Autumn Afternoons

Hat - H&M

Jumper - Primark

Gilet - eBay

Flares - Missguided

Necklace - Waiste

Sunglasses - eBay

Boots - Missguided

I haven't done an outfit post for such a long time i've kinda forgotten what to do! I was super happy yesterday after managing to get Glastonbury '16 tickets so me and Newm went for a bit of lunch in Somerset and decided to bite the bullet and take some blog photos. I look major awkward so any tips for looking like I actually like having my photo taken are welcome, also Newm isn't great with a camera so they're not the best quality. But enough of the apologies! I absolutely love these flares from Missguided though, they're jersey material which makes them really comfortable, and they've started doing a velvet pair which I might have to get too. 

Quarter Life Crisis

Sequin Jacket - Vintage

Black Dress - Boohoo

Necklace - Primark 

Lipstick - Rimmel Kate Moss 107

Shoes - eBay

Rings - Biba and Bristol Silver Shops

It's been a while since I posted an outfit, over a month at least and it appears I have forgotten how to have my photograph taken, but after my little blogging break I am back and feeling super positive and excited about blogging again. I've made a few changes in my life over the past 6 months and can honestly say I am currently the happiest that I have been in a long time. My anxiety has almost completely gone away and I feel more like myself again after a very long and confusing period, which scared me and a lot of the people around me.

The biggest change I have made is I have a new job - yes again! When I finished University I felt an immense pressure to go into a career straight away and after interning and gaining experience in fashion retail management, I finally felt comfortable and secure working as the store manager for Motel Rocks. My heart was broken when they closed that shop, it meant so much to me and since the redundancy i''ve been wanting to care about a job that much again and wake up in the mornings looking forward to work. After the redundancy I did some temping and a few odd retails jobs but kept thinking back to how happy I had been whilst working at Motel and felt I needed to go back to doing something along those lines.

After a bit of a search during the summer I found a job with independent boutique Fox and Feather in Bristol; I am working 4 days a week in the shop as well as doing a bit of newsletter and blog writing. I feel really happy to have met Clare, the owner, I love helping her come up with ideas for the shop, and feel so lucky that we have such a great working relationship, it's great to feel like part of the company and not just an employee number.

Working part time means I might not have a lot of money but at least it means I am able to develop my other passions, I have time to practice bass guitar and am even part of a girl band now! I also have time to dedicate to this blog and to concentrate on another project which I can't tell you about just yet. I was a really unhappy person for a long time and if you suffer from depression you will understand quite how debilitating that can be, I feel as though i've finally come through it and understand how I want my life to be, sometimes you just have to do the things you want rather than the things you think you should be doing.

Sorry for the long and fairly deep blog post, I hope no one thinks i've lost the plot! I promise everything else will be light and chirpy from now on!

Cherry Lips

Dress - Glamorous

Necklace - Primark and Silver Scene (Bristol) 

Cuff - Vintage

Shoes - Fashion Union

If you follow me on Twitter you will know that the other day I got a bit overexcited about this cut out skater dress from Glamorous. I saw it online and couldn't even sleep thinking about it selling out, so I got up at midnight and bought it (yes I know how crazy that makes me sound!) It took 2 days to be delivered (free delivery) and I received a text to let me know exactly what time it would be delivered, such a good service which made the whole transaction really smooth. As soon as it arrived yesterday I had to put it on, I teamed it with my amber necklace and an old primark favourite, plus this gorgeous vintage stone cuff my boyfriend surprised me with for my birthday. 

Bass Face

Hat - New Look (old)

Necklace - Topshop (old)

Kaftan - H&M 

Black Cycle Shorts - eBay

Shoes - Fashion Union (sold out )

Lipstick - Barry M Pillarbox Red

I'm trying to do something a little bit different with my photos at the moment so today i'm trying out a new idea of putting an image next to some text and not using the flip effect. These photos are not really the best quality, it's a very dark, stormy day here in Bristol so the lighting is terrible, you can't see that i'm wearing black lace trimmed cycle shorts underneath this lovely kaftan. This top was an early birthday present from my boyfriend, and I absolutely love it, it's very 70s and I love the print.

