go back next day! I can't wait to head down to the next season shows now I'm no longer a fashion week newbie I reckon I'll be brave enough haha!

Did any of you go to LFW?

Monday, 18 February 2013

London Fashion Week Street Style

Hi guys! As those of you who follow me on Twitter etc will know, I hit up the first day of London Fashion Week last Friday with all the gals at Motel Rocks! I was super duper excited as I had never been before and even though I wasn't going to any shows, I couldn't wait to get involved in the atmosphere around Somerset house and do a bit of blogger/celeb spotting. It really was one of the best days, I managed to meet and photograph so many lovely stylish folk and got to chat to the fab ladies behind some of my regular-read blogs! Honestly they were all so nice and friendly -Big Hello/Sorry to Sammi from Beauty Crush who I gushed to for a while about how much I love her blog and the lovely Olivia from What Olivia Did and Alka from Superstar Magazine - I even had a little chat with Mark and Victoria from Made in Chelsea (who I can confirm are definitely if not posher in real life - yah darlings) and walked right past Mollie from The Saturdays and Hilary Alexander, one of my all time favourite journalists from The Telegraph!

I will do another post very soon about my outfit and the blogger side- but here are a load of my street style pics from the day for a little fash-piration!