blind to life.

top: topshop
cardigan: asos
tights: topshop
skirt: miss selfridge
rings: primark

Blind to life? Blind to the rest of my wardrobe more like... I know, I know, terrible joke. Sometimes I find it hard to kick off the writing for each other these posts and when I can't think of anything I come up with awful things such as the above. I hate how depressing my wardrobe looks sometimes, I have so much black and grey and drab. I mean I have colour too but when I need to get up in the morning and look semi-reasonable without having to try black and grey are so much easier to throw on.

I've been enjoying reading blogs this month, I must say I'm loving gh0stparties and Temp Secretary. It's nice to see different expressions of fashion and what other people are liking/disliking. That's part of what fashion and blogging is about for me, the differences.

Tomorrow's Friday which means it's almost the weekend, if that doesn't put a smile on anyone's face then I don't know what will. I plan on spending my weekend doing as little as possible if I can, maybe working out. My god, doesn't that sound so interesting, you really wanted to know that? Not. I'm such a joker.... -noneface-.

wednesday wants #18 - midi skirt.

More recently the shape, style and length of the skirt has transitions all over the place. The two styles that appear to be incredibly on trend at the moment are the skater style and the midi. Considering we are hitting the cooler months I thought it was only right to focus on the midi which not only gives more coverage but looks as if it is going to become a staple in any fashionistas wardrobe over A/W '11.

Today's choice is from Miss Selfridge and can be found here. But if all else fails and you can't find one that you like; maybe turn to an old maxi skirt that you haven't got much wear out over summer and customise to your hearts content.



get the look! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

An attempt at office is what Look One is trying to achieve. The simple base of colours allows the grey and orange to stand out but mix together well complementing the black skirt. The high heels will help elongate the calf and give more of a streamlined look to the flowy skirt.


get the look! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Look two is definitely one of those outfit that takes an item of clothing that can be transitions from day to night and shows how this works. This skirt from Miss Selfridge could automatically be thrown on for a night out but easily frowned up (for want of better words) for day wear. Yet when thrown together with the right accessories, the brogues and hat in particular, you get a dressy day look without trying too hard. I have to say I love the vintage inspired watch from New Look, it looked expensive without the price tag and definitely a necessity for ones wardrobe.


get the look! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Without a doubt my favourite look from this week's "Wednesday Wants" is Look Three. The cropped vest is gorgeous and I adore how it add delicacy to the otherwise sturdy and strong shapes of the wedges and accessories. By taking colours and matching them you get a well rounded, neat look that would look great either worn to a restaurant or cocktail bar.

black treacle.

cardigan: primark
tights: topshop
top: american apparel
skirt: miss selfridge
rings: h&m, primark

You can't wrong with all black sometimes and this clearly reflects in my wardobe. I was sorting through my clothes at the weekend and these exact words left my Mom's mouth "Don't you own a lot of black stuff?" Talk about stating the obvious Mom, I mean really?! I don't really believe in the whole - black is slimming either, yet I still buy tons of items in the colour, or tone, whatever.

Peeking out are the WAH NAILS that I love doing so much. I've got tons of compliments from my friends, some of them not believing that I've done it myself. When I tell them I have we just get into this debate on how can my right hand be so neat if I'm right handed... Errr, it's called practice?! The polish that I'm using is a really old one by Boots No7 and it belongs to my Mom. She loves bronze colours and they are the only ones she'll wear on her - and of course I stole it because the colour itself fits perfectly into the whole Leopard Print nail art design.

I spent today going through a peer review document for one of my modules. I found it interesting to read but kept having breaks. Reading about 20 pages and having to write notes for an overview can be quite stressful and mind boggling but I made it through eventually! I think I've got an understanding but I don't know whether I'm 100% confident... Sigh. The joys of university I guess, haha!