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? 

 

Monochrome

1. Formal Drape Front Blouse // Topshop   2. Black Molly Jeggings // River Island   3. Gold Cuff // TU at Sainsburys   4. Tan Sandals // Topshop   5. Leopard Bag // Next

I am absolutely loving all the pieces coming through Topshop this season, they're bringing out some killer classic pieces that have left me in kind of a Topshop addiction at the moment. Ok ok, let's face it, it's hardly a temporary thing, I always love Topshop but please can we take a second in memory of my poor bank account...

hmmm on second thoughts maybe best not to dwell..

The good news is at least I have this beautiful cream wrap blouse to show for it! Hurrah! I've teamed it with my ever faithful black jeggings from River Island, chunky belt from Accessorize and tan sandals also from Topshop (see, I wasn't joking). The chunky arm cuff I have on is believe it or not from the TU range at Sainsburys, it made a nice little addition to my food basket and I love a bit of chrome accents with monochrome style looks!

If your looking for something to fit in  the 'Smart-Casual' dress code I think this shirt is pretty perfect,  it's a great one to throw on to dress up just a simple pair of jeans or skirt! Now the tan sandals, these beauties are just so comfy to wear and I love that they have the whole 'slider' style look to them that's everywhere at the moment, they just have a little heel instead! I couldn't decide for ages if I preferred them in black or tan, but the tan won in the end as I already have a fair few black shoes and thought they would great with paler colours too! If you're in need of some black sandals however I would recommend!

What do you think of this look?

 

The Lust List

1. Creme De La Mer Powder Brush // The Urban Retreat Boutique // £40.   2. Black Floral T-Shirt Dress // River Island // £26.  3. Cuff Bracelet // River Island // £6.  4. Diptyque Roses Candle // The Urban Retreat Boutique // £40.  5. Creme De La Mer Foundation Brush // The Urban Retreat Boutique // £35.  6. Lilac Court Shoes // Topshop // £58

7. Molly Playsuit in Windsor Raspberry // Motel // £45. 8. Green Enamel Heart Earrings // River Island // £2.  
 9. Bumble Curl Conscious Smoothing Conditioner // The Urban Retreat // £18.50.  10. Nars Laguna Bronzer // Nars // £26.  11.  Jersey Top // H&M // £7.99. 

Hi Guys! It's been a while since I've done a wishlist post but I think with all my intentions to save for my holiday (which is coming up so soon eeeek!) I've naturally started lusting over so many things. Girl logic- right? I'm definitely progressing into a massive product junkie so have been browsing on The Urban Retreat at all their gorgeous luxury goods! Creme de La Mer have some amazing make- up brushes I've set my eyes on! I've also been really trying to embrace my naturally curly hair at the moment as I'm determined I'm going to grow it this year so have been trying to scope out the best hair products! I recently bought the Re-Activitating Spray from Bumble and Bumble which I love (review coming soon!) so I'm pretty intrigued to see how the rest of the range works on my hair! You can probably tell I've got summer clothing in my mind with my clothing choices! I'm looovvvinngg the Windsor print at Motel and am always a fan of their playsuits! I can imagine it would look fab with a boyfriend style cream blazer and heels! How fab are the little earrings and cuff from River Island too - together they only come to £8! Amazing little accessory fixes if you don't fancy splurging!

P.S. Remember guys if you would like 20% off all your Motel purchases- enter the code 'justinegibbins' at the checkout!

 

Polka-dot Tea Dress

Polka Dot Tea Dress //  River Island // £25
Faux Leather Jacket // Topshop // Old. Similar Here 

My love for collared items of clothing never ceases to grow and alongside that, my polkadot collection has now managed to make a sure mark in my wardrobe too! So it was unsurprising when I found this spotty number in River Island just before Christmas that I loved the cute combo of the two! This dress is great to wear with jackets and coats, or you can just pop a jumper over for a more casual look. It’s very much a dress up/dress down kinda piece, which is the best in the books in my opinion! Also I just want to make a point of saying it has a really good fit on the waist. I tend to struggle a lot with it as I have higher waist point in most of the standard sized dresses and they can sit too low! But this one was spot on! (Excuse the pun haha) It also wasn’t too pricey either which my purse thanked it for!

 I’m really trying to build up my wardrobe with a few nice day dresses and items like this at the moment as it’s nice to mix it up and take a step away from wearing trousers and jeans on a day to day basis! I’ve been scouring the sales online at the moment to try and get any last minute bargains! There really are some amazing deals still on places like ASOS lingering so I recommend having a look if you’re in need of some wardrobe sprucing!

 

Bristol Fashion Week' 13

Hi Guys! Last Friday I went to Bristol Fashion Week held at The Mall Cribbs Causeway! Despite the fact I only live about 50 mins away I had never been to BFW, so was pretty excited that I was given a bloggers pass to report at the live blogging event! I met up with beaut fellow Motel gal Vicki and two of her lovely pals and we headed off to collect our blogger passes and have a cheeky glass of bubbly and cupcake before the shows started! Prepare yourself for lots of photos!!

The shows were hosted by fashion duo - TV stylist Mark Heyes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton who shared lots of styling and hair advice throughout the show. As quite a fussy hair person, one tip in particular that stood out in my mind was from Andrew Barton who recommend trailing out new hairdresses by booking a blow dry appointment with them first (something I've never thought of but makes complete sense!) - if they don't wow you and give you and your hair enough attention for that, then you know they're probably not the hairdressers for you and you probably shouldn't trust them with more complex things like colour! 

 All in all there were 11 fun filled catwalk shows from high street favourites such as River Island, Next, Marks & Spencer, Accessorize, Dorothy Perkins and Dune to name but a few! Each scene had it's own theme and personalised back drop which created the mood perfectly for each trend - in a way each show could be described as quite theatrical with all the dancing and props! The soundtrack was also a bit of a stormer too, I mean the last scene was a playful little show from River Island to none other than One Direction's One Way or Another, you just can't argue with a song choice like that haha! The finale also saw all the models and the two hosts cracking out a bit of Gangnam Style. Nicceee. 

Monochrome from Dorothy Perkins

Cutteee Floral Umberella's from John Lewis

Geographic Prints with a Sci Fi Vibe from Marks & Spencer. 

Retro glamour with Swimwear from Fat Face

CC Viyella Womenswear and Austin Reed Menswear

I was loving these Neon pieces from John Lewis 

Mixing up spots and stripes from Wallis.

Beachwear - Marks and Spencer

It's getting hot in hereeee with a gorgeous dress from Phase Eight, Next Men's Suit and Ann Summers Lingerie.

Casual Sportswear vibe from River Island. I REALLY really would like a pair of these heeled trainers pretty please!!

More street fashion from River Island

Alice by Temperely Dress. We all know how much I love Alice :) 

Beauts dresses from Warehouse

Hitch hiking in Timberland

At the end of all the model stalking and bopping in our seats we were treated to a goodie bag filled with treats and tester that I will review the best of soon :) There was also a pamper zone dotted around the upper mall with a few stalls available to try out some make up brands like Body Shop and treat yourselves to beauty treatements and manicures, so we had a quick potter around! Unfortunately I had to dash home otherwise I quite fancied myself a mini manicure from Bourjois! 

Me & Vicki!

Did any of you go to Bristol Fashion Week?