Lavish Alice

Cape Blazer - Lavish Alice | Tee - ASOS | Petite Jeans - ASOS | Pointed Flats - ASOS | Sunglasses - H&M

It's finally the weekend and that means I'm jetting off to Venice tomorrow hurrah! Muchos excited, my suitcase is packed to burst hopefully the weather forecast we've been reading is wrong as it looks like we've got a few days stormy weather there if so!

This cape blazer from Lavish Alice is one of my favourite buys of all time, but is very tricky to wear in the right way. Simple looks work best with such an out there piece so I threw on a plain tee and jeans, with some jazzy pointed flats in metallic to break up all the monochrome. 

I will be scheduling a few posts while I am away, so you'll be seeing those in the coming week :)

The Girl in the Red Suit

Suit (Jacket & Trousers) - ASOS | Puma's - Schuh | T-shirt - New Look | Sunglasses - ASOS

Oh, third year you have not been kind to my blogging abilities. Terrible weather, a million deadlines & generally being incredibly busy has meant I've abandoned the blogging yet again. Here's another shot at consistent posting guys...

This outfit was actually shot about a month ago but I'm not terribly happy with the way the photographs turned out, seems the camera loves the car more than it loves me... But I do adore this suit more than life itself and I couldn't resist sharing it red glory any longer. All I wanted was a colour block suit and unfortunately I cannot to buy a full price so I bided my time in the Christmas sales to mis-match these two pieces together to 'make' a suit. Finished off with a plain white tee and my Pumas, I was ready for the world although I don't know if Lancaster will ever be ready for this beauty...

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All That Glitters

Thin Gold Rings/Chunky Ring - Primark | Gold Watch - ASOS | Happy Necklace - ASOS | Stacked Necklace - ASOS | Diamond Chain Earring - Topshop

Jewellery is one of my favourite things in the world. Depending on how I feel, I either wear all silver or all gold. At the current present, I'm sticking with delicate, all gold pieces. I feel they are so much more effective than statement pieces when your outfit is quite bold but you want to able a bit of glitter to your look. 

I actually wear silver earrings in my ears but as I have 9 piercings in total, I can't change them everyday! So I usually change my bottom lobe piercing to jazz things up and this Diamond affair with its hanging chains is one of my top picks. 

Necklace wise, I don't really do them as I tend to wear a lot of pieces that don't suit a necklace but these two choices are very delicate yet funky. 

I rarely wear a watch but when I do, this my favourite. Minimalistic, but classic. Perfection.

I have a vast collection of rings, ranging from vintage to high street to gemstone pieces. As I want to keep things simple, I'm refraining from wearing my vintage pieces and just sticking to these simple thin rings, as I can wear them in some many different ways.

What jewellery are you wearing at the moment?

Elena x 

Lacy Basics

Sunglasses - Primark | Crop Top - Topshop | Culottes - ASOS | Bag - Primark | Sliders - Primark 

I know I have previously worn these culottes on the blog but I'm so head over heels in love with them I couldn't resist styling them up again. This time I paired them with a long sleeved crop from Topshop (a must for A/W 2014) to not distract from the embroidery detail in the culottes. I then threw on my sliders and favourite Primark buys of the moment, sunglasses and camera bag. 

I'm considering doing a series of posts on how to style up these culottes, let me know if that's something you guys would be interested in :-)

I'm currently away on holiday but will reply to all comments on my return.

All photos by Daisy L.

White Shirt 101

Sunglasses - ASOS | White Shirt - H&M | Shorts - New Look | Slip On's - ASOS | Bag - Zara 

Another outfit showing off the benefits of owning a white shirt. I love the classic look of wearing all white so decided to give it a stab by teaming these white shorts with my shirt. All white isn't something I usually go for, being so pale and blonde but I think by teaming it with black accessories I've managed to pull it off. Using my dream Zara bag again, and my favourite comfy shoes, I think this outfit is perfect for going into the city for lunch or on holiday during the day when keeping cool is the ultimate aim. And as the weather starts to get colder, this look can easily be brought into Autumn by adding a duster coat or leather jacket.

I'm currently away on holiday but will reply to all comments on my return.

All photos by Daisy L.

Love Me Hate Me

Fedora - New Look | White Shirt - H&M | Blazer - H&M | Jeans - ASOS | Clutch - Zara | Trainers - JD Sports 

I basically live in white shirts nowadays so I thought I'd start doing a series of pieces on how I like to style them up, for casual and smart.

This look is one that would work during the day, perhaps to go shopping with friends or for travelling but could be easily changed up and made more appropriate for evening attire with a pair of barely there heels and a bit of lipstick. 

