What I Wore | A Suede Mini

This photo reminds me that I really need to fake tan...

You could say I might have forgotten how to blog and I think you would be right. 

For the past 3 months, I have been a walking-sleeping-eating monster student, with a brain full of facts about the monarchs of the 17th Century, trigonometric identities and the ability to analyse our economy. Meanwhile, my outfits tended to consist of comfort clothes which meant no blog posts... sigh. 

But, HALLELUJAH - just one more exam left! 

As I'm sure many of you can relate, the exam stress meant lots of new clothes. 

Bad exam? I ought to cheer myself up. 

Good exam? I ought to reward myself. 

This suedette skirt was one of my purchases and I absolutely adore it. I've seen a lot of suede around recently but struggled to find anything in my price range (*selects sort by low to high*), until I stumbled across this beautiful New Look skirt on Asos.

I also picked up these peep-toe ankle boots which are practically the exact item that I had in my mental wishlist of (imaginary) items - Asos you know me too well! The only downside to such a level of shoe perfection is the intense PAIN. These make me feel as though my toes are going to be cut off altogether, but this probably does owe to me squeezing my almost-size-6 feet into a size 5. Oh well, all in the name of fash-unnn. 

Jumper - H&M - £??

Top - Topshop - £30

Skirt - New Look @ Asos - £19.99

Boots - Asos - £42

Earrings - Claire's - £7

L a u r e n  x 

PS. Spent an hour photographing and editing these photos and then spotted the hairband on the wrist, gaaah. 

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What I Wore | 50 Shades of Beige

As regularly mentioned, one of my pet hates is poor quality photos, sighh. But, it is winter and winter does not equate to pretty photos (at least not with my camera). I really must learn to stop starting every blog post with the same complaint though, I am sorry! (But if you guys have any tips, I will love you.)

My boyfriend's very lovely mother donated this scarf to me and, oh gosh, I love it! I can't help but think that it was just made to go with this beige coat; the colours match perfectly. Keeping in line with the beige/neutrals colour scheme (not black/white for once, gasp!),  I teamed these with this Zara playsuit. This is basically like wearing the biggest, loosest, comfiest pyjamas and requires no thinking about what to wear with it, perfect for those nothing-to-wear days! Finally, I added some dark lipstick, burgundy ankle boots (as always) and a super delicate choker necklace to complete the look.

Playsuit - Zara - £30 (ish)

Coat - Primark - £23

Scarf - Mulberry - £?

Ankle boots - H&M - £29.99

Choker - Miss Selfridge - (part of a set)

L a u r e n  x 

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What I Wore | Mom Jeans, Stripes and Tartan

When it comes to jeans, I tend to take a if-they-aren't-cutting-off-circulation-to-my-feet-they-aren't-for-me sort of approach. So, finally purchasing a pair of Mom jeans from Asos was kind of a big deal for me (even if they were called 'Slim Mom Jeans').  

I'm still undecided whether I do actually like them and my feelings towards them change daily. Pros so far is not having to do that skinny jean dance when getting dressed and that post-dinner food babies are hidden nicely by the high waist. Definite cons are that I cannot find anything to wear with them (other than this top which does in fact belong to my sister) and also you get kind of a breeze up your ankles when the wind blows.

Feel free to send some Mom jean outfit inspo photos my way, I am a girl in need of some fashion help! 

Jeans - Asos - £32

Top - Zara - £?

Ankle boots - Schuh - £45

Scarf - Primark - £? 

Scrunchie - Stitch By Lou B - £1.50

Belt - Asos - £6

Glitter socks - Topshop - £3.50

L a u r e n  x 

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What I Wore | Jones + Jones Jessie Dress Black

Beauuuuutiful dress, the poorest quality photos. Story of my life, hey?

Let me begin with THE biggest apology. I seem to have been MIA over five weeks, but I do have some excuses (in case you were interested):

• Sixth form life is craaazy hectic - "I want to leave sixth form now" is a recurring thought every 5-10 minutes;
• My store, Pastel Clouds, is also craaazy hectic, thanks to lots of lovely Christmas shoppers (definitely not a complaint, however); 
•  I have had a cold for the past week and ain't nobody wan' see this snotty face and eye bags; 
• The lighting is driving me CRAAAZY. As much as I love the dark, cosy winter evenings, it is not appropriate for blogging. See above pictures for example - let's just pretend the grain is meant to be on these photos? 

