Colour Blocking

One of the most simple trends to achieve this Autumn/Winter is colour blocking. Combining different tones & textures of your favourite colours. The great thing about colour blocking is looks so well thought, but are so simple to achieve. My personal favourite is either navy or grey, mixing varying shades to build a more defined look and then breaking up with a contrasting colour like black or white. A ways of nailing colour blocking are:

Isabella from http://isabellathordsen.dk/ shows a perfect example of wearing really similar grey tones together, but without it looking to the same. By varying the textures of the top and trousers to ribbed and crepe, its gives the whole outfit a more expensive feel and although these pieces were not originally meant to be together, they really look like they come as a set. Topped off with black accessories to contrast the all grey look and you have a simple yet effective look.

Megan from http://www.pagesbymegan.com/ is queen bee at colour blocking. As an ASOS personal stylist she attempts colour blocking more than most and here are two examples of my favourite attempts. Navy is another brilliant colour to colour block, as navy is such a closer neighbour to black and therefore has the same level of sophisifcation  but less dramatic than black. By pairing a casual sweatshirt with a pleated mini skirt, in near similar shades of navy, she creates a perfect look for in the day, without looking too casual or too smart! Topped off again with contrasting black boots, this outfit would easily work throughout the daytime going into the evening.

Another perfect attempt at colour blocking is this look, slightly different to the previous outfits as it contains more contrasting colours than they do but the lower half of the outfit revolves around a similar colour scheme which is then broken up by the white and grey elements. This coat is such a great piece to help someone who has never colour blocked before have a go, as the gradient helps make the look less intense and more gentle. 

What do you think of colour blocking?

Elena x

Blogging 101

There’s a new breed of fashion icons gracing the world, and they are not the common day celebrities we used to. Fashion blogging has taken both the internet and fashion world by storm, allowing anyone to document their own unique style online. As a fashion blogger myself, I have learnt a few tips and tricks to help anyone get their foot into the industry & have selected my top tips to share with you & hopefully inspire some new bloggers!

-          Blogging is not a one man ship, I work from various social media accounts to promote and interact with other bloggers. My top choices are Instagram, allowing you to promote recent blog posts and post daily pictures of what you’re doing, Twitter, which allows you to build up strong bonds with companies and bloggers a like and lastly, Bloglovin which provides a platform to view all your top blogs at once!

-          Interaction. Many bloggers complain about the lack of comments on their posts & I have to agree, getting a comment on a blog post you’re really proud is such a confidence boost & has also lead to me discover some amazing blogs through it!

-          Carry a notebook at all times. Inspiration comes to me at the most random times, in Morrison’s, on the bus to university and sometimes writing it on your phone won’t always mean you’ll remember it! I carry round a little notebook constantly, for random outfit inspiration to new blog content I’ve thought of.

When I started blogging, I only thought I would post outfit posts. But there are so many topics you can cover as a blogger, my personal favourite being: wish lists (pick your top items from a shop such as ASOS), haul posts (share your ill-gotten gains with your readers & then maybe you won’t feel as bad…), favourite bloggers (who’s inspiring you this month?) and of course, posts on hair & beauty work perfectly if you also have a passion for them too.

This was a piece I wrote my university paper but I thought I'd share it with you guys as it took me a lot of courage to start my own blog so I'd love to know I'd maybe helped inspire others to make their own too :-)

If you have any questions, comment, tweet me @lockettspockets or even comment on an Instagram photo @lockettspockets

Elena x