I recently bought this blazer during H&M's 25% promotion (check it out online and in store if you haven't yet!) as I've never owned a really smart jacket that would work with most things and can easily make a pair of scruffy jeans look grown up!

I toned down the smartness of this look with the addition of the Nike's and then added a dash of colour with this bright clutch from Zara, as I do love a good slogan!

I'm currently away on holiday but will reply to all comments on my return.

All photos by Daisy L.

Zara A/W Wishlist

Drawstring Trousers | Blue Slogan Tee | Doctor's Bag | Lace Top | Midi Dress | Leather Tote | Black Slogan Tee | Lace Embroidered Maxi Dress 

So hey guys, I'm back after my brief hiatus due to university obligations and I thought I'd kick it off again with a lovely wistful wishlist post for Zara.

Me and Zara, our friendship has been brief but beautiful and now they've started stocking their A/W stock, I'm very happy indeed. My current basket equals £144 and if I wasn't going away this Friday, I probably would have already ordered the lot. But we both know I will end up ordering something so I will keep you informed!

My top picks from Zara at the moment are:

- Drawstring Trousers, I recently realised that I don't own any grey trousers and this has greatly upset me and I feel it needs to be altered ASAP. This pair as just enough casual to get away with at university but I could easily dress up with a pair of heels.

- Blue Slogan Tee, Zara do tee's so well, I can't resist stocking up in some classic slogan ones.

- Doctor's Bag, I actually study Computer Science at University and am thus needed to bring my laptop onto campus most days and I feel this bag would be able to carry all my crap plus laptop so basically it's a uni essential?! Right...

- Lace Top, can't really bet a black lace top, perfect to dress up a pair of jeans if you need a quick evening outfit.

- Midi Dress, I've only recently braved the midi due to my short legs and now can't resist anything of the midi length, especially if it has a slogan printed across it.

 - Leather Tote, this is my other chosen university bag, cheaper but doesn't seem as sturdy as the Doctor's bag, but would add a dash of colour into my universally black wardrobe.

- Black Slogan Tee, another slogan tee to boot, of course there had to be a black tee in this wishlist.

- Lace Embroidered Maxi Dress, I have lusted over this dress for months and months and although it would have been perfect for summer, I totally think it would be workable in the Autumn months with leather jacket or even duster coat.

Wishlist's always end up in me convincing myself I need all these items and with a shopping trip to Manchester coming my way on Tuesday, I may return with a few of these pieces, to be continued... 

My own personal wind machine

Leather Jacket - H&M | Shaggy Scarf - Miss Selfridge | Shirt - H&M | White Jeans (ripped myself) - H&M | Loafers - New Look | Sunglasses - Primark | Bag - Primark 

(All Old) 

So today I found out that taking outfit photographs on a really windy day is not the best idea in the world. So do excuse my weave in these photographs, we tried out best to control it. 

This week I decided to bite the bullet and finally wear my white jeans outside of the house. Now I've always stayed far away from colourful/patterned jeans due to my cyclist thighs but I couldn't stay away any longer. I love a neutral colour scheme and this outfit ticks that box fully. As summer has decided it's bored of the North West, I added my favourite shaggy scarf to keep me from freezing and to add some darker tones into this relatively light ensemble and topped it all off with my life long best buddy, my fake leather jacket from H&M. 

I might be a bit off the grid over the next week as I have 2nd year resits (don't fail your exams kids) but I'm hoping to fit some outfit posts in around those exams (top student) PRAY FOR ME GUYS!

Photos by Daisy L. 

Casual Parisian

 

Fedora - ASOS | Blazer - ASOS | Tee - M&S | Jeans - New Look | Desert Boots - Topshop | Bag - Primark | Sunglasses - ASOS

Today I went to the Lowry in Salford to view the exhibition and browse the outlet stores and I spied the perfect photo op next to the river. My photographer (sister) is back in my life so expect many more outfit posts for me! This is a very normal outfit for me, just the right level of casual but with my own unique feel. I love the Parisian look of simplistic outfits and I feel this fits very well into that category by combining classic cuts like my blazer with casual everyday items like my skinny jeans.

By now you'll know that I don't really do colour in my outfits so I like combat the monochrome effect with little features like my grey fedora and my beige desert boots. I've become very attached to simplistic jewellery in gold, I have zero time for statement right now so I have built up quite a collection of delicate rings, bracelets and necklaces.

 And you might have noticed that I'm gradually lightning my hair using L'oreal Lightning Gel, which is doing an amazing job by the way! If you'd like a full review let me know, I know how troublesome lightning hair can be! 

Photos by Daisy L.