So as you can see there's a lot of crazy going on (or basically, I am incapable of priorities and life in general).

But anyway, enough of my moaning. 

A few nights ago was my sixth form's Christmas dinner (yes, in November...) and I was lucky enough to be able to wear this STUNNING Jones + Jones dress, which is quite possibly my new favourite item of clothing. The signature Jones + Jones tutu style skirt is my favourite and I just can't help but want to twirl around everywhere (I dreamed of being a ballerina as a child, goal achieved?). The sweetheart/bardot neckline combined with said tutu skirt makes the most beautiful twist on the classic LBD. I couldn't recommend anyone better than Jones + Jones for you lovely ladies looking for Christmas party dresses (or just a cheeky little self-indulgent treat)!

I teamed this with my trusty £9 New Look sale heels which I battled with all evening - dancing in heeels (or walking for that matter), is an art I am yet to master.

Watch out for future posts featuring Jones + Jones dresses - between my sister and I, we are building quiiite a collection...!

Dress c/o Jones + Jones - £

Shoes - New Look (sale) - £9

L a u r e n  x 

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What I Wore | Grid on grid

This is an impostor, can you tell...?!

A little while ago, one of the shopping centres near me had a student night which meant extra student discounts on almost all of my favourite shops, hallelujaaahhh! Discounts - what better excuse to spend money on things you didn't realise you needed?! 

I picked up this grid print dress from H&M for around £10 with the discount (it's usually only 12.99 anyway), which I completely love - so comfortable and easy to wear! I also picked up this super cosy tartan coat in New Look. With an £11 discount, I definitely had to buy it, regardless of the other five coats of the same style which I already own (I don't have one this colour though, so it doesn't matter, right?)

In other news, I went to Ed Sheeran's concert at the O2 last Sunday (this was what I wore). He was incredible and I love him even more now, I didn't realise it was possible! We were pretty far from the stage, there was a very drunk man singing loudly in front of us and we had to pay £7.50 just for a portion of chips and a drink, but there definitely was no way that anything at all could ruin how completely amazing the concert was. Have any of you been to the X tour? What did you think?

Coat - New Look - £54.99

Dress - H&M - £12.99

Boots - H&M - £29.99

Bag - Ted Baker - £199

L a u r e n  x 

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What I Wore | Houndstooth Cigarette Trousers

"Do that sassy thing with your hair" - Hannah

Looking vaguely uninterested

Clearly wasn't fed up of trying to think of poses or anything (ahem)

Do you see now why I have an issue with boots/ankles, as mentioned in this post? (Gross tiny ankles, gross.) But these berries mean autumn which means nearly winter which means Christmas, YAY

Hannah getting all artistic with the macro details, ooh la la 

He begs to be in all my posts, honestly

These Topshop houndstooth print trousers had been hanging in my cupboard, labels still intact for the last few weeks whilst I tried to pluck up the courage to wear them. For me, they're pretty garish (is that the right word?) - I very much tend to rely on wearing my Joni jeans on rotation! But, after finally forcing myself to wear them  for a day and quite possibly burning the eyes of my fellow sixth-formers with the pattern, I am now completely obsessed with them! Being monochrome I guess they're still pretty 'me'. These are also incredibly comfortable, I think loose fitting trousers are perhaps my new way forward! Watch out Topshop, I'll be coming soon to stock up on lots more cigarette trousers (apologies to my purse).

In the first picture you can see my Zara bag, which featured in my Brighton haul post. Oh gosh, let me tell you WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT that was! I was super excited about buying this but after just one day back at school the zip broke. Three weeks after (the day after these photos were taken) the handle literally FELL OFF. What a waste of £30! Bags and I just do not seem to be compatible. Perhaps a briefcase is the way forward for me...

Jumper - Vero Moda @ Asos - £20

Trousers - Topshop - £42

Bag - Zara - £29.99

Shoes - Bought years ago, New Look maybe? 

Watch - Marc Jacobs

L a u r e n  x

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