I went out on Saturday for my birthday and had an amazing night, lots of lovely friends came and we went to Mothers Ruin in Bristol, who had 'Roll Over Beethoven' on; a 50's style rockabilly night. Aside from that I have been spending lots of time practicing the bass guitar, which I started learning a few weeks ago and caring for my poor fingers which are killing from the thick strings!

Walk On The Wild Side

Lipstick - Clinique

Dress - Motel Rocks

Shoes - Fashion Union

Socks - Primark

It feels like ages since I last did an outfit post and i've been wanting to show you guys this dress for a really long time! It's the acid wash Tinkerbell from Motel Rocks and I had been wanting it for absolutely ages - as you guys will know if you've read my blog for a while. It was £48 so I never got around to buying it, until I spotted it in Topshop for £20 and snapped it up! It's very short so i've been wearing it with tights or more recently my lace trimmed cycle shorts; I just love this smock/babydoll style. Today I have teamed it with a vintage bag, Dr Martens style lace up shoes and some frilly socks from Primark - which come in a 5 pack of pastel colours for £2.50. 

Today I went to Rocotillos Diner in Bristol, which if you're from the area is on the Clifton Triangle, they do the best vegetarian breakfasts and lots of delicious milkshakes (although not together) and today we popped in for a milkshake before taking a walk around Clifton. I went for Peanut Butter, and Tom went for extra thick Vanilla, both were amazing! I really want to start pushing myself to create more interesting photography for my blog so today was the perfect opportunity and I hope you like the outcome.

The Band Wagon

As i'm sure you all know the weather has been pretty hot the past two weeks, and I do love it but my only issue is I don't know what to wear?! I really don't like my legs so it has to be pretty bloody warm for me to get them out and it is definitely that warm at the moment.

I've been wearing lots of midi skirts and have teamed this black Missguided one with an old crop top from Topshop. The belt is vintage and the sunglasses and necklace are both from Primark and very recent! I have been absolutely loving Primark recently, i've bought loads of great jewellery in there as well as a few dresses and t shirts - which is great for my wardrobe and my bank balance.

I'm trying to think up some ideas for some different photography styles for my blog, photography was part of my Uni course so i'm usually really good at thinking of ideas but I think I might be having a block because i'm the one in the photos which i'm still not really used to! I have tried some outside today though which I hope makes a nice change :)

I have been really into tumblr the past week and if you don't follow me on there you can here, it's full of lots of pictures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg so have a look if you love these people as much as I do. In the mean time here's a few of my favourite images that I have posted recently...

PS - Did you spot my little photographer in the reflection in the window ha!

Blogger Of The Month: Charlene O'Rourke

I am back from Glastonbury and am far too depressed to concentrate on anything, so have decided to do a blogger of the month post straight away! 

This month I have picked my blogger of the month as...Charlene O'Rourke from Strutt, who I will start by saying is just an absolute babe! I first found Strutt, as I discovered a lot of my favourite blogs, through working at Motel and have followed her blog ever since. Her style is very cool and she always looks perfectly done with all of the items of her outfit really well put together. She has gorgeous dark hair which is often accessorised with a black hat and no outfit is complete without a slick of her signature red lipstick. Charlene wears a lot of Motel, but she wears them in a way which isn't typical of your Motel girl. Often Motel girls are thought of as wearing tight bodycon dresses with huge heels and big hair but I love the way Charlene mixes this up and styles her pieces with vintage and a rock n roll edge.

Using a lot of monochrome, print and denim, I love the way Charlene uses one print as a focus and then mixes her vintage monochrome style with it. I get a bit of a 70s bohemian vibe from her look mixed in with quite a 90s grunge which is a great combination! 

Strutt is a great, minimal blog and I like the way, only one photo is used to show the outfit, with hardly any text, which I think makes it easier to read and gives focus to the important bit; the outfits! There's also a great side bar with recommendations and just to make her even more fashionable there is a tab for outfits Charlene has made herself!

