OUTFIT: "Dibs on the Drummer"

I saw this jumper on Instagram and instantly had to buy it! A couple years ago I saw a vest in H&M which said I prefer the drummer but I didn't buy it and regretted it so this time I just had to snap it up. In case you hadn't guessed my husband is a drummer ... so you can see why I jumped at the chance to own this bad boy. It also helped that the jumper was on sale at Hollister for £10. 

I kept it really simple with this outfit letting the jumper speak for itself, so I paired it with ripped skinnies a black wool hat and this awesome Nikes. 

OUTFIT: Geek chic with a statement tee

My work place doesn't have a very strict dress code so I like to mix it up. One of my favourite looks of late is geek chic with a statement tee. I have slowly been building up my statement t shirt collection for the past few months, of all places Primark have had a good collection of Marvel, Disney and Harry Potter t shirts in recently. 

I like to take t shirts with a bold or unusual print on them:

OUTFIT: Plaid love .....

This autumn/winter I have been suffering from a major case of plaid love. I have always been a big lover of plaid but somehow I found my wardrobe sadly lacking. 

It would appear that I have rectified this situation ... so far this autumn/winter I have acquired a new shirt, 2 new scarves, a blanket wrap and a pair of trousers all in plaid ... oops. 

Large mixed colour scarf from New Look 

OUTFIT: Go to winter outfit .....

My go to winter outfit this year wasn't necessarily 'an' outfit it was more of a general look. This winter we didn't get any snow in the UK but it was really cold so I have been mainly rocking the jumper and statement necklace look.

Right to Left: 1 New Look, 2 Avon, 3 Statement Boutique, 4 Primark, 5 SB see 3, 6 Next, 7 SBsee 3,  8 Next, 9 SB see 3. 

Yes its time for a new Wedding Outfit post ....

If you have looked at some of my old posts you will know that 2013/14 has been very busy Wedding wise for me and the hubby. Well we have been very fortunate to receive another 3 invites :) two evening receptions and another whole day invite. Unfortunately we can only go to one of the evening receptions are the other is the weekend we are having our own second southern reception.

To keep with tradition here is my latest What to Wear for a Wedding!!

First a quick recap, since July 2013 we've been guests at 3 weddings necessitating several wedding guest outfits and hair pieces: 

Ampleforth July 2013: purple Hobbs dress styled up with a few accessories. Grey pin stripe suit, lilac shirt and silver paisley tie.

Lumley Castle September 2013: nude Warehouse dress and accessories from Outfit. Grey, 3 piece pinstripe suit, blue shirt with contrast white collar and gold/blue stripe tie.

St Cuthberts Church/Durham Castle January 2014: Purple Hobbs dress, White linen Warehouse blazer and black leather knee high boots for in the church and walk to the castle. Grey three piece suite, lilac shirt with contract white collar and burgundy bow tie.

Following this there was obviously our own wedding in May:

Couldn't resist posting another picture, it was such an amazing day. 

The first evening reception is for some friends of the family at the local Chiltern County Pub and Hotel.

Hubby is in white granddad shirt H&M, tweed style waistcoat Primark, burgundy cords Burton and tan brogues TKMAXX

I wore blue chiffon dress Primark, cream cardigan Dorothy Perkins, cream sandals Dorothy Perkins, silver clutch and turquoise earrings New Look. 

Teamed this with smokey brown eyes and a bright red lip for a pop of colour. 

The next do is for our good friends from Leeds who got engaged just after us, they have just booked their wedding and we were thrilled to receive a save the date for next May. YEY!! I was going to just wear one of the outfits from the above but then I went up to Boundary Mill with my mum and sister last weekend and saw this gorgeous Kaliko dress. If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen the sneak peak of the print I posted the other day.

Kaliko dress, New Look handbag, Cream.Nude heels.

I know its a long way off but when choosing special occasion outfits you have to start looking early incase the 'in' style isn't what you were wanting or what suits you plus new season stuff comes in quite early and you don't want to miss out. So when I saw this dress set up on the mannequin, I just had to try it on. I am thinking of styling it similar to how they had it in the store, blue Alex & Co jacket my cream court shoes and maybe either this silver clutch or my blue satin Monsoon clutch. Also this dress was a real bargain, £120 down to £40!! I got the jacket from Boundary Mill about 7 years ago now when I had to go to St James' Palace to collect my Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award then wore it again 3 years ago to my mums wedding with an all blue floral Kaliko dress (also from Boundary Mill).

Blue Alex & Co linen jacket, love the extra pop of colour and the frill on this jacket it really nice adds some detail when the jacket is closed. 

What do you think? Are any of you going to a wedding or other event in the next year. 

xXx

Throw Back Thursday ..... What I was wearing..

