OOTD: Topshop Boutique Pink Peplum & Ripped Jeans

pink peplum top | topshop | £40 here

ripped jeans | DIY 

leopard shoes | topshop 

bag | zara | £10.00

marbou feather coat | eBay

I never thought I'd see the day I was a fan of ripped jeans but.. here I am, none stop wearing them! 

I even ripped the holes in these ones myself..

I really love styling more 'edgy' pieces so to say, such as ripped jeans, black jeans, leather etc. with super girly items just to make them suit my style a little more, so of course I went for this brand new pastel pink top I bought from Topshop Boutique just last week. I love how the peplum is just on one side & of course I was sold by the colour. I also added my favourite velvet leopard shoes and fluffy jacket for a touch of texture too! 

I hope you're all well & had a great weekend! 

What did you get up to?

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Archive by Alexa Chung

Of course we all seen this blog post coming.. Archive by Alexa! 

In Wednesday's post I briefly wrote about ordering the Eliza Dress from the Alexa archive collection for Marks and Spencer & so thought it could be nice to piece together a little post fully devoted to this. Although I did only order the one dress online, I may of made a trip to the closest Marks & Spencer store near by and bought the Harry Blouse yesterday.. 

 

Eliza Dress | £45.00

Harry Blouse | £35.00 

As the Marks & Spencer's closest to me is pretty big I did initially think they may have a few of the Alexa pieces in stock however when I got there they actually had the whole collection with so so many sizes left. When I was paying at the till the lady said that they had received double stock of the Alexa pieces and had placed all the remaining stock out that afternoon so once it was gone, it was 100% gone.. 

In terms of what I think of the collection as a whole, I actually think it's really great quality & fits really lovely although I have seen a few posts on social media of people not agreeing with this. 

The prices I also think worked out really well as they were pretty much just normal M&S prices.

I've also spotted some of the items listed on eBay already for literally double their original prices, 

it's crazy what a limited edition item can do haha!

(pink or white was the question.. pink of course!)

I'm not completely sure if any of the items will still be available online at the M&S website as you're reading this, but right this second whilst I'm writing, they currently have a lot left and a whole range of sizes. To click through to have a little look the link is here.

I hope you're all having a great weekend so far! 

Also, be sure to let me know what pieces you picked up from the collection if any, or even just your faves from seeing them online etc. 

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OOTD; Cut Outs & Marabou Fluff

coat | ebay | £30.00

cut out jumpsuit | asos sale | £30.00

metallic pink shoes | topshop sale | £10.00

From faux fur to marabou feathers, I'm still crazy for any form of fluffy clothing at the moment so I just couldn't wait to share this amazing feathery jacket..

A few months ago I spotted a marabou feather jacket pretty much identical to this in Topshop (you can see it here), naturally I took it to the changing rooms and swooned over it for a good few minutes before deciding £150 was just way to pricey for a coat that wasn't going to keep me very warm at all. A couple of weeks later and of course I still had this fluffy coat on my mind aswell as pinning endless oufits that the coat would go with so well! 

These Pinterest outfits of dreams in mind I thought why not take a little peek on eBay and see if there was anything similar to the Topshop coat.. of course there was (in a whole load of different colours too) and for £30 and around a months wait later here it is, fresh from a plane journey via. China. 

I also managed to pick up this denim cut out jumpsuit in the ASOS sale and I'm so happy I did, I think its going to be a real wardrobe staple this spring as its just really easy to throw on and style easily too.

Back to the fluff.. it actually scares me a bit to think we can see something on our computer screens, click buy and it will literally arrive on your doorstep from anywhere in the world! Technology is pretty crazy when it comes to shopping. 

I hope you're all well & having a great week so far! 

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OOTD; Never to late for abit of denim..

denim jacket | topshop sale | £22.00

faux fur trim top | topshop | oldish

pink cropped trousers | topshop | £40.00

shoes | topshop sale | £10.00

bag | zara | £35.00

pom pom bag charm | eBay

Talk about a whole lot of Topshop, do you ever not realise just how much of one brand you're actually wearing.. I never thought about it but Saturday was obviously alllllll about Topshop.

I managed to grab this little denim jacket bargain in the sale last week & I know it's the Autumn season now but I kind of think as long as you aren't freezing cold then why not add abit of denim to an outfit? I have a big pastel pink faux fur collar which I think will look good with this jacket as well as keep me pretty warm this season too!

Once again.. pink pastels are making an appearance. I spotted these pink trousers a few weeks ago and thought they'd be a great buy just because of how many ways you could wear them.. I'm thinking my Stan Smith trainers to go with them next to add a more casual look.

What do you think of denim or pastels this season? Let me know!

Hope you're all well. 

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DIY Cosmic Shorts

So, unless you've been under a rock for the past few months you'd know cosmic/galaxy print clothes are huge right now, along with everyone else I wanted a pair of cosmic shorts but they were all pretty pricey for what they actually are, so I thought I'd have a go at making my own..

I was looking for some fabric paints but they worked out about £10.00 for three colours.. This is where my inner DIY brain clicked on and I thought NAIL VARNISH .. 

What You Will Need; 

# Denim Jeans, Shorts. (Any item really?)

# A range of nail varnishes (plain, glittery, metallic, bit of everything)

# A sponge (make up one will do)

# Water 

# Paintbrushes (one that can get ruined)

# White paint. 

1) Make sure your shorts are placed on something that can get splashed.

2) Simply start splashing on your varnishes, randomly or you can be very careful and precise if you wish. (I splashed and splatted mine using the paintbrushes and poured straight out the bottle).

3) Using your white paint create circles in random places of the shorts to give the moon effect.

4) Repeatedly do this in layers until you are happy.. Use the sponge to make your varnish last longer.

5) Let them dry and then look like a cosmic sky when wearing them.. 

I got these shorts for £1 from a charity shop and just cut them, also I think a light colour denim would work just as well if not better? So for about £2.00 and nail varnishes which I already own, I have my very own cosmic shorts. 

PS, Maybe do this outside or in a well vented place as the smell is quite strong! (It is thundering where I am today so a smelly nail varnish room is what I have) 

Let me know if you do have a try, Hope you are all well/

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