I do love to be beside the seaside

Living by the sea can definitely be a bit long sometimes but as soon as the sun comes out it suddenly becomes clear to you that all of those horrible storms and the unbearable wind was all worth it for a ray or two of pure sunshine on the shore. It's actually a little sad how excited i am to finally be wearing mini skirts/dresses again! (No tights, coz i'm a boss). I know that florals in the spring can be a little predictable but the erdem SS14 collection has been the source of my inspiration lately and for me floral will never die.

Photography by Jack W. Mulholland.

Floral Dress: Fonthill road £5

Chunky Knit Cardigan: Topman clearance sale £7

Denim Jacket:  Mothers castoffs

Platform Trainers: Ebay £25

The "Matching" trend

I'm back! after a few days of horrible weather i finally managed to get out and take a few outfit shots today before the torrential downpour started again so....

I'm  HUGE fan of the "matchy-matchy" trend and i've been seeing it all over the place from high street to runway. Now usually i would insist that this look would ONLY be acceptable on baby twins and old church ladies however exceptions can be made especially when pertaining to fabulousity and down right BEAT-ness.

 I spotted this saucy little number in primark (i know!) and loved it so much i even brought it in another colour (It was pink and turned out to be butters so it was swiftly returned!). The top was actually normal T-shirt length when i brought it but i thought the look would suit a bit more of  crop top so i trimmed the front and hemmed it and left the back the same length for a dip-hem affect. 

It really reminded me of the spice girls in their hey-day with the mini skirts and "belly tops" as they used to be called way back in my day loooong before the "crop top" was coined. So i threw on my platform trainers, fished out my mums old denim jacket from the 90's and went as ratchet as possible with the accessories. I even managed to find a minimalist little monochrome leather rucksack to carry my lollipops in.

Crop top: Primark £8

Body con mini skirt: Primark £6

Denim Jacket: Cast offs from my mum

Platform trainers: Ebay £25

Monochrome Leather rucksack: Primark £8

1 Dress 2 Looks.

The first of many i hope!

I got this dress around new years in a charity shop in london and i didn't really like it at first because i wasnt too sure how versatile the print would be. I' a huge fan of loud garish prints but it's always too hard to find accessories that don't clash, so my idea was to keep it simple classic and fresh.

My trusty denim jacket my mum gave me from the 90's. That's real vintage for you! I'm thinking of acid washing it but i'm too much of a sentimental old fart to touch it. 

Those black leather calf  boots are probable the best thing i've ever brought from primark, They've lasted me longer than probably everything else i've brought there and longevity and quality materials are not something high up on my list of expectations for the place.

I thought i'd welcome my new cashmere coat into the family in style, i swear you could through this thing on over a potatoe sack and you'd look like Carine De Roitfeld. The tan leather clutch used to be some sort of laptop case but i felt it really deserve more of a life than that, i bought it at a car boot sale and haggled my little arse off and manged to take it home for pennies.

 

Floral turtle neck body con midi dress - Second hand shop £8

Tan leather clutch - Car boot sale 50p

Faded denim jacket - Mothers hand me downs (BEST STORE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!)

Black Court shoes - New Look Sale £10

Black buckled boots - Primark £15

La Haine - And My Pretty Little Choker

We lost light as the day went on but it all worked out in the end. Photos by Jack W Mulholland.



All primarked out -
Hat: £2
Necklaces: £1.50-£4
Jumper: £8
Shoes: £12
Dungarees: £10