As Thursdays are for throw backs and I have a stash of outfit pics from my blogging break I thought I would start to share a few of them. 

Starting top left: 

1: Night out: black skinnies Next, black leather shoe boots Deichman, grey vest Primark statement silver nacklace Primark 

2: work, theme floral: chambray shirt Matalan, circle skirt Tesco sale, scarf  & pumps TU at Sainsburys

3: work, tonal blues: denim shirt H&M, striped sleeveless vest TU at Sainsburys, white blue skinnies H&M, floral headscarf Monsoon

4: chambray shirt Matalan, grey crop jumper Soul Cal, dark pink skinnies Primark, grey plimsols H&M, statement necklace Moonsoon

5: print dress/top NewLook, grey skinnies Primark, grey plimsols H&M, black cardigan Primark

6: casual work, navy loose vest dress H&M, black leggings TU & Sainsburys, brown chelsea boots Tesco, hubbys denim shirt for that oversized look 

7: Nephews birthday, mustard crop jumper Soul Cal, pink leapard pencil skirt Matalan, Dunlop original canvas shoes Sports Direct, statement necklace Topshop

8: purple crossover front pencil dress G21 at Asda, maroon suede heeled boots Primark

9: casual work, grey crop Soul Cal jumper, light blue Primark skinnies, Dunlop originals, H&M leather belt

I think my favourites from here are probably 7 and 8. I love that dress from G21 its a really nice fit and the colour is nice on too. Also you can dress it up or down depending on your accessories, I also like the vintage vibe it has. As for 7 I love a pencil skirt, I find them really flattering on my body type and this one is really comfortable. Ive bought a few from Matalan recently they did a really nice range of stretch jersey midi pencil skirts thats are really comfortable and come in some great colours. If you are looking to try one out I would suggest looking in Matalan they are only about £10 which is really reasonable. 

What I've been wearing ... Mixing it up

So this week I have been trying to mix it up with my outfits. I sometimes get into a bit of a rut and wear the same stuff over and over, mainly because I know I like that outfit and otherwise its half an hour in front of a packed wardrobe insisting I have nothing to wear ... heheh.

With the weather looking a little bit more positive then it has been I decided to move into a more spring/summer themed wardrobe (as it write this the heavens have opened and it is now persisting it down ... oh well glorious British summer and all that)

Here are a few of my favourite looks from last week:

Black sheer shirt, statement necklace, rolled up  slim boyfriend jeans, waterfall cardigan and burnt orange sandals. Matalan, Primark & T K MAXX. Hair spin pined into a messy bun. 

Lace detail sheer shirt, rolled up green chinos, oatmeal slip on brogues, waterfall cardigan.
Nearly all Primark except the shoes which are Sainsburys and necklace which I cant remember. 

I don't usually wear this necklace or chinos but I quite like them like this. 

My favourite outfit: Light blue denim shirt rolled sleeves, blue and white strip elbow sleeve jumper, cream loose rolled chino and tan brogues. Statement necklace.
Matalan shirt, New Sainsburys jumper with the altered necklace, New Look chinos. 

I posted a couple of Instagram pics about the jumper above, its the only new item and I love it, found it half price in Sainsbury's, the necklace was clipped on to the shoulders but I altered it to wear as a separate. I like the mix of cream blue and tan in this look with a pop of yellow from the necklace. 

Black back detail vest tucked in behind the belt, slim fit boyfriend jean with roll up & my statement necklace. Keeping it simple. New Look, T K Maxx & Primark sandals. 

Casual pub look. all Primark again. Grey loose fit vest, studded slim belt, black jersey maxi skirt and eyelet detail black ballet pumps. You cant make them out but I added a pair of New Look statement earrings. 

Nearly all of these pieces I already had in my wardrobe from a few months to a few years ago but I decided to pull them out and mix it up trying them in new ways. I am liking a rolled leg on a loose fitting trouser at the minute to add a casual detail. Also I'm a huge fan of statement jewellery, in winter it was bling now for summer I am liking plain silver with lots of chains or bright stones.

If your feeling stuck in a rut why not try having a look on Instagram for OOTD posts or fashion bloggers so see if you can get some inspiration. 

xXx 

NEW INK!!!

Really I should have posted this weeks ago. When I was down south me and the Fiancé decided to go and get new tattoos. Fiancé's sister V had been to a local place near a few times so she said we could go there with her.

Turned out fiancé's cousins partner M also a new tattoo so his cousin O said he would drive us all. The place we went Camberly Tattoo is a walk in only shop so we went for it opening. Fiancé and me knew what we wanted M and V were a little less sure, in the end the 4 of us all came out with new ink hehe O didnt but then hes not a fan. Safe to say it was an odd family day out, but fun.

