70s Shearling Trim Jacket

I don’t think I’ve ever really been able to pull off ~boho babe~, but my old 70s shearling trim jacket gets me somewhere close. Spring is a good time to wear it over a pretty floaty smock top and (surprise) some kickflare jeans.

Jacket – vintage (similar / similar)
Top – Miss Selfridge* (similar / similar)
Jeans – Miss Selfridge*
Boots – ASOS (similar)

Photos by Comb

April 8, 2016 TAGS: vintage BY: hannahlouisef

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Burgundy and Black

Coat – SheInside* | Dress – Glamorous* | Top – American Apparel

Boots – ASOS (similar) | Watch – Daniel Wellington*

Another early sunset, another set of dark and not-that-great photos – sigh. I think you get the general idea, though! I went super 60s again with this outfit – it is really getting to the point where I could well be going to a themed fancy dress party, but I think I’m ok with that. With my favourite ASOS thigh high boots (still awaiting a restock, but there’s a similar pair here), I wore a new burgundy shift dress from Glamorous which is super cute (and needs ironing, sorry about that) and long-serving black American Apparel roll neck top. I’m also wearing my go-to coat at the moment, which you’ll have seen if you follow me on Instagram – a faux shearling number which is very similar to one I saw in Zara recently, and only £23! Finally, the only accessory I’m wearing is a beautiful Daniel Wellington watch with a brown leather strap and silver hardware – I love this combo and how it works with the large, clean white face of the watch. You can get 15% off Daniel Wellington with my code ‘hannahlouisef’ too! Thoughts?

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November 17, 2014 TAGS: 1960s style, 60s, 60s burgundy dress, 60s fashion, burgundy shift dress, fashion, Lookbook, personal style, retro, shift dress, thigh high boots, vintage BY: hannahlouisef

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We Are Cow Vintage – My Blogger’s Choice Feature (PT 2!)

You might remember seeing this post last month all about my fun photoshoot at We Are Cow’s lovely new Manchester store – here’s part 2! All items that are still available on the website are linked, and I’ve suggested similar things wherever possible too.

Read my Blogger’s Choice interview here, and let me know which look is your fave 🙂

LOOK #1

Gilet – We Are Cow, £26 | Leather vest – We Are Cow, £14 | Skirt – We Are Cow, £17

Potentially my favourite from this selection, is this winter-boho-y combination of leather, faux fur and a paisley printed skirt. I think I’d definitely have taken this skirt with me if it had fitted (it’s pinned here!), it’s a great example of a pretty print that is also wearable in colder weather.

LOOK #2

Jumper – We Are Cow (similar) | Trousers – We Are Cow | Boots – Missguided* (my own)

This look is the more casual from this set – I really love these trousers and they’re super similar to a pair of Topshop Boutique silk joggers from a few years ago which I still very much covet. Plus, you can’t go wrong with an oversized checked knit.

LOOK #3

T-shirt – We Are Cow (similar) | Trousers – We Are Cow, £16 | Boots – Missguided* (my own)

For my final look, I found a pile of these super patriotic USA related t-shirts and decided to really go all out with the theme. These incredible red/orange suede trousers were the perfect match, frankly I can’t believe they’re still in stock because they’re just SO COOL (and if they’d been a better fit on me I’d totally have them). Throw on a giant stars & stripes flag, and voila.

Check out a little video and loads more photos after the page break, or back to Part 1 of this series here.

Photos and video by Richard Manning.

November 14, 2014 TAGS: cow vintage, fashion, Lookbook, personal style, retro, vintage, vintage fashion, we are cow BY: hannahlouisef

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Green Polka Dot Dress

Jacket – Topshop (similar) | Dress – Sugarhill Boutique Sugarhill Boutique* | Boots – Topshop (similar) | Belt – ASOS

Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy the simple but ever so effective combination of a pretty dress and a tougher leather biker jacket. I like the vintage feel of this particular dress from Sugarhill Boutique, and the fact that it is green is a bonus as I really don’t think green is a colour I wear enough! The dress I’ve linked above is actually mint green rather than the version I have here, sadly mine isn’t available any more but the mint is equally as cute.

