Ruby Ribbons: new look

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012

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!

from: http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/

from: http://www.refinery29.com/

from: http://kristinemachine.blogspot.com/

from: http://kendieveryday.blogspot.com/

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)

Tuesday, 27 December 2011

The hat of dreams.

I am such an irritating shopper. I try on clothes, I love them, I want to buy them. Then a little voice comes into my head that makes me think "just think about it for a minute, don't make any rash decisions you can come back for it later" and if I follow this little voice and leave the item then come back for it later instead of just buying it...it's gone. Sold out. No more. I irritate myself time and time again, and keep vowing that I will stop this but never do.

And this is my problem that I bring to you.
I want this hat:

buy from: New Look £4.50 (sale)

I tried it on. It looked good. It wasn't expensive, yet I doubted and put it back, and now I don't have it. Even worse, it's gone into the sale. Bargain! I went to New Look straight away on Boxing Day morning to claim this beauty, but there were none to be found.

So, here is my question, should I search every New Look in the region until I find it? (I am prepared to do this for this hat!) Or should I just buy one of these lovely hats instead? And if so, which one? (Vote below in this post for your favourite, or if you think I should not give up on the one I first fell in love with!)

Alternative #1:

buy from: Tesco £7

Alternative #2:

buy from: Debenhams £10 (sale)

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

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.

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Key and Classic.

I'm a very picky shopper. I don't buy myself a lot of clothes and although I do keep up with current trends, I never usually divulge in them. (Block colour pop might be all good and great for some people...but to me it's going to be out as soon as it's come in!) I'm more of a classic dresser. Some of you might interpret that as plain, however I think that clothes should be investments that you buy because they are classic and going to last a long time, regardless of the fashion changes.

So, I'm going to do a few blog posts over the next coming weeks (months even, depends how much I like them!) featuring a different classic piece of clothing that could feature in your wardrobe. (And it's not going to be ones to break the bank balance!) The key is to find clothes that suit your shape, suit the fashion trend currently...and can continue to be worn again when the fashion trend's frivolous ways depart.

I'm going to jump right in the deep end with this blog post, pull out all the stops; and introduce to you the most flamboyant (but versatile) garment you could have in your classic wardrobe:

The Sequin.
Now, sequins can be classy. They are very on trend at the minute but also keep recurring throughout the years. I think the best way to wear them is as part of an unpatterned outfit.