Tuxedo

leather jacket - vintage, shirt - Zara, jeans - Topshop, shoes - Office

Short monochrome post... 

I wear black an awful lot, but today I decided to jazz it up with some 'colour' ... white because I'm still not over this monochrome trend (probably because I always wear black anyway haha!) I love this black and white shirt, it's so crisp and looks like a tuxedo but with the colours inverted and because it's white, it goes with everything! 

More and more to my delight, it matches my new shoes! How cute are they by the way?! I remember being in Cannes during the summer and going past the Celine shop and gawping at the amazing display which included the gorgeous black and white heeled loafers but some of you young bloggers/blog readers will understand... a few hundred pounds isn't really in price range for me so I went on my way and cried my self to sleep over the fact that I couldn't have those perfect shoes (ok, that was a slight over exaggeration... but you get my drift). UNTIL, I came across these shoes in Office which were £62... a bargain compared to the real deal. The loafer with just the right sized heel so I can walk around town for a whole shopping day and not be uncomfortable, perfect. Not only that, but when I went to pay I discovered that they had been reduced by more than 50% to £26! I was so thrilled, as you can all imagine. If you want to pick up the same bargain, click here or alternatively see below and admire the true Celine's. Try not to drool all over your keyboard.

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G xxx

The 'Red Swirling Trouser' tale

 

Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived in a village near a forest. Whenever she went out, the little girl wore red trousers, so everybody in the village called her 'Red Swirling Trousers' ...

You get my point. I've had these trousers for quite a while now, and they featured in a post a while back of a haul but I had never actually worn them. I bought them in awe of weworewhat.com and never had the confidence to wear them, but today I did! And I'm so happy I did. I got a few compliments on them, so I was very happy and when one girl asked me where they were from I proudly said 'from a charity shop' and she was so shocked!! I've made it my mission to compliment at least one stranger every time I leave the house from now on! It's such a pick me up and I think it would make me feel a lot more positive. Good karma come and get me! I do love the colour of these trousers, they are a little bit darker in person that in the pictures but non the less, they are bright and a reasonably statement piece so I paired them up with my H&M black turtle neck, my black belt from Sue Ryder and my Office shoes! 'All black everything' (except the trousers). The other reason I really love these trousers are they are a bit of an illusion. Even I forgot they were trousers until I started moving! They look very skirt-like when sitting or standing still but when they brush in the wind, the trouser form really comes out and it's quite refreshing! 

I also wore my Kookai leather jacket to keep me warm in this chilly weather (even though Leeds is warming up!)

My hair is always skew-whiff and floaty and I honestly couldn't be bothered with it but I thought, a bad hair day would honestly ruin this lovely outfit so I put it in a low, messy bun inspired by the following:

 image:http://fashionista.com/2010/10/trendspotting-messy-buns-or-stick-straight/

image: google images

I absolutely love these messy buns and I think it's a very refreshing change from the usual sleek hair. Although it's very classic and 'done'. The messy bun gives a chance for us girls with unruly hair to have the catwalk hair we've always dreamed of! 

G xxx

ps. 2 sleeps away from #northmeetup - excited!

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