[INSPIRATION] Scandinavian Obsessions

After shoes, jackets are quickly becoming my latest obsession and the piece that is filling up much of the space in my wardrobe. But this doesn’t stop me from lusting after these by Scandanavian brand, Only:

Only jackets

Shop the post: #1; #2; #3

Just recently have I discovered the sister brands to Vero Moda which has already made an impact on the British high street in recent years. In addition to Only, the parent company also owns Vila, Pieces and Selected (amongst others) which all stock affordable and on trend shoes, clothes and accessories.

But back to my obsession with jackets for a moment, if you will. It all started with a black and white tweed biker by Topshop years ago and has grown with recent additions like my neon Next tweed jacket and my bargain Zara disco jacket! I have yet to add a leather jacket to the growing collection and the pink one above is now top of my wish list.

Which piece of clothing features most often in your wardrobe? Have you discovered a new brand recently? Please share!

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[INSPIRATION] Neon Colour Pop

I am a big advocate of keeping things simple when I put an outfit together and making a statement with my accessories instead. So I was pleased to see Baukjen advocating the same thing on Instagram! Recently you’ll have seen my orange Clarks heels and green heels popping up in outfit posts all over the blog! I love them. What can I say? Which is how they both made it into my picks for adding a pop of neon to your look:

Add A Neon Colour Pop

Shop the post: #1: Rimmel yellow nail polish; #2: Warehouse jewelled earrings; #3: green Clarks court shoes; #4: orange Clarks heeled shoes; #5: orange necklace by Dorothy Perkins; #6: Barry M orange nail polish.

This is a great look for holidays and the summer too. I always love to add colour when I’m by the pool or at the beach. A bright nail colour on my toes is a favourite option: easy and effective. Something I’ll definitely be doing whilst on my holidays this week!

For further inspiration, check out this look – and this one! And be sure to follow on Instagram and Pinterest too.

How do you add a pop of colour to your looks?

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[INSPIRATION] Free Your Feet

Clarks have launched a new competition for the summer. Earlier in the year they asked which flat shoes are your favourite, brogues or ballerinas. Ballerinas won! And now they are asking, when do you free your feet?

Do you throw your shoes and socks off and your sandals on the minute the sun shows its face? Or do you wait until the temperatures rise a little? Or a lot?

For me, I like a little warmth before I free my feet. But to be honest, as long as I have my legs covered and a sweater to keep me warm – I do love the feeling of bare feet in sandals!

Last Thursday when we went to London, we left a rather cold and dismal Cardiff to find ourselves in a balmy sunny evening in the capital. It was beautiful! And definitely sandals-weather! I was very pleased to have my Clarks Oditi Lucky strappy sandals to keep my feet cool! (The whole outfit will be shown here later in the week.)

If you’re looking for the perfect pair of sandals to free your feet, check these out:

[INSPIRATION] Weekend Wear

Sporty trainers with dressed up looks are hot right now. Over at What I Bought Today, there’s a whole post with styling ideas for these Nike Free Run trainers. It’s the perfect way to give your feet a break for the weekend – after a week in heeled shoes – without having to dress down the rest of your outfit or look as if you’re on the way to the gym.

I’ve put together five top tips for styling your trainers this weekend:

  1. A dress is the easiest way to keep things chic and simple when wearing your sneakers.
  2. Why not team with your favourite skinny jeans and lift the look with the addition of a seasonal tweed jacket?
  3. Go chic and wear with all black: black tights, a black skirt and a thin knit black jumper.
  4. If your trainers are black, pull out your coloured skinnies and ramp up your look.
  5. If you’ve chosen neon trainers, dress for spring by choosing a little white dress.

How would you style the Nike Free Run trainers?

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[INSPIRATION] Define Your Style

As a fashion blogger it seems that everyone wants you to define your style. If I had a pound for every time I’ve been asked, what’s your style? I’d be able to afford the Mulberry Alexa that I so covet!

This week’s IFB project asks just that: define your style:

My style icons are Alexa Chung, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Moss, Edie Campbell, Cara Delevigne, Clémence Poésy and Francoise Hardy. To name but a few!

How would you define your style?

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[INSPIRATION] Brogue Or Ballerina?

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while now, you’ll know that I love flat shoes. So for all of my fellow flat shoe lovers out there, here’s the perfect competition for you. Clarks are offering you the chance to win a pair of your favourite Clarks flats plus £500 of Mr & Mrs Smith vouchers, just by telling them which is your favourite: brogues or ballerinas?

clarks: brogue vs ballerina

For me, both shoes hold their own attractions:

  • Brogues are practical and remind me a little of school shoes.
  • Brogues are great for rocking a bit of the masculine trend which is hot for Spring Summer 2013.
  • But when the brogues have pretty cut-outs, like the ones above, they are the perfect mix of masculine and feminine.
  • Ballerinas are always ultra feminine.
  • Ballerina flats always come in such a wonderful rainbow of colours, it’s easy to have pair in your wardrobe for any and every occasion.

Which will you be voting for?

[INSPIRATION] The Lazy Girl’s Guide To Dressing: Part II

As discussed previously, getting dressed can be something of a problem, as you stand in front of your wardrobe and look upon the collection of clothes you’ve spent years building up and ask yourself, what will I wear?! This new series will offer solutions to this seemingly impossible question:

This is the definitive cool girl off-duty uniform for the weekend: ankle boots, parka and trilby. For me, weekend dressing is all based around my skinny jeans and ankle boots: practical, cool and easy. The rest sort of falls into place around this, whether a loose-fitting blouse, or an over-sized jumper, my main mission at the weekend is comfort.

[INSPIRATION] The Lazy Girl’s Guide To Dressing

the lazy girl's guide to getting dressed

Audrey Hepburn is the perfect example of simple and chic dressing without too much fuss. It’s the ideal formula for those days when you’re running late, or are having one of those moments when you stand in front of your over-packed wardrobe and think I-have-nothing-to-wear! We all have a variation of this look in our wardrobes – it’s just a case of reminding ourselves on those mornings before we start to panic:

[INSPIRATION] Something For The Weekend

In case you’re looking for something to do this weekend, here are five things I plan to do, by way of a little inspiration:

reading - facehunter

#1: I’ll be taking a virtual style tour of the world, by reading my new Face Hunter book – look out for a review very soon!

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