La Redoute Breton Top, 7ForAllMankind Jeans, All Saints The Bales Leather Jacket and Marks and Spencer Metallic Backless Loafers.La Redoute Breton Top, 7ForAllMankind Jeans, All Saints The Bales Leather Jacket and Marks and Spencer Metallic Backless Loafers.La Redoute Breton Top, 7ForAllMankind Jeans, All Saints The Bales Leather Jacket and Marks and Spencer Metallic Backless Loafers.
I think a good Breton Top is on most peoples No.1 List in the style stakes. I know personally, myself, I think I have worn some form of Breton Top most of my life! Stripes for a fact can be hard to pull off with especially horizontal stripes. It can make you look heavier than you really are, but I couldn’t give a monkeys uncle about that. Fashion rules sometimes just have to be ignored. Especially if you have a penchant for all things nautical!!. So let me tell you about this Breton Top I picked up recently from La Redoute. Now if you are a avid viewer of our YouTube channel (Click Here to have a gander) then its no secret that I have a Love Hate Relationship. I wont bore you with the details but lets just say items arrived SOOO late and I find the delivery absolutely rubbish. I failed to see in this day and age why items should need to take 7-10 working days to be delivered!! Who has time for that. Saying that, you can not deny the quality and uniqueness of their clothing. For me I can forgive rubbish delivery and just get over myself enough to place a order or two and just cultivate some patience while I eagerly wait by the door for said items.
This Breton top has bought much joy to me, as the softest of the material and cute little satin bow detail on the back just ticks all the boxes for me. As I was trying to channel my inner French Madam Look, I teamed it with my 7 For All Mankind Jeans and Marks and Spencer Metallic Backless Loafers for a laid back look. For added warmth to keep the chill off my kidneys I opted for my All Saints The Bales Leather Jacket just adds the je sais que for me.
La Redoute Breton Top, 7ForAllMankind Jeans, All Saints The Bales Leather Jacket and Marks and Spencer Metallic Backless Loafers.La Redoute Breton Top, 7ForAllMankind Jeans, All Saints The Bales Leather Jacket and Marks and Spencer Metallic Backless Loafers.La Redoute Breton Top, 7ForAllMankind Jeans, All Saints The Bales Leather Jacket and Marks and Spencer Metallic Backless Loafers.
Are you crazy about Breton Stripes? Will you be giving this a go? Let me know in the comments below. Why not have a nosy at some of my picks below.
Disclaimer ( Because I have a Capsule Wardrobe some of my exact items may not be available to buy anymore, but I will always hunt the internet for cracking Dupes for you)
Topshop Matte Plisse Trousers, Converse Hi Tops,All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and JDY Black Polarneck.Topshop Matte Plisse Trousers, Converse Hi Tops,All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and JDY Black Polarneck.Topshop Matte Plisse Trousers, Converse Hi Tops,All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and JDY Black Polarneck.Topshop Matte Plisse Trousers, Converse Hi Tops,All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and JDY Black Polarneck.
Pleated Trousers
I know Spring talk already, but with the latest sunny spells we have been having in the UK. My mind has been turned to the excitement of all things new in nature and style. Its getting to that tricky transitional stage where I don’t want to buy anything new, so I have been re-shopping my own wardrobe to find new pieces again!. The pleated trousers that you see in the pictures were a panic buy when I had realized the week of a award ceremony that I had NOTHING to wear. I tore around our local TOPSHOP in a complete tizz and saw these and thought ‘O.k I can do something with this’ and lo and behold they have become a firm favorite in my wardrobe. Whether you are wanting to dress them up (see here in my vlog) or how I have styled them casually with a pair of Cons and a leather jacket. Sometimes these things are just meant to be!.
Thanks for reading guys and look out for Thursday when my BIG new Hair reveal video. In the meantime, the children are on half term so I will be a bit MIA. You can keep up to date by clicking on any of the links below.
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Zara Tie dye accordion lace skirt, Topshop Khaki Jumper, All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and New Look Biker Boots.Zara Tie dye accordion lace skirt, Topshop Khaki Jumper, All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and New Look Biker Boots.Zara Tie dye accordion lace skirt, Topshop Khaki Jumper, All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and New Look Biker Boots.Zara Tie dye accordion lace skirt, Topshop Khaki Jumper, All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and New Look Biker Boots.Zara Tie dye accordion lace skirt, Topshop Khaki Jumper, All Saints Bales Leather Jacket and New Look Biker Boots.
