SUMMER NIGHTS STYLE

I was going out with friends for the evening and decided that since I was all dressed up I might as well do a quick OOTD. I have since realised that only one or two posts down I'm wearing the same top. In the words of Kate Sanders, "Lizzie you are an outfit repeater!" (Lizzie Mcguire - you know)! I don't think it completely counts as It's only the top I'm repeating but still! 

Top : H&M

Skirt: River Island

Shoes: New Look

Watch: Fossil

 I recently bought this pretty flower skirt from River Island. I absolutely love everything in River Island at the moment. The skirt is so pretty and feminine, it is short but not too bad unless you're planning on bending over a lot, then perhaps go for something different. I had to resort to my mum taking these photos and she's probably the worst of the poor innocent souls that I force to take these kind of photos of me. It's hard enough just getting her to take a normal picture, let alone a shoe shot, so I'll just link the photo of the shoes 'here.' I think those are the right ones, but I'm pretty sure mine aren't the 'wide fit.' They're really easy to walk in and comfortable but you've still got a decent size heel when you want to dress up summer outfits a little. 

My watch is from Fossil and my nail varnish is Tanya Burr's Bright and Early, although it's looking a lot more coral in the photos. I love summer clothes but find it's always hard to dress well but still suitable and comfortable with the hot weather, so you don't look like you're just hanging at the beach. This outfit was very cool to wear, yet still looked a little dressed up. 

I kept my make up pretty simple as it was sooo hot - have I said that yet?! I went for a kind of summer appropriate smokey eye and used mostly the Make up Geek shade in Country girl, which is a warm red/brown, so not as harsh as black but still pretty and smokey. Everywhere else I packed on a lot of bronzer for that summer bronzed glow. 

 What are your favourite outfits to wear with this lovely summer weather?

KARDASHIAN KOLLECTION FOR LIPSY - UPDATE

It's very nearly time for another Kardashian Kollection; on the 24th of October the newest Kardashian Kollection is being released in Lipsy stores and online and we're excited to finally see all of the new pieces. I feel like this Kollection hasn't been too well advertised and it's only in the last few weeks that it's been featuring on the Lipsy website, Glamour magazine and other social media sites. The photos below show some of the pieces from the new Kollection and there's definitely been a lot of Lipsy influence. The Kollection so far appears to feature a lot of glamourous red and black as well as their trusty, classic leopard print! We always thought that the Kollection didn't really suit Dorothy Perkins, as to us, Dorothy Perkins isn't the most on trend and fashionable of stores for their target audience, however we're also not sure Lipsy was the right move either. As expected the prices, that were already pretty high for high street, have shot up ranging from £30-£150, with the average dress being around the £55-£60 mark. The Kollection does fit in nicely with Lipsy's own prices, however it's now on the less affordable side which I think will annoy most fans and make the Kollection less appealing as we personally wouldn't spend that much on an average dress, unless it was for a special occassion. Moreover, it appears even the blouses and skirts are highly priced and we're even less likely to spend a lot on one blouse, when you can buy nice ones elsewhere for a lot cheaper! I definitely don't think we'll be buying as much as we normally do from the Kollection. 

There's 40 pieces in the Kollection so the UK Kollection is still no where near as extensive as the Kollection that they have with Sears in America, (who do ship internationally)! 

 (Left-Right) 

Khloé - Red cut out neckline bodycon dress £50.00

Kourtney - Black lace jumpsuit £75.00 and Cropped full feather jacket £150.00 (Woaaahh)! 

Kim - Red long sleeve midi dress £65.00

Kim - Tribal caviar dress £55 

Kim - Black long sleeve shift dress £55 

 Kourtney - Chiffon shirt £40 & skirt £48

Khloe - Long sleeve lace dress £55

So, there's a little sneak peak of the latest Kollection; you can view the whole Kollection online at www.lipsy.co.uk on Thursday 24th October. So far we like the Kollection but none of the pieces are really sreaming out to us, especially for the prices. We like the skirt and Kim's Caviar dress, so we are excitied to see the rest of the Kollection. 

What do you think of the new Kollection so far? Will you be buying anything?

**Photos from the Daily Mail website & Glamour Magazine.** 

NEVER FULLY DRESSED | CLOTHES WEBSITE

I can only confess to being a slight instagram addict; every night when I'm supposed to be attempting to sleep, I instead get consumed by beautiful fashion pages. It was around a month ago when I stumbled across Never Fully Dressed 's instagram and loved the photos so much I did some further research and found their website. 

