Spring Blues and Whites

I have to be fair the UK has been blessed with some glorious spring weather of late. The temperatures may not be hitting hot figures just yet, but sunny dry days are far nicer than April showers. 

For me the perfect thing to wear when its not quite hot is the ever comfy, lightweight joggers. 

I freakin' love them. They're just like legit pj's that you get to wear out in public, how can you not love them. I embrace comfy fashion whole heartedly. And comfy yet funky trousers like these pretty babies are perfect. Blue and white has just such a lovely fresh look.  I picked these blue geo print joggers up from New Look. They were at the front of the store, they grabbed my eye and bam! They were bought. And for £9.99 i have to say it was money well spent. I've worn them numerous times already, perfect for throwing on for the school run or a day out. I am yet to trial them with heels as they are just so damn comfy and i've been lapping that up in the form of comfy outfits. 

But who know's maybe some black strappy heels and a blazer could also smarten these up for an evening look.

Bag: Zara

Shoes: Boden

Geo Print Joggers: New Look

White crochet front top: New Look

Denim Jacket: F&F

Have you embraced the joggers trend yet?

Grey longline waistcoat with some classics

I have been banging on for weeks, months even, about building a classic wardrobe filled with pieces that i would want to wear time and time again. Well i've just added a new piece to the click. 

Enter The Grey Longline Waistcoat.

Its big news in my wardrobe and it is perfect for spring. 

I love how its neutrality adds a little something to an outfit, an extra layer adds extra interest. 

So what to wear with a waistcoat (or vest as my international pals would call it)? Well i added in some more classic pieces in to the mix. My favourite leopard print heels, ripped jeans, a black and white striped shirt and a pop of colour with the clutch. All of these items are key players in my everyday dressing, and by adding them all together makes for one classic outfit and one happy gal. I'm building a wardrobe piece by piece of items that i love to wear. It makes getting dressed every morning a damn site easier i tell you. 

I have however just been packing away some of my winter woolies and pulling out some of the spring summer items, ready to do my seasonal switch, and i have to say there is not a great deal of things that i want to carry over from last summer. There's a few maxi dresses i love that will, a few jackets and some blouses. But apart from that not a great deal. I am not a big fan of shopping for summer, i think thats the Brit in me, being in Blighty means you never know what kind of summer you're going to get (mostly wet is what i pre-empt), so that makes shopping a leetle more difficult.

But i am going to embrace the change, get rid, sell or donate a lot and take it from there. 

Grey Waistcoat & Jeans: River Island

Shoes: F&F

Shirt: Warehouse

Bag: Dorothy Perkins

Necklace: Yosa

What are you planning on purchasing this summer? 
Any summer wardrobe tips ?

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Perfect Jacket Weather: Lust List

The thing i love about this time of year is that its the perfect time to pull out all the jackets and blazers. Through winter i do love me some coats, and as the weather gets nicer its all about the blazers and light weight jackets. I love a simple basic top, jeans and a great jacket thrown on top, simple easy and pretty much my everyday routine. As i simplify my wardrobe i seem to add more jackets..go figure?! lol!
So as you can imagine i have been doing a lot of window shopping over the past couple of weeks looking for the perfect additions to add to my jacket collection, there are just so many good options. So i thought i'd break it down; Neutrals, Stripes which are practically a neautral in my book, and statement... strap in folks here goes:

First up the neutrals

 Classic Mac 

Denim Trench

I've said it before and i will say it (probably many more times) again, every girl should own a great classic mac/trench. Perfect for all seasons, goes with everything and makes you look pulled together in an instant. The above classic trench was made for breton tops and tailored trousers to channel parisian chic. 

The denim trench is a great modern twist on a classic, plus extra style points for double denim;)

Navy Mango trench 

River Island Beige Cropped Trench 

I recently invested in a navy trench (worn here and here ) and i love love love it, again classic and goes well with so much, super easy and simple to wear. 

I am currently crushing on the River island beige cropped trench, i can just imagine wearing it with some ripped skinny jeans and a white cold shoulder top.. think this needs to be mine!

