Post-Christmas sales: best of the rest
Clockwise from top left: Mango choker, Muubaa leather jacket, Michael Kors Selma tote bag, Whistles rollneck, Topshop shoes, Missguided faux fur jacket
The sales are well and truly in full swing and quite a few stores have made further reductions - so I've picked some of my favourites from what's left (see my first lots of sales picks here).
In the sales, I'm drawn to good quality leather pieces so I can score myself a good bargain while investing in something that will see me through a few good years; designer handbags and cashmere jumpers are great for this too.
Outfit: Green trousers with oversized white shirt
Coat: Zara (similar)
Shirt: Mango
Trousers: Zara (similar)
Flats: Zara (similar)
I'm trying to steer away from trousers that aren't black and/or denim to expand my repertoire of winter looks. These trousers from Zara are still dark enough and will work equally as well in the office as they do for a more casual look.
Lust of the week: ASOS babyboot flares
The 70s trend is one I'm most excited about this season and I'm starting to see it trickle into the high street slowly but surely. At the top of my list is a good pair of flared jeans. I live in jeans at the weekend and these will provide welcome relief from my skinnies and a sleeker shape than my boyfriends.
These ASOS jeans are great because they bring flares into the 21st century and aren't too 'fancy dress'. I'd pair these with a shearling jacket and big fedora.
Outfit: Long length grey coat
Coat: Zara
Dress: Zara
Necklace: Moth
Boots: Public Desire
Zara strikes again with this incredible coat and and oversized silk dress. I love how a coat can almost be an outfit in itself - I'll be belting this one up with a skinny belt this January and mix up what accessories I pair with it to create different looks. For this outfit, though, I'm leaving it open to show off this dress (similar here) and dainty necklace from Moth, a boutique in Manchester (similar here).
2015.
Happy new year! I'm back to blogging properly now after a break over the festive period and boy, it feels good to be back. Without really realising it, I think I was getting a bit sick of my blog towards the end of 2014; I work full time and blogging takes up a good chunk of my spare time so I was getting a bit consumed by it all while not really being able to appreciate what I'm doing and enjoy it.
I decided I needed some space from the blog over Christmas - not least because I craved time away from a computer screen and wanted to really enjoy time with my family. Towards the end of my break I started to think clearly about my blog and what I want to do with it; I got excited about it again and it helped that when I caught up with old friends, they were genuinely impressed with what I'm doing. I do this blog for me, first and foremost, but knowing that other people enjoy it as well makes all the hard work worth it.
So with a fresh head (not easy after the amount of prosecco I've drunk over the past few weeks) I'm firing up the blog again for 2015 - and that starts with a fresh new design by pipdig. It's slick and minimal (just how I like it) with bigger images so you can see my face even closer up (pah).
Post-wise it's mainly going to stay the same, with a focus on outfit posts, but for YouTube fans I have started my own channel. There isn't anything on there yet but I'm hoping the first video will be up this month - if there's anything you want to see me cover let me know. If anything, I need a bit of inspiration because video is new territory for me!