Summer loving

Oh when will the sun shine?
I think my winter wardrobe has been out worn, the cosy knits and chunky scarfs are just getting a tad dull...I need my flip flops!
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate not having the summer beauty routine of mani's, pedis and the dreaded waxing, but seriously how long is winter this year? Snow in February?!


So I may be building myself up for a fall with this, but I created a capsule of my future summer wardrobe, with help from Polyvore.com! :)
Just the sight of a pastel colour, and a pair of sunglasses got me all in a flutter!


I've gone for a fresh & feminine look, with hints of nautical. I expect I'll mix & match trends over summer, but it will always be accompanied by the faithful flip-flops, aviator & large tote combination!
Summer loving, Ohh those Summer Nights! <3

Made you look, made you stare...

Thanks to my friend Bex, I have discovered Looklet
A style website that allows you to play dress-up all day long - and I'm getting a little addicted!

Here's a few of my outfits I've created...

Outfit 1:

Perfect Daytime outfit,
Stylish, easy to wear and gorgeous! The loose fitting dress is flattering, and easy to dress up with a military jacket/blazer, Over-the-knee boots were a massive trend for A/W 09 - I'd wear black tights underneath to slim the thigh, as this is wear the boots cut off.

As for the YSL necklace, well a girl can dream....

Outfit 2

Date night, Drinks with the girls

Sassy, fun & fashionable! I love this dress - the polka dots are very on trend, as are the big shoulders, the dress is playful and a nice change from the LBD. Oh my, the shoes are So amazing, Vivenne Westwood can do no wrong, but these shoes really are incredibly cute. I thought they added to the fun aura, and the red works great with the blue & white. Finally I added a clutch in a similar shade to the shoe to tie the outfit together.

Now all I need is my boyfriend to take me somewhere nice...

I really-really-really wanna zig-a-zig ooohhhhh....

Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice, Vicky B, evan Vicsterrr...Call her what you like, but David's other half has certainly earnt that name 'fashionista!', with her 4th collection in selected stores and net-a-porter.com she has worked hard to be accepted in the fashion industry.

Lets be honest, it could have been easy for her to have given up at the first hurdle when she wasn't welcomed with open arms, or when her first collection wasn't the massive hit she'd hoped for - although it was a hell of alot better then Lindsay Lohans attempt at a collection for Emanuel Ungaro, What was that all about?!

However slowly, VB dresses have graced the red carpet on the likes of Blake Lively, Katherine Jenkins & Elle Macpherson.

Her dresses have a sophisticated persona, and a lovely body sculpting effect - and her latest collection is no exception. The new S/S10 collection also includes a denim range this season, featuring some beautiful bright skinny jeans, shorts and tailored waistcoats. Now, Vicky B isn't known for her casual style but these beauty's are amazing, my personal favourites are the pink jeans, with the zip detailing.

As much as I love the spice girls, finally leaving her 'singing career' behind her has done wonders for her style, less of the 'wannabe' & certainly 'spicing up her life' (Oh I'm such a 90's child!)

Here's my favourite few pieces,

I need higher heels...

After spending the day with 6ft models, at the UCLAN fashion show, my 5'5ft self felt a little bit inadequate - I think this Corrine Day image sum's the feeling up quite well...





I'm not bitter, just a little bit jealous! X

Style Crush

Alexa Chung...
What can i say about Alexa Chung?!
Well to be honest, she started as a cringy & slightly annoying T4 presenter with a quirky, indie style - Hardly crush worthy material?
But its her recent style transition that I've fallen for, its still edgy but with a vintage twist.
Gorgeous broaches, pendants mixed nautical stripes, and florals with masculine brouges or blazers...Its no wonder she topped the 'Vouge best dressed of 2009' is it?
Like Alexa, I'm very much a dress girl so I looking at her style - i just wish i could carry off the low hemlines and shoe boots like Miss Chung, Oh well a girl can dream...
Alexa's effortless hair & make-up is also something I admire, I have a similar approach to my own - Hopefully I'll master the 'natural beauty' look too!
In the mean time, Heres a few of my favourite looks...


Laid-back casual, with a simple pendant - her hair looks effortless but gorgeous!

Such a girly look, I have a similar dress (and i did have it before her - copy cat!) her look is fresh & feminine, but toughen up by ankle boots - well she's got the legs!

This look is similar to my style, I like light dresses combined with chunky night cardi's, or socks. Its perfect for winter as its cosy with style - and lets be honest, in these freezing conditions in Preston I need to wrap up!

Finally, another girly look, and again another dress I have an emulated version of - Her stunning Luella dress, (A label we both love with a capital L!) has a quirky heart cut-out, unfortunately mine is a high street version from Oasis, but i still adore mine!

She may say "Its on, with Alexa Chung" but I'd say "Alexa Chung has got it going onnnnn..." X

Lights, Camera, Shoot...

So, after a few weeks of prep, sourcing clothing, models and equipment we finally did our group Photoshoot...

The morning was cold & full of rain, but we were all in high spirits as we arrived at the studio, Myself & Jess arrived full of clothing, shoes, clothes rail, steamer, styling kits - you name it we had it, Gemma & Gemma had a little bit if an issue with picking up equipment (No fault of there own i might add, lack of staff in the media factory!) but eventually we were all set!
I'm so glad we used the studio, as the weather continued to be miserable all day! So we started preparing our scene, putting back drops up and adjusting the lighting when we discovered our original plan didn't quite look how we had hoped - but never fear, we managed to resolve the problemo with a few adjustments and some practice posing from Gemma! After that slight hiccup the day ran smoothly, and we were all really happy - if not a little tired!

Models: I'd like too thank all 4 models for there help! We used 2 professional models(one male, one female), and 2 girls we thought would be suitable for our idea.

Hair: Again, thanks too both hairdressers for taking the time to drive too Preston to help!

Make up: Our make-up artist couldn't make it so we all helped with the make-up, and i was impressed by our efforts, Maybe we've discovered a hidden talent? Or maybe its maybeline! :)

Lighting: Well this was where our dilemma started, we kept finding our backdrop created unwanted shadows - we were all getting a tad stressed & worried, then we realised we could make this work to our advantage, and after a few retouches to lighting we worked our magic with the shadows!

Styling: As fashion image students, we all wanted the stying to remain fashionable but not to stereotypical, out idea had a dramatic aspect and i think this was mirrored through the chosen outfits.

Cameras: We borrowed a camera from the media factory, as well as using Gemmas, this meant we could take a variety of shots in the same time space. Snap Happy!

Were going too go through all the images tomorrow and select the ones were going too submit! I'm excited too look our hardwork on screen, I'll post the final images in the next few days! X

River Island Re-style

This shoot was for the River Island Re-styling competition.

Originally I was given a yellow dress with a bubble/tulip skirt and a hessian strap top - I turned it into a high-waisted pencil skirt with a chained flowery belt.

I really liked my skirt, it wasn't overly creative but it was well made and a design that i think River Island would sell!

We had too submit an image with a white background, so used the studio for the shoot.

Styling: I'm really pleased with my outcome, when i was describing my idea most people thought it sounded a bit odd - but on the model it looked great, I wanted a cosy, girly and slightly quirky look. I personally think the long white socks pull the whole look together.
Our model, looked amazing - shes very pretty and her look really suited my idea!