Friday, 26 August 2011

NEW IN:
dresses.

Some recent acquisitions of mine that I have failed to photograph up until now.

This lace number was an absolute steal in the Topshop sale. Its by Jones + Jones, originally retailing at £65, I got it for a mere tenner. It did have those awful, sheer, billowy sleeves that are elasticated at the ends. Yeah I hate them so yeah I got rid.

I featured this in my latest wish list post. Admittedly, a bit cheeky, I had already bought it. Isn't it luscious though? My only qualm is that its slightly longer than my usual dress length so I do feel a bit ooh la ladylike. I'm wanting to pair it with this jacket and these bootiful booties.

I solemnly swear to stop being so lazy with outfit posts #badfashionblogger (I will do one tomorrow) and you will see these babies featured in their very own OOTD, WIW, LOTD very soon.

x

Thursday, 25 August 2011

aw11 looks book.

Street style snaps that are fuelling my obsession with the countdown to autumn / winter.
L - R: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11


In other news, I have another fleeting trip to the big city lights of London planned next week for a super duper exciting opportunity. More will be revealed nearer the time.

x

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

alexa chung for madewell aw11.

Another stunner of a collection. This time around Chung apparently drew inspo from all things "girl band" and not in The Saturdays sense of the word. Set in and around Austin, Texas the ad campaign emulates American road trip living. Compare it to the English country girl vibe of her début collab with the brand, its safe to say I prefer this one. My aw11 wish list is reaching new lengths.

The collection will be available for purchase from 22nd September.

Also who's going LFW? Yeah that would be me, anyone else?

Bloglovin' / Cosmo / Facebook / Twitter

x

Monday, 15 August 2011

to be adored aw11.

With an overt obsession for all things tba, the arrival of the latest collection is always an eagerly anticipated one. It is standard procedure that I share its highlights with you lovely lot.

Binbin (creative director and founder) has only gone and done it again; a truly covetable collection that'll leave you wishing for every single piece.
Told you so. Playing into the hands of the fetish trend, Binbin has dared to brave shorter hem-lines and actual flesh flashing sheers (along with modest yet, suggestive shoulder panels) - all a bit 'ooh la la sexy' for the conventionally pretty girl label. Nonetheless, it is a risk that's paid off. The collection resonates its curator's original aesthetic - Sixties fun fused with Edwardian sophistication whilst introducing an element of 20th Century dressing. Despite this refreshing update, the label's quirky elegance resounds cohesively.

Not about to get all artsy, literally, I couldn't if I tried but the most appealing aspect? The simplicity and purity of the set - the clothes own it. Hats off to her and the team.

The collection will be available to buy online and in stores very soon.

The Lumen fund starts now.


x

Saturday, 13 August 2011

A / Wishes.

See what I did there, ehy ehy? A self-confessed sucker for autumn winter, here is what I will be wearing....
L - R: 1-5 Topshop, 6-7 Miss Selfridge, 8 Topshop, 9 All Saints, 10 New Look, 11-12 Topshop, 13 H&M, 14 Topshop, 15 River Island.

Spring summer collections bore me. The repetitve orders to don floral (& fruit a la stella mccartney SS11) prints leave me bumbling around in go-to vintage levis, trustee loafers and a classic shirt totally uninspired, overtly wishing for the onslaught of colder months.

I am all over leather panels, fur trimmed everythings, bottle green knits and scrumptious berry sheers that this forthcoming season promises. So much black in every texture under the sun. My wardrobe will gladly follow suit.

And to make way for all of this? Aye, the eBay listing process is still haunting me. New (Topshop) things added today.


x

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

You LOOK-ing at me!?

I DO HOPE SO.

A tweet that sparked a fashion blogging frenzy last week; a frenzy you were at the forefront of if you're a fellow fashion keeno with your very own blogger / tumblr / wordpress / all three. The cause of said frenzy? Look Magazine are giving five bloggers the opportunity to report live from the front row at The Look Show AW11 (as well as tweeting obvz) plus a stellar night in a London hotel with a friend and cocktails for company. What more could you want in life? Answer: nothing!

