Turtle Neck, Leather and Rose Gold

(excuse grumpy face! Also excuse the wonky faux fur below)

Top/Topshop//Leather Trousers/Topshop//Coat/New Look//Faux Fur Stole/H&M//Bag/Primark//Platform Shoes/River Island//Socks/Topshop//Necklace/H&M//Lipstick by Topshop in Inhibition//Nail Polish/Barry M in Red Black//Ring/Topshop

If we excuse my grumpy face and really wonky faux fur, I really loved wearing this outfit.  It feels to me like it didn't photograph as well as I might have liked.  I felt really confident in this outfit, it made me feel like myself wearing something I absoltuley love.  I love wearing outfits and every single piece you wear, you are in love with.  Especially when it all goes together.  It's like a happy little fashion marriage for the day.

Most of what I'm wearing is all in my Christmas haul which should be up very soon (went to upload it and I realised I hadn't saved it properly and now it's just sorting itself out... Hopefully be up tomorrow or the day after).

All the photos are taken in my boyfriend's dining room/his 'chill out' space, as he is 17 and shares his bedroom with his 7 year old brother, so he get's half of the dining room for him to basically live in.  Hence the guitars (he's a very very good musician, if I say so myself) and also the dining room chair peeking into the photo.  Also, apologies for the lighting.  Having a rather bad issue aren't I!

So today I went shopping (again) and just got a few jewellery bits, picked up some shoes from the post office (post be up in the next few days) and watched some films with Lewis (boyfriend).  Rather lovely day!  I didn't aim to dress up, I wanted to be quite relaxed and comfy but still in my own style and make it a little cooler with the trousers.  Mainly, I got the trousers a few days ago and haven't had the chance to wear them yet and I've just been itching to, so!

Cute LBD: 3 Ways video

So guys, this is a video I posted on my Youtube account (click on the video and it will take you there) a week or so ago, featuring the black Romwe dress I posted about a few posts down.  I styled it in 3 ways for different occasions; smart yet nice, a party and casual look.  Hope you like it and don't forget to leave feedback!

Black, Gold & a little bit of Faux Fur

Peplum/H&M//Jeans/Topshop//Shoes/Topshop//Leather Jacket/Motel Rocks//Faux Fur Stole/Topshop/Lipstick/Topshop in Beguiled//

I'm well aware this outfit it beyond boring, but in a way, I really liked the simplicity and sophistication of it in all of it's plain black glory.  But then again, some of the most amazing outfits can be all black.  Think Valentino AW12 and Dolce and Gabbana with the gold & black shoes (post on the HOTTIES very soon).

    As the outfit I was all black, I felt like having a tad more fun when editing (although all I do is play with colours and use crop!) and went for a blue-y theme today.  Don't worry, this isn't going to be a regular occurrence, it's just a bit of fun.

   I wore this outfit to go to a friends house for the evening, so it was very casual but I think you could smarten this up with maybe a blazer, some heels and some tapered trousers rather than jeans.

I'm thinking of doing a smart worky/school look book?  What do you guys think?  Leave me comments with what you think!

There's also a video for this look and when it's up, I'll leave a link here for you!

Meg x

Studs, Spikes, Faux Fur and Embellishment Blues

Now, I'm not sure about you beauties but I'm having a bit of a fixation with statement jewellery as of late.  By statement jewellery I mean mainly silver and gold jewellery embellished with studs, spikes, chains and gorgeously gothic, possibly dangerous pieces.  Not only jewellery, am I tormented by but also all forms of accessories; be it a faux fur stole (which I heavily praised in a recent OOTD), a sequin trim on a dress or a scattering of spikes on a shoe.
       Obviously my inspiration began on the runways back in February this year with various offerings of embellishment and gothic glory.  But since then, all the street style and look books have infused a huge desire on my part of needing more of these items in my life.

(I don't own any pictures; various from Pinterest, Jameela Jamil for Very, Primark, Tumblr and Google)

It's a perfect transition from the la-de-da-ness of S/S's girly, princess, cutesy fairy land.  Not to say that I didn't enjoy dressing head to toe in pastels and dressing like a dainty little darling.  Or wanting to but have the lack of suitable clothing to work with.  ANYWAY.

       Statement jewellery and luxurious accessories just twist every outfit into something else, something one thousand times better.  Something enviable and utterly desirable to every other stylish woman out there.  They want your style, maybe they even want to be you.

I think what I'm trying to say is that jewellery, in any form, can completely change a persons day-to-day outfit to something that isn't at all day-to-day and more 'I'm a stylish, sophisticated yet urban and chic'.  Totally cool and green-eye provoking. 

On a less happy note, I have two weeks worth of exams starting tomorrow so posting will be even more irregular for a while, but when that is over I'm really planning on stepping up my game.  You will have much better, well written post fuelled with a lot more effort on my part.  Lots more OOTD taken in better backgrounds with better quality where I can and an upcoming look book (will also be up on my YouTube channel) along with my favourite S/S13 runway shows following my Jonathan Saunders post as well as many other exciting things including my new position writing for a friend's magazine...keep reading and all will be revealed soon! 

Meg 

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Smelly Animals

(Shirt, trousers, shoes & bracelet all Topshop, bag - H! by Henry Holland, sunglasses - Urban Outfitters, ring - Miss Selfridge, watch - nan's)

Hello my lovelies!  Today's outfit was rather tricky to find really; I was going out on a 'family day' that my mum was very eager for and we went to a pretty little place that had a maze, very princess's palace-esque flower garden (behind me) and not to forget the 100's of farm animals!  Think deer, llamas, goats, chickens, peacocks, rabbits, sheep, pigs ect.  Me and my 13 year old brother did feel a tad silly walking around the place due to being the oldest 'children' there!  It is a place purely  there for the entertainment of young children - think 2 - 10 years!  

But my outfit struggle was to do with the weather and the days activities rather then just where I was going... As I haven't been to this little country park since I was about 4 I didn't remember too well what I would be in for so my mum led me to believe she would have my riding donkeys and such so when I put on a cute dress this morning I thought better of it and went for summery floral trouser as it's too cold for shorts.  Despite being comfortably warm outside, it's too cold for any of my favourite summer pieces so I went for this pairing of the dark summery trousers with the white shirt for an air of purity & edgy monochrome due to the black in the trousers and the dark flower print.  Kept my hair down as I'm beginning to like it (shock horror!) and threw on some simple jewellery as I thought the trousers and my shoes really made the outfit.

I'm just about to attempt to upload a video of my outfit yesterday to my youtube channel and then I'm going to attempt to upload my birthday haul video for the 100th time!  Wish me luck...

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