Breathe Out.

I have a confession to make. I have eaten way too much this week. I blame the festive melting pot (see I'm relating everything to food) of too many delicious treats laying around and not enough braving of the icy outside to burn them off.

As a result, I've been searching this week for a few  'breathe-out' items of clothing so that I, or anyone else in my (rather large and sinking) boat can turn to in times of need, slip into and breeeathe out (and maybe even sneak an extra choccie bar too!)

Here is what I lumbered across:

 1. Miss Selfridge £28.00

2. H&M £19.99 

3. River Island £25.00 

4. River Island £30.00 

5. Miss Selfridge £28.00 

6. H&M £14.99 

7. Topshop £20.00 

8. Miss Selfridge £26.00

 

1. H&M £24.99

2. Miss Selfridge £35.00

3. River Island £35.00 

4. River Island £25.00 

5. H&M £12.50

 Ahhh. I can practically taste the comfort (food) from here.
Have a lovely weekend
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Feelin Lacy

Hey honey's! Happy Friday. Feels like this one has been a long time coming that's for sure. After the day from hell yesterday - Finance stress, two busses not turning up in the rain, having to pay for a taxi and pretty horrible family problems - I was not in the best of moods. However onwards and upwards they say and today the sun is shining, I'll be seeing my lovely boyfriend and having a nice long chat with my bestfriend later and I'm sure those two combined will make me a much happier bunny.


Sorry to ramble on anyways :p today I have for you a gorgeous trend that's quite frankly all over the place at the moment - much to my delight:

Lace

For me - the perfect mix of gothic, glamorous and ladylike with a decadent feel and effortless edge. A pretty intoxicating mix no?

Here are my favourite budget friendly lace pieces:

1. Warehouse £30.00 

(breastcancer awareness too <3)

2. Dorothy Perkins £22.00

3. Miss Selfridge £29.00 

4. Miss Selfridge £29.00 

5. Monsoon £45.00 

6. AX Paris £28.00 

So there we are my loves. Hope you like!
Happy Friday
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Celebrity looks for less returns

Hey dolls! How're you all today? Got that Friday feeling or still not quite fizzing with weekend excitement?

Today I have a little blast from the past for you all. Remember my celebrity'Looks for less' features I did a while back? Well after seeing a few gorgeous outfits lately I was inspired to see what I could rustle up from the good ole highstreet to help you recreate these glam ladies style on a budget. Lets have a look who we've got:

Gwen Stefani
'No Doubt' about it this lady has so much style we can all afford to borrow some of it on a budget scale ;)

 1. New Look £22.00

2. ASOS £12.00

3. New Look £0.50

4. Topshop £22.00

5. Peacocks £16.00

6. Missguided £29.99

7. Boots £5.49

Evan Rachel Wood

One of my ultimate Girl-Crushes. Total vamp with some absolutely killer style here. She even likes the same tights as me - true love!

 1. New Look £24.99

2. New Look £5.99

3. ASOS £29.00

4. ASOS £12.00

5. H&M £29.99

Ashlee Simpson.
She may be a bit 'lala' at time but she definitely has an awesome hippie/rock sense of style. Love the delicate dress teamed with fierce coat here.

1. New Look £25.00

2. Peacocks £6.00

3. Missguided £24.99

4. New Look £44.99

5. Miss Selfridge £28.00

So there we go then ladies some celeb inspired outfits on a budget, what do we think of this feature? Stay or nay?
Let me know and have a fabulous weekend!
<3

Monday must-have

Hello everybody! By now I'm hopefully on a blustery British beach enjoying the view and the fact that my fringe will never be the same again ;)

Today I have for you, something that will be becoming a regular feature on fashionismyh2o "Monday must-have" - an item of clothing or an accessory or even a person (you never know - spanish men can be very tempting...) that I'm personally obsessed with each week.

Todays Monday must have is :

This beautiful 'glam goth' lacy skirt which I could quite easily imagine wearing about 100 different ways. 

 - Team it with nude or black tights and patent ballet flats and long sleeved neutral fitted top for an elegant day look.
- Add biker boots and a leather jacket over a distressed tee for a real take on this A/W 'Glam Grunge' trend
- Or add your most gorgeous killer heels and a fitted top for instant cocktail glamour.


