Shoes Fabulous Shoes

The next segment of my shoe collection is here.  As you can see from the photos, the composition has much improved from my earlier attempts and I am now much more able to showcase the shoes and how they look on your feet.  I've also experimented with a range of angles to get the best views and bring out any special features.

L-R: Grey heels from LaRedoute (UK), Purple heels from Marks & Spencer, Red wedge heels from Marks & Spencer, Purple ruffled heels from La Redoute (UK) and Black detailed shoes from Marks & Spencer

Star studded shoes from Dorothy Perkins winter 2013 collection, reduced to £7 from £15

Walking shoes from Primark, cost £10

Animal Print embossed sandals from Marks & Spencer, possibly 2012 collection

Sandals from George At Asda in 2012

Heels from H&M online collection Spring 2014, priced £34.99

Fabulous animal print pumps from Primark last summer, costing £4.00

Amazing strawberry red heels from Next spring/summer 2014 collection, costing £29.99

I am sure I will post more about shoes in the coming weeks. 

Please let me know what you think about the collection and how the images have been put together.  I would love to hear from you.

Shoes, Glorious Animal Print Shoes

Back in February I purchased these cuties from H&M, priced at £34.99.  Here's some ways that I've worn them over the year (so far)

Brand new H&M Shoes at £34.99

 

Jeans from Gap, Top & Necklace from H&M

 

Top Primark, Jeans & Bag River Island, Necklace Mikey

 

Dress Zara, Belt La Redoute, Bag H&M, Necklace Top Shop, Bangle Next

Jacket River Island, Acid Top & Bag H&M, Skirt Next, Necklace Top Shop

Jacket H&M, Dress French Connection, Belt LaRedoute, Necklace Phantom Jewels

Different Views Of The H&M Shoes

There's no animal print problem in my shoe collection, what are you going on about?

 

 

Buy Phantom Jewel necklaces & accessories HERE

The Blush Biker Jacket

This time, I am featuring my blush coloured biker jacket that was purchased from the Julien McDonald franchise in Debenhams (originally priced at £75).  I purchased this towards the start of 2014 as I was looking for a jacket to cover Spring and Autumn, rather than just the Winter period.  This jacket seems to be very popular every time I post it on Instagram, so I thought it was about time I wrote a little bit about it.

With Scarf, Kookai Skirt & M&S Shoes

My first style up with this jacket was quite formal.  Underneath the jacket is a lovely cream scarf that I picked up in Menorca.  The skirt is from Kookai and is a number of years old now.  The shoes are from Marks & Spencer; I liked them because they look like dancing shoes.  The photo doesn't give this look the best justice, as all the pictures were taken in my bedroom at night and the lighting was never the best.

With River Island jeans, H&M top, M&S shoes and a scarf from Spain

This time, the jacket is given a smart casual twist.  It's teamed with the same M&S shoes, but is also tallied with a simple white tee from H&M and a pair of River Island skinny jeans.  The scarf was a present from Nerja, Spain.

 

With River Island jeans again, but with a Primark top and Miss Selfridge boots.

As the nights started to draw in, it was time to style up this jacket again.  The picture above shows it with black skinny jeans again, but this time I was able to match it up with a blush effect print top from Primark and my ankle boots from Miss Selfridge.  It makes a lovely smart casual look for work.



 

Dorothy Perkins jumper, La Redoute Jeans & Kurt Geiger boots



The final look shows the jacket taking advantage of the berry colours that are currently in vogue this autumn.  I've teamed it with a jumper I purchased from Dorothy Perkins, black skinnies again and my Kurt Geiger buckled boots.  I think it would also go well with berry coloured jeans, they would be very complimentary together.

Until next time.





Loving A Lacey White Skirt

The lacey white skirt has been a real find for me this summer.  As you can see below, I have managed to come up with a complete range of style ideas through the summer and am planning ways to keep wearing it through the winter.  Let me know your thoughts.

When I went to Liverpool back in March, I realised that a new Forever 21 store had opened so had to pop in and check it out.  You can see here that I tried on the skirt, I also picked up a striped jacket in a biker effect style.  I haven't ever worn them together (now there's a thought....).  Both items were really cheap with the jacket being £29 and the skirt £20.  I always love rooting through their accessory section as well, there are some great thrift finds to be had.

