Brogues | Crockett & Jones  // Satchel | Fossil //  Necklace | BijuBrill
Ankle Socks | Dorothy Perkins  //  Shirt Dress | Apricot

I love the boyfriend style trends, my favourites being the lumberjack shirt and you know my love for brogues is rather well documented, but sometimes you want to add an air of sophistication to it and sometimes you just want to be God damn girly!

Crockett & Jones asked me to tell you guys about their shop in London and wow, these are the prettiest brogues I ever did see! I love the delicate ribbon in place of the laces, which is something I’ve never come across on a pair of brogues before, but definitely should be included more often. I have major heart eyes. The ribbon gives these brogues immediate femininity to a typically boyfriend style piece and they have a great selection of ladies shoes with a similar feel. Definitely popping in to their store next time I’m in London.

The shirt dress is a new piece from Apricot’s collection and as soon as I saw it I wanted to dress it up with navy. Tan and navy is one of my absolute favourite colour combinations, so I’ve been craving Autumn to swing around again so the shops would be full of these earthy hues. This unusual handmade necklace adds a subtle selection of other Autumnal colours too… if you’re looking for a striking statement necklace you can’t make a mistake with a floral piece, they will always be in style!

Look at those adorable socks from Dorothy Perkins! I need more ankle socks in my life and these have such a cute frill to add a delicate touch to chunky brogues for awesome boyfriend style that suits me to a tee.

How would you dress up the trends to reflect your own personality?
Loves x xx

I attended a wedding earlier this Summer and found myself accidentally dressed head to toe in Orla Kiely (aside from my ancient mint green Topshop cardigan that I just cannot let go of!). I felt fancy, I can’t deny it, but the best part of it all was that I got each piece for a tiny fraction of Orla Kiely’s standard prices. I am not their target customer, I am priced completely out of their range as I don’t have lots of disposable income to spend on fancy clothes… but that doesn’t mean I don’t love them!

This beautiful dress is from the Orla Kiely Sample Sale, held in London at their showroom. The gorgeous sweetheart neckline is so flattering and the elastic waist hides a multitude of sins, whilst being covered up by a lovely matching belt. It oozes quality and not to mention the swishy-ness, I completely admit to spinning around like a ballerina while my skirt twirled in the breeze. I believe the dress RRPs at something like £350, but I got this for just £80. I know that’s still a hefty chunk of money, but I’m definitely going to get my money’s worth with three weddings this season.

Speaking of the sample sale, that’s also where I picked up the cute tan bag, just seen in the image at the bottom. It’s a very simple design to the untrained eye, but opened up reveals the traditional Orla Kiely floral pattern in a bold black & white and the back has a gorgeous punched flower into the leather. Very subtle.

I’ve accidentally arranged a trip to London at the same time as the sample sale twice now (no, seriously!) but it’s definitely worth making a special trip if you’re a big fan. They usually reveal their dates on their Instagram account.

Now the shoes are a completely different tale – did you know Orla Kiely design a much more affordable range, exclusively for Clarks? Their most recent range is currently on sale, if you’re lucky enough to find your size! I managed to get these lovely retro inspired chunky heels for half price as I had been given some vouchers for working with Clarks here on my blog. The Orla Kiely range I bought from was online exclusive and vouchers were only valid in store, but the lovely lady at Leeds’ Clarks store advised me to order them online and then return them to store and repurchase them with the vouchers. A bit of a palaver, but hey! It got me half the money off so I’m happy! Why not ask your friends and family nicely for gift vouchers for your birthday?

For those handsome men, try buying an accessory from a designer you admire, like Boyfriend’s Alexander McQueen tie. You can’t even tell it cost more than the rest of his outfit combined as no one is looking at those Forever 21 trousers while he’s wearing a super cool skull embroidered piece of silk around his neck! It did cost more than my dress, though :O

Loves x xx