Beautiful. Versatile and a complete bargain at :
Miss Selfridge £29.00

What do you lovelies have your eye on this week?

Looks for less 05/09/11

Hello my loves, since my last Look for less post (which you can find here) I've had quite a few requests for me to hunt down some more designer or high-end inspired pieces for you lovelies to find for less (love requests keep them coming!)

Now you all know how much of a bargain hunter I am so of course I was more than happy to oblige and here are this weeks findings: 

(Disclaimer - I'm not claiming these are exact replicas obviously with such a vast difference in price there's going to be some differences but I do the best I can ;))

 Cosey cable knit sweaters - perfect with skinny jeans or leggings + boots for the cold snap!
On the left - blowout - Pringle £860.00

On the right - Budget - H&M £24.99

 Leather skirts - perfect over black tights + booties for a glam grunge take on Autumn/Winter styling
On the left blowout - Alice Temperley £106.00

On the right - budget - H&M £15.00 (I own this see it here)

 Next up a bit of cage fighter glam - these amazing caged booties I'm desperate for a pair of these in my life and plan to team with leather leggings + slouchy tees - perfection!
On the left - blowout - Christian Louboutin £980.00On the right - budget - ASOS £38.00

 Then we have some gorgeous bling to help put the finishing touches to your cold styling
On the left - blowout - Michael Kors £199.00On the right - budget - ASOS £25.00

 

 Lastly we have these beautiful berry toned bags to carry around all of your Autumn/winter goodies in!
On the left - blowout - Alexander Wang £282.00

On the right - budget- Miss Selridge £45.00

So there we are my lovelies, this is going to become a weekly feature from me so if you've seen something gorgeous that you just can't afford drop me a comment + I'll get on the hunt for a budget version for you!
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(Ankle) Booty Call

Ha-ha-ha I swear my post titles get more and more cringey, someone needs to have a serious word with me before you all run off in despair! I hope you're all well and good, feels like this week is going strangely fast again and I can't quite beleive that it's September already tomorrow! However, I am very happy with this as it does meen I'm legitimately allowed to claim it's Autumn and dig out the tights, the knits and of course... the boots.

Ah yes, boots. Now I'm a person who's guilty of having many obsession (most of which relate to Spanish men - haii Enrique, Fabregas ETC) but boots are definitely one of the most prominent - especially of the ankle variety. Due to this obsession I spent most of yesterday evening hunting down the most fabulous affordable boots that I could find (and add to my WANTNEEDGETMENOW list of course)

Here's the beauties that I found - seperated into sections for you because I'm nice like that ;)

Heels

 1.Missguided £24.99

2. ASOS £32.00 

3. River Island £84.99

4. ASOS £44.00 

5. Missguided £24.99 

6. New Look £29.99

Wedges

 1. River Island £64.99

2. Missguided £35.99

3. New Look £29.99

4. Missguided £32.99

5. ASOS £60.00

6. ASOS £65.00

Flats

1. Miss Selfridge £45.00

2. New Look £24.99 

3. New Look £12.00 

4. ASOS £31.00 

5. Peacocks £25.00 

6. River Island £35.00

So there we are honies, some boots that're made for catwalkin ;) 

I promise I'll stop with the puns now ha-ha enjoy your day!
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Designer Knits for Less

Hello beauties, I hope  you're all well! As we all know (mainly because I wont stop banging on about it) the colder nights are drawing in (dark at 8:30 BOO) and the high-street is currently awash with a complete feast of Autumn/Winter goodies (YAY).

When I was browsing today (including the lovely Mia's website) I came across some really funky knitwear that totally reminded me of Proenza schouler and Missoni's gorgeous patterned designs. Here are some of these designer looks from  fashion week :

 Proenza Schouler 

Missoni

And here are some amazing 'copies' that I've spied on the high-street. They'd look absolutely fabulous as a gorgeous focal piece of any outfit (I especially love them teamed with black skinnies or leggings and long boots) and for an added bonus these babies come at an absolute fraction of the price :

 

1. Dorothy Perkins  £25.00

2. Dorothy Perkins £35.00

3. Topshop £65.00

4. Miss Selfridge £45.00

5. Dorothy Perkins £35.00

So there we are my loves a way to wrap up in super style but without the super cost!
Stay cosy!
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That Seventies Style

Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all well on this deliciously sunny late summer day. I know it's Monday but at least if the suns shining then the idea of trecking out to work doesn't seem quiiite as bad, no?