Mango Black frayed blazer

Mango grey neoprene bomber jacket

The classic black boxy jacket vs modern neoprene bomber jacket

Timeless or edgy, which do you prefer?

Next up; An almost neutral is the stripe.. 

Lord knows i love me some stripes. 

Instant outfit maker!

 Zara Striped jacket and Zara green and cream 

The black and white striped blazer is the perfect amount of stripes, plus its velour meaning super comfort levels and great amounts of possibilities. The green and cream stripe in a sort of boucle adds an interesting twist to the usual stripe, i've been looking at adding a bit of green to my wardrobe (random thought i know) and this looks lovely.

 River Island Fall Away Striped Jacket and River Island Structured Striped blazer

Waterfall style jacket or a structured box blazer, one more easy going the other more formal. Either way stripey perfection.

Next up is the more colourful statement jacket. 

I love easy but great outfits, you know the ones that pack a punch, all by just adding on a stonking ggorgeous show stealing jackets. The choices are wide and varied, from abstract prints, to aztec, take a look

 Pink Waterfall  and Red Floral Duster Jacket

Pinks and reds are always on my lust list, these are great for adding some colour in to neutral outfit.

Mango beaded ethnic jacket and embroided jacket

Beaded, fringed and embroided, Aztec is always a great summer choice.  These two Mango beauties are gorgeous,uugghh i think i want both. Ripped jeans a little cami and one of these jackets could be perfection.

The Wild Cards
What's a lust list without a few wild cards thrown in for good measure... River Island is on point with their jackets this season. All of the below are RI and i have to say i really love them all. Particularly crushing  on the embellished long kimono, the whole outfit and styling is gorgeous... If i were to part with my cash could this be the one? My problem is i just can't decide!

 Aztec embellished long kimono and Tropical Print Blazer

Checked draped jacket and Khaki crepe jacket

So there we have it, jackets a plenty. 
What are your thoughts? 
Do you love structured blazers or draped jackets? 
And do any of these take your fancy?

Tropical Prints

I like when a trend follows over from the past year. 'Tribal/ aztec' has been going strong for a good few years now, which makes choosing pieces easier when you know that you can pull them out of hibernation each year. 

I'm not one for tuning in to passing fads much, but i will admit to buying in to a few thanks to what i can only imagine to be subliminal messaging through excellently crafted advertising campaigns. 

So I was glad to see that that the tropical print was back this summer. I mean its the obvious choice for summer, right? Tropical lovely palm prints, you can't go wrong with on a balmy evening or a lovely beach holiday. This River Island palm print soft blazer was my weapon of choice last year, with me flinging it on with jeans and a tee and pronouncing myself dressed and heading out the door on many occasion.

I do love a good go-to item and this last summer was it. And it seems that may trickle over in to this year. 

This time around i've paired it with some ripped white jeans and black accessories. I love how black seems to tame the summery tone down; perfect for spring i find when the sun is out but the temperatures aren't quite reaching the hot times.

My new Michael Kors bag is never far from my arm these days, i have to be fair it is most definitely bag love and my verrryy comfy Naturalizer shoes from Lotus Shoes where the natural choice for  a comfy day look. 

I do love when an outfit comes easily together don't you?

In other news i got my hair did and i'm super pleased with it. It's funny to think i brought the new year in with raven black hair and now i'm getting lighter and lighter. 

By summer who knows, i may be full on blonde LOL... !

This time at the hairdressers i went for a sunkissed-balayage-type look, with the amount of black i had in there, i'm amazed by how much lighter we've managed to get it (by we i mean the hairdresser, i just provide the hair;)

Next time we are going to bring some of the blonde through to the front and top. Think i'm a bit addicted to this hair changing malarkey;)

Shoes by Naturalizer via Lotus

Jeans: New Look

Bag: Michael Kors via Jon Ian

Blazer: River Island (last year)

Tee: F&F

Neon & Pearl Necklace: Yosa

Are there any trends/ styles you will carry over form last year?