Styled with black top from H&M & shoes from Topshop

Styled with Sandals from River Island, H&M top & bag from Primark

Styled with black Dorothy Perkins three quarter sleeve top, shoes from La Redoute
& purple necklaces from Marks & Spencer

Styled with top and sandals from Zara, necklace from Primark

Styled with H&M Top & LaRedoute sandals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The final picture here show the style spread of Forever21 skirt, Dorothy Perkins three quarter sleeve top and Marks & Spencer sandals.  The other photo shows me wearing said outfit!



 

 

 

The Denim Jacket

 I really struggled last summer to find the perfect denim jacket.  There were so many cropped affairs, or the sleeves weren't long enough.  So much so that I thought they were only making jackets for tiny people - at 5 foot 5, or 165ish centimetres, I'm not exactly tall!

 

However, while wandering round Next I discovered this biker styled version.  It was only £40, but it was a bit on the dark side.  I got it home and thought to myself that it would be a good idea to bleach it.  I stuck it in a trug outside with a bleach and water mix, added a pebble or two to weigh it down and left it for around 2 hours before sticking it in the washing machine.

As you can see, it has made the jacket a much better shade to match the items in my wardrobe.  You can see the first style up in the photo above; with my much loved TopShop sleeveless dress which, by the way, was an amazing bargain; it started off at £50, was reduced to £30 then again to £20 by the time I spotted it on the rail.

Here I went for the double denim effect, teaming it with a primark skull scarf and my trusty H&M hi-tops.

 

This time I styled it with my white Primark skirt and golden sandals (the bag is also Primark).  I think it compliments the outfit really well.

 

Here, I styled it for a meal out at the pub, with my awesome animal print jeans from Zara, Wallis bag and Top Shop kitten heels.

 

 

Finally, here is the denim jacket in action at the Maesbury Canal Festival; I can explain, my Dad has a canal boat and was helping them raise money to restore a section of the canal.  I naturally had to go and show my support.  The jacket is teamed with animal print top from H&M, jeans from River Island, black bag from Primark and trainers from Zara.

 

Until next time.



 

Holiday Outfits From Malta & Gozo

I hope you enjoyed my previous post about Malta & Gozo.  Pictures of me in my outfits are limited, but I've done what I can.  Enjoy!

 

Primark Bikini

 

H&M Maxi Dress

 

River Island Top & George At Asda Shorts

 

Mango Top & George At Asda Shorts

 

Primark Bikini Top & Forever 21 Shorts

 

Top Shop Top & Dorothy Perkins Shorts

 

 

H&M Maxi Dress

 

Zara low back Top

 

H&M Sleeveless Shirt

 

Zara Top (bought in Sliendi, Malta)

 

Lovely silk scarf bought from local shop in Victoria, Gozo

 

Dress from local shop in Marsalforn, Gozo

I also have a jewellery set I have purchased, but I have no photo yet.  Valetta has a small jewellery quarter with some lovely pieces available at reasonable prices, so if you visit make sure you check it out.

Autumn Is Coming

There's been a distinct drop in temperatures here in the UK and the long range forecasts show little prospect of decent weather returning for the foreseeable future. With that in mind, it seems a good time to think about the change of seasons.

When I went shopping in Manchester, autumn and winter were definitely on my mind. I created 4 style ideas from my purchases, so feel free to take inspiration and prepare for the coming onslaught of wind, rain, snow and general greyness!

This set shows my new jumper from French Connection & my new jeans from Zara. I've teamed them up with last winter's boots from Kurt Geiger.  The necklace is from Primark and the bracelets are h&m .

This spread shows my new h&m jumper to be worn with black skinny jeans and flats from New Look.  The bracelets are from Primark, one in silver & one in gold.

This look shows my other h&m jumper and my new snakeprint scarf from Primark. This time I've teamed them up with my light River Island trousers & snakeprint hitops from h&m.

Finally, my favourite look out of the 4 I think!  The new French Connection jumper is shown with an h&m shirt inside.  This comes with skinny black jeans again, my lovely leather stud shoes from Zara & Topshop rucksack.  The necklace is from Dorothy Perkins and the bracelet is Forever 21.

I have some more purchases on their way soon - winter is coming, but I'll be ready (unlike that John Snow)