Skirting around the issue.

I love dressing all girlie in skirts and dresses, but sometimes find it hard to wear them casually, especially since they are all knee-length or longer. I always seem to end up looking a bit too prim and polished, which is really good if it's for work/church/events etc, but not very good if I just want to do a casual shop or wear around uni. However, I have found inspiration in these ladies styles and am going to try and embrace casual skirt-wearing!

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I've also found some gorgeous skirts online that might help me be braver in wearing skirts in public! I need to ditch the jeans, I wear them farrrr too much! Here are some of my skirt loves at the minute

I love this skirt! I love that it has pockets (all skirts should have pockets!) and I love the grey print on it.

Miss Selfridge. £30. (source)

I love this polka dot skirt, and think that the pencil shape will be really flattering on.

River Island. £20. (source)

I think this is a bit more dressier than the other skirts, but could be toned down to casualwear by wearing with a slouchy grey tee or chunky knit jumper in a bright colour. 

River Island. £20. (source)

I love the deep, wine red colour of this maxi skirt and think it's one of those skirts you can throw on without having to think about it, but you still end up looking great!

New Look. £19.99. (source)

Snug as a bug in a rug.

Hello everyone!

Christmas is less that 10 days away and it's starting to feel very festive, I even saw the first snow of winter today. As temperatures fall and it starts to get all cold and frosty, I've started to pick up my search for the perfect winter cardigan, as there are so many to choose from right now!

Here are my favourites on the high street:

1. Urban Outfitters. £110.

I love this cardigan so much. I love the dark murky colours and the fur trim colour. The price tag however, I really don't like. £110 for a cardigan? No way. Sorry UO but that is far too steep.  

In other news, I've just written an article about UO for a student website. Check it out by clicking here.

2. Miss Selfridge. £39.

I love the fairisle pattern on this cardigan. It looks lovely and it would be perfect to curl up with on top of your pjs on Christmas Day!

3. Warehouse. £60.

The chunky buttons and length of this cardigan tick all the right boxes for me. The muted shades work well together. It would look good with some black skinny jeans. 

Which one would you pick? Or have you already found your perfect winter jumper?

Key & Classic (II)

Key & Classic: a piece of clothing or accessory that can feature in your wardrobe to build up your 'classic' look.

Each K&C blog post focuses on one particular theme that you can introduce to your wardrobe, so eventually you will have a collection of lots of loveliness that can be used again and again to outfit-build. 

The Leopard.

Too much leopard print looks tacky. However, accessorising with leopard-print is classy and it provides a pattern to a plain outfit. 

As shown above, leopard print can be used to just bring life to a dull, dark outfit and can instantly turn a plain outfit into something more eye-catching.

1. New Look. £15.99.

2. Topshop. £14.

3. Topshop. £16.

4. Miss Selfridge. £8.50.

5. Clothing at Tesco. £8.