A self proclaimed 'fashion brand that's not really into fashion.' Never Fully Dressed has a range of unique styles that were originally all hand made until demand outweighed manufacturing ability.  

They really are a fashion line with a difference, in 2010, 100% of the profits from their jewellery sold was donated to build a school and a water well for the underprivileged kids of Moshi, Tanzania, in association with Child Research International. Their website  holds more details of other charitable campaigns they have been a part of, and even offers to get involved in other campaigns. 

Another thing I love about this website is the fact that all items are presented in an outfit which shows how the product will fit on the body, something that means internet shopping mistakes are less likely to occur! 

The clothes fluently switch from a night out to day time chic to suit any and everyone's individual style.

Although, without knowing the brand the name may seem a little suggestive, I predict the slogan top to be my first purchase, along with a few of their pillow 
                                                     cases ! 

I hope you all take a look and not only find some great wardrobe finds that make you feel amazing but also support some great causes. 

You can find 'Never Fully Dressed' on their website, 'here.'

CELEB STYLE | BLAKE LIVELY

Now, who didn't love The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants in their youth? A classic chick flick that doesn't just show the fun lives of 4 best friends but also actually opens your eyes to all types of real life issues that unfortunately effect all of us, be that family drama or death, which is rare to see in your typical chick flick. 

Anyway I'm getting distracted! That was the first interaction I had with Black Lively, and ever since she has been on my admiration list! Although she became a household name in Gossip Girl I was more drawn to the books, so wasn't an avid watcher, however she still looked amazing throughout the series. 

Once again I've been stalking looking at photos on Celebrity Style Guide and have found an outfit that I need to buy, but obviously, I have found alternatives that are slightly more in a realistic price range ! 

I can see this being the perfect outfit to take you from summer into Autumn. If it's a warmer day the tights and jacket could be removed. In my opinion Blake always rocks the causal look when not on a red carpet, obviously, and this is part of why I love her style; it's easily transferable to our lifestyle, for example I cant see myself sharing Miley Cyrus' recent wardrobe choices! 

Here are some similar items that I've found, so we can all steal Blake's look!

1. I've always had a crush on River Island shoes however at £40 I'm far too indecisive to be spending so much on each pair of shoes, so I've generally been able to find alternatives in New Look however, for the sake of Blake I've chosen these as an alternative to the high heel. 

2. After looking at numerous websites I had almost given up on a suitable bag, but then this came up as a suggested item on New Look and is £27.99 but equally beautiful. I shouldn't admit this, but I am yet to perfect walking in heels, and generally feel too conspicuous in them, so have always been a little more into bags than shoes the result being more bags than I can go out to use! 

3. For those who prefer more figure hugging clothes, this River Island Jacket is £50 and very versatile for any Autumn look. 

4. This bracelet is from Miss Selfridge and although I wouldn't intentionally look in there for jewellery I think it would look great with the outfit, adding a touch of glamour to the slightly tribal feel of the skirt, the bracelet is £7.50. 

5. This skirt first attracted my eye while on a shopping trip and ever since I've been trying to find an excuse to purchase it, I think one has presented itself! It can definitely be styled for the day time or evening so at £34 and rated 5 stars on the website I can't see how it doesn't pay for itself! It's also available in both tall and petite - no excuse not to buy it!

6. Forever 21 has created these boots at £32.75, and although I am yet to own any ankle boots from here I did buy some Knee high brown flat boots last year and they have been perfect. 

7. This Topshop Cashmere vest is £20 which seems a little expensive however after purchasing similar items I can't fault them,  they're super soft and as boring and bland, as it seems I love grey as it goes with any colours or patterns which I normally prefer to wear in blazers or skirts. 

8. These boots are the closest match that I could find to Blake's. I personally couldn't ever wear them, which is why I've found some lower heel alternatives!

9. From Topshop, no surprise this is £85, however, I did buy a blazer very similar to this from River Island last year and wore it for weeks as it's warm without that 'preparing for a cold winter look'. 

10. This jewellery piece isn't partially close to what Blake was wearing however when I saw it I had to incorporate it somehow, there seems to be a pattern with Topshop items here! It's £15.50 so I would for sure advice being patient and waiting for the sales seeing as most of the jewellery becomes half price, I seem like a bit of a cheapskate but when there's so many beautiful clothes to buy I need to be! 

