Visiting Cute Seals & Monochrome OOTD

On the second day in Cornwall we decided to go to this little seal sanctury in Gweek which rescues seals and looks after them until they can hopefully be released back into the wild. There were also two very cheeky otters there - suitably called Starsky and Hutch and were definitely characters haha

 

For my outfit I went for comfy, casual and my favourite -monochrome. I bought this dress a while ago from H&M for £5 or something and it is ridiculously comfy - and you can't go wrong with a basic stripey dress. I added my bowler hat and trusty vintage sunnies just because I love how they look together and to be honest these sunglasses are the only ones I wear because none others seem to suit my face shape at all - is anyone else like that?? Maybe I just have a weird face :-(

 

 

 

 

Dress, Cardigan, Belt, Hat & Necklace - H&M/ Sandals - Forever 21/ Sunglasses - Vintage

 

Ahhhh cute animal overload!

 

 

Em  x x

Victorian Inspired Garment Design

 

Hello!

So for college we have been asked to design a garment inspired by the Victorian Era, as we have been studying the period in fashion history.

For my design I took inspiration from various pictures above I'd found on pinterest and decided to incorporate a Victorian ruffled blouse with a high neck collar and Amelia Bloomer 'Bloomers' (trousers for women which were introduced in the dress reform in the late 1800s due to the Suffragettes) and modernise both garments by creating a jumpsuit. I shortened the sleeves and added a draped shape which ties in with detailing on the sides of the trousers at the hips that relates to the draping of layers of fabric on most Victorian dresses (as seen above). This was because the desired sillouette during the period was an hourglass, a tiny waist and large hips created by the corset, aswell as a large behind created using a bustle (masses of fabric wound around a frame) , and a full skirt created using a crinoline (a circular cage). I have replicated the silhouette and emphasised the hips with this detailing in my design.

As the top of the jumpsuit is quite detailed I decided to go for a simple tapered leg trouser instead of the wide leg 'bloomer' shape, I think this works well with the top and can still be linked back to the dress reform look. To finish off I added a brooch (which could be a classic cameo design or inspired by the one ) to the blouse and replicated this with the shoes, so it tied the whole look together. I feel my design is quite versatile as depending on the colour of the jumpsuit, it can be worn in S/S aswell as A/W. For example white/cream for S/S which would look clean & fresh teamed with simple jewellery or black for A/W teamed with a dark red lip for an overall gothic look.

Hope you like the design! Thanks for reading :-)

Em x



Check Mate

 

 

          Top - H&M

            Levi Shorts - Vintage

           Cardigan - H&M

           Necklace - H&M

           Shoes - Forever 21

This is the outfit I wore to Lands End, casual but has a retro vibe with this Louis Vuitton S/S inspired top from H&M, vintage Levis & my favourite vintage sunnies. I really love H&M's divided collection at the moment, and I was instantly drawn to this checkerboard t-shirt style top because I didn't own anything like it, despite it being another monochrome addition to my wardrobe ;-) I also love how this top is quite 60's, so I decided to play with the vintage vibe by mixing the top with 90's grunge Levis & tortoiseshell sunnies, finishing the look with my chunky chain necklace which I think works really well. I think this has to one of my favourite outfits I've worn all summer :-)

 

Hope you like the look,

 

Em x

Summer Haze

 

 

 

 

Top - Topshop

Necklace - Miss Selfridge

Shorts - Miss Selfridge

Belt - Vintage

Bag - Accessorize

Shoes - Forever 21

Heeeeeey,

Just an outfit I wore on Sunday to a BBQ in a country park. I didn't intend for any of the pictures to be hazy but the camera was a bit dirty for some reason and I quite like the effect it produced, feels kind of vintage I think ;-)

I really love these shorts which were only £15 in the sale; they're perfect for the beaut weather we've been having recently :-)

Hope you like the look,

Em x

Prom OOTN - Vintage Glamour

 

 

 

Rimmel Primer in 002
Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in Ivory
Dainty Doll Cream Blusher in Paper Roses
Collection gel eyeliner & topshop liner brush
Fearne Cotton Palette (Christmas '12 Collection) - used top 4 shades
Topshop brow pencil
White MUA eyeliner
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Rimmel lipliner in Dark Tulip
MUA lipstick in shade 1
(Also used collection lasting perfection concealer & elf HD translucent powder)

So it was prom on friday (12th) and it was such a good day, everyone looked stunning and it was so nice seeing everyone dressed up, although dare I say there were some who went a bit overboard with fake tan haha, and I probably was the palest girl there but ah well. But a lad said to me pale skin is classy & more elegant so who can argue with that? :-)
Anyway, I never really intended to go for a black dress but when I tried this one on and it fitted perfectly, I knew it was the one. Also it was a bargain at only £40! I then decided I wanted to go for a vintage glamour/1920's theme because I am obsessed with that era, plus I didn't want to go for a typical prom look. To accessorise the dress i found this black velvet clutch from STAR by Julien Macdonald and felt it was a bit plain compared to the one I originally wanted which was a great gatsby inspired art deco black and silver diamante box clutch, which unfortuntaley had sold out. So whilst in Debenhams I came across this leopard brooch which was perfect as it instantly said '20s'. I also bought my jewellery from Jon Richard at Debenhams which I felt completed the look really nicely.
For shoes I went with my zara dupes of the staple blogger barely there heels from new look, and had my hair in 20's style waves and pinned into a bun. For makeup I based it on the glamourous 'vintage inspired' party make up tutorial by Lisa Eldridge using the products listed above.

Here are a few of my favourite photos of the night, my friends really are the best people - enjoy!

 

 How beautiful is my best friend?!

Casually photobombing..

Probably my favourite teacher, t'old Miss Fancett x