Understated sparkle

The red shoes

 

Shanghai chic

These trousers were a Topshop flash sale bargain par excellence at a mere £7 (£6.30 with student discount which I of course insisted on). At first I wasnt too sure about the flick hem cut of the trousers but the lovely dark blue colour, silk like material and delicate print convinced me to take the trousers even with initial doubts how I would make them work. Accesories are key here as I tried to keep the rest of the outfit quite simple to make the trousers really stand out, using the earrings, choker necklace and floppy hat to pick up on the colours of the print and compliment the quite dressy look of the trousers. I am currently slightly obsessed with combining strong colours within outfits as seen on the Gucci A/W catwalk as you have probably noticed by now and there is more to come!!

Colour clash

                           

 

                     
 

Back to the future

This dress was an absolute bargain and once again a real gem within the ASOS black range. As you have probably noticed I have a dress or two from this collection and each one is always qualitative superb and with a real high fashion touch. This one was reduced from £155 to £50 and fits perfectly into A/W1's futuristic trend with its geometric perspex embellishments. It works extremely well with the Miss Selfridge blouse which is from their special new capsule collection Project 1 and gives young designers the chance to design some key pieces sold in their shops nationwide.

Putting my twist on white lace

I immediately fell for this topshop lace dress but didnt really like the original neckline and thought it needed a little twist to make the great cut of the dress truely stand out. That's why I added the cropped turtleneck top by American Apparel which appears as if part of the dress and makes it look less girly and adds a unique touch that completely changes the overall outfit.

R.I.P. Amy. Not only great musician but also fashion icon

Amy inspired me to carefully draw on my first eyeliner flick and increasingly expand its dimension over the years,part of her trademark look that very much became part of mine. Her beehive influenced high fashion (who can forgot when Karl based a whole collection's hair and make up on Amy's distinctive look) and her no care attitude and eclectic sense of style, 60's glamour mixed with fred perry polos, tattoos and sky high heels, opened the path for a whole new generation of female musicians able to celebrate their distinctive and edgy styles instead of becoming the bland manufactured pop singers that we have become accustomed to. Amy was a unique albeit very troubled individual who has left a lasting mark not only on my style but that of a whole generation.

An old favourite: Marimekko for H&M dress

Excuse the bad quality pictures, taken on my iphone but new outfit coming next week shot with my normal camera :)

Blue velvet revisited

Hey everyone, sorry for the slight gap since my last post! I have been on holiday and hence didnt have the time to get shopping for new outfits or reliable internet!! since i've been back I have made some rather successful shopping trips and thus should have some (hopefully) great new outfits coming up once i have finished accessorising them! in the mean time i thought i'd post a couple of outfits that have been on the blog before but that since then have been slightly altered,adapted and combined with new things and in my opinion work even better now!