Hey Everyone, I hope you have had a good weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead. If you have been reading my blog for a while you will remember this skirt back in August 2016, when I picked it up from Zara. I thought this would be a good illustration to show what works for your body shape, aaannnd what doesn’t. I love Maxi skirts, FACT- Maxi skirts do not love me. I know its sad, but if you look at the difference from my last blog post HERE you will see how wearing different styles can and cannot suit you. I am a Emotional dresser. When I wake up in the morning, I decide what I am going to wear to how I am feeling that day. I first realized I was like this when I was 19 years old. Back then I was working at TOPSHOP and part of being a Brand Manager, you had to work at other Stores to help out. I was sent to Manchester Trafford Center store, where I met Sophie. She was 26 years old and had a eccentric sense of dress. One day she was a Skater girl, next day she was Posh spice, then Boho chick with braided locks and a pair of Birken stocks to boot!! I just thought, ‘that is how I like to dress’ and from then on I have carried on being a Chameleon with my dress sense, not really following trends, but on what suits my body shape and how I feel on the day. Which is very detrimental to my bank balance, but hey I enjoy it.
So back to the outfit at hand, today I was feeling slightly Boho with a sniff of Biker chick with my boots and leather Jacket. Oh and the snugly Jumper cause its FREEZING!! As you can see Maxi skirts instantly add width to the hips and the thick long Jumper hides my curves and makes my shoulders look larger. Do I care? Not a jot, because I was feeling it at the time, but it may be the last time I wear it…for now!
Do you have items in your wardrobe that you feel dont suit you, but wear any way? Let me know in the comments below, as I would love to know your thoughts.
All Saints Bales Leather Jacket, Topshop MOM highwaisted Jeans and Zara Star Shirt
Hello 2017
Well I hope you all had a fantastic first week back at work or your normal routine. I certainly did!! I went on holiday with the family before the children had to go back to school, but then came home to my website had crashed and my LG4 phone, completely died and losing all my photos as Google had stop backing up my photos and I had not noticed. So this is a bit belated.
I wanted to start this post off thanking all of you who comment and have liked, shared and basically been very supportive. I look forward to keep on growing and with going back to work properly in the New Year as my youngest starts nursery (boo) that I will be churning out more content for you all.
I started my blog back in March 2015 and when I look back even to last year how just getting a DSLR in June (Anniversary Gift from the old man) my photos have come on leaps and bounds and it was a real game changer for me. I’m sharing some of my Favorite posts and some that you guys really liked. So here we go…
H&M Fashion Red Knit with ASOS Leather skirt and Camel colour Fedora
I wore this (blog post) back at the beginning of 2016. I loved this Red Jumper from HM (Old stock) (similar) and Leatherette skirt from ASOS as I felt smart,comfortable yet casual. This Jumper I wore endlessly over the last few months until it got so incredibly bobbly that I had to put out to pasture, Or so I thought I had just stored it away and resurrected it bobbles and all for a Lookbook for my YOUTUBE channel I did for Kaleidoscope in December. Such a well loved jumper that I did finally say goodbye to it.
Levis 711, HM Grey Hoody, Leather Jacket and Converse.
This picture makes me laugh so much, as I thought I looked so cool (I didnt) Look at how I have poured myself into my beloved Leather Jacket that I just couldn’t come to terms with, that I had outgrown it (to put it polity). I bought it on a amazing trip to New York when I was 18 years old and now I am (cough) 36 years old its time I will have to let it go. Look at the quality of my photo this was taken on a point and shoot. What a difference to my DSLR photos!!.
Blue smokey eyes
This was my first semi popular makeup tutorial on YouTube and I really enjoyed creating this super easy Smokey Blue eye Makeup tutorial. Why not have a butchers, if you missed this as its quite amusing. Oh and informative of course!.
3 min French Braid For Short Hair Tutorial
Its always the things we think of last minute that strike a cord with others. This is exactly what happened here. I had finished creating a winged eye makeup tutorial and thought it would be fun to quickly braid my fringe (video here). It took me 3 minutes and to date it is my most watched video! It goes to show you never can tell. Why not have a try of this Braid as its a time saver for the mornings when you want a extra 10 minutes in bed!.
River Island Camel Culottes, Zara White Shirt, All Saints Leather Jacket, Zara Studded Lace up Pumps and Paul Costello Bag
Things change
This was my first semi luxe purchase I had saved for the All Saints Bale Leather Jacket for 3 months. You can’t say I didn’t deserve a new one it had been 18 years since my last one!!. I think this was my first proper dabble into fashion blogging and I realized I really liked it. At this point my whole life had been turned upside down, a lot was going on in my personal life. I manage to keep this separate from my blog as long as I could as I was just going through the motions.
