Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Today, I'm doing one of my 'Loving Her Style posts' and although I usually pick a fashion icon and try to analyse what makes her style so amazing (my last was on Emma Watson, and you can also read my posts on Millie Mackintosh, Leigh Lezark, Mollie King and Zooey Deschanel).
Today though, instead of a person, I'm going to be talking about a type of style that I can't get enough of at the moment. And that is what I'd call 'glam grunge'.
This weekend, I'm off to the amazing #FABBBirmingham event at Alfie Bird's.
It's the biggest event I've been to so far, and I'm super excited. I've heard so many positive things about their previous events.
Some of my favourite ever bloggers are going along so I can't wait to see them, plus a couple of new connections of mine it will be lovely to meet in person!
But with all the excitement comes the eternal query- what do I wear?
I'm keen to stay with my current vibe of layers and leather but I've come up with a new twist on it!
Grey boyfriend tees paired with leather pencil skirts, ladylike bags and striped prom dresses. Toughed up with ankle boots and bold necklaces.
A splash of leopard, some bold red lips and I'll be good to go.
What do you think? Are you going to #FABBBirmingham? What are you going to wear?
Super
excited to be attending the #bhmbloggermeet taking place on Sunday. As
usual when meeting a bunch of fashionable bloggers, I want to try and
raise my style game, so I’ve been thinking about an outfit and
make-up/hair for the day. I thought I’d put together a little mood
board
I’m
my autumn style post, I laid out the look I’ll be going for over the
season, which was based around shirts, layering, lace and plum colours.
I’ve also decided to go for a bronze smokey eye and berry lips to set
the look off.
Really
looking forward to meeting everyone at the event – it looks like it
will be an amazing day, there’s lots planned and I’ve been looking
forward to it for ages. Hope you like this look…stay tuned to see how it
really turns out!
The winds of change are blowing...
As I write this, I can already see yellow leaves blowing past my window, which can only mean one thing. The new season is coming!
Part of me is really sad about this, as another summer seems to have disappeared in the blink of an eye. But another part of me is looking forward to the change of seasons. Autumn is one of my favorite times of year. I love scarves, hot chocolates, misty walks and golden afternoons. And I really love autumn style.
A while back, I started an occasional series of posts about my fashion idols - a sort of greatest hits of their best looks and trying to pin down the ‘formula’ to their great style.
I covered Zooey Deschanel, Mollie King and Millie Mackintosh in preious posts, but today I’ll be writing about a ‘hall of famer’, which is what I call the style icons I’ve added into the sidebar of this blog!
Today I’m posting about Leigh Lezark, who is an enduring fashion icon for me.
I’ve said before that I can be a bit basic when it comes to my style, so I rely on Pinterest, blogs and ‘street style’ features in magazines to inspire me and challenge me to get creative, both with new pieces and with stuff I already own.
Its amazing to see how different people can take the same item and give it a completely fresh spin.
Today, I’m looking at an item that seems to have swept the fashion blogs lately - the white, oversized ‘Celine’ t-shirt.
A leather mini is one of those pieces that I permanently adore. It appeals to the rock chick side of me and also the classic side, as there are so many ways to style it up. I don't have a big chest without a lot of engineering help and/or chicken fillets, so I'm one of those girls whose drawn to a short hemline when I go out, and the rock and roll leather version is the perfect iteration- it's sharp, bold and can be styled a million ways.
These outfits show why its such a versatile item to have in your wardrobe.
This lady puts a total mod spin on the leather mini, teaming it with a crisp, buttoned-up white shirt layered under a soft black mohair knit. The flat biker boots keep it no-nonsense for day. I love her bleach blonde hair and red lippy as well. So chic!
This little beauty, found on scentofobsession.com, is a really cute and feminine way to style out a leather mini, this time a skater style.The logo jumper is super-cute and the raspberry coloured shoes add a brilliant unexpected twist. The jumble of cuffs and watches keeps on the right side of twee, and its toughened up further with the tough bag with gold detailing.
This outfit is total love for me! It's what I would look like in my dreams! The quilting on the skirt and the pencil shape are just gorgeous. The fit is balanced out with a baggy, oversize black sweater with bold logo, and the neat little perspex clutch and bunch of chunky rings is gorgeous.Plus, it even looks (whisper it...) comfortable!
And finally...AJ is really my ultimate style icon these days. She's morphed into a really elegant lady but she still nods to her rocker past and I just love the way she fuses to two styles into a modern, grown-up statement. Here, a leather pencil skirt looks ultimately classy paired with a white silky blouse, patent pumps and a turquoise pendant.
The key here seems to be to balance out the strength of a leather skirt with looser cuts on the top half, sorbet or bright shades to add a bit of colour, and a more demure top half. Lessons well learnt!
How would you style a leather mini?
Spring, as usual is all about pretty pastels. But I like my style with a little more bite! So combining pastels with a punk styling makes sure that the sweet tones are offset by a bit of edge.
Sorbet shade accessories are toughened up with stud detailing, while a pretty-pretty pastel lace dress can be paired with a denim gilet covered in spikes. Cutesy pendants with aggressive slogans (look closer!) are very subversive. Shorts in a wash of watercolour can be combined with pop-art leopard motifs on clutch bags and faux-hawk hairstyling.
Hair chalks, like the ones I saw from The Body Shop the other day, can be matched with sugar-pink lips and peppermint nails.
Happy styling x
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