Turtle Neck Bandwagon

Crop top - Internacionale, Skirt, rings, boots, faux fur - H&M, Belt - Primark, Leather Jacket - Motel

Today I bought this pretty little crop after I jumped onto the turtle neck crop top band wagon.  I've wanted one for ages, but never got around to buying one!  Today I did after my search for simple tees and in my disappointment  I bought this.  Thus, satisfying myself again.  I'm slightly annoyed now though, as its so so see through!  Should have just spent an extra few £££ and gone to Toppers!  Oh well.

Pretty simple outfit really.  I wanted to highlight my lovely new boots which I also got today for tha bargain price of £25.  I couldn't resist!  Especially after wanting a pair like them forever!  I was coveting chelsea boots in a similar style, but after having no luck I decided to just buy these babies instead.  I'm a happy chicka!  Definitely on the way to satisfying my need for new things, but let's wait until I get paid before I go all out.  Woo!

Once again, I apologise for the poor pictures.  As soon as it starts to warm up, I'll get them taken somewhere much nicer than my bedroom.  It's beginning to wind me up how crap they look.  Think I need to invest in a tripos to thoroughly crush this issue.  Anyway.

I'll have a mini haul up tomorrow; literally mini, mini.  So yeah.

Good night, I'm off to read Beautiful Creatures in the desperate hope that the book is better than the film.  Or good day...depending when you're reading this.

x

DIY Skirt & A Happy New Year!

Jacket/Motel Rocks//T shirt/Topshop//skirt/Made by me//tights/Ebay//shoes/River Island//Bag/Primark//Necklace/H&M//Bracelet/Topshop//Lipstick/Inhibition by Topshop//

'What have you done today, Megan?' you might ask.  Well, I made a skirt.  The one in the outfit and it cost me a total of £3 to produce.  Much cheaper then going to Topshop or the like for something similar...I'm so happy with it!

I've just filmed my Christmas haul and within that you will see that I got a sewing machine for Crimbo.  I've wanted one for a good few years to make my own clothes and try and save money (as I'm dreadful at saving :-( )  So yeah, since Christmas (bearing in mind I was away for 3 days - machine-less!) I've made this skirt, another one, in a different fabric, a pair of shorts, 2 bags and a few random things.  Pretty good going I say!

I went to the fabric shop a few days ago and got the houndstooth print fabric along with some crushed velvet but I'm still wondering what to do with the velvet.  I could make another skirt (from Toppers the equivalent would be £30 odd) or a really nice pair of shorts... I'd love to learn how to make a blazer so I could make a velvet shorts suit.  That would be so cool!  But I imagine blazers are  very difficult...Maybe I'll ask my sewing teacher to help me.  Or if you guys know, comment, it would be so helpful!

Anyway, I'm loving my new tshirt too!  I wore it with some amazing leather trousers I got in the Topshop sale and my mum said I looked like I was from Wham....Hmm.  My bag is new as well and despite it being really quite boxy and feeling plastic-y, it's gorgeous.  What else do you expect from Primark, though?  It was such a bargain at £12 I couldn't resist.

Oh, and I decided not to crop all of my room out of the photos as I really don't like just having a rectangle for an outfit photo, I'd rather have my messy room in the picture!  I really should start taking pictures elsewhere....Oh well!

I hope you guys have all had a brilliant Christmas and as it's the 31st of December, a fantastic New Year!  I'm really looking forward to spending it with all of my friends, yay!  What are you guys doing and what are you wearing?  I'll definitely get some pictures of my evening and my outfit up in the next few days.  Maybe, I'll post my resolutions and look back at them this time in 2013.

Love you all loads!

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

Black as his heart

Dress - Romwe, Jacket - Motel, Bag - H! by Henry Holland, Necklace - Gift, Rings - All mum's, cuff - Topshop, Lipstick - Topshop in Beguiled

I wore this outfit to go to a charity fashion show at a local all-girls school.  I wouldn't have gone along normally - as it was mainly aimed at pupil's friends and family.  Most of the models were sixth form students along with a few teachers, I think.  I went along to help out a friend and also because I really wanted to!

