Fur Fur Fureezing

Hello my loves! Wow it feels like AGES since I last posted (probably because it is but shhh)
I hope you're all well and that I haven't missed out on too much - I'll be rushing round like a mad thing later trying to have a huge catch up. Before I get on with the actual posting I just want to say a massive thankyou to everyone who's been so lovely over the last week or so - meens the WORLD (and quite possibly the stars and the moon too!)

Now it seems to me, that in the last week or so the weather has decided that alll of a sudden it wants to stop playing nice and hit us with what can only be described as an icy shock.

Forget blazers, parkas, leather jackets, what's needed at this moment of time is a quick injection of real winter warmth - and pronto!

These babies below definitely have that all wrapped up:

 H&M £29.99

H&M £14.99

Topshop £60.00 

New Look £25.00

New Look £31.50

Topshop £89.00

All pieces are of course faux fur, perfect for chilly temperatures and more than budget friendly. 

Winner winner chicken dinner. 

(Please feel free to ignore me - my current hunger has obviously reduced my brain to cheesy slogan mush)

Feels so good to be back
<3

The Velvet Underground

Hello beauties, how're you all this morning? 

After a beautiful day yesterday consisting of Christmas Shopping (a.k.a buying for ourselves under the guise of hunting for others) with the lovely Laura, who now more than likely despairs of ever beleiving I'd be a good tour guide, followed by lovely outdoor food and stall browsing with my boyfriend - very romantic until your hands freeze solid - I'm feeling full of festive good will and happiness. 

Ah the cheesiness overwhelms.

Today I have for you another little peek into the land of luxury with an insight into one of the most fancy fabrics around:

Velvet

The fabric of long-ago Kings and Queens - Velvet possesses that instant ability to create a look that resonates luxury with the most minimal of efforts.

Thankfully, nowadays the beauty of a velvet frock is no longer restricted to monarchy and word would have it that it's availabilty has now even reached the high-street:

Topshop £46.00
H&M £7.99
Topshop £30.00 

 Aldo £20.00

New Look £27.99
Dorothy Perkins £42.00

 

Enjoy a little regal glamour.
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Luxury Lives On

Hello beauties. 

As the nights draw in and the mercury hovers perilously close to freezing, the search for winter warmth reaches pivotal priority.
No more, does a simple cup of cocoa suffice.
Thoughts, musings and dreams all turn to something, anything, that can bring a little light, a little warmth, a little joy into those frozen winter hearts of ours.

A little... Luxury.

 

From Velvet to Lace.Sequins to Stoles. Faux fur to Chauffers. Daisy's to Pearls. Elagance to Grace. Luxury needs a place ... in all of our hearts this Winter.

Here's how you can get your fur-lined-gloved hands on a little luxury this Winter. For a snippet of the price you may expect:

1. Pearl Lowe for Peacocks £80.00
2. Miss Selfridge £55.00
3. River Island £45.00 

And

1. H&M £29.99
2. Topshop £32.00
3. Matalan £25.00
4. Florence and Fred at Tesco £20.00

Then...

To top it all off - well you wouldn't dream on under accessorising, right?

 

1. Miss Selfridge £7.50

2. Miss Selfridge £29.00

3. Peacocks £3.50

4. Peacocks £10.00

5. New Look £7.99
6. Boohoo £25.00

7. Peacocks £5.00

8. New Look £9.09

9. Boohoo £30.00

Head to toe luxury. Curtesy of the Great British High-Street.
Forget bringing sexy back.

This Winter we're bringing stylish back.
Enjoy

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Celeb Looks For Less - 08/11/11

Heya honeys, hope you're all well. I'm off on a nature walk today with my class at the school so please keep your fingers crossed for me that it doesn't hammer it down whilst I'm looking for frogs ;)

On a much more glamorous note today's post is all about recreating some gorgeous celebrity style for less. Let's have a look who we've got today:

Rachel Bilson.

