Entrenched

Trying to sort through my backlog of photos I never got round to posting... Hence the boots and coat in August (although, that isn't so strange in England). I bought the trench a couple of years ago and it's been my go to coat for the transitional months of spring and autumn ever since. The top I wasn't so sure about, the cut and layered nature isn't something I'd usually go for but I loved the print and colours. The bottom vest is longer at the back, perfect for covering the bum when wearing with leggings/treggings/jeggings (essential when your bum is as generous as mine)... so it all adds up to pretty comfy, casual look for me.

Trench - Laura Ashley, Top - Zara, Trousers - Benetton, Boots - ASOS, Bag - Ted Baker 

Clawed

I've worn this floral blouse a lot this summer. Pure cotton, very breathable and easy to wear. The cotton is textured with raised dots, I'm sure there's a technical term for them but I don't know what (Swiss dots maybe?). My necklaces are part of a collection I started a while ago. It seems claw jewellery is all the rage now (Pamela Love anyone?), but I'm only interested in claws if they are grasping onto something. Today I am wearing claws holding onto pearl, green aventurine and crystal.

Silk trousers (Louise Amstrup at ASOS), blouse (Topshop), shoes (New Look)

After the Storm

I'm back after a mini hiatus. I'm sure you all know why... four weeks of intense fashion bombardment leaves not a lot of time for blogging! I must say I was rather underwhelmed by the Fall 2010/11 shows. There were some moments of excellence, but there were no shows I absolutely loved, no mind-blowing displays of wild creativity. It was a rather subdued affair, obviously marred by the untimely death of Lee McQueen, but with the looks shown too, there was an overarching theme of mini...minima....minimalis....arrgh I can't bring myself to say it. It's a dirty word! Lets just say things were pared back, and me no likey. I'm going to be horribly unfashionable next winter, what with my love of patterns/embellishment/opulence... luckily I'm too cool to give a shit about looking on trend.

I had no idea my white bra is so visible under this vest. Perhaps time to invest in a nude bra (ugh normally they look so clinical... prosthetic even. So it'd have to be a pretty nude bra. Actually, I wonder whether mustard bras exist anywhere.....hmm. /End of soliloquy.)

Vintage leather jacket, shoes (French Connection), vintage scarf, blouse and velvet trousers (asos.com), vest (Ted Baker).

Don't Do It Yourself

This outfit post contains a couple of my shockingly low-quality DIY efforts. First up, the pom-pom scarf. I spent a good few weeks making a couple of these, with a 3rd one currently in the making. I'm just about perfecting the technique.... this one is perfectly wearable but a bit 'delicate'. Secondly, the shoes are another botch job of mine, which followed this simple equation;

cheap, old shoes + green glitter glue = shiny new shoes + me happy.

Again, a little rough around the edges, but I'm so glad I did it!

Vintage jacket, shoes (New Look), self-made scarf, bag (H&M), vintage belt, cardigan (Zara), skirt (Hurwundeki), vest (Topshop).

Perhaps my next project shall be some form of pom-pom bonnet? Much like the Diane Von Furstenburg hats, but more House of Harps-ish....

Seedy

Either I ate too much chocolate over the holidays, or these jeans are super unflattering...? That's right, I'm wearing jeans. I find denim neither comfortable nor elegant, but the recent bombardment of heavy snow across England meant I needed something a bit more durable to go and play outside in. If I'm going to be in jeans, they have to be skinny fit, preferably with a high waist. I got this high-waisted pair from H&M a few months ago for the grand sum of £10. They hardly get worn though as I feel a bit odd in jeans.... and I don't know whether its the thicker material, but as I mentioned at the start of this post, I just feel kind of chunky in them.

The earrings I'm wearing are a Victorian seed pearl pair I got for Christmas. I was a bit worried they'd look huge and garish on me, but they're actually a nice size with just the right amount of dangle. They seem to have some sort of crescent moon/foliage wreath thing going on... certainly a more unusual pair of antique earrings. I also got the fur hat for Christmas. It is brown, but in some shots it just melds in with my hair and makes me look like I have a hair helmet* on. But unlike my other hats, it actually keeps my ears warm and toasty.

Vintage fur hat, coat and blouse, jeans (H&M), boots (Office)

*Flight of the Conchords anyone?