Monday Must Have - 26/09/11

I. Am. So. Fed. Up. Of. My. Nose.

My cold has now tipped me into internet whining territory. Yikes. Better get redeeming myself with something gorgeous
(much as I'm sure you all love hearing about my nose)

This weeks must have/need now item is this baby:

Topshop £20.00
Clearly still sticking feeling a little rock'n'roll rebel theme from yesterday I'm so far into this top I can practically already feel it on... saddly when I come down from daydream world there's a distinct absense of it in my wardrobe.
I'm not quite sure what it is about this top that I'm feeling so much but I have a feeling it might just be the distressed style, asymetric cut and bleached out colour.
That and... can't you just imagine how good it'd look with leather leggings?

Scruffy Sunday Stylin

Hey honey's! Woah how much more cheesy cheerful could I get huh? Ha-ha. Hope you're all having a nice relaxing/lazy/etc Sunday (That's what they're for so don't feel guilty)

I've been a little bit absent on the blog/twitter role lately or at least a little bit less active than normal so if I've been slow replying to comments or showing my support big appologies from me! I've just had a bit of a manic week sorting stuff for my job/course/work placement for next year and of course as you tweeters know wrestling with finaces (oh the air around me has been blue lately I swear) anyway, normal services shall be resuming this week so I look forward to catching up with you all!

Today I have for you a little OOTD (literally cannot remember the last time I posted one?) which is what I wore today for a lovely little jaunt to my local with the boyfriend where he spoiled me with crisps and orange juice (I'm not being sarcastic I honestly loved it ha-ha) here's what I was rockin:

 

 

Burnout Tee - Topperrs (of course)
Leather skirt - H&M (can see this being this A/W obsession piece)
Boots- AMAZON (fookin bargain £18 reduced from £60)
Hat - I have no idea but have been wearing it to death
Jewellery - ASOS / Boyfriend <3

So yeah there's me on this Scruffy Sunday ( excuse the messyish hair) hope you're all well!
<3

Madelines 'Summer walk' competition

Hey babes, I hope you're all well and good! As you might know if you follow me on twitter I was having a little bit of a melt-down last night over financial issues having spent the day haring around town trying to get it all sorted I wasn't that impressed to hear I'd have to wait till today at the earliest to fix things up!

However, every cloud has a silver lining and seeing as I had a free none-finance based evening I decided to set about working on a competition enty for the gorgeous Madelines 'Summer Walk' competition.

The competition basically is to design a gorgeous outfit that you would wear on a summer walk and wether it be in an outfit post , a polyvore build or any other format post it on your blog. For full details you can check out the post about it here and please do head over and check the rest of her blog while you're there - it's one of my all time favourites!

 

So, for my entry I decided to put a little fashionismyh2o twist on things and design three outfits based around the same simple tank top that would fit varying styles.

Here we are :

Outfit one - Rock n roll

 This would deffo be my style pick. I love the black shorts I think they'd be super flattering as well as cool in the heat. The sandals are funky enough to add a real edge to the outfit without being too difficult to walk in. And as for the ring - LOVE ha-ha.
Outfit Two - Girlie

 This outfit is so freakin cute. It's not exactly my personal style but if I saw it on someone else I would love it. The shorts are so gorgeous in a vintage esque way and as for the sandals - j'adore!

Outfit Three - Boho

This is a very laid-back California girl set. I absolutely adore the shorts with their pocket detailing and the sandals are amazing! This'd definitely be my second choice outfit as I love a bit of bohemia in the warm weather!

So there we are then honey's three Summer Looks for the last of the summer sun, which ones your fave?
If you like / want anything out of the sets let me know and I'll find you a link to the item :)

<3

OOTD 'A retro way of life'

Hello beauties I hope this post finds you well. Morbid Monday is almost over (rejoice rejoice) 

 

Today I have for you an OOTD that is a little bit pin-up a little bit kitsch a little rock n roll and that was a whole lot of fun to rock (like seriously - I now think I'm actualllly addicted to my patterned tights)  

Here we are, please ignore any strange posing I think I've been watching too much ANTM:

What I wore -
Black sheeth dress seen previously here - New Look
Tights (addictedaddictedaddicted) - New Look
Peep Toes - Curtesy of my sister
Nails - Chanel
Bracelet - ASOS
Necklace - ASOS
Crazy posing - TYRAAAAA 

<3

Pretty Things

A collection of images that have made my heart sing lately.

Shorts, Shoes and Spikes are the order of the day.

*Disclaimer - none of these images belong to me.

Sometimes you just can't resist...

Sometimes in life, you stumble across something that you know you should walk on past. Something that you know you should forget about. Something that despite these thoughts of rationality you just cannot resist.

I had one of these moments the other day. Innocently browsing the internet I stumbled across a dress. It seems wrong to call it just 'a dress' now because... well it quickly became 'the dress' the dress that I couldn't walk on from. The dress that I couldn'y forget. The dress that I absolutely, fundamentally, right right now needed to have.

I cannot begin to verbalise to you why this dress had such an impact on me. Truth be told I don't really think I know myself. I do know that it appeals to every tiny fragment of my being though - appeals to the long ago fairytale princess lover, the summery bohemian, the free spirit, the whimsical daydreamer and even subtly somwhere the rock n roll chick.

The dress was everything. I had to have it.
And I did.
In 14 days the dress will be mine.

 

 And I cannot wait.

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

OOTD Studs + Drainpipes.

Hello beauties! I hope you've all been enjoying a relaxing and fun weekend. I'm currently juggling cooking a roast dinner for my boyfriend (just call me Nigella :p ) and bloggering away - very proud to be putting the multi in multi tasking ha-ha! Now I'm just hoping that I dont end up talking to you about turning the lamb chops whilst dropping my memory card into the saucepan to cook up some fashion inspiration ;)

Anyway, it's just a quick OOTD post for you today - I had to show this outfit off because although it's rather simple I feel like I could live in it for the next few months (don't worry I'd wash it of course....welll...sometimes) I feel like it's kind of the embodiment of my style - A little bit rock n roll and then a little bit flowy and relaxed.

Here we are:

 

 

What I'm wearing :
Jeans - Topshop
Wedges - New Look
Black vest - Can't remember pretty sure it's New Look
Leather Jacket - New Look
Belt - River Island men (remarkably not my boyfriends for once)

This is really what I'd describe as a 'go to' look for me. What kind of stuff do you always migrate back to if you know you're in a hurry to knock an outfit together?
<3

Hey Ho Lets Go!

Happy TGIF guys :) I had to show you guys one of my latest purchases :) despite trying to be 'good' this month and not splash the (non existent) cash - I caved. On Saturday whilst I was shopping in town with my boyfriend I spotted this baby:

From River Island at £24.99

I couldn't resist it - I love the colour, the light weight material and of course it's The Ramones! 

I'm having trouble deciding how to style it at the moment so I tried a couple of options:

1)As a dress - it's definitely long enough :

Teamed with my biker boots (New Look £25.00)

2)Then I tried it with little black shorts and heels for a more 'dressed up' look:

I also tried it with Skinny jeans but that looked kind of boring so I decided against it.

What do you guys prefer and how would you wear it?

Hope you all have a great Friday <3

Photos by Nat <3