To brighten your day yet further I've been on the hunt for Autumn/Winter style previews again and today I'm bringing you the High-Streets interpritation of one of this Autumns hottest (or coolest shall we say? Much more appropriate ha-ha) trends :

 

The Seventies.

A decade full of the beautiful juxtoposistion of hedonistic partying and laid back festival frequenting the Seventies is one of my absolute favourite for fashion inspiration.

 

Here's my top ten high-street picks for Retro Stylin'2011:

 This beautiful blush toned blouse just screams seventies luxe to me. From the Studio 54 style sequins to the sexy sheer sleeves this is one seventies shirt that every lady needs in her wardrobe this Autumn. I would team with wet look leggings and killer metallic platforms for a look David Bowie would be begging to borrow!
Topshop £65.00

Now - It wouldn't be Seventies stylin' without a maxi dress or two and this beauty was impossible to leave out! With it's on trend colouring and funky pattern it perfectly fits into your Autumn/Winter must have spec. Wear over a sheer long sleeved blouse + belt tightly. Add a pair of platform boots and you'll look like the next Bianca Jagger.
Miss Selfridge £32.00

 

 In the words of one of the modern day vintage champions Rachel Zoe 'I DIE!' 'It's Bananas' 'Shut the front door' ETC. This is seventies stylin in all it's faux fur REAL glam glory. Team over a simple long sleeve top, flared jeans and platforms and Zoe herself will be offering you a glam contract.
Topshop £70.00

The Seventies were definitely not a decade for the timid dresser. These pants are loud + proud of it. Tone them down by teaming them with a simple black or white tank + Brown platforms. Effortlessly chic but the cut can be tricky to pull off so try these babies on before you swipe the card.
Topshop £45.00

 

 Next up we have these platforms that are so hot Elvis would probably bribe you for a loan of them. Super glam but comfy thanks to that oh-so-practical chunky heel these would look fab with any party frock or wide legged jeans.
New Look £24.99

 Speaking of wide-legged jeans here is possibly the best bargain you'll get! Super flattering jeans in a mid-denim colour with a small flair to flatter any figure (all your pears need a pair -pardon the pun- of these in your life to balance out those beautiful hips of yours)team with anything from long line vests + faux fur to pussybow blouses and platforms. Tres chic and an absolute steal:
Peacocks £12.00

 Then for underneath your new flares we have these faaabulous platform boots that again wouldn't look out of place on a certain Miss Zoe. Neutral enough to work with anything these could prove to be a real staple for your winter wardrobe. Plus with the platform on those who needs studio 54 - every streets a disco!
Missguided £27.99

 Next up we have this super pretty printed frock with a gorgeous pussybow neckline. Perfect with black tights + brogues for a simple daytime look or killer platforms and wine coloured stockings for a night on the town.
Miss Selfridge £46.00

 Next up we have another gorgeous pair of platforms. These ones are just gorgeous with their subtle suede material and large blocky heel - The seventies girls sure new how to party so take a hint from them and stock up on block heels for the christmas season! Equally fab for day or night these would look great teamed with the jeans featured above.
New Look £29.99

Lastly we have this beautiful printed blouse which fits right into my 'mustards and custard' colour scheme block a couple of posts back. Elegant yet really glam this'd look perfect tucked into a pair of jeans for an off-duty chic look or worn over some daring hotpants for a night on the razz.
River Island £35.00
So there we are then loves! A quick trip in the time machine back to the shimmering seventies! Hope you like the picks and check back later this week for more High-Street trend covering!

Happy Mondays!
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Autumn Colour Blocks

Hey sweeties, I do hope you're all well and good today - finally mid-week which that meens the countdown to the weekend has begun! Today I'm recooperating from a nasty bout of acid-reflux that had me up all night (most attractively) feeling like I was going to throw up any second and pacing my room to wait for the pain to subside. Sigh. I do hope your Tuesday nights were a lot less painfl and more glam than mine that's for sure!