Bravely mixing prints and bright colour for a look that shows that bold is beautiful. Obsessed with her leopard print shoes!

1. Warehouse £25.00

2. Dorothy Perkins £20.00 

3. Baker Shoes £40.00  

4. Dorothy Perkins £17.00 

Beyonce Knowles

One hot mama-to-be Beyonce rocked this gorgeous fall friendly ensemble in New York this week. From her gorgeous red blazer to those killer booties she shows how to keep chic in the cold.

1. Jane Norman £16.00

2. Dorothy Perkins £30.00 

3. Peacocks £4.80

4. Boohoo £35.00 

5. H&M £20.00

Emmanuelle chriquiLooking absolutely gorgeous in metalics, Emmanuelle shows how to make sure it's not just your christmas decorations that sparkle this winter!

 

1. Dorothy Perkins £30.00

2. Infinity Shoes £44.00

3. New Look £3.99

4. Zara £40.00

5. Debenhams £18.00

There we are my loves - celeb style for a fraction of the price tag!

Have a lovely day 

<3

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

What I wore Wednesday 28/09/11

Hey honeys how're you all today? I've barely had time to sit and breathe the last couple of days let alone blog so appologies for my slight absence! I hope you're all well and good and if you're UK based - enjoying this beautiful 'Indian Summer' we seem to have been blessed with ;)

Now to redeem myself for blog absentness I have an OOTD for you all today that I wore to capitalise on the warmer air (yes my legs were out for the first time since... I dont remember it got cold agees ago) I hope their paleness doesn't blind you and that you like:

I wore:

1.Peter Pan shirt stolen from my sister ;) but originally brought from good ole Toppers

2. My 'Carrie Bradshaw' skirt which was from Primarni

3. My trusty New Look heels

4. Rings from ASOS
5. Chanel 'corramandel' nailvarnish + Barry M lippie

How have you been dressing in this cerazzy late summer weather?
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What I wore Wednesday - 21/09/11

Hi my loves, hope you're all well! Finally Wednesday so the weekend is half way here - thank the lord?! Today I've been getting back into the swing of working and whilst I've had a great time my brain has now degenerated into a pile of sleepy mush (yeah even more mushy than normal - shocking huh?!) 

I've got a cool little OOTD for you today that I wore sometime last week (saturday I think but uh... mushy brain syndrome) to see my best friend for a good old catch up. A lovely night was had and it was the perfect opp to try out my new favourite hairstyle...

1. Dress - H&M basic piece that I've worn 999 times in about 3 weeks

2. Tights - Primark absolute bargain £2.99

3. Headband - Actually a vintage Scarf (oh my creativismn knows no bounds... or my power at making up words)

4. Mary Jane shoes - New look about 100 years ago
5. Lipstick - Maxfactor Lipstain in '5' (can't remember the colour)

6. Earrings - Vintage

7. Nails - Chanel 'Corramandel'

Oh and for my regulars just a little note ;) I'm not pregnant or post boob-job I've just invested in the most wonderful padded bra from Primark. Currently walking into a room 10 minutes ahead of myself for the first time in my life and absolutely LOVING it ;)

 

Thursday Trend - Forties and fabulous

Hello my beauties, I hope you're all well and good! Another week drawing to a close and I can definitely feel a distinct chill in the air as we head further into Autumn. Of course I could be trying to convince myself of this to justify purchasing all of the pretties that I'm absolutely dying for this week but we shall pretend that is not the case ;)

Todays 'Trend' as you have probably guesssed by my super subtle title is 'Forties and fabulous' now as a girl who's in love with the decadent fashion and fabulous tailoring that emits forties glam I was super excited to post this feature.