As usual i'd love to know if Charlene is one of your favourite bloggers or if your gonna check her out after reading this, let me know in the comments and check out her blog here.

High Line Sky Line

This is a little post of an outfit I wore to work today, i'm quite lucky that I work in an office where there isn't a dress code, I don't think I would enjoy having to buy 'office wear' and I feel a lot more relaxed being able to wear my own clothes!

The outfit consists of the boyfriend ASOS t shirt that I have in 4 different colours, a primark black midi skirt and my beautiful office shoes! My leather jacket was a eBay find and I have pinned a few little badges on it to jazz it up too!

This week I have been VERY excited about Glastonbury; me and some friends have been talking about it non stop and i'm really excited to start planning what i'm going to wear and buy some fun bits and pieces to take with me! I'm a fairly organised person so hopefully I will plan it well enough not to stress out too much when it comes to packing and condensing everything into my tiny bag!

Last night I went to the Eat Drink Bristol Fashion, a mini food festival happening at the moment in Bristol, and if anyone is from the South West I would definitely recommend a visit. Tapas is served throughout the day and night and no booking is necessary, which is nice if you fancy a spontaneous trip! Housed inside a structured tipi, the pop up restaurant is covered in fairy lights and has a lovely festival feel and some gorgeous food. I had Spanish tortilla, grilled asparagus with lemon & garlic mayonnaise and chips and curry sauce, accompanied by a classic pint of Thatchers Gold!

Has anyone else been to the tipis yet, i'd love to hear what you thought about it, and also if anyone is going to Glastonbury, please comment and share my excitement!!

Fred Perry: Bradley Wiggins

On Thursday night I went to the launch of the Bradley Wiggins collection in Fred Perry, Bristol. It was an event happening all across the UK and as my brother works for Fred Perry I decided to go along and support the Bristol store. The event was 7-9pm and personally I think the Bristol store did a great job of hosting a true 'mod' inspired evening.  

I decided to wear my new Urban Outfitters denim pinafore with a vintage long sleeved t shirt and my black creepers. I do love this pinafore but it is quite shapeless, I know thats the style but I don't know if it suits me?! Outfit crisis!! 

We got to the store at 7.45pm and it was fairly busy with lots of people trying on items and purchasing at the till. Free drinks were on hand and we were invited to look through the new collection as well as browse the other Fred Perry lines; all staff were around to tell us about the Bradley Wiggins collection and how cyclist clothing had inspired the designs. Bristols finest 60's DJ span motown classics in the corner and the shop had been decked out with bicycle wheels hanging from the ceiling and huge paisleys for the current Amy Winehouse collection. I bought a bright red jumper with a blue laurel wreath (which i'll be sure to include in a post soon) and took some photographs whilst my boyfriend tried on some of the collection, we were also invited to instagram a picture in order to win a Bradley Wiggins item! The event was so much fun and i'm so glad I went, it's always strange going to 'after hours' events in shops because it feels a bit wrong; like being at school after dark! However having the DJ made it feel more like a unique club night especially teamed with the free drinks! Did anyone else go to the launch at a different Fred Perry or have you bought any Fred Perry recently? 

** Sorry I forgot to charge my camera...classic me, so I had to take these images on my phone, so sorry for the not so great quality!! 

Black Moon

Top - eBay

Crop Top Underneath - Motel Larry

Skirt - Topshop Andie Skirt

Socks - Topshop

Shoes - Office

Necklace - Rock N Rose

Today is quite frankly a shit day. Sorry for the abrupt start to this post but once again I have been made redundant!! Can you believe it? Being made redundant twice in three months has got to be some sort of record right? I was told the news yesterday and am not quite sure how I feel about it yet; on one hand its a push for me to go and do something that I actually want to spend my life doing but on the other hand it's scary to think I have 4 weeks to find something else or i'm going to be completely buggered!

