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Holiday outfits

So I have been AWOL for a while now, and to be perfectly honest I still don’t feel ‘back’. My holiday was absolutely incredible and I’m not ready to face reality yet, still! When I have a moment (I’m desperately trying to fill every minute of my time to refrain from having a post holiday melt-down) I will write a proper post about Espanyol and the amazing FIB festival in Benicassim.

I made it my mission to take outfit post pics every night before heading out and I did so well at remembering… then some nasty Spanish man stole my phone in Barcelona on the last day!! So unfortunately these four below are all that remain thanks to some handy Instagram uploading… major sad face!

Top left: Tie-dye t-shirt – Urban Outfitters  |  Shorts – Topshop  |  Sandals – New Look

Top right: Playsuit – Topshop  |  Necklace – New Look  |  Feather earrings – New Look  |  Belt – Dorothy Perkins  |  Trainers – Nike Blazers

Bottom left: Top – Topshop  |  Skirt – Beyond Retro  |  Cuff – H&M

Bottom right: Dress – Topshop  |  Belt – F&F @ Tesco  |  Sunglasses – Primark

The one thing I really loved about my little Spanish travels is the chance I got to mix up my style, Benicassim allowed me to rock the festival look of pretty much anything goes with tie-dye t’s, Supreme cap, Nike Blazers, hot pants etc, Valencia was chilled out holiday glam with pretty dresses and tops teamed with flat sandals and Barcelona was a chance to dress up in heels and statement jewellery.

In an effort to fight off reality I’m off to another festival this weekend (in quite different circumstances, muddy field in wellies vs sandals and shorts in the sun!), I promise I’ll get back to posting more often that once a month…


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Shopping outfit and other stuff

T-Shirt - Topshop  |  Skirt – Topshop (an oldy)  |  Belt – Primark (an oldy)  |  Chain – Topshop  |  Watch – River Island (an oldy)  | Shoes – New Look

I went and did more holiday shopping Saturday, I have serious issues. I have begun the ritual of packing and unpacking a million and one times and it’s safe to say I have enough clothes to make four ensemble changes a day! So I certainly don’t need more but it’s just too much fun! This is what I wore for the day, flats for some hardcore shopping striding.

Photos to sum up the weekend…


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Hackney weekend

Second festival of the Summer down,  Radio One’s Hackney Weekend. Minus the crazy British weather which had us burnt and then drenched within  a minute of each, it was fantastic! The day was amazing, some real great acts and so much squeezed into one day: Tiney Tempah, Florence and the Machine, Professor Green, Chase & Status, Ben Howard, Rhianna, Jay Z and so many many more!!

Here’s what I wore, it was hot but wet and therefore a muddy field to contend with:

Sunglasses – H&M  |  Dress – Topshop  |  Jacket – H&M  |  Bag – Primark  |  Belt – Primark  |  Wellies – Hunter

Next day’s shopping outfit:

Jacket – H&M  |  Dress – H&M  |  Belt – Dorothy Perkins  |  Boots – H&M  |  Necklace – Topshop  |  Watch – River Island


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Primark A/W

Totally impressed would be how I would describe my opinion of the Primark A/W collection. I would never in a million years have guessed that the clothes and accessories I was looking at were from the ultra discount brand. The whole collection has an overwhelming 60s feel to it with the mustard yellows, burgundy, tan and pinks. The iconic 60s prints are there in abundance across trousers, shirts and the most amazing platform shoes.

There is some really nice tailoring in the shift dresses, short shorts and cropped Chanel style jackets. There are some masculine inspired pieces in outerwear with an oversized wool coat and a blazer.

I am totally blown away by the entire collection, from what I’ve seen I can’t see anything that I wouldn’t personally wear and obviously nothing is above £40! I’m not usually a massive fan of buying clothing from Primark due to the quality that is, a lot of the time, representative of the pricing, however these pieces are tres chic. And if I do pop down to Primark and splurge I won’t need to feel guilty after my Frugal Fashion post. Below are my favourite picks, head over to Look to see the entire collection…

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