Originally I wanted the design I got on my ribs but the lad pointed out that with it being round and having straight lines if I moved at all it would look awful. So I swapped to having it on my ankle opposite my cat. I can still cover it up if anyone says anything with either dark tights or trousers.

Fiancé went in first as he wanted his arm piece all re-done, in the end it took an hour and a half but it looks awesome.

Before - looks a lot darker in this pic it was actually a bit patchy

NEW INK! you can see its a lot more complete and coloured in much better. 

Here is my new mandala inspired ink!

I love my new mandala inspired tattoo. Took the guy barely any time at all. The middle is interlocking S's for me and the fiancé. 

This was us post tattooing, Fiancé looks like he was mauled by an animal, V went to give blood I got  sprained ankle and M well I'll let you decide on that one. 

So I finally got my new ink and I am thrilled. The only bad part was that we bought bepanthen cream to help with healing and it would seem that I am allergic because my ankle swelled up and hurt like hell. I had to keep cooling it down with cold water, in the end I washed all the cream off and just used a unscented lotion till I got home and could use some lavender oil. It was quite red for ages and took ages to heal which was a bit worrying as all my other ones healed much faster  but now its all fine.

When I looked it up it turns out allergies to bepanthen are quite common after tattoos so I would advise any reader to stick to either savlon or good old lavender oil.

I still want more tattoos but will have to save up big time for my back piece and any others ... well I think I am running out of coverable places to have them so they woul involve a bit of logistics.

xXx

Outfit of the Week!!

So I have been trying out a few new things this week as you will see in my post about SKIRTS!! but I have also had some non skirt outfits so I wanted to share a few of them here and crown my Outfit of the Week.

Inspiration from the Matalan collection. Blazer Next, shirt is H&M and skirt is Primark. 

Superdry t shirt, Topshop pencil skirt, Primark cardigan. 

It got a bit cold later on so I swapped the skirt for some Cream Primark Chinos.

Casual work look, Sainsburys cardigan, Primark dress, M&S leggings. 

NEW!! bought this in Matalan £12! 

New Look cardigan, Primark skull scarf, NEW! Leopard print Matalan pencil skirt. 

Gave in to the cold, Tesco jumper, Next blazer, Primark scarf & Jeans then went for Chelsea boots. 

Bit of a mixed week I was trying to mix it up with my work wardrobe, I am bored of wearing really casual stuff and get bored of t shirts and jeans so I decided to dig out the pencil skirts. Did have to concede to jeans a few times though, the weather is getting colder. Soon its going to be time to dig out the wool tights and boots. I like layering in winter but it can be a bit of a hassle. 

I love the new skirts and the shirt, think I am going to wear the plain maroon skirt and denim shirt to a wedding fayre tomorrow, thought about wearing it today but it didn't look very nice out. I love the colour of the shirt, I was really glad it fit as the next size up was a slightly darker colour which I didn't want as my other shirt is that colour. 

My Outfit of the Week though has to be the Emerald pencil skirt and Superdry T shirt. I threw this together by chance and I'm really glad it worked, I may try mixing up a few of my band t shirts with pencil skirts. 

Till next week :) 

xXx

SKIRTS!!!

There is no denying it I have developed a slight obsession with pencil skirts. It started at Uni when I got one for a suit then morphed from there. I love the timeless silhouette and the fit, you can be practically any body shape and the pencil skirt will suit you. There is also different fits within the term pencil. You can get high waist, banded waist, knee length with a loose fit, knee length with a tight fit, midi length loose or midi length tight fit. So many choices and just not enough money in the bank hehe

Over the last few years the pencil skirt has come into its own as a fashion staple, much like it did in the 50's, there are a much wider range of styles and colours available which is great if you have never tried a pencil skirt before.

As you can see I have a wide range of pencil skirts from which to choose. They all have something different about them which makes them unique  and I can dress them all up or down depending on how I feel that day or what event I am going to.

If you have never owned a pencil skirt before I would suggest having a look online or spending a day at somewhere like the metrocentre which has a lot of shops you can look in. Dont just try on one skirt and write off the style you need to try a few. There are so many fabrics, patterns and cuts you can try before deciding its not for you.

At the minute I am in love with midi length, this comes just below the knee but is longer then tea length. I saw this online on Pinterest in maxi dresses and decided to keep an eye out for one, then got my two dresses from Republic in July and fell in love hehe Since then the summer is starting to wain and I have been seeing a lot of different ideas that use a pencil skirt so I have been keeping an eye out for a midi pencil. As it happens I got an email from Matalan that had two looks I loved in their new collection. I advise everyone to check it out as they have some really nice pieces in for Autumn and are amazingly reasonable. The first look I saw is below and as you can see I used pieces I already had to make my own take on it.