    I went along with Question Me a group that is based around young people and they do all sorts.  They filmed the event as part of Question Me TV and I presented for them.  I've never done any presenting before but I do make YouTube videos so I thought it would probably be ok... And it was!  I think... I interviewed a few of the students at the school about modelling, styling, inspiration and just general questions about the event along with an interview with head mistress.  It was all in all pretty fun!  I really enjoyed presenting and watching the show ten times more then I thought I would and I'd really love to do a bit more presenting stuff in the future.

I wanted to look quite smart yet stay on trend as it's a fashion show after all.  A girls got to dress good right?  I smartened up this super sweet dress from Romwe with black boots with a small heel to make it more sophisticated and, really, just to make my legs look a little longer then they actually are!  (If you guys know how I can sort this short leg issue out, please help me.  I'm desperate!) I wasn't going to go into official work mode though because erm...it wasn't work.  I threw on my leather jacket to add some 'edge' and just make it a little rockier and live up to my 'fashion blogger' name which I rather enjoyed being known as on the night.  The satchel just goes with everything so that explains that.  I loved the look and felt really comfortable and just like myself in it.  It's not too daring but it still looks good.
    When the video of the night is all ready I'll put it up for you guys to have a quick look.

All in all, I've had a very successful weekend.  I've ordered 3 pairs of shoes (pictures up when they arrive), filmed a few videos, read my magazines & part of my new book (might do a post on it once I've read it - it's about fashion careers), finished off my 40's style apron at my sewing class and got loads of ideas for upcoming things!

E-tail Webstores Giveaway Prizes

I have something very exciting to post about today;  I won a give away with E-tailwebstores!  The prize was that I got to choose 5 items from Motel and I'm overjoyed with my pieces!  I tried to choose pieces I knew would get a lot of wear out but I wanted a few not so safe pieces that I could try to get out of my comfort zone with.  When the pieces arrived (very quickly, might I add) I was super thrilled to find even the piece I thought I wouldn't love as much as I do (my beautiful handmade playsuit) I'm irreversibly in love with!
Oh and I'd just like to say for this post I've had to use my old camera because my new one has died, so I'm very sorry!

The first piece is this gorgeous sheer black shirt.  It has a asymmetrical dip hem but I didn't manage to get a picture of it (you'll be able to see it in the video at the end),  its really comfortable and just a nice piece that I know I will end up wearing a little too much because I'm just a little bit overly addicted to shirts and collars.  I love the studs on the collar, they're a subtle kind of stud but they still create a lot of drama.  LOVE.

The second piece would be these stunning disco pants!  I got them in the shade 'Pewter Crush' because I thought the black seemed a little too harsh and I knew I'd probably like to experiment with these pieces all the more than basic old black.  I love the way all Motel's disco pants are this 'crush' material; it gives them this amazing texture that I haven't seen on any others before. 

 

Like I said I wasn't sure how I would feel about this playsuit - my mum convinced me into getting it because it's so darn pretty.  It's hand printed and it's utterly beautiful.  I chose it because it looked like 2 seperate pieces and I loved the idea of that as well as how floaty and comfy it looked whilst still being on trend.  I must admit, I'm not usually a playsuit kind of girl but I think I've been turned...

 

This one is pretty simple - a basic black biker jacket.  I've had a blue one for years but I've never had a good quality, black, fitted leather jacket before so I saw my chance and I took it!  I knew without thinking it's going to get an awful lot of wear and it will probably (hopefully) last me a good few years. Hurrah!  

Finally I recieved this breathtaking dress.  When I saw it on the website I umed and ahed because I was pretty sure it would just be one of the pieces we just drooled over whilst it sat in the wardrobe and never got worn.  Yes - it might be.  But as soon as I have a night out to go on, we all know what I'll be wearing!  It's a velvet material that then has the beautiful sequins sewn onto, all over.  Depending on where you are the light bounces off them at lots of different points to make one of the most stunning dress ever!

I'm so happy with all of the pieces so thank you so so much to E-tailwebstores.  

If any of you would be interested in entering any giveaways and winning free stuff go to E-tailwebstores'  Facebook page or visit their blog to see information on giveaways, bloggers, brands and enter as many giveaways and competitions as you like! 

Lots of love, 

Meg xx