Forties fashion is absolutely perfect for those winter months, glamourous, goreous and also tailored to pull in all those post party indulgence lumps and bumps that we all aquire over the colder time (hey don't feel bad - it's kind of like hibernation feeding but without the sleep)

Here are my favourite pieces from the high-street proving that although forties styling is high-glamour it doesn't have to be high-price:

1.Topshop £20.00 

2.New Look £16.99

3.Peacocks £25.00 

4.Topshop £68.00 

5.New Look £27.99 

6.Topshop £35.00 

7.Tesco £25.99

8.New Look £2.99

9.River Island £35.00  

So there we are my loves don't feel naughty about loving the forties ;)
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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!
<3

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!
<3

Monday Monday -sigh- OOTD

Hey beauties, I do hope you're all well and good, today has definitely been a typical Monday for me, not feeling too amazing ha-ha. I think after  a gorgeous weekend Monday always seeems crappy and even though I've been at home for the majority of the day it's just not been too fabulous.

Ahh well enough of my moanings ha-ha I have a little OOTD for you all today seeing as I was rather keen on this outfit and I haven't done one for a while again -slaps wrists-

Here we are :

What I'm wearing :
- Dress - New Look kindly brought for me by the lovely boyfriend  and fast becoming a favourite in my wardrobe :) so easy to team with anything + cute over leggings too
- Heels - Sisters ;) I think they're New Look too
- Belt - River Island mens (remarkably not my boyfriends for once)
Jewellery - A mix of my boyfriend, my family and my sisters.

So there we are my loves a really quick OOTD for you all, what do you think?
Hope you've all had a better Monday than moi!
<3

Look for less - Rachel Bilson

Hey beauties, how are you all? So happy that is miraculously Friday already - wooo! And I hope that everyone is well and good and ready for some weekend relaxation! Have any of you lovelies got any amazing plans for the weekend? Mine so far basically are to chill with the boyfriend have a much needed catch up and watch some crappy TV ha-ha - not exactly top notch excitement but I cannot wait!


Today I have a gorgeous new eddition to my 'Look for less' section. This one comes all the way from California and curtesy of the beautiful star of the OC Rachel Bilson. I spotted this look whilst browsing the internet the other day and I just thought it was perfect for a casual Summertime look.

Heres Rachels fab outfit:

I absolutely love the pop of colour that the shorts add to her otherwise classic and minimal look. The boots are just gorgeous and the eddition of the elegant blazer meens the look is even UK weather friendly - miracle.

Here is how you can achieve this look for less:

 Firstly this gorgeous blazer that featured on this weeks WednesdayWishList. As I mentioned there I absolutely love the flattering cut of this jacket and the fact that it's just so elegant! It's also super versatile - it'd work with shorts a-la Rachel or skinny jeans for a casual chic ensemble but also look perfect teamed with a tailored LBD or work outfit. Beautiful.
Topshop £65.00

 Then there's this simple simple simple white tee which I have about 5 of in my wardrobe. They're just so key as you can team them with pretty much anything and look fabulous with minimal effort and fuss. I particularily love teaming them with a high-waist skirt for a casual-chic look but seeing Rachels fab styling above I may start trying them out with a cute pair of shorts.
River Island £8.99

Then we have these super fun and playfull shorts in a gorgeous berry reddy/pink colour (if that's even a word ha-ha) I love the shade - they're perfectly colourfull but not too OTT bright. Teamed with a simple tee or tank these would pep up any summer outfit to perfection.
Topshop £34.00

 Next up are these gorgeous ankle booties which I'm a little bit obsessed over I have to confess. I adore everything from the heel height - enough to give me a bit of height but not enough to cripple, the material - sooo soft looking and also the cute shape of the boot - very elegant and cute. And to top it off they're a perfect bargain at
H&M £14.99

To finish this look off we have this gorgeous black tote bag which is incredibly chic and elegant and would finish any look of brilliantly. I love the detail the gold chain adds so understated and glamourous and then the cute little padlock is just gorgeous.
New Look £15.99

So there we are babes - Rachels fab casual chic look for less!
Hope you like and feel free to drop any suggestions you have for who you want to be featured here next in a comment below!
Have a great weekend
<3