Check Mate

So, it's official According to the fashion a retail worlds, Summer is officially over and it's time for the AW13 trends. Of course though, because of the recent heatwave we have been experiencing shops are desperate trying to keep their news AW13 trends as light as possible, holding on to short sleeves, light colours and fabrics. Even desperately designing new pieces and putting them straight to production; to take advantage of the crazy long lasting Summer. Irony is though its AUGUST!! It's suppose to be warm! Retail moves so quickly that the pushing the new seasons on us faster than the changing weather.

So now, all the new trends oooze mixed pieces that you can wear now and sooo incredibly easily wear though winter too. Continuing with the 90's rival, AW13 is seeing the return of grunge, Tartan and Checks. Yay!! My second favourite print! Cleverly alot of store are introducing them in light bright colours to suit the current climate, but chuck on a pair of Doc Martens and opaque tights, you've got your AW sussed.

Topshop has the best choices of tartan/check right now, but other stores are slowly introducing them too. Wait until we are fully in season, and you'll be sick of the print I'm sure.

These are my picks from TOPSHOP that are all available to buy now instore and online:

Mac Coat £85, Scarf £18, Dungeree Dress was £48 now £15 in sale, Embroided Check Blouse £29, Daisy Check Dress £28, Red Tartan Top £30, Denim Check Skirt £34, Red Check Shirt £28, Plaid Shoes £24, Pink Tartan Midi Skirt £48.

I really, really want the Red Top, but it seems soooo over priced for a simple tee. I'm falling for the pink skirt too, which I think I gunna have to order online soon too.

Best of the rest:

L-R Grey oversize shirt - Miss Selfridge £25, Tartan Rucksack - ASOS £25, Dip Dyed Check Shirt - River Island £25, Black Peter Pan Collar Top - Miss Selfridge £32, Maxi Pinafore Dress - River Island £35, Dungerees - New Look £24.99, Tartan Tube Pants - River Island £35, Black and White Dress -New Look £17.99, Skater Shirt - New Look £7.99.

So from this list I WILL be buying the River Island Maxi Dress and New Look's skater skirt. I think the tube pants are amazing, but I simply don't have the figure to pull it off. Alternatively Miss Selfridge have two simular skater skirts and a lush co-ord top!! See it all here!!

I am a complete sucker for tartan, so I'm really excited for these new looks. Is there a AW trend that your excited about?

denim love

I have been obsessed with denim since I was 6 years old and my best friend and I had matching Red denim jackets. 12 years later, (and I still have the red denim jacket) my obsession with the hard wearing blue material became apparent when shopping with friends "Your obsessed with denim!! Oh my god, stop buying it!" exclaimed my best girl Meg, after I brought a denim jumpsuit, skirt, shirt and jacket in the space of 5 days (we were on holiday, I don't actually shop everyday - well I do, but....). It has also come apparent to myself when I've spent the last 2 months looking for a new pair of jeans - who spends that long looking for jeans! Anyways, I finally found them in Topshop - I tried 8 pairs of blue jeans on, but couldn't decide on any of them. so I walked out the changing room,  walked straight into a pair of kahki coloured jeans and brought them straight away on impulse without trying them on - they are now my favourite pairs of jeans

Those Dresses that Kill

Yeah, you know the dresses I mean; and oh my god this dress is one of them!

What looks like a beautiful set of vintage lingerie, this dress is straight out of the new SS13 lookbook for Miss Selfridge. 

I am completely in love! I would wear this with, black nearly opaque tights, bad ass boots such as doc martens, and an over sized coat. The dress speaks just for its self so needs only simple accessories. Also because of its sheerness, it would be easy to look 'over dressed' or dare I say it 'slutty'. But dressing it down, but keeping its beauty on show, will make this dress a definitive show stopper.

For more of the Miss Selfridge Lookbook, CLICK HERE

the september issue

 Now it's well into September, it fills acceptable to wear tights. all though August i would refuse to wear them because it was August even if it was below 10 degrees outside. But now September is almost through i am having a tight revival! each day dressing for work is exciting i rummage through my box of tights planning each outfit carefully and because i have refused to wear tights for so long it feels like i have a whole new wardrobe. And i have that excited feeling in the pit of my stomach when you have returned home from shopping and you can't wait to try on all your new stuff.


Despite this excited feeling in my stomach, it hasn't stopped me shopping for new tights, and my list is expensive! so much choice - colour, fabric, pull ups, style, nylon, wool, pinstripe, bold, neutral, floral, thick, patterned, fishnets, etc so you don't have to rummage through shop after shop, site after site these are what i believe are the best tights out there right now:


TOPSHOP

Stripe £8.50, green neon tights £4, knee heart tights £8.50, two tone tights £10, blue tye dye £10

JOY HOISERY (ebay shop)

Best tight websites

www.mytights.com www.tightsplease.co.uk http://www.uktights.com/

 
 
Recently i have found myself having an obsession with the romans and Egyptians. Why this is i'm not sure but it's not just the fashion it's the history and the culture it just fascinates me. so i have been stocking up on every Egyptian and roman film, tv show. and swatting up with books. i've been watching the HBO series ROME which i think started my new obsession. the style is red permed hair and Grecian dresses, Cleopatra steals the show as always, her make-up is timeless.

 
oddly Topshop too have appeared to join me in my egyptian obession and the jewellery is a acient queen's dream. it probably one of there's most expensive collections but to dress like a Queen you have to spend like a Queen!! here's my pick of Topshop's jewels.
 

 

beetle stud earings £5, tassel necklace £30, gold leather cuff £15, triangle bracelet £12.50, stud bracelet £14, cobra stud earings £8.50, triangle earings £12, heavy chain necklace £50, hand broach £10, cobra ring £18.50, stud/spike necklace £30, eye cuff £16.50, beetle ring £15, hoop studs £8.50

Floral stripe £10.99, graffiti £9.99, Alaska £7.99, stripe £10.99

DOROTHY PERKINS

Tan opaque £5, rose fishnets £5, plum opaque £5, leopard print fishnets £5

RIVER ISLAND

Green pinstripe socks £6, cream button sock £5.99, pink opaque tights £2 – sale, black lace socks £7, knit sock £6, orange floral sock £6, spot tights £8, panal knit tights £10, fur cuff sock £15,

MISS SELFRIDGE

Lips £8.50, stripe panal £8.50, bandage £10, Gery pattern £12