All the Shoes

It was once said that "Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short", as the week draws to a close I'm not sure whether I should be relieved for the forthcoming Summer or completely and utterly deranged over the fast approaching GCSE examinations. In some sense I feel, although this is probably heightened by the recent unnecessary snow up north, that winter has dragged its self through the last month or so and I am somewhat unprepared for the spring never mind the summer.

This week I had planned an outfit post however I'm afraid my usual, very patient photographer has went away for the weekend; Instead, as requested by a friend a  week or so ago (you know who you are) I thought I'd do a shoe post. Also, as you will begin to notice, I'm slightly obsessed with metallic footwear at the minute (someone buy me some?)

Silver Sandals- Zara/ Black Barely There Sandals- Zara

Hometown Heeled Sandal- Asos/ Leather Chelsea Boots- COS

Konnie Cut Outs- Topshop

Patent Sandals- Zara

Nude Pumps- &OtherStories/ Metallic Wedges- &OtherStories

Pristine Heel- Jeffrey Campbell

Oxford Blue Flats- Cheap Monday

 You may also remember me going on about a pair of asos Cuban heels, well I got them! I felt the fact they were in the sale a valid excuse to buy myself a pair and I must say they are really something; worth it for sure!

Anxious Western Leather Boots- Asos

  If you've read my 'Fashion Week' or 'Art GCSE Final Piece' posts you'll know about my dress and the show blah blah. Well I've got a hold of a few more photographs:

I can promise you my hips are not of this size

Hope you're having a good weekend!

& Other Stories

 So, I won't pretend that I was even aware that brand H&M was launching a new line, but regardless of the questionable name, my discovery of '& Other Stories' was a pleasant one. The store, which opened on London's Regent Street on Friday, is also online at http://www.stories.com/
I'm in love, it' like Topshop and COS had babies; I can feel the blog wishlists getting larger...
Here are my top picks from the new label:
CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

Jaquard Skirt/ Leather Pumps- Also available in black!

Jacquard Trousers

Neoprene Clutch

Metallic Leather Skirt/ Mesh Dress

Leather Cord Belt/ Multi-Ball Earrings

Denim Biker Jacket/ Zip Collar Shirt

Devore Tshirt/ Ribcage Bangle

BEAUTY

Seaweed Bath

The Balm Eye Makeup Remover/ Coture Carnival Bodyscrub

I basically want the entire store then!
See y'all next time

Fashion Week

This week I thought I'd share not only some of my favourites designers from LFW ( WANT to go next time *hint*) but a fashion show a bit closer too home too. Do you remember my Francis Bacon inspired Carcass Dress? No, I didn't think so. Well I wore it for my school's annual fashion show; which went quite well considering my lack of co-ordination. Here of some behind the scenes snaps.

We are so Cara Delevinge

LFW- My thoughts

After spending hours going through multiple designers' shows from LFW, I've picked three which, to me, really stood out. I'm going to try and make this as brief as possible, homework is calling.

Henry Holland's House of Holland collection never fails to impress me and I certainly love his take on AW13. The youthful and, dare I use the word, urban edge of Holland's clothing I think is really effective; the mixture of rather restrained and classic garments with playful colours and patterns. The word 'psychedelic' springs to mind (I'm thinking Scooby Doo's Daphne: Austin Powers) when analysing the collection and I must myself admit that the bright colours seen in his nostalgic 70s/80s garments will not fail to brighten up what I predict to be a rather dull upcoming winter.

 If it were not for the show title on my photograph source I do not think I would have ever predicted this collection being Erdem, which I feel is a valid enough reason to blog about it. For AW13 Erdem's garments have moved away from the usual and very much expected pretty and ladylike style and moved towards a gothic, but may I say, extremely elegant look, with the occasional addition of acidic florals or feathers. So it appears it's all about the reliable and much loved black. Love, love, love.

Christopher Kane AW13, need I say more? Velvets, feathers, camouflage and 3D flowers, Kane certainly brought it to fashion week. Since becoming a massive fan of Christopher Kane (not that I've had the pleasure to wear anything of his) I've noticed that there is never anything in his collections which I wouldn't wear; occasionally, or frequently, when I fall in love with a designer's collection it is often very common for me to feel indifferent or not blown away by an item or so. The unpredictability of Christopher Kane's garments really attract me, I don't think anyone could envisage what's coming next.

May I also just take a moment to say how beautiful I thought Anne Hathaway looked at the Oscars? Top marks!