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November 7, 2014 TAGS: 50s, ankle boots, fashion, green polka dot dress, leather biker, leather jacket, Lookbook, midi dress, ootd, polka dots, vintage BY: hannahlouisef

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We Are Cow vintage – My Blogger’s Choice feature

A few weeks ago I was invited down to Cow’s Manchester studio (located in their extremely snazzy new Northern Quarter store, which you should definitely check out if you live in Manchester and haven’t been yet) to curate a selection of 100% vintage, 100% Cow outfits. Here are three of them!

LOOK #1

Leather Skirt – We Are Cow, £18

Now, you can shop most of the outfits I put together for this feature on the We Are Cow website right now, however you can’t shop this jumper because I couldn’t leave without it! Soz. It’s so cosy and I love the autumnal colours and really unique cow skull detail, which is on both the front and back. I thought it would be a great way to continue the Western-ish, boho-ish vibe, that I have been enjoying over summer, into the colder weather. I paired the jumper with a leather mini skirt, a wardrobe essential! This one (linked above) has a particularly cool subtle, black-on-black print on the waist and side panels.

LOOK #2

T-shirt – We Are Cow, £24 | Skirt – We Are Cow, £20 | (boots are my own, from Missguided*)

One of my favourite outfits of the day had to be this one. This amazing, gothic lace midi skirt was one of the first things I picked up from the shop floor. I think you could create some beautiful evening looks with it, but I wanted to ‘grunge it up’ a bit, and chose this incredible AC-DC World Tour ’88 t-shirt to pair with it.

LOOK #3

Cami – We Are Cow (similar, £10) | Jeans – We Are Cow, £26

Checked shirt – We Are Cow (similar, £22) | (trainers my own, Vans Sk8 His)

My third look is way more casual – this sort of thing is my go-to ‘don’t really know what to wear so I’ll wear this again’ look, and I often wear variations of this to shows (or ‘gigs’ if you prefer) as it’s comfy, practical, and looks ok too. Throw on a leather biker jacket and voila! I really like this pair of mom jeans, unfortunately they were too big on me (severely belted for these photos!) otherwise I feel like I probably would have left with them too. Cow has a great selection of checked flannel shirts, online and in store, don’t forget to check the men’s section for the best ones!

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And thus concludes part one of my We Are Cow Blogger’s Choice blog posts – you can check out the feature along with a little interview on the Cow website here, and shop everything you see (as well as a few other items I picked out but didn’t get to shoot) here. Check back soon for part two with three more vintage look, and do let me know in the comments which your favourite is. There’s a little video of my day with Cow below, and more photos after the page break.

Photos and video by Richard Manning

October 12, 2014 TAGS: band tshirt, cow vintage, fashion, feature, features, flannel shirt, Lookbook, mom jeans, personal style, vintage, vintage fashion, we are cow BY: hannahlouisef

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LFW Day 4 – Outfit Of The Day

Cape – Topshop | Playsuit – Cow Vintage* | Boots – Daniel Footwear* | Sunglasses – ASOS (similar)

Photos by Portia Hunt & Amber Rose

Last but not least, my outfit for day 4 of LFW. I didn’t stay for the fifth and final day, so this is my last outfit. I really like this one (if I do say so myself) and had intended on wearing it earlier on in the week, but the heat I suffered through in a black high neck jumper on Friday put me off donning knee high boots and a cape until the Monday.

I am really into suede at the moment, faux or otherwise, which resulted in my double suede ensemble here. This playsuit was such an amazing find in Cow (originally spotted in the rails by Kayla, so thanks for that one!) – it’s a perfect fit on me, and it’s Prada! The boots, also suede, are the same incredible pair from Daniel Footwear that I blogged about here. Super comfortable for walking around all day, and surprisingly breathable in the warm weather too. Finally, I’m so into this cape. It was the perfect cover-up by itself, sort of like a cardigan but cooler, but it will be equally easy to wear over loads of layers in the colder weather. This particular cape is currently sold out online, but you can find links to some other blanket capes I like in this post.

Luckily I bumped into the beautiful Portia (who has took some incredible photos for my blog a couple of weeks ago, which you’ll be seeing shortly!) and Amber Rose, who were kind enough to take my outfit photos for me. Most of the photos you can see in this post were taken by Portia, except for the three slightly lighter looking photos which were taken by Amber Rose. What do you think of my final LFW outfit? And which is your favourite? Check out looks one, two and three, and let me know!