I then went over to our local Matalan to take a look at the two skirts and ended up with both. If I had the money I would seriously buy every colour they had in the maroon jersey one its amazing. The length is fab an its double layer stretch jersey with a really nice cut that hugs in all the right places without stretching out. Another great thing about these two skirts is the price ... both £10!! Bargain!

As for this leopard print one, well I couldn't resist, I have emerald green and cobalt blue skirts from Topshop and this is a brilliant addition to my colourful collection. As you can see I have already worn this one to work it was really comfy, there is a kick in the back for manoeuvring and I mat even dress it up for a night out this weekend.

Here is another look I threw together this week for work. I decided to pair a Superdry T I had with my emerald green pencil skirt and I think it works really well. I like the juxtaposition between the casual T and the smart fit skirt plus the pop of colour really brings it together. The inspiration for this was when I wore my 2 tank tops with my pencil skirts, this time I wanted to take it a little more casual.

xXx

Outfit of the week ... 24th June

So these are my favourite outfits from last week. (hehe already taken some pics for this week) 

First up is a cute little dress I wore into town on Saturday. Sometimes I get bored of wearing jeans all the time or wearing leggings so I decided to mix it up and wear my pretty blue Primark dress. 

To tie in my red hair and lips I put on a little red skinny waist belt. Then to keep it casual put on my tan leather moccasins from New Look. I really want some more moccasins they are soo cute and look really nice with rolled cuff jeans. 

Cute and summery. 

To keep this outfit casual when I was out I paired it with a chunky oversized cream cardigan. I really want another cardigan like this, my sister got me this one the other christmas from GAP, going to keep my eye out for similar one this autumn (I'm a bit of a cardigan addict).

You will also note that I am switching it up taking pictures in the spare room/music room. The light is a lot better for during the day. 

Next up a throw on outfit to pop down the road. This sounds odd but when I'm sitting around the house I just wear slouchy stuff which really isn't fit to see the light of day. The furthest this outfit is suitable for is to get the post or run to the car to grab something out. 

Anyway so when we need to pop out I tend to throw on a t shirt or tank top with a pair of jeans and a hoody if its cold. This turned out to be quite cute so I promptly wore it for work the next day with a cardigan hehe Primark NERD t-shirt, skinny blue jeans turned up, little blue pumps and my Primark bag.

Next up is one I wore over to my sisters for tea. Keeping it casual with my grey skinny jeans, sugar skull T (think this one has paid for its self now), then just because they are awesome ...

My Nike High Tops!!! 

You just cant argue with awesome trainers like these!! 

As you can see I like to mix it up with my style, I dont really dress in any one style more what I think looks nice on me and suits what I'm doing that day. I can do anything from twinset and pearls to hoody and trainers. It really depends on how I'm feeling that day and what season it is ... wait till autumn then you will see a lot of scarves and tweed. I'm a bit of a country girl in the autumn ... would kill for a Barbour jacket!! 

Anyhoo thats the highlights of my week. What have you all been wearing this week? got any really cute thrown together outfits?? 

xXx

Outfits of the week ...

Ever just throw together an outfit that really works but your not going anywhere for people to see! I do it a lot, but as I'm 24 I feel a bit old to just post it on fb or instagram #OOTD and dont quite feel the need to embrace what I wore today as most days what I wore is boring hehe

As such I have decided to start posting my top outfits of the week. Some weeks there might be a few, others there might be one or non, might even just be something I have bought that week. So here we go ..

This first post has some outfits from a few different weeks.

Primark sugar skull vest, skirt is actually emerald green, opaque black tights and black zip detail  boots. Skull bracelets, links bracelet and dream catcher earrings. 

Primark long sleeve grey crop top, Primark black maxi and sandals. With tripple strand East leaf detail necklace and tripple tear drop beaten effect earrings.

Primark paisley detail vest, Topshop cobalt blue pencil skirt with leather effect waist band, orange Peacock heels. With  teal chunky bracelet, skull bracelets and teal drop earrings. 

New black and gold sandals, I find it hard to find sandals I like in black these aren't too garish. 

Primark pink pleated maxi skirt, New Look black tube top, H&M crop vest, Primark red & gold sandals.

Skirt is Tesco sale £5, left is mustard Primark vest & hunter green New Look cardigan with barely black tights and hush puppies. Right is new look purple loose fit vest with back detail, black Primark cardigan, black leggings and zip detail ankle boots. 

Black Primark sandals with silver stud detail.

xXx