I was recently sent this super cool "cross design" ring from
Emi Jewellery. I actually lost it for a while before I could shoot it and show you - eek - but I found it at again the other day.... phew! Also, this delightful little tartan skirt is from
In Love with Fashion.
I don't know about you guys but I'm really struggling to settle back into a daily routine of work, food, sleep, work, food, sleep, work, food, sleep, blah blah blah, after my lovely, relaxing break over Christmas. I'm super tired, can't seem to find time to do ANYTHING on my endless to-do list, and I'm basically just looking forward to summer now! Luckily my time is filled with nice things to keep me going through the dreary winter months... wonderful blog events, the thought of upcoming fashion week, my handsome boyfriend, the television series 'Girls', (who's been watching?), and the fun shoots I do over the weekends. Ah, come to think of it, life's not that bad ;)
Hope you've all had a great weekend!
JUMPER FROM H&M
SHOES FROM TOPSHOP
Last week saw the debut catwalk presentation of British menswear designer
A. Sauvage. Held at The Old Sorting Office on the final evening of London Collections: Men, the collection featured jumpers, statement collars and tailoring in a palette of black and grey - teal and purple also featured as key colours. Tartan, alongside Sauvage's signature eccentric prints, also made an appearance on shirts, ankle skimming trousers and suit jackets.
I was lucky enough to attend and sat amongst the likes of George Lamb and David Gandy to watch the beautifully choreographed show. Unfortunately the camera I was using decided to throw a hissy fit just before I got into the venue so I didn't get any photographs myself, (shit happens), but you can see my favourite pieces from the collection below, and the full show
here.
On Sunday I had a day in London to relax, (AKA a day to do some washing and re-pack), before flying to Scotland for New Year's Eve. I decided to pop into Crouch End for lunch and ended up going to a lovely family run café/bakery called Coffee Cake, a great place to visit if you like healthy eating and unique, tasty combinations! I had a prune and feta cheese tart with a side of aubergine salad and a blackberry and nettle tea. Yum.
I wore my favourite tartan shorts, which I picked up about a month ago down Brick Lane, along with a cashmere jumper and my Dr. Martens shoes. Normally instinct would have me wearing a black collared shirt underneath this jumper, but I love the contrast of the white against the black, and it also adds a fun "school uniform" twist to the ensemble! The bag I'm carrying was a gift from my Auntie for Christmas and is from H&M. (I love simple, black bags because they go with most outfits and look so minimal)!
I'm currently still in Scotland, Matt and I are flying back tomorrow.... I can't wait to show you all of the photos! Although I am looking forward to my own bed and having my wardrobe back, I'm a little sad about returning to normal life and reality after the wonderful two weeks I've just had off.
GLASSES FROM SWAG & STARE
WHITE BLOUSE FROM H&M
BODEN CASHMERE JUMPER
VINTAGE SHORTS FROM ROKIT
DR. MARTENS SHOES
BLACK BAG FROM H&M
Some of you may have already noticed, but I was recently gifted a new pair of glasses from
Swag & Stare! If you haven't previously heard of them and are a glasses wearer then please do check out their site, they have such a cool collection of beautiful, vintage inspired frames! My old, cats-eye style were actually from Swag and Stare to! This time though, I went for something completely different and got a very light pink, rounded pair.
These photographs were taken on my last day in Devon over Christmas, over the weekend I had two nights at home in London before jumping on a plane to Aberdeen where I'm currently spending the week! Last night to celebrate the new year we went into Stonehaven town centre to watch a truly unique "fireball" display in which locals competed by swinging handmade balls of fire for about 20 minutes as they walked up and down the high street - sorry, I'm terrible at explaining things but it was essentially a parade with fire....? I was stood right at the front so did worry about loosing my eyebrows a few times - I will get some photos up for you when I'm home!
After the fireballs,
which you can read more about here if you're interested, we watched a beautiful firework display before heading home rather hurriedly to get into the warm! I hope you all had a fab new year's eve, got to celebrate with your loved ones, and are looking forward to 2014! I would really love to share my new year's resolutions with you but I'm afraid I'm still deciding on them.... there are far too many things that I want to do with my life so feel I should narrow them down a little so I at least have half a chance at succeeding by 2015! Bare with me....
TOPMAN HAT
DR. MARTENS SHOES
This merry month I've teamed up with the luxury eyewear company, MyOptique, to offer you the chance to win a new pair of specs, just in time for the new year!
Although they have an amazing selection of designer glasses, today I'd like to bring your attention to
London Retro, a brand who celebrate all things retro and use the quirky setting of London as inspiration. They have a super cool range of styles, from oversized to cat eye; here I'm wearing the "Highgate" design, what do you think!?
In order to win a style of your own, all you have to do is like MyOptique on Facebook and then post the following on their wall, "I've just entered the Fashion your Seatbelts giveaway!" You can find their Facebook page
HERE. If you win not only will you be able to choose a deign of your choice from the London Retro range, but MyOptique are also happy to fit your prescription lenses for you as part of your prize! Don't worry, if you don't wear glasses then you can also opt for your new frames to be sunglasses!
This giveaway is open worldwide and MyOptique will select a winner at random from their Facebook page early in the new year, good luck everyone!
HAT FROM TOPMAN
JUMPER FROM BODEN
TARTAN DRESS BY MOD DOLLY
DR MARTENS SHOES