September 21, 2014 TAGS: blanket cape, cape, fashion, fashion blog, fbloggers, knee high boots, LFW, London Fashion Week, Lookbook, ootd, suede, suede boots, vintage, vintage playsuit, wearecow BY: hannahlouisef

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Outfit Of The Day | Polka Dot Shirt

Shirt – American Apparel* | Cardigan – American Apparel* | Jeans – Vintage | Shoes – Dr Martens via Motel*

A very blustery outfit of the day! I can only apologise for all the hair touching in these photos, it was very windy. I got this adorable polka dot shirt (yes, more polka dots) in a package from American Apparel a couple of weeks ago – I don’t own that many printed tops (relatively speaking, if you don’t count horizontal stripes) so I’m happy to have this in my wardrobe! I really like the vintage vibe, so I styled it here with vintage ‘mom’ jeans and very new looking Dr Martens shoes. I have had them for months but only plucked up the courage to break them in a few weeks ago – contrary to what I had been told, I didn’t find them too painful at all, socks and preventative plasters worked a treat. My dark wine coloured lipstick is Topshop Beguiled.

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September 2, 2014 TAGS: American Apparel, Dr Martens, drmartensstyle, fashion, Lookbook, ootd, personal style, polka dot, vintage BY: hannahlouisef

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#MCRFW | Manchester Fashion Week 2014

Yep, Manchester has its own Fashion Week! Technically it was more of a long weekend, but that is beside the point. This year I was a MCRFW Official Blogger – I attended the evening of catwalks at the beautiful Hallé St Peters in Ancoats on Saturday night, where collections from a variety of mostly local independent designers, brands and boutiques were showcased. Admittedly I was a little skeptical of the event following what seemed to be a fairly large organisational failure last time around (the phrase ‘Manchester Fashion Week has been brought back from the dead’ was thrown around a lot this weekend!), but I’m very glad I went with an open mind as the team excelled themselves and pulled off a great event – huge congratulations are in order!

I wore a Primark dress, my eBay bargain coat, off-white SheLikes pointed heels and Primark mini satchel (above – outfit post to follow!), and sat front row with other fab northern bloggers including Lily Kitten, Irena, Joanna, Katie and Jessica (pictured below, plus more bloggers out of shot).

*photo by Secret d’Or*

Sofia Dourvari opened the evening with what turned out to be one of the stand out collections for me – predominantly black evening wear in a variety of shiny textures, including glitter, satin and leather.

As I mentioned, MCRFW was a combination of independent designers, brands and boutiques – one local store which took part was Didi’s Boutique, based in Hale, Cheshire. My favourite looks were this scrumptiously cute polka dot dress, and pink and silver metallic combo.

It was great to see vintage on the catwalk, supplied by Gin & Tonic, an online vintage store based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. I’m a sucker for anything beaded so the 1920s style beaded cami look pictured below made me head straight over to their website, and it’s only £15?! The collection featured more casual heritage style looks and some more extravagant party wear too, something for everyone.

I’ve mentioned OMG Fashion before, in a post about what I wore to their fab press party. They are an online boutique based in Manchester, catering to all our celeb look-a-like fashion needs. Their catwalk collection consisted mainly of summer party looks, I loved the Kim Kardashian esque bodycon top and skirt combo pictured below.

Central St Martins graduate Clare Baxter blew everyone away with her showgirl inspired collection, which closed the first half of MCRFW Day 2. The models looked unreal in tiny embellished bodysuits, killer heels and insane headgear; I thought that the black and silver look below was particularly stunning. Check out my Instagram for a video clip of the full collection.

The second half of Day 2 was opened by Eustratia – a Manchester designer who produces handcrafted latex items with a twist. The collection wasn’t your usual black and red catsuits, which one might stereotypically expect from a latex designer, but instead consisted of a lot of super girly, pastel coloured designs. I especially loved the floral detailing.

Lily Lulu is another local boutique; their catwalk collection included a variety of fun summer daytime and evening party looks. The gorgeous jumpsuits were definitely a highlight.

