Happy New Year!

 

Has anyone noticed how, at this time of the year, everyone snuggles down and huckers up for the winter (unless of course you're in the Souther Hemisphere, in which case it's probably bikini season - lucky you).

 

I thought I would share a few of my 'furry' photos with you, to help everyone with that feeling of warmth and snuggleness that we all deserve.  Enjoy.

 

 

Furry effect lounge suit from QVC (UK)

 

Furry Jacket from Next (£34.99)

Furry Jacket from Dorothy Perkins (£59.99 less 10% offer)

 

£8 pyjama suit set from Primark

Leather & fake fur coat from Debenhams 2013/14 Winter season - half price at £64.99

My unbelievably fabulous River Island leather jacket with detachable furry collar, which keeps me mega warm every winter

 

While there's a lot of mention of furry items here, please note that I don't wear real fur.  I won't go into a rant about animals, humane treatments, vegetarians or anything like that as this isn't what my blog is for.  However if you do have a view, we can bring this up via my Facebook page - I'll set up a separate page and open up a discussion on the matter - just let me know if anyone would like that.

 

 

 

 



 

Show Me Your Rock Tee's

As a teenager I amassed a wide range of rock t-shirts,  unfortunately most of them were so worn out you couldn't see the band names on them any more.  I have tried to replace some of them over the years but I must confess I have not done so well of late.

Back in February, I showed off these three tees that I currently have in my wardrobe.  We have Sisters Of Mercy, Rage Against The Machine and the trusty old Led Zeppelin.  When it comes to styling these items, I probably have a bit of a uniform - skinny jeans, skinny jeans and skinny jeans.

 

 

The SOM tee is pictured here with some simple back skinny jeans, my studded loafers from Zara and my mini backpack from TopShop.  For cooler evenings I would slip on my black leather jacket with the fake fur collar.

 

 

This time, the RATM tee is picktured with grey skinnies from Primark, trainers from Zara and the mini backpack again.

 

My vintage thigh high boots had the RATM tee in the background, as well as my Leeds Festival tee and the Led Zeppelin number.

And finally, my most recent Instragram posting.  The SOM shirt is pictured with my River Island Print jacket, skinny jeans, the Zara studded loafers and a vintage Mikey Necklace with crosses - I've had this for almost 20 years and it's still a faithful item of mine!

 

In the photo below, I look back on some items of my past that I think have helped shape my current style.  I always enjoyed being a bit quirky and edgy; I hope it shows somehow in most of my outfits.

 

Ta ta for now.

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.





My Super Snakeprint Effect Jacket

For those of you that follow me on instagram, there is an underlying animal print theme to a lot of my outfits.  I bought this jacket from River Island a couple of years ago and absolutely adore it.  It was the best £50 I ever spent - or one of the best, anyway.

I've created some style ideas over the weeks to showcase my ideas for wearing it.  Enjoy!

The first look shows it teamed up with black River Island jeans and a simple top from H&M.  There have been some great accessory finds to match with the jacket, too.  These H&M hi-tops have a very similar print.  I've teamed simple silver and gold bangles with the look.

Back in March I went to Media City in Salford, on the outskirts of Manchester (UK).  You can see I am wearing the outfit from the earlier style spread, but added an animal print scarf and my Top Shop dark denim backpack.

 

I've styled it with the same jeans as above in this photo, but added my pretty boho effect River Island blouse underneath and a pair of heels from H&M.  It has made the outfit look really smart for the office.  There's a vintage River Island bag in the photo - it is certainly from the early 1990's.

 

 

Finally, I have given it an alternative edge by teaming it with a snake print scarf from Primark, H&M bag and some fake pearls from Marks & Spencer. 

 

I am pretty certain that this jacket will feature again on Instagram, so look out for it coming to a mobile device near you!

 

 

October Haul At Next

Every once in a while I like to visit my local retail park and browse the shops.  Tonight I have been to Next and purchased a range of super shiny and super furry items!

