Live Fast Die Strong

Turban - ASOS | Leather Jacket - New Look (self-customized) | Jumper - H&M | Jeans - ASOS | Boots - ASOS

Today's next instalment of my UNiDAYS collaboration involves me wearing my favourite colour ever, black. I adore an colour blocked outfit and black is the easiest way to achieve this look perfectly. By mixing different textures and tones of black, it keeps the outfit from looking too samey.

This leather jacket is my one of my favourite pieces of clothing, mainly for the fact I customized it to look like a Comme de Garcons leather jacket, which obviously I could not afford. But I do not give up easily and armed with a white nail polish and a Google image I created my own, slightly messy version. 

Topped with my new favourite hair accessory, my knitted turban which I stole my Little Magpie, which comes in handy in stormy Lancaster at the moment!

So there is outfit number two of wearing jeans in a non-boring way, hope you guys are enjoying me being back and this collab!

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Elena x

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

LDN

White Jeans - H&M | Baseball Tee - ASOS | Leather Jacket - H&M | Loafers - ASOS | Socks - ASOS | Bag - Primark

This weekend, I paid a visit to the good old city of London to celebrate one of my best friends 21st! We shopped and dined and drank and scared ourselves silly on London Dungeon and I also got to experience my first proper West End show, Wicked! Which was wicked, by the way. Now I couldn't down a good outfit post opportunity so here's what I wore on the Saturday. 

I love colour blocking at the moment, it's probably one of my favourite trends this season and finally plucked the courage up and went for an all white (with a hint of black) look. One colour outfits always look so classic and well thought out, when they're actually so easy to put together. As I did a lot of travelling that day, I wanted to be comfy so white jeans and a white baseball tee were the perfect combo. Paired with black accessories and my new favourite item, fishnet socks, this outfit was a winner for me!

What do you guys think of colour blocking?

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Elena x

New Starts

Kimono Tee - ASOS | Grey Marl Skirt - H&M | Boots - Debenhams | Bag - Primark | Sunglasses - Primark

So I'm back at university & have collected a wide range of photographers to help me with my posts. I live really close to the most amazing park, & it has the most amazing locations for outfit posts so expect many a scenic view from now on! My flatmate Lizzie took these, & I think they're pretty good for her first shot!

As per normal in freshers week, the weather has gone a bit off the wall, meaning it's lovely & warm even though today is the first of October. I love colour blocking at the moment, and especially with different tones of grey so this is the warm version of the outfit, when the temperatures drops I'll add my duster coat & I'll be good to go! 

Elena x