My best friend, my confidant, My Mother, was diagnosed with Lung and Thyroid cancer. She had just only beaten breast cancer back in 2012 and here we were again not just facing one, but two major fights on our hands. I say ‘ours’ because I was with my mum every step of the way I wouldn’t of missed any of those appointments, to finally be able to give support to her when she had supported me so much over the years. As things got more intense I began to throw myself more into my blog as I found talking about mundane stuff hair, fashion and make up, gave me a relief from the tenseness of having to process life and death decisions. My mums Lung cancer (never smoked in her life) was spotted by a chest infection that just wouldn’t shift. She is so fortunate to have had such great care from the NHS and Macmillian nurses. Mum is doing really well now but it was such a scary time to see the one you love and admire so much, needing you to step up to the mark. It changed my whole outlook on things, in a good way. Not to sweat the small stuff, trying not to react to drama that having such a big family can create and appreciating little things in life.
Bumble and bumble Surf Infusion Beachy Waves For Short Hair
This was my Bronzy, Beachy look that I loved creating with Bumble and Bumble Surf Infusion. It was so easy with Surf Infusion and I did a tutorial of it on Youtube. It worked very well showing it in our Hair salon as it such a quick technique.
Zara Shirt, Zara Utility Trousers, Zara Pointed Studded pumps, Chloe Georgia Crossbody bag
This photo is my collaboration with UnCloset a Luxury Handbag service. Look how beautiful the Chloe Georgia bag is? I loved using it and it photographed perfectly. It was a scorching hot day at the Trafford center in Manchester and I was melting taking these photos. A far cry away from how the weather is now. From now on you see my photos improving as I have my baby Nikon D5300 DSLR its a cracking camera. Have a look at the Amazona Loewe Bag and my favorite Celine Diamond bag.
All saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bagJaeger Camel Wool Coat, ASOS Leatherette Skirt, Carvela Pointed Shoes, Chloe Diamond bag
This was my first collaboration with the a fantastic brand Kaleidoscope. This gorgeous Zig Zag Faux Fur Jacket (sold out Similar) is so incredibly warm and every where I wear it someone always ask where it is from. I then got the opportunity to film a Lookbook how to style a party dress 3 ways.I styled the gorgeous Animal Print velvet dress is was a breeze to style. It was so much fun to film and edit and I cannot wait to do another one.
All Saints Bales Leather Jacket, HM Red Jumper, Kaleidoscope Animal Print Velvet Dress, New Look 90’s Buckled Biker Boots.Jaeger Wrap Wool Coat, Camila Roma Bag, Asos Leathrette Pencil Skirt, Kaleidoscope Animal Print Velvet Dress.Jaeger Wool Wrap Coat, Kaleidoscope Animal Print Velvet Dress, & otherstories Red Embossed Sandals,Weekday Clutch.
There has been some great collaborations and I look forward to seeing what happens in 2017. I think I have slowly found my feet and getting the hang of this blogging lark! I hope you will carry on joining me for the ride. If you get a chance please take a look and my YouTube channel its coming on slowly!!. Take care and don’t forget to shop my pieces below.
Thanks for stopping by and Watching my first LOOKBOOK!! When Kaleidoscope first contacted me and challenged me to style one of there PARTY Dresses, I was like ‘YEAH’. So here it is and if you want to see my full review and details on other clothing mentioned, check out my blog post on this dress which has all the links.
All Saints Bales Leather Jacket, Marks and Spencer Floral Maxi Dress and Animal Print Converse Trainer Boots.
My Old Faithful – The Leather Jacket
I thought I would start a series on my take of what is a wardrobe essential to me. First to kick things off is the old faithful- The Leather Jacket.
All Saints Bales Leather Jacket, Marks and Spencer Floral Maxi Dress and Animal Print Converse Trainer Boots.All Saints Bales Leather Jacket, Marks and Spencer Floral Maxi Dress and Animal Print Converse Trainer Boots.All Saints Bales Leather Jacket, Marks and Spencer Floral Maxi Dress and Animal Print Converse Trainer Boots.
To me the Leather Jacket can be something of a icon statement piece or just blend into the background of a fierce outfit. No matter how rubbish you may be feeling that day, slipping on a Leather Jacket and a statement lipstick, you are then ready to take on the world so to speak!. My chosen Leather Jacket is the Bales piece from All Saints. I thought long and hard about this purchase, as for me its a lot of money to spend on myself with so many mouths to feed! If you have been reading my blog for a while you will know that the last Leather Jacket I bought was over 18 years and was woefully in need of an up grade so I felt it was justified!.