I purchased a new fake fur jacket, three skirts of varying textures and pleats, a pair of new boots and some fabulous accessories.  I must apologise for the poor quality of pictures, but I am relying on house lighting at the moment.

First up is this lovely bolero style fake fur jacket in silver grey.  It feels absolutely gorgeous!  This is going to look great with skinny jeans and heeled boots, I reckon.

Next is a beautiful and lightly pleated shiny silver grey skirt.  It is absolutely gorgeous and the pleats give it a wonderful movement.

I love the effect on this skirt.  It has a golden bronzed look to it and if you look closely, the pattern is a crocodile effect.  There are sequins in the pattern which gives it that extra shimmer.  This will look fabulous as an alternative to just black.

 



This black skirt has even finer pleats than the silver number, making it swish when I move around.  It beats a boring plain straight skirt any day!

I then saw these burgundy (or wine) coloured suede effect boots, which I think will look awesome with some of the purchases above, or with skinny jeans again.  I'm even thinking how cool this might look with a similar coloured jumper and my white lacey skirt - watch out for a style up on that soon!

Don't you just adore these wonderful rose-gold effect accessories?  I think they're going to look amazing with a range of looks, not just what I purchased today.

 

Just in case you're wondering, this is what I went shopping in today.  The jumper is from Primark and it has spangly sequins knitted into it.  It was only £12 and comes in a range of colours from mint (shown) to pink and lilac.  It's teamed here with skinny jeans from River Island, boots from Miss Selfridge and a Primark scarf.


I also purchased some new sports socks for running, but you don't really want to see a picture of those, do you?


Shopping Details - try www.next.co.uk for online purchases.

Sequined Pencil Skirt - 887 247 145 007618 - £35.00
Foil Pleat Skirt - 949 193 131 000690 - £45.00
Black Pleat Skirt - 675 152 213 00253 - £35.00
Animal Faux Fur Jacket - 694 311 141 000911 - £35.00
Berry Pointed Boots - 946 189 683 000310 - £32.00
Sandblast Disc Necklace - 808 600 017 003650 - £14.00
Sparkle Disc Str Bracelet - 930 967 013 000133 - £14.00

If you're interested, I have added some photos below, showing the items being tried on.  Please excuse my socks!!!

 

 

 

Big Kitty Top - Sportluxe Style

I've had this cat top from Zara for a couple of summers now and I still love it.  When sportsluxe started to hit the shopts, everything was very grey and very yellow, but this top was a subtle combination and hit the spot for me.

 

It is styled above with grey Primark jeans, Kurt Geiger boots and River Island boyfriend jacket.

This time, I am in Ironbridge in Shropshire.  It was a lovely warm day with no jacket required, jeans from River Island and shoes from Primark.  I wore those trainers so often that the bottoms collapsed and they no longer exist (boo)

This is an alternative look I created, with blue River Island jeans and my super duper heels from H&M

Those Zara Jeans

The road to blogging was an odd one for me - it was actually caused by someone I wasn't getting on with at work, who suggested I should seek out a more creative role than what I currently do. Their idea of a creative role, however, was very different to where I seem to have found my mojo now.

I thought it would be a brilliant idea to go back to the start and look at some of my early ideas from Instagram as a result! Enjoy xxx

Let us start with the now infamous Zara animal print jeans, first featured back in February. I bought them in the Winter sales in 2013, then promptly jetted off to Lanzarote for a birthday holiday for my husband.

Picture 1 was taken just off the promenade from Playa Blanca heading towards Papagayo Beaches.  Lanzarote is lovely in January and provides a great escape from the winter chills of the UK.

The next 2 pictures show them with my River Island blazer and my zip top from Warehouse, with

my suede Topshop kitten heels, which were a snip at £10 in the sales and purchased from the Selfridges Manchester concession store.

 

I've attached more pictures below - if you want any information about the outfits and where items are from, please comment and I'll come back with the details.

Until next time! 😻😻

 

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