Black Tinsel Dress

Dress – Motel*
Top – Oh My Love*
Boots – ASOS

Photos by Portia Hunt

Merry Christmas everyone! I am so excited to be posting some more photos taken by the beautiful and talented Portia again, aren’t they great? And what better day than Christmas day to post about a very sparkly ensemble (which is currently first in the running for a new year’s eve outfit)? This amazing deep v-neck sparkly dress is from Motel, and also comes in nude. It’s what I would describe as a tinsel fabric, not unlike the skirt I blogged about here! The neckline is very low cut though, so for a more casual affair I layered it over an almost-as-sparkly lurex t-shirt from Oh My Love (currently on sale for a total bargain £7). I finished off the outfit with thigh highs (although it would look great with a chunky pair of heels, too), and some daintier silver jewellery – links and details for that below!

Thoughts? Last minute NYE dress, perhaps? I hope everyone who celebrates is having a lovely Christmas, and everyone who doesn’t is having a great day anyway!

Moon ring – Bloody Mary Metal* / Black ring – Thomas Sabo via Joshua James*

Bracelet – Monica Vinader*

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December 25, 2014 TAGS: ASOS, blogger, fashion, LBD, little black dress, Lookbook, lurex, Motel, new years eve dress, Oh My Love, ootd, personal style, thigh high boots, tinsel, tinsel dress BY: hannahlouisef

Fashion

Flared Jeans – That 70s OOTD

Scarf – H&M | Shirt (actually a kimono) – Oh My Love* | Flares – Blank NYC via ASOS
Bag – Satchel Central* | Boots – Clarks x Orla Kiely* | Necklace – Bella & Chloe*

Photos by Suki Deen

Flares AND bell sleeves? I figured if I was going to go for this look, I may as well go all out. I finally bit the bullet and got brave enough to order myself a pair of these incredible kick flares from ASOS (which are the most amazing fit and I am now obsessed with them) after seeing them on Megan and Hannah. I think that the secret is the figure hugging top half of the jeans, which I personally much prefer over baggier flares. This pair look amazing paired with a bit more of a modern, minimalist silhouette on top, but here I decided to go for this super cool monochromatic, floral kimono with bell sleeves, which I (very creatively if I do say so myself) safety-pinned into a floaty top. For some extra warmth and a nice print clash, I threw on a recent H&M purchase in this massively oversized scarf, which can also be worn as a blanket cape.

Finally, shoes and accessories. My beautiful bag is from Satchel Central. It is really excellent quality and big-but-not-too-big, and I think that the fact that it’s very minimalistic provides a nice contrast to the rest of my outfit here. It also means that it goes with everything! You can get also 25% off your own Satchel Central bag with my discount code HANNAHLOUISEF25. My shoes are from Orla Kiely’s AW14 collaboration with Clarks, and I have hardly taken them off since I got them. They’re a nice little nod to the 60s trend, and have a decent heel (2 or 3 inches) but are still insanely comfortable, as you would expect from Clarks.

What do you think of this outfit and the 70s vibes?

October 13, 2014 TAGS: 70s, 70s style, ASOS, bell sleeves, blanket cape, blanket scarf, fashion, flared jeans, flares, kimono, Lookbook, Oh My Love, ootd, white bag BY: hannahlouisef

Fashion

LFW Day 1 – Outfit Of The Day

Tah-dah! Right now I am in the midst of my very first fashion week. Living in Manchester and not studying or working in fashion has meant that thus far I just haven’t had the combination of opportunity and drive to go down, but I’m so glad I’ve finally made the trip. I’m eternally grateful to the people and brands who have allowed me to do this, in particular Oh My Love, Premier Inn and Megan! Friday was my first day, and here’s what I wore.

For the first part of the day I was invited by Oh My Love to shoot some street style (which I’ll be showing you in other posts) and hang out with the OML team and blogger babes Shope, Danielle and Amy. Naturally, my outfit consisted of an Oh My Love dress, and the most amazing fluffy OML bag! I kept my outfit monochrome with a black roll neck ribbed jumper from Motel and monochrome faux fur scarf from Primark (a terrible combination in hindsight, it was unbearably hot at times!), and super cute pointed monk shoes from Spy Love Buy. I’m also wearing House of Harlow sunglasses from Sunglasses Shop.

These photos were taken on the rooftop of the incredible ME hotel at Company magazine’s blogger breakfast. The view is amazing! Be sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter, both @hannahlouisef for more LFW photos and updates.

September 14, 2014 TAGS: fashion, faux fur, fur scarf, lace dress, LFW, London Fashion Week, Lookbook, monochrome, Oh My Love BY: hannahlouisef

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Winter Is Coming

Hat – Primark | Jacket – MeeMee* | Dress – Oh My Love* | Creepers – Underground @ ASOS

Winter is certainly upon us, which means it’s time for wintery textures like faux fur and velvet and of course great coats and jackets. Thanks to MeeMee and Oh My Love I have both of those things in this outfit. The Cropped Wool PU Jacket I’m wearing contrasts the ever ‘on trend’ leather sleeve with a softer wool, and the bomber or varsity silhouette is also perfect for the season and great for layering over short cardigans or jumpers for extra warmth. Underneath I’m wearing the Sarah Black Velvet Peter Pan Collar Dress, which combines a slightly gothic vibe given by the black velvet and longs sleeves with something sweeter in the cream lace collar and cuffs (the cuffs are rolled down in these photos). Think Wednesday Addams but more up to date and cuter thanks to the velvet texture and short a-line hem! The dress is also available in ‘wine’ and ‘midnight blue’ from the Oh My Love website if an all-black look isn’t your thing.

I finished off my outfit with a black faux fur hat (Primark, £6) and black lace socks and Underground creepers which served me well through last winter and will continue to do so!