#WIW 2014

I hope everyone had an insane New Year and Christmas!

Here's a mini round up of some outfits of 2014.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas...

Every year I make a big point out of a glamorous Christmas party outfits but couldn't find a single sequin to love this year. Fortunately, being that knob in sunglasses in the night time happens to do it for me - I guess the fur helps too. Merry Christmas!

Bree

I've been at my new job for seven weeks now and it requires me to wear formal conservative stuff. I don't mind but still  haven't quite found myself yet and feel like I'm slowly losing my personality through my clothes - which as you might imagine, its a cold-sweat, wrinkle-inducing kind of terrifying. Anyhow, the decision has been made after watching a ton of Desperate Housewives this weekend that I'm going to start channelling Bree Van De Kamp some days to feel girly and when it starts getting really cold I'll dress all androgynous. Get ready for brogues, bow ties, quiffs and matchy suits. 

Today I'm wearing:

hat - Charity shop

Cropped knit - Primark

Skirt - Topshop

Belt - Versace

Shoes - Office

Sifted and Thrifted

Finally I've had chance to get back to The East End Thrift Store - it is such a trek from my neck of the woods but so worth it. They do a fill-a-bag section and its amaaaaazing. We only filled our bag with three items so it worked out to less than £3.34 per item. I know! It's nuts.... my fave pick was this pair of dungarees. I have to say I never thought I'd succumb to such a trend but my inner fashion slave came screaming out.

 Today I'm Wearing:

Dungarees - East End Thrift Store

Leopard print shoes - Office

Tropical Vintage

I found this dress in a vintage stall at Portobello Market several years ago for my 20th birthday party and every year I still pull it out to wear all Summer. The print it amazing!! And I reckon if soul mates were clothes... I'm also wearing an Adidas pink lumo jacket which I've had since my teens and my very first pair of Irregular choice shoes. I bought them from Faith about 10 years ago! oh today is an aged day.

Bandwagon

I hate to say I've succumbed and jumped onto the Blogger Bandwagon - I've only gone and purchased myself a statement tee. It's an ebay bargain and not one of the Brian Lichtenberg ones though. I'm also wearing my beautiful mohair cardigan from a vintage shop in Camden. It's got some dead animal sewn onto it hence no close up images today as I wouldn't like to offend anyone - but my stance is that fur is gorgeous, and vintage fur is very acceptable. 

Today I'm wearing:

Sunglasses - Primark

Necklace - Primark

Statement tee - ebay

mohair cardigan - Episode in Camden

Grunge 90s shoes - Office (current)

BLACK

A recent Spring clear out has me rediscovering lots of old pieces! I found my vintage leather and suede jacket - another piece from TRAID charity shop. I know the outfit is a bit black today but some things are beyond our control... I used to love organising outfits together and experimenting in different ways but I've noticed recently I'll throw together what ever happens to be at the front of my wardrobe - which I guess is an experiment in itself. So today is black and tomorrow are ponies.

Today I'm wearing:

Leather and suede jacket - TRAID

sheer dress - TOPSHOP

leopard print cross front bra - TOPSHOP

Necklaces - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - NEXT

Hounding

I always thought I loved a print having an array of leopards, tigers, snakes and zebras hung in my wardrobe but prints outside this collection are far a few between. It's probably a bit too late to make new year's resolutions but from now on I'm going to do print as much as possible :) I picked up this giant hound's tooth shirt from a charity shop, TRAID in the Westbourne Grove branch. Its my favourite chain of charity shops in London as there's always a good mix of vintage and new stuff and every 2-3 months they have a massive clear out and everything is £2!

Today I'm Wearing:

Hound's Tooth shirt - TRAID 

Shoes - Zara

Sunglasses - ebayebay

Fitting In

Jeans. I don't wear them and yet I'm still bent on finding the perfect pair. The ones I'm wearing today were picked up from a charity shop in South Yorkshire ages ago. They're old Levi's and cost me £2 - I had the intention of slicing them up and adding leather pockets and studs so I could sell them on but I kind of like them as they are! Who knows how much I'll wear them...but today I'm loving them with a high heel and a casual jumper.

Today I'm wearing:

Slouchy jumper - Silence + Noise at Urban Outfitters

Levi's Jeans - Charity shop

Bandage heels - River Island

Necklace - Primark

Shell bag - Primark

Sunglasses H&M

Looking at Me, Looking at You

Look Magazine is one of my very favourite fashion weekly magazines ever. Ever. I always love the fashion edit and  its a little bit a lot my dream to be a stylist for Look magazine! So you can imagine my orgasmic glee that Look Magazine might also appreciate my style and taste in clothes having been in the magazine twice in the past two weeks (and 3 times in the past 4 months). I haven't really talked about it all on the blog as it all just seemed too good to be true but now I've complied all my Look presence both online and in print so I thought I'd share my proud moments. Its all thanks to the boyfriend and some very patient close friends for helping me take the photos for my OOTD posts - I literally have to take ten thousand pictures to find one remotely worth blogging about as I'm not so photogenic...

So here's an overview of me and my best friend, Look Magazine!

Me in the magazine - two weeks in a row Jan/Feb 2013.

Look Street Style Hall of Fame 2012

Style star of the Week!

Mentions on the Facebook page.

Insta-Blog

A little summary of life lately through Instrgram :: My birthday cake! :: DIY feather leather jeacket :: sister blog post :: Berlin photobooth :: Being Chinese :: Rings :: Leather Effect nails inc. :: rapid dry for nails :: my new birthday jacket!!

Sister Sister

I hate to show my mushy side but the past 6 months I've become a a big ball of emotion. I make myself sick. I'm meant to be from Yorkshire - fearless, rough and as hard as nails.... Well not really. But more to the point: my sister is one of my favourite people Ever. Like. Everrrrr. So I decided to dedicate a blog post to her in the style of one of my favourite blogs How Two Live. We don't really have the same style and I'm not even sure she likes having pictures taken but being the amazing person she is, my sister let me drag her outside (and in heels!) on a cold Sunday afternoon to take a few snaps. What a Super Duper Star.

Today I'm wearing: 

Tie-dye tee - DIY

fur hat - vintage

Gold glittery socks - Primark

Sandals - Dorothy Perkins

Bobo wears:

Tie-dye tee - DIY

hat - Primark mens

Jeans - H&M mens

boots - Jeffrey Campbell

Our sister Pandora bracelets -  Bobo's hand is below mine and she made a bangle from a fork! Its engraved with Fong and mine's still in the making...