Wednesday, 15 August 2012

OOTD: Guns 'n' Roses edition.

                                                             
OOTD: Guns 'n' Roses edition
So, here's my OOTD. Patterned leggings, red vest and a huge, baggy Guns 'n' Roses t-shirt. I love wearing this top with my patterned leggings, because with plain black ones it feels a little depressing. However, since I've lost some weight, the top doesn't look good without a vest on underneath to balance it out. All the items are ages old, but I'll list where they're from anyway:

Guns 'n' Roses top: H&M
Red vest (worn underneath): Topshop
Leggings: New Look.

All that's missing from this is an uber long necklace. I just couldn't find one to wear!

Enjoy, leave comments and whatnot :)

Saturday, 11 August 2012

Skater dresses are my friends.


I've previously bought a couple of skater dress from Primark (one being the red, polka dot one in a previous post) and I love the shape of them. I also think that skater dresses can be very versatile. You can dress them up for nights out or formal events or you can use them for the most casual of occasions. I also believe that skater dresses suit most body shapes. I'd class myself as an hourglass and they fit perfectly on my waist and skim over the part of my stomach that I don't really like. To me, they are a must purchase for chubby girls!

Anyway, I bought two that were exactly the same from New Look: one in a forest green and the other in a rose pink. They both cost £11.99. However, I managed to get my student discount on the pink on and got it for just over £10. For how much I've worn the both of them, I feel like they were massive bargains.

I usually style them both with a skinny belt at the waist, black tights and, either, ballet pumps or converse/vans. They look good with a denim jacket or my blue jersey blazer. They're really light so are perfect for the summer. However, in the winter, I plan on wearing them with leggings and a cosy jumper to keep myself warm.

They are still available in New Look in assorted colours. I seriously suggest everyone should invest in at least one!

Enjoy, leave comments and such :)

Friday, 10 August 2012

Wish List 10/08/2012

Floral smock.

I am a huge fan of smock dresses. Mainly because they hide the area that I am most concious of: my stomach.
Please ignore my face on these photos. I took them at about 12am; therefore, my make up had worn off and I was a little weary.

Anyway, there is the smock. I love anything with a 60s feel to it and I feel that this dress has that feel. I realise it is short and I would more than likely wear leggings or tights with it. I know some of you reading this will, perhaps, think that is boring, but I'm trying to grow in my confidence at wearing more daring things. As I said, it hides the area that I am not most comfortable with showing off: my stomach, and has floaty sleeves which also hide my arms when I'm not feeling too great about those either. 

I bought the dress from a Next clearance store at the York Outlet. I was really pleased with this purchase, because I was, at one point, going to pay full price for the dress. So, instead of paying £40 (or maybe more) for the dress I got it for £15! See, every so often it does pay off to look in outlet shops. (I say it like that because I usually hate sales and outlet shops such as TKMaxx). I didn't buy the dress when it was originally in Next, because I wasn't sure as to whether I liked the pattern. However, with a reduced price, I decided that I like the pattern much better with £25 knocked off the price!

Enjoy!

Attempt at Zebra Print.

As promised, I am updating all my lovely (albeit, not many) followers on my recent purchases. I use the word recent loosely here, because I have bought most of them over a month ago, I've just been too busy and/or lazy to take photos and upload them onto here. However, here is the first one I've decided to introduce you all to:
So, here it is. I bought this a few months ago now. I was quite sceptical at first, because I always feel like I can't wear animal print because of the colour of my hair. However, I thought seeing as this one was pink and white (not a standard animal colour as I do recall) and the zebra stripes are broken up with actual zebras, that I would give it a try. As you can see the dress also incorporates the dip-hem trend. This was something else I was desperate to try and that persuaded the purchase for me. There is also a zip detail on the back, which I have neglected to take a photo of simply because I forgot about it, until now. 

I've only actually worn the dress once, due to a lack of suitable footwear that would go with the dress. 
When I did wear it, I styled it with a thin black belt at the waist, black tights, a denim jacket and my white converse. It looked pretty cool, though I think black converse (if I owned any) would have gone better.

The dress cost £12.99 from H & M. As I said, I bought it a few months ago, so I am doubtful as to whether it shall still be in stores. Perhaps as a sale item. 

Enjoy.

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

I lied. I am sorry.

On my last post, I promised that I would post photos of recently purchased items. This hasn't happened (and it's been over a month). I shall get round to it; I've just been uber busy. So, yeah. Apologies, I shall have a day of taking photos and whatnot soon. It's harder when I'm at home to have privacy to take pictures :) Peace and love you you, whoever you are.

Monday, 2 July 2012

Sir Shops-A-Lot

I've bought some new dresses recently. Apologies for not posting them. I shall spend tomorrow updating and posting ideas and whatnot.