The Boyfriend Coat

THE BOYFRIEND

This season its all about the boyfriend coats and I found this baby in TOPSHOP ^
I absolutely fell in love with the colour and fit; not too tight and not loose enough to look like I'm wearing a potato sack... unless of course in your opinion you think it does look like that - to each their own. LOL

I personally love the boyfriend/oversized look, its so perfect for those grunge outfit occasions- you know the ones where you wanna look good but don't wanna try too hard. I love the fact that with this coat you CAN do that!!! you can literally dress head to toe in black and don this coat and it will completely transform your outfit because of the gorgeous colour!! <3

I have seen many boyfriend coats in almost all high street stores, so now would be the time to buy one- contrary to popular belief, boyfriend coats come in all shapes and sizes; some with wider shoulders and a slightly more fitted waist and so on and the material also differs, giving each boyfriend coat a distinctive look- so find the one which is perfect for you. The moment I tried this coat on I knew it was meant for me- imagine how Cinderella felt wearing her glass slippers, yup! that was me on this particular occasion. When you know you know, you know?


I paired my boyfriend coat with a monochrome outfit and berry hijab and boots- keeping colors to a minimum and letting the coat do the talking:

LOVE how the green pops and the berry/wine colour compliments the colour of the coat <3 <3

I wore a jersey maxi skirt so that I didn't look toooo oversized-- one of my rules; if you are wearing loose clothing on top make sure the bottoms are not too loose so u have some shape or other and vice versa :)
The leather black backpack was to this outfit what icing is to a cake, it just made it whole...

I LOVE THESE BOOTSSSSS!!!!

I stacked those rings and put on a casio watch for the ultimate grunge look!

Clothes

Hijab- Whitechapel market

Coat- Topshop

Shirt- H&M

Skirt- New Look

Boots- eBay (can't remember the seller but these boots are strikingly similar to 'cherry red 1460 Doc Martens

Bag- eBay (search black backpack)

Accessories

Assorted rings- primark, camden, H&M

Watch- eBay

Necklace- Primark

The Beauty Box Boutique (Review)

The Beauty Box Boutique Review

I absolutely adore every single item I received in the post from The Beauty Box Boutique and there was soooo many ways to style them, but I'll let the pictures do most of the talking:

Check out the awesome items I received!! (L-R top to bottom); Necklace with velvet detail, Flower earrings, Black dome ring, Tear-drop antique earrings, YSL replica rings (blue and orange) and key shaped double finger ring.

The Necklace

I love this necklace!! The velvet detail is lush!!

OUTFIT 1

Paired with a vintage granddad collar blouse and mustard scarf

The vintage shirt was from a vintage clothes seller on eBay, search Vintage Shirts on eBay and see what treasures you can find!

Clothes

Blue skirt- Primark

PU leather sleeve blazer- H&M

Scarf- Whitechapel market

Accessories

Necklace- Beauty Box Boutique

Rings- Primark

Earrings- Peacocks

Watch- Michael Kors

OUTFIT 2

Another day, another outfit, the same necklace: paired with the tear-drop antique earrings 

Clothes

Scarf/Turban- Whitechapel market

Berry blouse- Primark

Blue skirt- Primark

Bag- Primark

Accessories

Watch- Micheal Kors

Ring- Beauty Box Boutique

Neckalce- Beauty Box Boutique

Earrings Beauty Box Boutuque

Fur Collar- Dorothy Perkins

OUTFIT 3

YSL replica orange ring, 

Tear-drop antique gold earrings

I am absolutely in love with floral shirts and this one consists of more neutral colours and so is a little less ostentatious than other brightly coloured floral shirts I have seen. Perfect for achieving the floral look for those who are weary about wearing bold prints!

Clothes

Mink chiffon Skirt- Forever 21

Floral shirt- Pull and Bear

Scarf/Turban- Whitechapel market

Accessories

YSL replica orange ring- Beauty Box Boutique

Necklace- Primark

Earrings- Beauty Box Boutique

Glasses- eBay (search clubmaster glasses)

OUTFIT 4

YSL replica blue ring,

Key-shaped double finger ring,

Tear-drop antique gold earrings

Clothes

Scarf/ Turban- Whitechapel market

White chiffon shirt- Primark

Blue blazer- H&M

Maxi skirt- Primark

Shoes- Primark

Accessories

Necklace- Primark

Rings- Beauty Box Boutique

Earrings- Beauty Box Boutique

Bag- River Island

OUTFIT 5

Black dome ring

I love how this ring perfectly matched my earrings from Primark.



OUTFIT 6

Flower earrings

I love this outfit, perfect for evening wear! 1920's glamour with the fur on one side!
Instead of wearing a necklace I pinned the earring to my turtle neck jumper, the same look can be achieved with a brooch- for a simple elegant look.

I wore my fur collar draped on one shoulder to achieve an elegant look, pair with a black outfit and simple minimal accessories and you're good to go!

Outfit

Scarf/Turban- whitechapel market

Stretchy polo neck jumper- UniQlo

Maxi chiffon ksirt- New look

Accessories

Watch- Michael Kors

Neck piece/ Earring- Beauty Box Boutique

Earrings- Primark

A Walk in the Park

Finally British weather has decided to stay steady for a while and as the sun decided to shine upon the fortunate residents of London, I thought it would only be fair to make use of the warm weather. What better way to waste away a few hours of summer than to wind down with your family and have a picnic in the park? I had been meaning to wear this long chiffon cardigan I purchased a long time ago and I never really found the occasion until the very fateful day...

Accessories

Rings- Primark

Watch- Micheal Kors

Suitcase- TK Maxx

Earring- Peacocks

Aviator sunnies- Primark

Necklace- ModaStyleFirst 

Outfit

Hijab/Scarf- Whitechapel Market

Skirt- eBay (search jersey maxi skirts)

Shirt- H&M

Shoes- Primark

Long cardigan- Zara replica from eBay (search "long chiffon cardigan")

A new Bow

If you haven't realised already I have a love of bow ties and all things geeky.... don't believe me check out my previous posts ;)

I admit I do enjoy the odd dress ups where my style is less geeky but I always come back to the bow every now and then. When I do style my outfits with a bow tie I try to make it my statement piece. I don't believe that enough women wear the bow tie and that bow ties are commonly worn by men, but I am personally very inspired by menswear and I am a firm believer that women can pull off 'the geek' just as well. 

We can all put a little bit of ourselves into what we wear and make it our own. 

Accessorising with geek glasses and a neck scarf

I wore a khaki turban in order to match the bow tie and accessorised with a long neck scarf which I believe compliments the outfit. I also wore a cobalt blue blazer and matching shoes because a little colour was necessary to bring the outfit together (and I love a bit of bold/bright colours).

The whole outfit- I love the way bold colours work extremely well with slightly dull/dark colours... try it with your outfits!

Outfit

Plain White Shirt-H&M

Cobalt blue blazer-H&M

Jersey Maxi skirt- Primark

Hijab/scarf/turban-Whitechapel market

Accessories

Geek glasses- eBay (clubmaster glasses)

Bow tie-Primark

Neck scarf- H&M

Earring-peacocks

Shoes-Primark

Keep it Under Wraps x