"Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment."
- Alexander McQueen
I couldn't agree more with Alexander McQueen, it's true; fashion should be a form of escapism and not a form of imprisonment. We should all have the ability to think for ourselves and therefore decide within ourselves what is best for us in every aspect of life, including, what it is we wear and how we portray ourselves to others. I'm all for expressing yourself in your fashion choices and that is exactly what I done with this outfit.
To be honest, and if you have been following my journey for a while, you'll realise I don't have a particular style. I'm always changing things up, whether it be my hair or the clothes and shoes I wear. I guess I just get bored easily and hate to appear predictable. I like to leave people wondering what I'm going to wear and how I'm going to style it. With me there are no rules, and if someone tries to promote or encourage rules, I always break them.
Hey, what's the fun in following fashion rules anyway. I see beauty in the unexpected. I'm the one who would like the dress that everyone would think is ugly or unflattering. I'm the one who would wear yellow with green, although they should apparently never be seen together. And yes, like with this outfit; I'm the one who would wear sexy black gold studded ankle boots, with simple laid back, overly basic jogging bottoms, or sweat pants (to my followers who live outside of the UK). I'm a rule breaker.
I decided I wanted a cool laid back but edgy look this time round. So I paired the unusual jogging bottoms and ankle boots combo with a cropped sweat top from Pretty Little Thing. I added a trendy camouflage anorak from Forever 21 and my oldie but goodie faux-leather clutch bag from Zara. The finishing touches, which I think brought the outfit together well, was black lipstick from Kiko Cosmetics, gold layered necklace from Pretty Little Thing and black and gold sunglasses from Topshop.
Now if this outfit isn't breaking the rules, I don't know what is.
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Top - Pretty Little Thing
Trousers - Forever 21
Boots - Public Desire (sold out)
Necklace - Pretty Little Thing
Jacket - Forever 21
Bag - Zara (old)
Sunglasses - Topshop (old)
Watch - Abbott Lyon
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"The joy of dressing is an art."
- John Galliano
So with the release of the much hyped movie 'Black Panther' I decided to put together an outfit in tribute to the box office hit; yes, prior to actually watching the movie. It was a tough choice between wearing cultural printed cloth or an all black outfit, I went for all black (not to worry, this Spring I'll be featuring a lot of African inspired outfits).
Though at the time of shooting this outfit I had not yet seen the movie, I had my ideas about the kind of outfit that would represent it. When I think of black panther, I think of the Black Power Movement of the 60s and 70s; the fight for equality, during times of injustice and overt racism, not just in America, but globally. In fact, my outfits leans more towards the 'fashion' choices of the Black Panther Party, rather than the black panther movie.
Image: David Fenton/ Getty Images
I decided to use a mixture of textures, but ensured that black leather (albeit faux leather) was prominent, if anything the main feature. I paired this faux leather biker skirt from H&M, with a cold shoulder ribbed top from Boohoo.com. I'd long been wanting to wear this faux leather beret (which I feel is well associated with black panther party) and thought it looked nice with the outfit. I added this cool studded bucket bag from Zara and perspex heel ankle boots from Public Desire, as the perfect finishing touches. The only thing missing, my big gravity-defying afro!
Even though this is not a complete homage to the movie, I'll attempt to create a look again, sticking to the theme... the movie! Though I must say, putting together this outfit and writing this post has enabled me to learn so much more about The Black Power Movement and the Black Panther Party, especially the unjust black people faced during that period. Whilst racism still exist all over the world, although now more covert, I'm glad we are living in better times. Much has improved, but we still have a long way to go.
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Hat - Pretty Little Thing
Top - Boohoo (old)
Skirt - H&M
Boots - Public Desire (old)
Bag - Zara
Sunglasses - Pretty Little Thing
Photography - Aurelia V (@aureliav)
"Trendy is the last stage before tacky."
- Karl Lagerfeld
For so long I had been wanting to wear these khaki green boots from Missguided, but hadn't found the perfect outfit to wear them with... that was until this belt came along. This belt from Pretty Little Thing literally is literally the best thing I've ever bought from the retailer. As soon as I got it I had so many outfit ideas in mind, this was just one of them. I went for a tough but sexy military look with a bit of glam, with the gold embellishments on the belt. I added hot trend sunglasses, also from Pretty Little Thing and mandatory black lipstick, to finish of the tough look.
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Gilet - Forever 21 (sold out)
Belt - Pretty Little Thing
Skirt - Zara (old)
Bag - Zara (old)
Top - Boohoo (sold out)
Sunglasses - Pretty Little Thing
Boots - Missguided
Photography - MishMash Photography (@mishmash_photography)
"The most courageous act is still to the think for yourself. Aloud."
- Coco Chanel
It has been extremely cold in London, as expected. It well known that February is one of the coldest months over here, but occasionally we are blessed with mild weather. So a few days ago when the weather picked up, albeit it temporarily, I decided to wear this cool double denim and faux fur outfit. Of course I had to take a few shots, to post on the blog.
With this outfit I paired together both old and new pieces. I teamed up y long-line Misspap blue denim jacket with a matching mini skirt from Missguided. I decided to keep things neutral; opting for a white long sleeve t-shirt from Zara, sock boots from Public Desire 9which are currently on sale), a faux fur stole from Zara and a matching wide brim fedora hat from Forever 21. I finished off the look, with a Chloé inspired bag, from MissPap. I must admit, this outfit has got me longing for warmer days... roll on Spring.
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Hat - Forever 21
Jacket - MissPap (old)
Top - Zara (sold out)
Skirt - Missguided
Boots - Public Desire
Bag - MissPap (sold out)
Stole - Zara (old)
Photography - MishMash Photography (@mishmash_photography)
"Always dress like you're going to see your worst enemy."
- Kimora Lee
Recently I've been featuring a lot of colourful outfits on my blog, wearing unusual colour combinations, like Purple and Orange, and Green and Pink. But I wanted a challenge, to be set a task and attempt to execute it well.
So I decided to make use of the Instagram stories poll tool. I selected six colours (Red, Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple) and my followers voted in favour of Red and Pink. I knew I owned quite a few pieces in those colours, so got to work immediately on putting together what I think is a rather stylish outfit, and very fitting, giving that Valentines Day is just around the corner.
Only worn once on my blog, I decided to bring out my super soft faux fur Pink coat, that I got from Missguided. I teamed the coat with a red long sleeve top from Pretty Little Thing, a tie waist skirt from Missguided and faux fur heel from Hidden Fashion. I finished off the look with a cute cross-body mini bag from Zara and cat-eyed sunglasses from Forever 21, which helped tie in the colours of the outfit.
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Sunglasses - Forever 21(sold out)
Top - Pretty Little Thing
Skirt - Missguided (old)
Coat - Missguided (sold out)
Shoes - Hidden Fashion (sold out)
Bag - Zara
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