What have I been doing in the past two days you ask? A host of things from seeing the fam to deciding upon my first week's wardrobe. I have gone with (sorry the pics are pretty underwhelming, but you get the general idea - it all looks better on!):
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| Outfit One Shoelace Belt |
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| Outfit One Boy Belt |
Outfit Two: Safari style cream button down shirt dress from New Look with cream, green and pink H&M blazer. Possible brown skinny belt or above mentioned one. Lots of gold jewellery - no clue on shoes... This is the one outfit that really does not photo well - it looks super cute on, but I do think a statement/colourful necklace/shoe/bag/belt needs to be incorporated.
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| Outfit Two (Needs Colour?) |
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| Outfit Three |
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| Outfit Four |
Outfit Four: Coral sheer shirt from Primark with my large houndstooth printed leggings from H&M. Shoes for this outfit are tricky - maybe just black granddad shoes with tassel?? They need to be simple due to the trouser madness....
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| Outfit Five |
Outfit Five: Black and cream polka dot dress from Primark with cream lace jacket from Heartbreaker (store in America) - Nanette Lepore grey bag?
What do we think of these choices? As you can see shoes and jewellery haven't really been considered yet. So now you can see 1/10th of what I have been doing in the last two days - creating a blue, white, cream and orange capsule collection! What I haven't been doing is continuing my alphabet!! So I carry on with the letter that has haunted me since I began....
Q (What I can get out of it....)
Fashion Item: Quilted Bags. We have all LUSTED over the Chanel quilted bags - if you are shaking your head now you are lying to yourself.... So I thought I would put quilted bags here and then show you the real thing versus a few cheaper options. These bags are perfect to style up 'jeans and a tee worn with blazer to coffee' look and also have on more than one occasion been worn with evening outfits to show your classy lady side. So without further interruption...
| Chanel Classic Quilted Bag Between £300 (for a thimble sized one) and .......your mortgage?? Photo from DailyMail.co.uk archives |
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| Pauls Boutique Quilted Padlock Bag £66 Available at Topshop |
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| Satin Cross Body Quilted Bag £28 Topshop |
Store or Label: Mary Quant - for most people this brings up the image of the first mini dresses and bob cuts in the 60s....and to be honest not a lot in her collection has changed. And that my friends is why I love it!! She has tons of bright colours, sixties throwbacks and cute minis, so if you are feeling free spirited look no further than her 2012 collection. You have to mail order anything you want from her London store, but I think it is worth it! She is not one to shy away from colour or print, so take a look if you are feeling like you want to be noticed this summer! http://www.maryquant.co.uk/
Due to Q being horrific I am not going to bore you with stupid things like "QUALITY" as my trend because we all know we have that Primark dress from 2007 that is falling apart but that we refuse to give away because we love it. Yes, buy quality if you can afford it and on the otherside of things make sure if you are paying a large sum of money that you are getting good quality. Remember though that fast fashion cannot be bought at a low price and be that well made - it is a sad fact but true. Just check for scuffs, threads, holes, runs, things coming off and general shoddy workmanship and then avoid these products. Buy what makes you happy and be happy with what you buy. And that my friends, is all I have to say on the letter Q........
Peace xx
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