Anyway, nothing like a little fashion goodness to cheer a poorly blogger up and today I've been waving my creative wand on Polyvore and scouring the high-street sections for a look at what lovely colours will be coming our way this Colder season. (I don't know why I called it this as we never seem to get a warmer season for the temperatures to drop from ha-ha)

Anyway here are some block sets of what I discovered (For a closer look at any of the featured items just click the photo and it will take you to my polyvore set list page):

Mustards and Custards

If you haven't thrown up (god I am vomit obsessed today?!) at the rather delicious sounding title above, feast your eyes on this selection of gorgeous yellow + brown earthy toned goodies all from the Great British High-Street. These colours are the very embodiment of Autumn style and scenery and I'm personally a little obsessed with the mustard platforms and the central brown bow coat. Perfection.

Red Red Wine

 

Ahhh, now if this collection doesn't make you think of sipping a delicious bottleglass of red whilst curled up infront of a toasty fire I don't know what will. This particular shade of red has to be one of the most beautiful colours around and I certainly cannot wait to get my hands on a couple of the items from above - namely the sheer shirt and skinny red belt (perfect for belting a cute vintage tea-dress)

Back to Black

As a bit of a black obsessive (literally - half my wardrobe - no joke) I'm more than thrilled that 'grown up goth' is making a comeback this Autumn/Winter. With Luxurious fabrics and incredible detail the items from the above collection combine ridiculously easy style (what can be simpler than black for a go-to all flattering look?) with a beautiful edge that meens I cannot wait to further develop my black-catalogue (ha-ha couldn't resist sorry)

So there we are my loves, a quick peek (again) at what we can expect on the good ole high-street this Autumn. What are you excited to shop for? Is there anything special that's caught your eye lately? 

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Pink Monday

Hello my loves! I hope you're all well on this gloriously sunny Monday ( I don't say that sentance very often that's for sure!) Recently two very strange things have occured to turn my world upside down ...

1. I woke up in a fabulous productive mood ... On a Monday! Seriously this is one very strange occurance for me ha-ha I'm not quite sure how to handle my newfound mojo but I'm sure fashionismyh2o will only benefit ha-ha!

2. I've developed a rather sudden and compelling love for all things pastel pink. Argh. How did that happen? I am the queen of black leather, lace and distressed Tee's, of heavy eyeliner and studded detailing... and now here I am coo'ing over anything pretty and pink ... slightly unexpected to say the least. 

 

This new addiction has lead me to go on a quick hunt this morning for the prettiest pinks the high-street has to offer. Here's what I discovered:

 

 Firstly I discovered this fairy-tale style blouse which is just stunnning. I adore the piping and the subtle embellishment. This top is perfect either for summer nights with a pair of denim cuttofs and some gorgeous sandles OR winter party time with wet look leggings + killer heels. Absolutely beautiful.
Topshop £28.00

 Next up we have this beautiful ballet style skirt which with it's elegant draping and dusky colour is just begging to be teamed with a messy bun and some ballet flats for off duty ballerina chic. This again would look equally beautiful in winter with slouchy boots and a thick black knit. Delicious.
Miss Selfridge £26.00

 We then have this super cute peachy-pink dress which I fell in love with the second I saw. I love the cut and the cute button detailing. This also allows me to bring a little bit of my trademark rock n roll back into the equation as just howww fabulous would this look teamed with a cropped biker jacket?

Topshop £48.00

 We then have this gorgeous empire style top - my first thought upon seeing this beauty was 'omg collar' my second 'omg tummy hiding' ha-ha perfect combination no? This would be >the< top to choose on one of those pesky bloated days.
Topshop £32.00

Then lastly, we have these DIVINE heels. I want want want these so bad I cannot even verbalise ha-ha. I'm dreaming of teaming them with wet look leather and a long vest. Orr just how >gorgeous< and girly would they look teamed with a floral frock for a late Summer wedding. -sighs- need them in my life!
Missguided £34.99

So there we are then my loves that is my Pink Monday. I hope you all have a fabulous start to the week too, what colours are you obsessing over at the moment?
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Vintage Style Treasures

Hello honeys, hope that you're all well. Currently watching the rain and getting a tad bit excited for all the Autumn/Winter fashion I plan to splurge on in the next few weeks! Lately I've been incredibly drawn in by clothes and accessories that are influenced by yesteryears and here's a collection of such beauties that have caught my eye lately:

