Where's Wally (Blue & White Version)

Striped Oversized Tee - ASOS | Orange Jacket - H&M | Snakeprint Boots - ASOS | Sunglasses - Primark

I keep realising I keep posting outfits that have pieces in them you can no longer get *hidden monkey emoji face* sorry guys! I have loads of new clothes, as you'll know from my ill gotten gains snaps on Instagram but I'm waiting for Yodel to deliver my camera tripod!

But look guys, an outfit with lots of colour! This is possibly the brightest outfit I have ever/will ever wear and I love it! Sometimes its nice to step away from the all black vibes and this striped dress/orange jacket combo is the perfect cure for it. I adore this dress, which is actually a tee sized up A LOT but I love stripes in any form. I spied this jacket in the H&M Sale online and even though I detest ordering from H&M online, I gave them another chance (stupidly long delivery... again) but the jacket is beyond words, embroidered all over, in such a beautifully rich orange which I never thought I'd say, but it goes quite well with blonde hair! Stranger things have happened.  It's also my new favourite thing to tie anything I get my hands on round my waist, because what's more sensible than not wearing your jacket? & I'm queen of not being sensible mainly when choosing to wear inappropriate shoes which results in me having to live in my sliders... #firstworldproblems

Elena x

All photos by Daisy L. 

Shirts Are Forever

Stripe Shirt - GAP | Culottes - ASOS | Pointy Sandals - ASOS | Sunglasses - ASOS 

One of the best things in life is when an item you previously bought, and previously hated, you start to love. This stripe shirt was a steal many years ago from a charity shop, but originally from GAP. Shirts are amazing things that when worn with jeans, can automatically look smart and ready for the day but not too smart. This kind of stripe is everywhere at the moment, in Topshop, Zara & ASOS so I thank my younger self for having the savviness to pick this up years ago. 

Now we all know about my love affair with culottes, and these are my favourites. So different to the classic culotte seen around at the moment, so elegant they'd work with a plain tee but also with a shirt. Sorry guys, I'm not gonna stop featuring them!

My shoes are beauties from ASOS which actually broke first time but of course, ASOS & their amazing service kindly replaced them so I was not bereft for very long! I love any shoe with a good point in the toe, just feels much classy and anything helps when you have short legs like me!

Elena x 

My New Leather Baby

Leather Jacket - Pull & Bear | Stripe Tee - Laura Ashley | Dungarees - New Look | Loafers - Zara

Blog, meet my new leather jacket. Once upon a time, I picked up a steal of a white leather jacket in a charity shop and wore it constantly throughout 1st and 2nd year of uni. Then I came home for summer and my mum made me it throw it out because it was 'vile'. Heart, broken. So then the hunt began for the replacement and it was a hunt indeed. After months of listless searching, I stumbled upon this beauty from Pull & Bear on ASOS. White? Tick. Leather? Tick. In the sale? Tick. Discount code running? Tick. It had to be mine.

Expect to see much more of this baby. Regarding the rest of my outfit, I decided to revert back to my childhood days, and pull on a pair of dungarees with a stripe tee. Am I about to turn 21, yes, yes I am. I just love the combo of blue and white, so refreshing and clean. 

You also may have noticed my hair is a lot lighter and brighter and therefore beautiful and I also shaved a cheeky undercut into the side of my head because I'm an emo at heart.

What do you think of coloured leather jackets?

Elena x