Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts

Friday, 6 June 2014

Sun worshipping

So I'm back again after another exam and work induced hiatus!
BUT I come bearing gifts of summery goodness; I landed myself a job which means more money for me which means more clothes for all to see! I also booked myself a holiday to Berlin recently which has inspired this post about wonderful summer things. I'm actually focusing on Boohoo because the lovely people over there let me have a sneak peak at some amazing pictures of their new summer collection which is gorgeous. I've chosen a few of my favourite things from the new collection that I'm hoping to get my hands on this summer which will hopefully inspire you to do the same! You may notice that I'm trying out a new method of shorter posts and more pictures because I feel like I blog less when I feel the pressure to write loads for you. So hopefully I'll get into posting more pictures which means I'll be blogging more often :) Try not to drool over these clothes now...












Beaut or what?! My personal favourites would have to be the black caged bikini and the all white outfit - which is one of my favourite trends this summer but I'm almost afraid to wear it being so pale. I'm trying my best to embrace white because as I've told you before I am a total vampire and I love black clothes. Maybe by the time I get to Berlin I will have done enough sun beds to change my skin from bright white to cream, HA. Make sure you get yourself over to Boohoo.com to snap up some summer garms before your holidays, happy tanning! 
Love,
KB xx




Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Current obsession - Turtle necks..

One thing I love about fashion and trends is that they are forever changing and being altered through time. It's interesting that this particular trend didn't ever change through time, rather I did. Turtle necks/Polo necks whatever you want to call them, they've always been around. Probably at the height of their fame in the 90s when Cher from Clueless rocketed them into the spotlight with her turtle neck/plaid combos. Everyone was wearing them to complete their preppy look and they never really died out after that. A wardrobe staple for many but never for me. When I was younger there wasn't any item of clothing I hated more than the turtle neck, honestly I can't describe how many fusses I would kick up because my mum wanted me to wear one from the Zara kids range. It's quite funny that all the things you love as an adult you hate as a child, now I absolutely adore Zara and ideally would love my child to dress in their beautiful childrens clothes, but to a young girl who's trying so hard to fit in, Zara turtle necks and cords didn't exactly scream "I'm cool".

The turtle neck started to creep up on me a few months ago, I noticed more and more of them popping up on blogs, instagram and in magazines. At first I didn't know what to make of them, all of a sudden I wasn't feeling ill over the thought of them but rather admiring them (still not wearing though, that step took some time). It wasn't until I walked into Zara one day before Christmas and set eyes on the most beautiful turtle neck I'd ever seen that my life changed forever. I was officially old and my tastes were changing and I actually loved a turtle neck! From this day on I've been smitten and I find myself picking them up in nearly every shop I see them in. So in a tribute to the Turtle neck I've decided to create a Polyvore set of all my favourite ones, designer and high street. Hopefully you're inspired and if you still hate them like I used to then maybe this post will have you reconsidering. I think you're officially old when you find yourself picking up clothes and saying "not only is this nice but it'll keep me warm TOO".

Big ups to not being fourteen and shivering in the snow because coats "aren't cool".
Lots of love,
Katie.


TURTLE


Sonia rykiel sweater
modaoperandi.com


The Row blue sweater
lagarconne.com




Alaïa shirts top
fashion.1stdibs.com


Heartbreaker turtleneck top
$480 - jades24.com


MAGJAY grey turtleneck
yesstyle.com



Uniqlo ribbed turtleneck
$33 - uniqlo.com




H M sweater
$25 - hm.com


Monday, 20 January 2014

Dry January...

Bonjour!
I'm saying bonjour because I have fab news that I want to tell everyone and I thought I should start my post with a French word, seeing as I've become a complete Francophile ever since booking a trip to PARIS!
Yes I've managed to do the sensible thing with my student loan and book myself a trip to Paris at the end of February. Initially me and my boyfriend decided we wanted to go to Paris and thought we may as well book it over his birthday so we can celebrate being 23 in gay Paris. Oh and did I mention that it's fashion week while I'm there? that had nothing to do with me choosing the dates I swear....

I actually don't think I'll be able to handle all the beautiful people that will be everywhere when I'm there so I'll try my best to get as many street style snaps of them as I possibly can for you all to drool over. Saying that Paris is definitely the hardest city for getting close to any shows or beautiful people (French Somerset house anyone?) so I'll probably be hanging outside the buildings like a crazy fan girl hoping Rhianna is at the Chanel show and wants to be my mate. Of course there's much more to Paris than fashion week (ummm) so I'd love if anyone reading this has been and could fill me in on some hidden gems they found while visiting.

Also on the topic of street style I was thinking maybe I should start doing some of that in Liverpool so that I didn't always have to post pictures of myself (which I am not fond of doing but I've made a promise to do more) I actually don't even know what clothes to post myself in because I haven't done ANY shopping with my loan as I'm saving for Paris. I'm definitely one of those melters who isn't going to stop talking about their holiday until about 5 months after they're back, #sorrynotsorry.

So in place of all the clothes I'm NOT BUYING I've decided to make a list of my favourite items of clothing (that I want and can pretend I have until I can start spending money again) for January. This is my dry January unfortunately.

P.s there are links to everything here underneath ;)
Lots of love,
Katie xx


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$ by whatktwore featuring a pullover sweater