I’ve been doing a bit more modelling recently, both to earn some extra cash and because it’s fun! Here are some photos I shot for Charlotte Burke, a styling student at the University of Salford (you can see more of her work here). The images were supposed to fit the style of an emerging shoot for i-D magazine, what do you think? Which is your favourite?
My recent desire to get a new skirt and the latest ASOS sale has resulted in two new skirts, this being one of them! It is the ‘midi skirt in ponte check‘, reduced to a very reasonable £17.50. It always irritates me that you can’t use student discount on ASOS sale items, but I’m still super happy with my purchase.
Yesterday I wore it with an off-white high neck, long sleeve crop top as the checks are also an off-white colour and my new Jeffrey Campbell Jett boots which I managed to pick up for £45 on eBay! I’ve wanted these boots or something similar for a while, so I’m pretty happy with these too. I finished off my outfit with my trusty Topshop leather biker and off-white faux fur stole from eBay and my Lime Crime ‘suedeberry’ Velvetine.
One month ago Rihanna’s first collection for River Island went on sale in stores and online – I am not a Rihanna fan but, I LOVED this collection. Some pieces were not to my taste (those double jeans?!), but the simplicity, clean silhouettes and choice of fabrics of a lot of the pieces definitely was. The collection also wasn’t as overpriced as I was expecting it to be which was a definite positive – most pieces were not priced much over what you would expect anything similar from River Island to be, with the exception pf maybe the very basic t-shirts at around £20. I couldn’t choose just one piece to purchase, so I ended up with this gorgeous yellow silk dress (£70) and a beige maxi skirt with a slit and zip detail (£40). This dress is a perfect combination of a relaxed silhouette and a luxury fabric (although I am terrified of ruining the silk – a good tip is to wear a crop t-shirt underneath to prevent any notoriously difficult deodorant stains), and a bold neon colour. So far I’ve paired it with darker outfits like this as it’s still thick black tights weather, but in the summer it will look great with bare legs, sandals and maybe an oversized denim jacket.
I also recently purchased this ‘mini shopper’ bag from Zara which I love – it was included in my recent Zara wishlist post! Although white is not the most practical colour I’m still obsessed with it, I love the simplicity of it, and it’s a really cute size without being too small to fit anything in.
Did you pick anything up from Rihanna’s first collection for RI? What did you think of it?
I’m sure you’re all bored to death of my thing for monochrome at the moment, but here is yet another black and white look! I love this dress from Ravi Famous*, the fit & flare skater style is flattering on so many figure types and the flocked black and white floral print is a really pretty take on monochrome. I wore the dress outfit out to a meal for my grandma’s birthday this weekend with my sparkly but super sophisticated MissGuided jacket (which you can pick up on sale here) and pointed toe-cap flats from BooHoo which I’m obsessed with and definitely need in more colours!
Are you bored of monochrome yet?
Blue is a colour which I never used to be drawn to, but clearly that has changed! This outfit, which I wore at the weekend, is entirely blue – I love this shirt from Primark (another great Primark piece which doesn’t look like it’s from Primark!), slightly cropped and tailored dark navy trousers from JW Anderson’s first collection for Topshop (which I got in the sale for £20), my super cosy vintage jumper from Retrograde* and of course my super cute Liberty print Free Run 2s, which were a birthday present from my boyfriend last year. You might remember I worked with Retrograde a while ago as a model, but the brand is still going strong and acquiring more and more great men’s and women’s vintage stock (including more cosy knitwear like this jumper) at totally reasonable prices, and with free UK delivery which is always a selling point for me – Topshop online would have a lot more of my money if they didn’t charge £4!
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NaaNaa is a new, Manchester based, fashion label which I’m stoked to be supporting! They kindly sent me this pretty peach sequin t-shirt, which I’m wearing here with a pink American Apparel skirt. I’m on the lookout for a great pair of white trousers for summer at the moment, and I think this top will look great with them once I find them! I’d also pair it with leather shorts for a night out. You can check out NaaNaa on ASOS Marketplace or on their website. Happy shopping 🙂
You may have gathered from a couple of my recent posts that I’m obsessed with the colour white at the moment, and also with the newly rejuvenated monochrome trend. I love this 1960s-esque high neck a-line dress in a creamy white from AX Paris – I belted it because I think it suits me more, but I think it would look stunning without a belt on someone with a smaller chest. I wore a slicked back ponytail because I think it suits the sophisticated look of the dress, but dressed it down a little with my trusty Underground creepers. It could easily be dressed up with heels for a night out though! The dress comes in three other colours if you’re not feeling the white trend as much as I am, and at £25 I think it’s a great, simple piece to add to your wardrobe.
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