195. Neon ramblings

Jumper:  Marks & Spencer

Belt:  Vintage

Skirt:  New Look (Last year!)

 

Hello lovelies!

 

I thought I would take the time out today to do a little outfit post. Now, the weather has been absolutely horrid outside and as you all know I pretty much always take my outfit photos outside, so taking photos  has proven to be difficult lately, as well as a mass amount of uni work that needs to be done! My house doesn't have any blank walls for me to take photos against and my room is the size of a small box, hence why these photos are not full length. However, I have good news!! As my brother has now officially moved out (despite still leaving a mountain of bags behind...) I can now move into his old bedroom!! His room is double the size of mine and I will finally be able to have a double bed!! (Super exciting when you're nearly 22 and have lived in the same tiny room all your life!).

 

I am soo excited to move in as I will now be able to have a 'lookbook wall' as I like to call it because I will have enough room to take full length photos and the light in my brothers (old) room is really good AND I will be able to take photos whatever the weather. Now, you may be thinking 'why haven't you taken photos in there yet?? Get in there!!' well, the walls are...wait for it...lime green and blue :| Soooo not the best background for taking outfit photos against I think you'll agree! I do plan on decorating, obviously, and I will be painting the walls a fresh lick of white paint to give a nice base background. Having said that I have told myself I cannot decorate until I do a substantial amount of work! So, fingers crossed I will be decorating in around 2 weeks time and will have a lovely background for my outfit photos :D

 

Ahh, sorry for the long ramble about decorating and 'lookbook walls' but I thought I would share this amazing news with you as I am really excited and I think it will give my blog a fresh feel about it too. Oh and as you can see I now have a remote to take my photos with. This has been a long time coming and I finally found a cheap one that was compatible with my camera and it works like a charm! No longer will I be running back and forth like a loony too and from my camera. So anyway, that's  enough rambling for one day! I hope you're all having a lovely week. Wish me luck on getting lots of work done and being able to decorate my new room!!

 

Having a hard time.

gif made by me with my own images.

Hey lovelies! Sorry for the lack of posts recently. I have been crazy busy with uni work recently leading up to my crit, but I had that yesterday and everything went really well. My beautiful model and friend, Charlotte, came and modelled the outfit for me and it fit perfectly! My tutor even thought that I had made it for Charlotte because it fit so well. To say I was pleased would be an understatement. I also got given my brief for my pre-collection, which I have to create my own brief, but I'll explain more of that on my other blog fashion-interval later on today.

 

Lately my emotions have been very up and down, probably due to the stresses of university, constantly being tired and family troubles going on lately, but I won't go into details. All I know is, I could not do it all without my wonderful boyfriend sticking by me, dispite living an hour away, and my amazing friends always being there to cheer me up. I realise I am so lucky to have such great friends who I know will always be there for me in a second :)

 

But anyway, enough of my emotional ramblings. The reason for this post is that with all the stresses going on at the moment I find that I just chuck on my outfits in the morning. This is very out of character for me as I always take my time to choose what I am going to wear each day, sometimes I even plan what I will wear the night before! In the last 2 weeks I have noticed and started to pull myself together, however it is hard when you're waking up at the crack of dawn each morning and not going to bed 'till midnight each night. Does anyone else have this problem recently? And what tips do you have to stay stylish and on trend when your lifestyle is so busy? Any tips and advice would be much appreciated! Sometimes I think it's because I have so many clothes that I just don't have the time to rumage through it all! Well, today I will be ebaying some clothes that I just don't wear so I will do a post about that later. You never know, you may find something that you like :)

 

170. Pretty in Pink

Cardigan:  Vintage / Paris

Top:  Primark

Belt:  Vintage

Skirt:  OASAP

Shoes:  New Look

 

Hellooo! How have you lovelies all been? This is my 'pretty in pink' outfit for today. I'm feeling quite cheery, hence the colourful outfit showing different shades of pink. I am actually doing a survey for my uni project at the moment which invloves colours and moods, so if you could please click here and follow the link to answer a few questions please it would make my day! It will only take 2 minutes and would be really beneficial for me and uni work :) Thank you!