On a more positive note look at this top I found on eBay for 99p! It's pretty much the same as the little lace crops they're doing in Topshop at the moment except it's slightly more grunge and a complete bargain! I've teamed it with my lovely new shoes from Office which cost me quite a lot of money (i've never spent £70 on shoes before!) As you might be able to tell i'm a complete bargain hunter and it took a good few weeks of searching eBay for some cheap copies, before I decided none quite fit the bill and I should just buy them! Do any of you guys have these shoes and love them as much as I do? Also if you have any ideas of anywhere I can apply for a part time job in Bristol, you know hook a sister up!

Bring It On Down

Dress* - In Love With Fashion

Necklace - Rock N Rose

Creepers - eBay

Braclet - Topshop & Vintage

Lipstick - Barry M, Coral

It feels like it's been such a long time since, I did an outfit post! Usually my boyfriend takes my pictures but he was away for a week, back, then away again so I haven't had much chance to do any. In my new job I am lucky enough to be able to be given uniform, so for my first piece I picked this gorgeous black and white striped dress, i've wanted one for ages and have seen quite a few but loved the little black collar on this one. I can wear it on it's own like this or team it with a jumper so the collar can poke out the top! As you can see my blue hair is starting to fade, it's more of a pastel shade now which is nice but I am looking forward to having my silver hair back so I can start to wear all the blue things I seem to have bought lately (blue hair and blue clothes is not a good look for me!)

In other news I went to see Jessie Ware last week; she was incredible and came across so well, I would watch her again without a thought! This week i'm going to the Bradley Wiggins launch in the Bristol Fred Perry tomorrow night so will be sure to take my camera along! If you are a Fred Perry fan and live in a city with your own store then make sure you head down tomorrow night as it is an event thats happening across the country! Today marks the beginning of Bristol Fashion Week and I feel really lucky to be involved in a live blogging event which is happening during one of the shows, if you're a Bristol blogger whose also going then please get in touch as I am currently going alone and would love to meet up with someone for a drink while i'm there!

I also wanted to quickly say as i'm sure you're all aware GFC is going and i'm so sad that it means I might lose some of you as followers :( I have a bloglovin account which is going to be the best way to follow from now on so here is my link and if you currently follow on GFC please follow on bloglovin instead (that way you can continue to see my ever changing hair colour and general ranting!) I've heard that there is going to be a way you can import all of the blogs you follow on GFC into bloglovin so if anyone has any info on this please let me know, i'm gonna be gutted if I end up losing any of the blogs I follow!

♥♥

Blue Rinse

As some of you may remember, back in October when I first started my blog I dyed my hair Lilac. I absolutely loved it but it went a bit patchy and didn't last that long, so last night I randomly decided I wanted to dye my hair blue. Inspired by 90s grunge Gwen, I bought a 'Crazy Colour' bottle in 'Bubblegum Blue' and went for it this afternoon. I can't recommend the 'Crazy Colour' range enough, they do a huge variety and several versions of each colour from bright royal blue right down to pastel bubblegum blue. There's no peroxide in the formula so it's safe to do by yourself and lasts roughly 4-6 washes- perfect! I absolutely love this colour, i've done purple and pink before but I think this might be my favourite so far :) I was going to do a little tutorial on how to use it but it is so easy I didn't think there was much point. All you do is wash your hair with shampoo, towel dry and then apply! There is a lot of dye in the bottle so you don't need to worry about your hair length, just apply evenly, leave on for 15-30 minutes and there you go! If you have bleached blonde hair like mine, it lasts about 2-3 weeks so is great for a big night out, or a festival because after a few washes your hair just fades back to normal.

As for my outfit today, it's pretty simple as i've had a day off; i'm wearing a vintage oversized white shirt and lace trimmed black cycle shorts with my black converse. I got involved with helping to promote a Bristol vintage fair on the weekend and bought 5 lovely items all for £45! I have planned a blog post to show you guys my purchases which I will post tomorrow. Hope you like my hair, let me know what you think...