11. Finally this Topshop bag is £36 and beautiful... It almost brings back a fashionable nostalgia to the days when backpacks were the only bags to my name! 

12. This bracelet is also from Miss Selfridge and costs £8.50. I think it would be a great addition to an otherwise fairly plain outfit. 

I hope you've enjoyed my choices, this has been a very risky post considering now I have so many more clothes that I 'need' to purchase after looking at so many websites. Please tell me there's other people out there who constantly look up celebrity styles just so I don't feel quite as stalkerish! 

KARDASHIAN KOLLECTION FOR LIPSY

Without sounding like a totally obsessed stalker; while following all of the Kardashians on instagram, especially Kourtney, I couldn't help but yern for the next Kardashian Kollection to be released. All three of the Kardashians upload various pieces of their kollection and it all looks so amazing on them. (I'm starting to realise I may be revealing too many girl crushes!). A vague release date of the new Autumn/Winter Kardashian Kollection has finally been announced for October.  However, an additional surprise has also been handed to us; the collection will no longer be sold at Dorothy Perkins, moving instead to Lipsy! I'm not yet fully decided on my opinion on this! 

Thrilled by the news there will be another collection available for us in the UK, I can't help but be curious of the logistics of the change and the reasons. That is, there are only around thirteen stores in the UK the rest being concessions, so will there be enough of the Kollection in the High Street for all of us, a serious concern! 

Initially I was surprised to learn that it would be in Lipsy, however I thought the same thing of Dorthy Perkins, as in my view it has a very different target audience and style, for example DP's range of basics is far from the dresses and blazers of the previous Kollections. In saying this I think that Lipsy does have a much more young, glamorous and dressy style that should suit the Kollection more, as well as hitting the target consumers more effectively. Also Lipsy's pieces are known to be more expensive, like the Kardashian Kollection, as it always seemed a bit too high in price for Dorothy Perkins. However, one negative of the change to Lipsy is that Dorothy Perkins were very generous with their offers and I don't think Lipsy will do the same, which is likely to make us less inclined to buy as much as we otherwise would. 

Overall, I can't wait to see the new Kollection, and can only hope, although unlikely, that this time its the Kardashians themselves modelling it, as I always thought Dorothy Perkins were missing a trick in not doing so on their website. As well as this, I also hope that they begin to sell more than just the clothes, shoes and bags, as in the USA they sell underwear and home accessories that need to be in my possession!

OOTD/N | RACHEL BILSON STYLE

To give a little insight into how much we love all things Rachel Bilson, we're currently scouting Ebay for a new full season box set of The OC because we have watched the four seasons so many times the DVD's are on their last legs and barely even work. (I'm now starting to think that that's not something to admit to so openly). My love for The OC was created through a slight girl crush I harbour for Rachel Bilson. I have always kept close tabs on any of her latest projects, for example her Shoe collection at Shoe Mint that tragically can't be ordered to the UK, however owning a pair is on my bucket list so I will find a way! 

When the TV programme, The Hart of Dixie came on I was extremely excited to see more of Rachel, however, when watching it, unlike The OC, I didn't really go past looking at her style and outfits and trying to replicate, or take inspiration from them into my own outfits. Therefore, I became a regular on google, searching for her style and even found Celebrity Style Guide, a website that collects photos of, you guessed it, Celebrity styles. Although you can't see much of the outfit in the photo below, its from Season 2 Episode 4 if you're intrigued. (I couldn't find a full length photo anywhere)!

Rachel's outfit on The Hart of Dixie

I found the top in River Island and instantly thought of the episode I had watched the previous morning.  Although I completely understand this is not Rachel's personal style it can't be denied she looks amazing in most things and so I have became a fan of the Shows style that can also be found on celebrity style. The leggings that I'm wearing come from Miss Selfridge and in my opinion take away the office look of the white collar shirt and add a more stylish feel to the outfit. The necklace is from Accessorize, around this time last year, finally the shoes are from Primark and give me the added height that I am always in need of. Which brings me to another reason why I love (bit too intense, I did say girl crush!) Rachel; which is for her lack of height, google says 5 foot 1 inch, and at 5 foot 4 inches we are close enough for me, I think its refreshing to not style yourself on someone that is 6 foot and will clearly wear clothes in a completely different way to yourself. 

