Monday 31 December 2012

Post Christmas Blues


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Although one of the leading trends for Autumn Winter 12/13 has been about the chilling hue of blue, let’s not feel “blue” about 2012 approaching an end. Stay cool and embrace the colour! Although it’s a bright shade for this season, it will undeniably brighten up your post-Christmas sulk, as well as your wardrobe from its electric powers! If it’s too bright for you, tone it down with some black.
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Dress: H&M, Jacket: Amanda Wakeley, Clutch: Urban Outfitters
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Jewellery: Topshop
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Shoes:T-Reds
Charlotte x

Saturday 29 December 2012

The Gentlemen’s Club cont.


Bit of inspo…
Paris Fashion Month Street Style Men Simone Marchetti- red floral print pants- mensSimone_fashion_editor_blog_main
Taking on the boys at their own game:
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Jacket: Warehouse, Shirt: Gap, Jeans: Gap, Shoes: River Island, Bag: Kurt Geiger, Necklace: John Lewis, Belt: Vintage
Charlotte x

Friday 28 December 2012

The Gentlemen’s Club


This Seasons- Pocket silk prints for the casual-luxurious look has really hit the High Street with a storm.
Super brands such as Prada, Marc Jacobs and Christopher Kane started off this, almost androgynous style using graphic Seventies prints cut into sharp trouser suits and skirts.
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Squeezing through the awful sale crowds in Leeds City Centre today with my mother really was a challenge. From gluttonous/weirdo women taking up 4 chairs in bursting-ly busy cafes to people stood in the middle of walkways with prams containing screaming children- “Move out of the way, I’m on a mission”. I despise spending the day browsing slowly about sales, like a retail sloth. It’s an operation that has a lot of skill- I like to be in and out- Done. My sale-chaos-pain had disappeared when coming across this fabulous “pocket print” style jacket from Warehouse. In fact we found two!

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Sunglasses: Marc Jacobs, Bag: Kurt Geiger, Shoes: Kurt Geiger, Trousers: Topshop, Necklace: Hobbs, Leotard: American Apparel
Charlotte x




Crystallized Christmas

 
When it comes to Christmas celebrations, I don’t know about you- but all I can think about is; sequins and embellishment. I just want to leave a trail of glitter, pearls and crystals everywhere I step. As we extend into winter there is an apparent affection towards opulent, dramatic accessories. Although they are mainly seen as the finishing touch, they release a fantasy within fashion. We want to embrace the seasonal sparkle through endless accessorising in lavish/luxurious jewellery. I’m currently fantasising on what form of embellishment I will be wearing on New Year’s Eve, if I could have it my way I would wear a chandelier! Now that would certainly stand out.
Anyway, here are a few snaps from my festivities.
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Bag: Karen Millen, Shoes: Kurt Geiger, Belt: Moschino, Dress: River Island, Necklace: Jaeger
Happy Christmas
Charlotte x


Friday 21 December 2012

Spice up your Life

 
Normally this time of year there are two colours that in fashion you can’t simply run away from, red and green. I don’t know about you, but I really don’t fancy complying with this generic Christmas colour palette, don’t get me wrong I’m no scrooge but dressing correspondently to a Christmas tree just screams tack!
So anyway, earlier this Autumn/Winter 12 Orange hue hit the fashion scene. Associating orange with Halloween is obvious, but why not stretch it further through to Christmas with rich yellow gold jewellery for decoration- now I’m sounding like I’m dressing a Christmas tree- but its ok we are going a few shades hotter than red, to be different.
The spicy, colour-popping orange simmered onto the runway’s from the likes of; Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lanvin and worn by a personal favourite of mine; Victoria Beckham.
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Here is my take on the colour orange to warm up my winter wardrobe:
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Bag: River Island, Shoes: Melody Northampton, Jacket: Zara, Belt: Blondie Vintage London, Dress & Earrings: Topshop, Sable Fur: Vintage

Hope everyone is enjoying the build-up festivities to Christmas.

Charlotte x
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