Friday, 12 October 2012

TGIF



In the words of Rebecca Black “It’s Friday, Friday”! My favourite and most important day of the week as 1. I’m off uni and 2. It’s PAYDAY.  I also realised I haven’t been shopping in over a week (I checked my temperature to make sure I was feeling okay) so thought I would be one of those crazy shoppers and embrace the horrendous weather to take a trek down to Bon Accord. Believe me it was a struggle as the rain lashed in my face and the wind prevented me from moving for at least 60 seconds.  My mum forced me take my hooded jacket to Aberdeen, just as well she did because otherwise I would have been supporting the drowned rat look- definitely not in this Autumn.
Jacket - £35 Collar- £12.99



Last week at work a customer came in with a coat that oozed style and I immediately wanted to track it down. I did my research to find it was from River Island priced at £85. However during my shopping trip today the light bulb went off in my head that I could recreate my own with the little help of H&M.  Altogether I spent £48 meaning I still have money left over food. Yaay! 

Trousers


 I was at TGI Fridays yesterday for my flatmates birthday dinner. We were all out the night before hand and needed some hangover munch. I also thought it would be the perfect time to preview my black and white printed trousers which I must say felt super tight after my three course meal. The boldness of the purple peplum top made the print stand out even more which was a trick I noticed Olivia Palermo use when she teamed her trousers with a bright yellow top while Beyonce has worn hers with a coat and boots ideal for the winter weather.



Trousers- H&M £9.99
Top- Zara £22.99



Monday, 8 October 2012

H&M for the win



When lying in bed this morning bored (yes not even Twitter or Facebook were entertaining me) I decided to take a look at the Vogue website. If you can not always afford the magazine the online updates are a great way to still find out the latest news. I opened a another tab so I could take a browse at H&M too and noticed they are doing a considerably good job right now at producing some catwalk worthy coats, similar to this one below which is from Raj Simons' collection for Jill Sander.  It received standing ovation in Milan and I can see why- what a beauty!

“The Rise of the Oversize” as Vogue like to call it consists of cocoon coats, loose fitting jackets and soft structured clothing where shoulder lines become some what invisible.  Usually I stay away from these styles but this Autumn/Winter it is set to be big! (No pun intended).  To finish the look try slim line trousers to help keep the overall outfit balanced.

Wish list

£99.99
£49.99
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Sunday, 7 October 2012

Let the shirt do the talking


I bought this shirt two weeks ago from Zara (£30) and have been dying to wear it ever since while I have noticed one of Lauren Conrad’s staple outfits being a classy shirt with a skirt combo.  It always looks effortlessly chic so inspired me for Friday nights’ outfit.  This shirt would have been even more “perf” with a navy lantern skirt but since my wardrobe lacks one of those, I rummaged through my drawers to find these navy shorts which I forgot I even had (always a bonus) and teamed it with them instead. Spikes seem to be everywhere at the moment so my favourite necklace is always a winner if I want to toughen my look. (Topshop- £15) I’m excited to experiment with this shirt as I think it will prove to be very multifunctional.  My new navy brogues will look amaze with it too. 

Shorts- Topshop £15, Sandals- Topshop £45