I am not one to blow my own trumpet and thus, what follows will not be a brief for the are you dressing up or dressing down? appreciation society but just a bunch of reasons as to why I should (and really really want to) be sitting pretty on the front row of The Look Show AW11, putting my skills on show.

My passion for fashion and ambition to make it as a fashion journo is unrivalled. Blogging from thee front row of thee hottest high-street fashion show for an equally hyped publication is everything I have ever wanted - not going to lie about it. To be in amongst the action, on the proverbial front line at September's Look Show, representing what started off as a place to showcase my writing and materialise my fashiony thinkings would literally make my life, like you have no idea. The cliches will be bandied around but it literally, genuinely and whole-heartedly would. I am more determined than ever to make the so-called, fashion journo pipe dream a living reality. Do a girl a (massive) favour?

I have dipped my toes in fashionable waters and am more than sufficiently pysched (and equipped) to dive in at the deep end - hello cringe pun. As an aspiring fashion writer with a kanny decent repertoire of experience (if I do say so myself) - cue shameless name-dropping: dressing models for Alexis Knox, a recent stint as editorial fashion assistant at Junior Magazine and street style writer at Notion Magazine's sister website, I won't disappoint in filling the seriously stylish shoes of winners previous.

My blog is my baby and I ain't afraid to shout about it. I am immensely grateful for the opportunities that have arose from sharing my light-hearted, sarcastic, dialectal musings on these very pages. Blogging is serious business these days (you all know llymlrs right?), its amazing how far a fashion blog can reach. Some Look & are you dressing up or dressing down? loving would make for the perfect partnership as we share some key elements: target audience, tone and content covered plus our laid-back approach to fashion, darling.

Finally, and arguably most importantly, I would welcome, with huge open arms, the opportunity to prove that my retaliations against my mother's constant nags to spend more time on university work, instead of blogging, were all for a bloody brilliant cause.

I am partial to a cocktail or two so that bodes perfectly well with me too.

My trumpet has well and truly been blown, #whoops, make it worth my while?

Thank you all for reading.

x

Monday, 8 August 2011

NEW IN:
a mixture.

As promised. Admittedly, this set is somewhat of a contradiction of itself - hot pants and a coat? Blame it on the equally contradictory British summer weather.
 H&M, Topshop, New Look

Buy / Love / Talk / Vote

x

Sunday, 7 August 2011

all about the spontane.

This was intended for my Saturday night task but I went out with the lasses instead. A few (two) recently made purchases. New Look are on top form lately. I gots me some more new things this week but will save it for (another) rainy day.
Top and chains: Topshop, Vintage Lewvi cut-offs, Shoes: New Look, Belt: F&F, Wannabe Alexa: Internacionale maybe?

I am frantically applying away for internships and writing competitions a plenty. If you haven't already I'd be immensely grateful if you would be so kind as to nominate me for this year's Cosmo Blog Awards (#CosmoBlogAwards), that's if you're a fan of my blog like. Are you dressing up or dressing down? comes under the "New Fashion Blog" catergory. THANK YOU.


x
p.s. NEW items added to both my ebay and blog shop.

Thursday, 4 August 2011

LIVE: BLOG SHOP.

I am sick to death of the eBay listing process so thought I'd adopt a new technique to assist the wardrobe clear-out.
Yeah you guessed it - I have officially opened a blog shop.

It is open for business right now. Knock yourselves out. 
Feel free to mail me any questions regarding the items 
dressingupdressingdown@hotmail.co.uk

x

All eBay listings are ending tomorrow, get it before its gone.

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

best thing I never had.

What goes around comes back around hey my babay - this is stuck on repeat, both in my head and spotify.

The impending (hurry up) a / w makes me way too excited for my own good. A lil retail therapy never did anyone any harm, only the credit card hohoho. Some of the best things I've seen from the high streets a / w offerings...


 
 Credits: Linked via images

Bottle green, leather lashings, sequins and studs a go-go plus super creeeepy shoes - A / W couldn't come sooner.