 

Anyway, I have lots planned for posts etc but, yet again, I have been pretty busy! But I am getting back on track I promice! Oh, and while I'm here, please leave your blog links below, I'd love to read some new content in the evenings :)

 



Editor's Pick Blogger Award

 

 

Hello lovelies! Just a quick post to tell you that I have received an Editor's Pick Blogger Award by 'Be In Style'. I am so, so happy to receive awards from any kind of website just because it makes me so happy to know that people enjoy reading my blog and think that it is something worth reading!! It also gives me some confidence to carry on what I am doing and to know that I must be doing something right to be receiving all of your lovely comments, which I reply to all by the way :)

 

Anyway, I just want to thank every single one of you for reading my blog and supporting me and a huge thank you to Be In Style for giving me this lovely award, it truely means so much to me!

 

157. Life is sweet

Necklace:  H&M

Everything Else:  New Look

Hey lovelies! I didn't actually put any make up on or decent clothes today until about 4 o'clock when I got a text from my boyfriend saying he was on a break so I could see him Ha! As soon as he text I was straight upstairs getting ready and wacked this outfit together, and I actually really like it! After looking at Alexa Chung and Jameela Jamil's outfits it got me thinking that I should experiment more with the clothes I already have in my wardrobe - and this is what I came up with! Do you like it?

Normally when trying out new outfits I get scared and a bit self-consience about whether people think I look stupid, but wearing this I actually felt really confident and grown up - almost like a business woman on a casual day! Haha!

Hope you've all had a good day! I can't believe it's only Wednesday, it feels like a Friday for some reason? Hmm...



FEATURED IN: The Budget Fashionista

Hello everyone! Just a quick post to tell you about a website called 'The Budget Fashionista' which recently featured one of my images from Lookbook in a article about how to wear crop tops. I got an email the other day saying that one of my images had been featured and I was so pleased! Things like this rarely come about with my blog so when it does I am so grateful and appreciate it immensely.

After reading the article I decided to check out the rest of the website as it is not one that I have heard of before. The website is full of fashion style advice and the latest news in fashion. I am so glad I had a good look through as it is a website I will definitely be keeping my eye on when browsing the web. Check it out here and take a look at the article my image is featured on (my image is number 2) here.

5 Ways to Wear a Maxi Skirt

Hello lovelies! Today I am bringing in a new feature, which I mentioned in my vlog post, involving different ways of wearing a garment. For my first '5 Ways to Wear' I have chosen the maxi skirt as it is something that has taken over my wardrobe this year and I love wearing it and pairing it with different tops to get a different look. I hope you like how I have styled my maxi skirt!

1. Crop Top: First up, and an ultimate favourite for me, is the crop top. I think wearing a high-waisted maxi skirt with a crop top is great for short people like me because it gives the illusion that you are taller and slimmer. I know some people aren't too sure when it comes to maxi's/maxi skirts because they are short, but I honestly think that if you grab a high-waist maxi skirt which just skims the floor then it will suit anyone and make you look taller than you actually are. Having the little gap between the top and the skirt is also sexy and feminine.

2. Shirt Blouse: Second up I have paired my maxi skirt with a sheer shirt blouse. This is an outfit that I often wear, along with the chunky necklace, as it is comfortable and easy to wear and looks elegant and effortless. I usually wear a black and gold belt with this outfit aswell to tie it all in and if the weather isn't great you can wear ankle boots with this outfit too - just because the weather isn't great it doesn't mean that you can't wear a maxi skirt.

3. Tie-up Maxi Skirt: The third variation is tieing up part of the maxi skirt to make it slightly shorter and to get this drapping effect. I have to admit, I have only worn my maxi this way once because you have to tie up part of the maxi skirt with a hair band and then safety-pin it up to make sure it stays put. You can see how I styled it (with the shirt blouse, above) here.