I chose this style because all the others seemed a little bulky on my small frame and I did look like a mitchelin man wearing them!. The Bales is a soft Lamb Leather (sorry!) I know for some this does not sit well, but for me if I am going to eat it, I should not be fussy about wearing it. It is slim line and has a double buckle on the collar. It has zip details on the cuffs which really helps when you are wearing a thick hoody or knit underneath to allow some well needed ventilation!.
All Saints Bales Leather Jacket, Topshop MOM highwaisted Jeans and Zara Star ShirtAll Saints Bales Leather Jacket, Topshop MOM highwaisted Jeans and Zara Star Shirt
Don’t get me wrong, you can get some cracking faux Leather Jackets on the high street for a fraction of the price. Also for what I paid for one Jacket you could buy at least 3 good quality copies. For me, I am into this whole minimal, less in the Wardrobe, investing in quality pieces malarkey! So each to their own, but if you do decide to take the plunge, there is no better time than now, as All Saints are holding a Instagram Biker Portraits Campaign where if you upload your photo wearing one of their Biker Jackets,then you could be chosen as the face of their new campaign. WIN,WIN!!
Thanks for reading and look out for my You Tube GET READY WITH ME video which will be up on Thursday! If you havent had enough of me then come on and say HI on…….
All saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bagAll saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bagAll saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bag
Pointed Ballet Lace up Pumps
Hey Everyone as we are now finished with summer and you can really feel the air thinning in the UK. I am desperately trying to get the last of my wear with my Pointed Lace Up Ballet Pumps before they go into retirement for the Winter months. With Miu Miu bringing out their gorgeous ballet Pumps and Zara bringing out a fantastic lookie – likey they have never been so sought after.
All saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bagAll saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bag
All saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bagAll saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bagAll saints Leather jacket, Peasant white blouse,River Island Camel Culottes,Zara Ballet Pumps, Amazona Loewe bag
I have worn these to death, and to be fair they could do with a spit and polish before they go into hibernation. So with a heavy heart I will complete the task and put these babies to bed for another year.
Are you into the whole ballet pump thing or do you prefer another? Let me know in the comments below. Dont forget to check my latest YouTube Video and I would love you to say Hi on my other Social Media Channels.
River Island Camel Culottes,Zara White Shirt,All Saints Leather Jacket,Zara Studded Pumps and Paul Costello
I will be the first to admit to being a little on the short side the thought of wearing a ankle grazing pant fills me with dread. Until I came across these Camel coloured Culottes from River Island. The soft fabric,the billowing leg,the beautiful camel colour just had me. These trousers are so comfy and versatile I knew they were going to be a key piece to my wardrobe.
I thought if you were like me and want to get the most out of the items you purchase then I wanted to share the Three ways I have styled these culottes. Takes you from comfy casual to work then to hot mama look for a evening out.
My first choice would be something I would wear for work, out for drinks or a shopping trip.
River Island Camel Culottes,Zara White Shirt,All Saints Leather Jacket,Zara Studded Pumps and Paul CostelloRiver Island Camel Culottes,Zara White Shirt,All Saints Leather Jacket,Zara Studded Pumps and Paul CostelloRiver Island Camel Culottes,Zara White Shirt,All Saints Leather Jacket,Zara Studded Pumps and Paul CostelloRiver Island Camel Culottes,Zara White Shirt,All Saints Leather Jacket,Zara Studded Pumps and Paul Costello
My second choice is a casual affair for these culottes, great for the lazy Sundays or simply keeping it comfy.
River Island Camel Culottes, Asos White Tee, H&M Denim Jacket, Adidas Stan Smiths and Marks and Spencer Leather Back pack.River Island Camel Culottes, Asos White Tee, H&M Denim Jacket, Adidas Stan Smiths and Marks and Spencer Leather Back pack.
My final change was something for the weekend. Perfect for a date or a evening out with the ladies just pairing these trousers with a smart top and a pair of heels and you are set for what the night has to offer.
River Island Camel Culottes,H&M Black Low V Back Top,Olive Green Clutch and Nude Heels New Look.River Island Camel Culottes,H&M Black Low V Back Top,Olive Green Clutch and Nude Heels New Look.River Island Camel Culottes,H&M Black Low V Back Top,Topshop Olive Green Clutch and Nude Heels New Look.
I hope you liked my little pairings. Are you taking the plunge this season and embracing ‘the culotte’? Let me know in the comments below.
