Tuesday 24 February 2015

LFW | Day 5: Colour pop



Fur - Primark Limited Edition
Orange jumper - Zara
Turtle neck - Thrifted
Culottes - Monki
Trainers - Adidas Superstar Originals
Clutch - Monki
Sunglasses - Topshop

So I made a vow with myself to do colour this Fashion Week, and well here it is! Tbh, the way I was rushing to just leave the house in time to make it to my first show today this is genuinely a thrown together look.. I started out just wanting to be warm and comfy, hence this suuuper cosy turtle neck I snatched for just £1 at a charity shop a while back, and these Monki culottes are the silkiest, cosiest bottoms ever, but the material of them makes them look so much more expensive than they actually were! And then I had the idea to spice up my outfit a lil with this orange jumper, which I've never known what to pair it with but enjoyed the idea of just clashing everything and making it work, hence the final touch; my cheeky lil skunk/fur stole. We managed to get FR for all of our shows this last day, and even got a cheeky snap, the concentration on my face though..


Also, my flatmate was actually showcasing her Rachel Boston Jewellery range in the Designer Showrooms at Somerset house, and she loaded me up with some of her goodies for the snap below. I wore a necklace from her previous collection on Day 2 at LFW, check out that post here. But seriously you guys have to check her out, her collections are to diiiie for, and have even been worn by Rihanna herself for the cover of W magazine (check out the cheeky septum featured here)


But all in all, the highlight of today and LFW in general was most definitely the C.J Yao show at Fashion Scout. Oh. My. Life. This collection ahhhh, the execution of every single garment was to perfection, and I would literally wear everything straight off the catwalk it was incredible. The collection consisted largely of geometric structure and layering, my heart genuinely skips a beat when I look at this collection wah! (warning: a good few photos of the collection to follow, sorry not sorry)



So there you have it, LFW a/w 15 is a wraaaap. And now I can get all excited for LCM in June, yayayay. Also newsflash! For y'all who know me or have me on social media will probs know that I worked at Monki, but I have officially now left! Tbh, the main reason was that the cost of London living just wouldn't allow me to continue working there part time, but I maaay be working on some cheeky things with them in the future, but sssshhhh ;) Anywho, I'm now a sassy Receptionist at the amazing Blue Tit hair salon in Dalston *fab hand pose emoji* which is great in sooo many ways, one being that I can finally experiment a lil with my hair! I know some of y'all are chuckling to yourself like ummm what hair.. but hello, colour! So yas, keep your beautiful eyes peeled for a cheeky lil makeover and new job post coming soon!

As always stay tuned!

Char x


Monday 23 February 2015

LFW | Day 4: Crew love


Head scarf - Monki
Top - Dioralop (via Lewis & Leigh PR)
Trousers - Monki
Trainers - Adidas Original Superstars
Clutch - TRF Zara

#BESTDAYEVER :) Today the weather was on my side, I got to hang out with my 2 new fave Frenchies in the world, Simon and Sacha (who happen to be the most impeccable dressed guys I know, have linked their instas!) aaand we were Front Row for the Lulu Lui show at Fashion Scout, which consisted of direction experimentation of zips with different fabrics, and use of leather and weaving techniques, through a pastel colour palette. I'm in love with these grey culottes from the collection, want! Check out the full collection video here, and see if you spot me ;)

Check out the full collection video here, and see if you spot me ;)


Look at my boys killing the game though, so damn effortless!
As always stay tuned!

Char x




Sunday 22 February 2015

LFW | Day 3: Neutrals


Head scarf - Zara
Stripe scarf - Monki
Shirt - Thrifted
Trousers - Lewis & Leigh PR
Boots - Primark
Coat -Thrifted

Rain rain go away! So I guess today my outfit reflected the weather, and the rain did slightly hinder my outfit choice as I was saving the debut of this bad boy bargain of a coat (£10.99 from a charity shop, can we just..!) for a later date at LFW, and had planned on rocking this double denim/pyjama look by wearing my Adidas all white Original Superstars and no coat or scarf with the look, but London weather being London weather told me to check myself, tryna be out all day without a coat.. So here it is, Day 3's neautrals. I didn't manage to get any more photos of my outfit or details, as the weather meant there weren't a lot of photographers roaming about Somerset House, but I did take photos at the Belstaff Presentation which might I add was impeccable, the layering was on one hunnid!


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Char x


Saturday 21 February 2015

LFW | Day 2: Nubian Queen


Scarf - Monki
Multiple necklace - River Island
Earrings - River Island
Dress - James Hock (via Studio Collection)
Trousers - H&M
Boots - Primark
Clutch - TRF Zara

So day 2, and I told y'all I'd switch it up! Here I'm channelling my Nubian Queen vibe, as the dress is pretty oversized I thought why not go oversized errthing and do an oversized turban and pile on the jewellery, and I think it really is the jewellery that sets the whole outfit apart, I've left links to all of them above! I love the asymmetric design of this dress, and I think the construction is perfect - I'm wearing oversized without looking like a potato snack, win! I hadn't originally planned on wearing the trousers with this outfit, but I feel naked without layering (literally would have been naked with just this dress on in the current 5 degrees conditions ahhh) but when I threw them on I kinda liked how they looked with the outfit, which is basically shamelessly the process of me getting dressed everyday - nothing is planned, everything is literally thrown together. Again below I have included some images below of today's team, and how they rocked LFW day 2.. 

*images by David Nyanzi and Sam Travis*

Also, just wanted to say a quick thank you to the team at Inari Eyewear for gifting me these incredible sunglasses! Don't miss out on grabbing yourself a sassy pair, and go check out their collection here.



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Char x

Friday 20 February 2015

LFW | Day 1: Return of the Black


Sunglasses - Topshop
Blazer - Primark
Turtle neck - Thrifted
Cropped Trousers - Urban Outfitters
Clutch - Monki
Trainers - Adidas Originals Superstar
Rings - Thrifed

Pauuuuse, and let's have a moment for this The White Pepper jacket! Ahhh, I have been lusting after the ACNE original for the longest time, so when I had the chance to bang this copycat out for LFW how could I not?! And ofcourse this wouldn't be a Char outfit if it didn't involve layering, I swear it's the core of my outfit composition - if it's not layered it's too basic (forgive my fear of being basic mentality, you guys can't tell me I'm the only one though!). I had a few cheeky outfits lined up for LFW as I'm due to attend all 5days, but the team suggested we bang out all black on Day 1 and hey I'm definitely not shy of all black. I have infact been trying to step out of it approaching spring, as with the dismal weather I've become so accustomed to the 'it's cold and I can't be bothered to think too much about what I'm wearing but really don't wanna be cold.. ah screw it all black bangs' mentality. So I got the all black out of my system for Day 1 and voila, here it is. So I've made a pact with myself to really show my diversity in personal style throughout the next 4 days of LFW, keep your eyes peeled for some sassy stuff! Until then, here's how me and my girls do all black errthing, and do it damn well if I do say so myself! My girl Eva (first girl pictured below) is actually an incredible fashion photographer, check her out here.



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Char x