4. Wear as a dress: My forth way of wearing a maxi is by wearing it as a dress, giving a midi length hem. Excuse my cat in these images, she decided she wanted to get involved in the photos today! Haha! So anyway, I have basically just pulled the maxi skirt right up so that it sits just above my chest and put a belt around the middle to add shape. I've always been a bit worried about midi length hems on me because I am quite short, however with this maxi skirt I think it really works and will be a style which I will wear more often.

5. Jumper: Lastly I have gone for wearing a jumper with a maxi skirt. These images aren't the best, especially with this jumper as it is quite long so I have folded it up, but if you get a jumper that sits on your hips it will work perfectly. This outfit would be great for the autumn or chilly nights and it just adds a different look to a maxi skirt. One thing that is very important, I think, is tieing a belt around your waist just to show the shape of your figure, because wearing a jumper with a maxi skirt can make you look a bit frumpy if you're short like me, so having the belt just allows people to see your figure.

I hope you like my 5 variations and maybe try a few of these out! Please let me know what you think and if you would like to see more posts like this. Another one will be coming soon so keep a look out!

Primark A/W 2012 Collection

So I recently came across Primark's Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection and thought I would share it with you all. I know some of you have probably already seen it, but for those of you who haven't I thought it would be nice to share the collection with you so that you know what's coming up this Winter.

The collection holds a lot of different prints and colours from burgundy to light blue to mustard, so the collection is very varied this year which I really love because it gives a chance for everyone of all styles and tastes to enjoy the collection. I have to say, my favourite outfit from the images below is the second image. It is something which I would definitely wear as I often dress quite preppy and I love the different burgundy shades with the white shirt to add more colour to the outfit.

Images from look.co.uk

What do you think of Primark's Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection? Which outfit would you wear? You can find more images by clicking on the link above and seeing some of the garments, accessories and shoes seperate. Below I have put together my favourite items from the collection and items which I will definitely be buying!

 

152. I rock a lot of polka dots

Scarf:  Primark

Everything else:  New Look

Hello, hello! This is what I wore to work today, hence everything bar the scarf being from New Look! Today was another gorgeous sunny day and I managed to sunbathe for a couple of hours after work to top up the tan, however I've heard we have a storm coming in tomorrow - typical British weather - but I'm really hoping we don't, we deserve sun from now on!! I also want to shoot and post one of my new features tomorrow so I'm hoping it won't be raining :/

Anyway, on to the outfit! I am wearing another simple, summery outfit today as it is SO hot outside, even as I type it's still really hot and it's evening now, I love it! I decided to wear my navy polka dot shorts today and pick out the white from the spots to work the rest of the outfit. I also added in a plaited brown belt to divide the outfit a little and paired the shorts with the scarf on my bag. It's quite co-ordinated I have to say! Haha. What do you think of it? Do you like the co-ordinated look?

I hope you're all making the most of the sunshine (if you have any!) because I'm sure it won't stick around :( Although, if the weather would like to prove me wrong then please, feel free ;)

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150. Always be true to yourself

Everything:  New Look

Hello lovelies! This is what I wore to work today, sort of going for a 50's theme with the head scarf. I am also wearing jeans which all my work friends were shocked about! Haha! I'm really enjoying wearing jeans more often to be honest, I just find it kind of hard to style them sometimes, but I'm really liking this look. Plus my hair is up which makes a change! I used to always wear it up and now it's always down so I'm trying to stop that! Haha! The shoes I bought today after work, along with two other pairs which you can see below (woops!). But I figured, I am doing to sell a couple of shoes which have hardly been work and one pair I paid with using a gift voucher so it's technically not my money...just trying to make myself feel better really!

Anyway, enough of my silly rambling! Hope you're all enjoying your weekend :)