Fashion - Fabulous Fringing

I picked up this little black skirt in H&M recently. It's a great transitional item, working now with a bare leg and ankle boots and when the weather gets colder I'll put it with dark tights and a flat knee high boot.

Skirt £39.99 by H&M BUY HERE, Jumper £24.90 by Uniqlo BUY HERE, Hat £19.99 by H&M BUY HERE, Boots by Topshop BUY SIMILAR HERE

The skirt is in a knitted fabric and has tiers of fringing making it look far more expensive than it is. The 70s are a massive inspiration for autumn/winter and fringing is a subtle and easy way to tap into the trend. 

There are lots of great options on the high street including the below.

Bag £55 by Nine by Savannah Miller from Debenhams BUY HERE

A cute little across body bag in suede with metal fringing from Savannah Miller's excelleny new range for Debenhams.

Earrings £10 by Accessorize BUY HERE

Don't just limit these earrings to night time wear, dress up a simple daytime outfit with them too.

Boots £82 by Topshop BUY HERE

These versatile block heel boots in the softest leather with statement side tassels would look great with cropped trousers, skinny jeans or skirt.

Jacket £59.99 by Mango BUY HERE

This indigo jacket is a perfect buy as the weather gets cooler.

Jumper £119 by Gestuz from ASOS BUY HERE

You could be wearing the plainest jeans or simplest skirt and by adding this statement jumper you'd immediately elevate your look.

Images: ASOS, Mango, Topshop, Accessorize, Debenhams

What I Wore

Here's a little round up of a few outfits I've worn recently.

Topshop shirt BUY HERE, Gap jeans, Zara shoes, Louis Vuitton bag BUY HERE

Doing double denim and wearing my new dark denim shirt from Topshop with some old ripped up Gap jeans (Gap do the best high street jeans!) with a dash of leopard print in the shoe for a day of press appointments.

Uniqlo sweater, ASOS trousers, Miu Miu trainers BUY SIMILAR HERE

Wearing a monochrome look for a day working from home. As much as I'd like to just wear pjs when I'm at home, I find I'm much more productive if I get dressed properly.

M&S jumper, Mango skirt, Topshop boots, Anya Hindmarch bag

Styling one of my favourite people for his next TV commercial I wore a chunky knit with leather skirt and my fringed Anya Hindmarch Bicester Village bargain bag I scored a few years ago.

Hope you all have a great week!

Sx

What I Wore: Berlin

This week we hopped on a plane for a few days to play tourist in Berlin. The city is incredible and I will be writing a post shortly covering my top 10 things to do and see. But for now here is a little round up of what I wore.

I packed a wardrobe of comfy clothes, including only flat shoes, as I knew we would be spending hours walking around the city taking in the sights. The weather was unexpectedly dry and sunny so my new Cos cocoon coat in light grey wool came out to play.

COS coat, River Island sweater, Topshop trousers, Adidas trainers, Louis Vuitton bag, Miu Miu sunglasses

Acne Studios sweater, Topshop jeans, Miu Miu trainers

COS coat, Uniqlo jumper, Debenhams culottes, Adidas trainers, Louis Vuitton bag

Oz Outfits

I'm back from a successful work trip to Australia and am so excited to be reacquainted with my wardrobe! I was supposed to be in Australia for 12 days but it turned into 20 so I clearly hadn't packed enough. Add to this the fact that the weather was much colder and wetter than I anticipated (the locals kept apologising for the horrible weather!) and my wardrobe became severely limited.

So not enough stuff for 20 days in Sydney

I packed a range of separates in a neutral colour palette of white, black, grey and blue so items were interchangeable. As I would be on my feet for long days at work I only packed comfortable flats including my Birkenstocks (oh how I love thee) and 2 pairs of trainers. My trusty monogramed Louis Vuitton Speedy was my bag of choice along with an animal print across body bag from Marks & Spencer for the days when I was prepping and needed to be hands free. 

Here are a selection of the outfits I wore in Sydney.

Coat H&M, T-shirt Gap, Trousers Topshop, Trainers Adidas

Sweater Zoe Karssen, Skirt Topshop, Trainers Miu Miu

Coat H&M, T-shirt J. Crew, Trousers Zara, Sandals Birkenstock

Blazer Zara, Shirt Gap, Jeans Topshop, Trainers Adidas, Bag Louis Vuitton

 

Jacket Gap, Dress Zara, Bag Marks & Spencer, Trainers Miu Miu 

Jumpsuit Topshop, Sandals Birkenstock, Bag Louis Vuitton

Jumper Uniqlo, Trouser ASOS, Trainers Adidas

Coat H&M, Sweater Peter Pilotto for Target, Jeans Topshop, Trainers Adidas

Jumper Zoe Karssen, Jeans Topshop, Trainers Miu Miu, Bag Marks & Spencer

Coat H&M, Shirt and trousers Zara, Sweater Whistles, Trainers Adidas

I plan on not wearing any other these clothes for a while now that I'm back and I can't wait to go shopping for new things!

Weekend Scenes

Another three day weekend! Yay! It kicked off in a very pro-active fashion on Saturday morning with a Capital Tri Duathlon race at the Olympic Velo Park, and I didn't come last! If you like cycling I wholeheartedly recommend visiting the track for a zoom around. 

Looking happy post race, the lactic acid had yet to kick in!

Post race fuel came in the form of homemade blueberry pancakes. It was the first time I've attempted them and they were incredibly easy and tasty. I substituted the milk for hazlenut milk and added some almonds into the recipe for more protein. 

Yummy Blueberry Pancakes

Much of the weekend was spent lazing around finally reading Grace Coddington's autobiography. What a life Grace has enjoyed! I finished the book on Sunday and love the flame haired super stylist even more than before.

Grace Coddington's memoir is a must read!

Saturday evening we headed to my favourite local burger spot The Advisory for veggie burgers and humungous onion rings. They do a mean bourbon cocktail too!

The Advisory

It was a sort of date night so I decided to wear my new H&M skirt.

Skirt H&M, Sweater Uniqlo, Very Old Boots Topshop, Bag & Other Stories

Over the weekend I finally treated myself to something I've been lusting after for years. And despite it being a wildly extravagant purchase I LOVE it!

My beautiful new Rolex

A girl's got to treat herself right!?!

Enjoy the rest of the long weekend!