Next up was Boda Skins, a luxury leather brand specialising in some of the most amazing leather jackets I’ve ever seen! Of course the biker jackets were my favourite, especially the gorgeous turquoise number pictured below.

Aftershock was the penultimate collection, and the well established British retailer put on another of my favourite shows of the evening. Of course I was immediately drawn to the sparkliest of looks, such as the 1920s style dress and stunning mermaid-esque gown pictured below, but Aftershock is definitely more versatile than that – their collection included classy daytime looks as well as glam evening wear.

Finally, SVE Fashion closed the show with another of my favourite collections. SVE is a high end label based in Cheshire; as you may be able to tell from the plethora of close-up photos of the garments on the catwalk, I was particularly impressed with the detail of the pieces. Each SVE garment is one of a kind, and so make for truly stunning special occasion wear.

That concludes my MCRFW 2014, I’m hoping that next year will be just as successful and I’m looking forward to attending already. Hats off to the gorgeous models who were a credit to their agency Pha (the speed of the outfit changes was mind blowing!), the organisers and MCRFW team, sponsors, and of course all the designers and boutiques involved.

Other designers who showed on the Saturday who I did not feature in this post were 304# Clothing, Florina, The Horsebird, Aouse Of Jones, Luke 1977 and Dead Legacy; these were more street inspired brands with a heavier focus on menswear, with the exception of Florina who showed a very eccentric collection of nature inspired garments made from plants.

These are all my photos unless stated otherwise, so if you’re using any please be sure to link back to my blog. If you’d like to see some more professional quality photos of all the collections from all three days of MCRFW 2014 visit the MCRFW website.

**The Company blogger award nominations are open! I’ve decided that I’d like to give it a shot for the first time this year, and so I’d love it if you could nominate me as ‘Best Personal Style Blog in association with Missguided’ if you like reading my posts and seeing my outfits. It takes 2 seconds, just click here and fill out the short form with my url www.hannahlouisef.com – thank you so much if you decide to do this for me, and let me know if you do!**

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April 23, 2014 TAGS: Aftershock, catwalk, Clare Baxter, Didis Boutique, event, fashion, Fashion Week, fbloggers, Lily Lulu, Manchester Fashion Week, MCRFW, OMG Fashion, SVE Fashion, vintage BY: hannahlouisef

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Simple

Sometimes simple is best! At the weekend I wore this mega easy to put together ensemble, including one of my new favourite wardrobe additions in this lace trimmed cami top from ASOS. It’s super versatile; since I got it a few weeks ago I have worn it once on a night out and twice casually! I got it in the sale and so unfortuantely it has now sold out, but you can get a similar one here or here. I wore it with my favourite vintage ‘mom’ jeans and favourite sheer shirt, and some new sandals from Pretty Little Thing which I’m super excited to wear more once the weather improves. I accessorised this simple outfit with a variety of rings from eBay, Primark and one from Choies (with the white stone), a druzy pendant which I got on eBay, and Limecrime lipstick in Poisonberry.

I’m loving this faux leather backpack from Primark at the moment too. It’s now my go-to bag for university as it’s big enough for a folder or two, and although the straps do look a bit flimsy so I have been careful not to overpack it it has held up so far. I’m actually tempted to buy another in case it does give out, it goes with everything!

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February 18, 2014 TAGS: ASOS, black lace, cami, druzy necklace, fashion, fbloggers, lace trim, lace trim cami, Lookbook, mom jeans, personal style, Pretty Little Thing, Primark, vintage BY: hannahlouisef

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Introducing: Dirty Disco Vintage

Trousers – Dirty Disco | Top – BooHoo | Shoes – Choies*

Remember these amazing vintage daisy print Moschino trousers? You might have seen them before if you follow me on Instagram. I borrowed them during the warmer weather from fab new vintage store Dirty Disco; sadly they aren’t mine to keep but you can buy them for yourself on the Dirty Disco eBay store, ending tonight!

I didn’t want to over-style them because they’re such a statement piece, so I paired them with a simple off-white high neck crop top and black and white pointed shoes.

Get bidding on these amazing trousers now, and check out the rest of the Dirty Disco store and eBay store for a range of vintage treats.

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