Z is for Zara...

 Finally day 26!! It’s been a long 26 days but fun coming up with all the different blog posts! I have now written a total of 7040 words! OMG and I thought I was bad at essays! Lol

So today’s alphabet post is about Zara. I’ve always liked looking in Zara, I think the clothes are really feminine and classy! I know loads of other people that love Zara too plus I like the menswear collections too!

The women’s summer collection is gorgeous! Loads of white with shocks of colour running through the collection. The menswear collection is quite similar with bold prints shooting up, matched with soft beiges and smooth greys. Take a look for yourself, I have picked out some of my favourites below!

As always, follow the links under the picks to have a nosey! Peace and Love…Over and Out! xx

From top left in rows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7 ,8 

From Top Left in rows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

OOTD / Shopping Haul!

I had a long week and was feeling a bit down so as always I took to the shops!!

So let’s start with my OOTD, I hit the Trafford Centre last night with my cousin Jade, we shopped for around 2 hours and I totalled up a bill of about £100, but it felt so good to do a bit of retail therapy and I got a few new outfits! Below shows my outfit for today, I got my jewellery from forever 21, my top and jacket are from the fantastic Primark, I love the jacket, it’s really summery and the pattern really stands out, it’s nice and thin as well!

Jeans are my worst enemy, I generally stay away from them because I can never fit in them, but I have been dieting for around a month now so I thought I would be brave. Low and behold I found the perfect pair!! I weighed myself this morning and I have lost 1 Stone so I’m a very happy bunny!!! I love the acid washed look for jeans at the moment, this pair I found in new look. My sunnies I came across accidentally, I nipped in Next to pick up some perfume because I love the Gold perfume, and as I was stood in the queue I spied these gold aviators they were sparkling singing ‘buy me, buy me’ So I did!! Lol.  Finally my sandals, these I picked up in Wynsors a couple of weeks ago but they match my outfit perfectly!

Photography by chillphoto©

I hit Tesco to get all my beauty products because I had run out of literally everything! I always get the same make-up as you can see from the picture below, I love my simple wipes because they don’t dry my skin out, I also picked up a simple day cream and a night cream which I used last night and this morning, I will write a little review about them next weekend when I have had a good week of use of them and can tell how good to my skin they are!! 

My hair products are John Frieda Go Blonder shampoo and conditioner, I use these all the time and would recommend these to anyone who bleaches their hair as it really conditions my ends and keeps my hair in good nick! I have used the conditioning treatment today and my hair is so soft, I will also do a full review of this in a couple of weeks as it’s only the first day I have used it I can’t really judge, but Tesco have them at 3 for 2 so it’s a great bargain!! My body products are Vaseline Cocoa oil, this is amazing, I discovered this about a year ago, I use it after shaving my legs and it leaves them so silky smooth it’s amazing!! The Garnier lotion is a hint of tan one, I've never used it before so I will also review this when I've had a good few goes out of it and see how the tan looks!

Have a great weekend everyone! Peace & Love xx

Y is for Yoshio Kubo...

Y was also a difficult letter to choose so I hit to the web to look for a designer to write about. I came across Yoshio Kubo who is a Japanese menswear designer. I love his summer collection! I have picked 8 of my favourite pieces which are shown below but you can see the rest of his collection on the site linked below the images.

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The company started in 2008 when he returned to Japan with his spring summer collection when the company was originally labelled yoshio KUBO. He had previously worked for the New York couture designer Robert Danes as an assistant designer after he had graduated from Philadelphia University school of Textile and Science in 2000.

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I just love just quirky design style and interesting patterns!

Happy Friday Guys & Enjoy your weekend!

Peace & Love x

Holly Fulton

Portrait photographer: Willem Jaspert

Okay so after I have calmed over the past couple of days from the LFW hype, I decided to do a bit of research into the designer Holly Fulton whose collection I saw whilst down in London. Holly, who was born in Edinburgh, studied at Edinburgh college of Art and the Royal College of Art is best known for her bold prints and exquisite embellishments on her garments, which produced a phenomenal range at LFW for her AW14 collection. She launched her label back in 2009 and has had success ever since. She was rewarded for her talent in 2010 when she was the winner of the Elle Style Award for new designer. She was also honoured with the Young Designer of the Year Award at the Scottish fashion awards.

The collection I saw for AW14 had many of her signature statements which reflect her Art Deco, Bauhaus style and geometry shapes that flow through a lot of her collections. In particular I loved the sleek shimmer of the silvers, greys and pale blue tones that took over the collection with neutral tones of beige spotted in and the occasional bold red flicker that passed by. My favourite pieces from Saturdays show were the grey calf length patterned coat and the silver metallic dress with the straps hanging down which glided along as the model walked.

                        

Whilst I was researching this particular designer I came across her SS14 collection which played host to her usual chic style but with bright tones of blue, red and orange, with a reflection of the 70’s style. It literally warmed me thinking of summer nights just looking at it.

SS14 collection images from http://www.hollyfulton.com/collection/ss14

My last bit of research was into handbags, as I am a handbag lover! I came across her collection of bags which she had designed for Radley; these also reflected her bold, Aztec-Art Deco prints that run through her collections. These range from £129-£249 and can be found at http://www.radley.co.uk/handbags/holly-fulton/ I am in love with these gorgeous clutches and they are definitely going on my spring wish list! 

Clutch bag images: http://www.radley.co.uk/handbags/holly-fulton/