Overall this is a fairly simple and easy outfit that would be suitable for the day time; you could wear some flats with it to make it look more casual and maybe tie your hair up like Rachel's in the Episode. It would also be great for a night out; you could add higher heels, more jewellery and other accessories and obviously intensify the make-up, with maybe a bold red/pink lipstick. 

Here's a close up of the print, which I think is a really great pattern as I haven't seen much of this pattern elsewhere or many other tops that are of this shape or style either, therefore, it's quite a unique buy. 

The leggings are really in style right now, especially as we're not far off of the autumn/winter months again.They're great to wear as they're super comfy, but look stylish and the PU, leather look panels really are a great feature and turn normal plain black leggings into something way more dressy and interesting.

These shoes are so great for only £12 from Primark, we've never really tried Primark's shoes before, but recently we've picked up a few pairs and really like them, especially as the prices are so low too!

 The nail varnish that I'm wearing is a Shellac colour, which our opinions of, may be being featured in a future post, so keep an eye out! 

Does anyone else love Rachel's style?

CELEB STYLE - HILARY DUFF

We have always loved Hilary Duff - what young girl didn't watch Lizzie McGuire?! She's so pretty and she seems like one of the good celebrities; you never read anything bad about her, unlike *cough*  *Lindsey Lohan* *cough*... Anyway, lately we have also been loving her style. Although this look isn't your usual summer look, well lets face it, we don't have much of a summer in the UK generally so we thought this was a cool and effortless look that has the bright red jeans for some summer colour, but also has ankle boots and a khaki jacket in case it's not exactly hot outside. This would also be a good transitional outfit as it would be great for autumn/fall too. Hilary seems to have kept the outfit really simple and plain, however accessories with the  studded detail on the boots, lots of gold jewellery and a blue ring. It's a really great outfit if you're feeling like you want to look casual but still with a touch of glamour and edgy feel.  

Image from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2342140/Hilary-Duff-dresses-son-Luca-letter-print-trousers-head-lunch.html

Where can you steal Hilary's look from, for probably a lot less!?

1. London Rebel Black Studded Suede Cowboy Boots - New Look - £44
2.  Overlay V Section Bracelet - Topshop - £8.50
3.  Chained Spiked Studs - Forever 21 - £3.15
   
4.  Stone Spike Mesh Wristwear - Miss Selfridge - £12.50
5.  Coloured Zippered Skinny Jeans - Forever 21 - £22.75
6.  Multi Stone Ring - Miss Selfridge - £6.80
7.  Over Sized Spike Pendant - Topshop - £8.50
8.  Penny Fitted Jersey Blazer - Boohoo - £15
9.  Single Spike Stretch Bracelet - Topshop - £8.50
10.  Three Tube Stud Earrings - Topshop - £8.50
11.  V-Neck Top - H&M - £2
12.  Cream Stud Panel Holdall Bag - River Island - £35

KARDASHIAN KOLLECTION SPRING/SUMMER 2013

L-R: Khloe: White blouse £30, PU circle shirt £35, Kim: Dress £45, Kourtney: Metallic blazer £55, High waisted shorts £35, Sleeveless blouse £30

The new KARDASHIAN KOLLECTION for spring/summer has finally arrived at Dorothy Perkins. The Kollection is similar to the previous kollections, in the sense that there are only a few focus colours and prints. The kollection centres around very neutral shades, mostly black, white and pale pink, also including the famous ombre style, which has been huge  for spring/summer this year.

There are numerous figure hugging dresses, aimed for the more dressy occasions, tailored shorts and jackets, pretty chic blouses and black PU leggings which are perfect for dressing up any outfit. 

A new feature to this kollection is the amount of accessories now available. Previous kollections have included a few bags, clutches, scarves... however this new kollection is full of glamorous clutches, bags and even lots of high heel shoes.

L-R: Khloe: PU Cropped Moto jacket £55, Blouse £32, PU Leggings £28, Kim: Dress £40, Kourtney: Dress £45

We're especially loving this blouse for £28 and skirt for £35.

From past experience we would suggest going up a size - sometimes two in the really fitted dresses! However, mostly the pieces offer a lovely fit and feel of good quality. The Kollection is priced noticeably higher than the usual Dorothy Perkins pieces, however we have noticed that they do tend to be reduced pretty well during sales. Last year we managed to buy several dresses for around £10-£18 that were originally £40 +, so keep your eyes peeled for any offers!

You can check out the new kollection online at Dorothy Perkins . 

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