1. Leopard Coat - Topshop £98.00
2. Yellow Dress - Miss Selfridge £45.00
3. Rust Skirt - River Island £30.00

4. Fur lined gloves - River Island £28.00

5. Polka Dot Dress - Topshop £30.00

6. Bow Bag - Topshop £25.00

7. Paper Bag Dress - Topshop £36.00
8. Lace Playsuit - Topshop £68.00

9. Mustard Coat - Topshop £75.00

I am quickly learning resisting is futile.

These will be mine.

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Dressing For Your Body Shape - Maxi edition

Hi honeys! Blooming horrible wet monday here in the middlands (what's new though really?!) so I'm all cosied up inside working on the blog and scoffing a mars-bar (feel super sick now urgh!) whilst hiding from the elements ha-ha. But anyway I hope you are all alright and not having too much of the Monday blues and hopefully this little post will inspire some better weather and give you something pretty to look at ha-ha (no no it's not my face don't get too excited!)

Today I have another installment of  my 'Dressing for your body shape' posts, you can check out the originial post here if you'd like or just settle down for this next chapter. As we all should know finding the right clothes to suit your body and more precisely your body shape can make an absolutely massive difference to how you look and more importantly feel about yourself! A clever trick here and there can make all the difference and with this set of posts I aim to teach you all the little things you can tweak.

Todays Dressing for your body shape post is focusing on assisting you in finding the perfect style of a really great Summer staple that I'm sure most of you already have in your wardrobes :

The Maxi Dress
Maxi Dresses are ridiculously versatile and chic, they can be casual, dressy or all out show-stopping and everything in between. Super simple to style they're definitely one piece that I'd always want in my wardrobe and in the warm Summer months they become a real neccessity - who wants to have to panic about considering what to wear when it's boiling hot and you have a BBQ waiting?

So now, here is an example of the kind of Maxi dress that would suit your particular body-shape :

 

Pear Shaped

For our Pear-shaped example I have gone with this gorgeous rich berry coloured dress. Cinced in at the waist to high-light a pears best feature - a teeny middle, this dress is super flattering for pear shaped ladies. The slight V shaped strap detail would widen shoulders a little helping to balance out your larger bottomed proportions. The gorgeous material is close fitting on the top half which would show a small waist and delicate upper body to perfection, but then skims larger hips softly allowing for a little camoflauge of the area you may be more conscious of.
Miss Selfridge £50.00

Apple Shaped

For our lovely Apple shaped lovelies we have this absolutely beauty of a dress which I would quite love for myself please?! As Apples tend to struggle with their stomach area this dress with it's flattering draping material would be the perfect antidote. Hiding a larger stomach with it's elegant folds it's still very fitted which would allow you to keep an elegant sillhoutte and avoid the temptation to hide yourself in an unflatteringly loose dress. Then we have the incredible colour and I really don't think I need to say any more on that - it's just >gorgeous<
Dorothy Perkins £35.00

 Hour Glass

 For all you hour-glass babes (lucky things!) we have this beautiful black number which I think we'd all agree is a complete show-stopper! The gorgeous fit would pull you in at the waist and show off your fabulous curves whilst the large straps would allow you some upper body support - important if you're a bustier lady (I can only imagine me and my A's envy you ha-ha) a little bit of plunge allows the glam stakes but the classic black colour and length keeps it classy - overall an amazing dress and a complete bargain at...
Peacocks £20.00

Rectangle / Petite

Lastly we have this gorgeous dress for our petite ladies who don't have the curviest bods. The one shouldered design of this dress would again widen shoulders and give the look of a more broad body. The nipped in elasticated waist would create the effect of a narrower part on a less curvy torse giving the illusion of more of an hour-glass figure and creating shape. Then the beautiful pattern would again broaden the body a little (and come on it's absolutely beautiful!)
Topshop £68.00

So there we are my loves! I truly hope that this is useful to you and you like my selections ha-ha! If you want any other particular item of clothing features on the 'dressing for your body shape' series leave a comment here or drop me a tweet or an email - fashionismyh2o@hotmail.co.uk

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