On Top of the World

I went out to see Imagine Dragons last night in London with a few friends. It was incredible! The atmosphere was really great and the band were amazing (just as good live as in their songs, if not better)! It's got me really excited to go and see Two Door Cinema Club in a couple of weeks time and I'm hoping they'll be just as good! 

In other news, has anyone been watching the Great British Sewing Bee? It's so rare for there to be a TV programme solely about sewing (I guess it's not a common hobby) so I've got my Tuesday evening sorted for a few weeks. Although it probably doesn't appeal to a lot of people, it's actually very interesting and I've learn't a few new things while watching it, so I highly recommend it!

So this is a very simple outfit today. The shirt was a birthday present. It's a really lovely sheer material so is great for spring/summer and looks great paired with a skirt. The skirt was given to me by someone who no longer wanted it. It's great since I've wanted an a-line skirt like this for a while so getting it for free is a bonus! The shoes are from Office and I bought them last summer for my Prom. I haven't really shown them much on my blog yet since they're quite summery and I am currently addicted to my silver heels but I will probably be using them a bit more now the weather is warming up. They actually never used to have the white material on them and were plain but I customised them and added this on.

What do you think of my outfit?

 shirt - present

skirt - old

bag - charity shop

shoes - Office

What I want...

top - Lazy Oaf, necklace - outfitadditions.com, heels - Sergio Rossi, skirt - attitudeclothing.co.uk

top - Temperley, shoes - Topshop, shorts - River Island, sunglasses - ustrendy.com

jumper - Bardot, shoes - Balenciaga, skirt - Boohoo

Which is your favourite?

Gold Roses

I used to wear variations of this outfit all of the time a while ago and I'd forgotten how much I loved it. The jacket was something that used to be in my Mum's wardrobe and has now added to my collection. It's such a lovely stand out piece. Underneath this, I'm wearing a blue top which is actually just a cardigan turned the wrong way around. I haven't worn it this way for a while (it's been far too cold) but it's a great piece for layering and adds a bit of colour to an outfit. The skirt, I bought on eBay (adjustments had to be made of course) for only £5. I also delved deep into my wardrobe today to find a pair of skin-coloured tights that weren't broken or laddered (miraculously I did!). I'm starting to get fed up of my usual grey or black tights so this better, sunnier weather is definitely a good thing for that!

What do you think of my outfit? What items have you been wearing lately?

 skirt - ebay

top - old

jacket - old

shoes - New Look

Corrie Nielson

First of all, you will probably have noticed I've changed my banner. I'm hoping it's not too 'in your face' or extravagant.  I just felt I needed a bit of a change.

I feel like I've heard this designer's name quite a lot, but have never really paid much attention to her. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw these designs. I especially love her Spring/Summer collection, since the colours and shapes are just incredible. 

What do you think of this designer?

Autumn/Winter 12

 Spring/Summer 13

Pearls

You're probably really fed up of me talking about the weather, but I have to mention the fact that it's actually starting to get warmer. I quote from the Met Office 'There remain signs of a transition from the current colder than average conditions to more typical conditions for the time of year taking place during mid-April'. This and the fact that it's Easter has put me in a good mood for the past few days and there's lots to look forward to - I'm currently counting down the days until I go and see Imagine Dragons in concert (check them out if you don't already know them, see here).

Enough of my ramblings and onto my outfit. This has to be one of my favourite shirts. I bought it around about this time last year from a vintage fair. I just love the print so much and the style of it. I bought the skirt from Topshop recently with some of my birthday money. I'd been eyeing it up for a while so I was quick to buy it when I had the chance. The problem with being able to make my own clothes is that I can never justify buying anything remotely expensive. If I see something I like, I'll ask myself whether I could easily make it and if not then it's not worth the money (I'll usually end up searching on eBay for something cheaper!). This skirt, however, is unusual in the way that it has different levels and sections to it. It's a bit similar to the panel skirt I made ages ago (here). I'm also a huge fan of the zips on this skirt. I hate sewing zips so I'd say it was justified.

What do you think of my outfit? How has your Easter been?

 skirt - Topshop

shirt - vintage

shoes - birthday present

Style bloggers

One of my favourite things about having a fashion blog is being able to follow everyone else's. I love scrolling through blogs to see what people are wearing or are talking about at the moment. Since this is such a big thing for me, I thought why not show some of my favourites to all of you. It was incredibly hard to narrow it down (there are so many amazing blogs out there!) but these are a few of the ones that spring to mind.Why not check them out for yourself...

it's not her, it's me.

What's in her wardrobe

Highland Fling

 Fated to be hated

 devorelebeaumonstre.

Dozen dresses

Stella's Wardrobe

Chloe's Addiction

Pardon My Fashion

V.E.

une maison de la mode

Purple

First of all, look at my fancy reflection skills! I keep seeing this everywhere so I thought I'd try it out myself. Onto the actual outfit...I made this dress on Saturday afternoon. This is actually the first thing I've properly made from scratch (apart from my Textiles final) since Christmas. I'm the biggest procrastinator ever so rather than wasting time attempting but not actually doing work, I decided this dress would be a better use of my time. After I made it, I actually felt an increased motivation to work harder for my schoolwork. Perhaps I've discovered the key to preventing procrastination: do something you've been wanting to do for a while and then focus on your work afterwards - it works, trust me!.

So, I  made the dress using some fabric I got as a present for my birthday. The print is so lovely and I really like how it contrasts with the sleeves (which were made from some white curtain netting). I'm actually really pleased with the dress (unusual for me). It reminds me of the ones you can get from Yayer or Choies (but instead I saved about £40 of my money by making it myself). 

How is your week going so far?

 dress - homemade

shoes - new look