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

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October Pick | Chi Chi London

This Chi Chi London blog post is long overdue, but in all fairness to y'all I've been pondering a way to express just how completely BEAUTIFUL this dress is. I've always been a sucker for pretty dresses, especially ones with lovely, puffy skirts and this Chi Chi Sheree dress makes me feel like an absolute princess. Stumbling upon their website was like a girly, dress-filled heaven! 

I won't go into too much detail as the photos are pretty self-explanatory. But the detail on this dress is just incredible with embellished sparkles and gorgeous shimmery satin, teamed with the prettiest open back.

This dress is even prettier on and far exceeded all of my (high) expectations! There will be an outfit post very soon featuring this wonderful creation of a dress, hopefully (my hair/face hasn't been quite up to the right standard yet, oooops)! 

Now just to find an occasion to wear such a beauty of a dress...?! 

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What I Wore | Monochrome (again) and Closed-Eyed Madness

Would you believe me if I told you these pictures are the best of twenty or so photos?! I'm not even sure what happened, we seemed to have had some sort of eye-closing/nose-flaring/camera-not-focusing problem. It's a choice between photos with sleepy, shut eyes or no photos at all but I am determined to blog (sorry for neglecting you for 2 weeks, little blog!).

I wasn't entirely sure if this outfit was even blog-worthy but hey-ho, enough with the moaning now! At least the background is pretty...?

I neglected this little black skirt for a while, not completely sure on what the right way to wear a skater skirt is. But, determined to break out from my blouse/Joni jean habit, I dug it out and teamed it with (my mum's) black and white striped top. I spent the day stroking the velvet and struggling with the deadly combination of my wobbly ankles and a TWO inch heel... I am a failure of a girl.

Top - Topshop - £?
Skirt - Primark £12
Boots - H&M - £29.99
Ring - Pandora - £40
Jacket - Pull & Bear - £20?

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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

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September Pick | Primark's Coats

Let me begin by apologising massively for the ridiculously grainy images. Bad quality photos are a pet hate of mine but let me fabricate some excuses for this - my poor camera was trying its best and considering it was 8PM and actually very dark, I guess you could say the outcome is not all that bad. I have to admit that I'm finding juggling Pastel Clouds work, blogging, having a social life (HA) and studying for AS levels preeeetttty difficult (what a wimp, it's only the second week back at school hahaha) so these photos were a little bit rushed (sorry, sorry, sorry!). If you're new here, I promise my other posts won't look like this! 

Anyway, I wanted to do a little post on these coats because aren't they AMAZING?! I've fallen completely in love with these and am absolutely amazed that they are Primark - they could easily be in Topshop for triple the price! For just £23 these are an absolute steal and I'm pretty sure they'll be featuring in many more posts! If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that if you find the coat you've got to have both colours. My poor, poor friends had to listen to me moan for weeks whilst I desperately searched the country (okay, only four Primark stores, shh) for the pastel blue version, which can I just add, is my absolute favourite colour!

So, what I want to say is Primark, I LOVE YOU. These coats make me crave cold weather (something which I never thought I'd say).

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What I Wore | WalG and a cat

Let's pretend that I didn't lose the thumb nail

Sincere apologies to those of you with Podophobia, hahah

Coming home to find this beauty of a jumpsuit from WalG was a pretty great surprise (and much needed after an hour of history, yawn). This jumpsuit is something a little out of my comfort zone but that's exactly why I chose it. After realising that all my clothes are the EXACT same just a different colour/pattern/brand, I've decided to start trying to mix-up my style a little. 

This WalG jumpsuit is pretty fabulous, I must say. It's slouchy making it super comfortable but the material and cut helps it look less like pyjamas and more like let's-go-for-dinner. It possibly was made for someone slightly taller than me (a problem I find fairly often, cry) but there's nothing a pair of heels can't almost fix (especially when they're £9 and in the sale!).

I decided to keep this look pretty minimal and let the jumpsuit be the centre-of-attention. I went for simple black and gold accessories - my Marc Jacobs watch (which I finally found in the bottom of my drawer, yaaay!) and Pastel Clouds knot ring. Also, how cool are these nails?! Not bad for a £3.99 Little Mix set, eh? 

Jumpsuit c/o WalG - £30

Shoes - New Look (sale) - £9

Watch - Marc Jacobs - £180 

Ring - Pastel Clouds - £3.69

Nails - Little Mix @ Savers - £3.99

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What I Wore | Angles at Brighton Pier

Why is it that I forget how to smile as soon as a camera is pointed towards me? Hmmm

A quote from my super kind sister, "Ew, your toes are so ugly, hide them in the stones" (she has a point) 

Thank you Mr Ted Baker for creating this beauty 

Pandora's birthstone ring, as seen in my previous haul post.

Here we have yet another Brighton post. I'm so sorry, I promise the Brighton spam will be over shortly my loves! Here I'm wearing a super colourful outfit, as always (*sarcasm*). I can't help it when it comes to monochrome, black and white are both just so easy to wear and go with everything. 

I wore this off the shoulder crop top with these patterned skorts, both from Miss Selfridge. I'm majorly crushing on everything in Miss Selfridge at the moment, evidently! I love the shapes and all the angles on this top and skorts  (I know what I mean but I can't put it in to words, sighh). I think they make a super pretty twist on some basic pieces and are so easy to wear.

I of course teamed these with my new best friend a.k.a my Ted Baker bag. The temptation to include this in every post is so strong, I must learn to resist! 

Top - Miss Selfridge - £10

Skorts - Miss Selfridge - £35

Shoes - Primark - £4

Ring - Pandora - £40

Bag - Ted Baker - £199

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