The old things are the best

Poncho MaxMara, Top TK Maxx, Vintage Leather Shorts eBay, Boots Spartoo, Bag Farhi by Nicole Farhi

I brought this MaxMara poncho years ago (I cant even remember how long ago) I was draw to the chunky knit and tassels I wore it a couple of times last year but taking inspiration from Stefanel I decided to team it with leather shorts (yawn I know but I love them) and slouchy boots. It is still warm enough to wear boots without socks not sure how much longer I can work this look plus I am having to keep up my summer beauty routine as normally by now my legs would be hidden under tights until summer.

Tight Liner

I really wanted to steal her make up box

Lovely Sarah was here from Laura Mercier to do my sisters and my make up for the wedding she gave me a really good tip and a make up technique which is exclusive to Laura Mercier and I want to share it with you. It is "tight liner" basically it is liner applied to the inside upper rim of the eye and very close to the lash line which helps to define the lash line making the lashes appear thicker and more polished She used Bluemarine and applied it with a flat liner brush the navy blue pigment helps to take pink from the eyes.

Quick Change

Dress French Connection, Shoes Gina, Bag Ghost

Thank you for all your lovely comments about my sisters wedding she is now in LA for a week on her honeymoon.

In true fashionista style I changed my dress for the evening reception I brought this French Connection dress back in July and it was perfect I love the draping and shoulder embellishment I teamed it with my very old and very faithful Gina shoes which are so comfortable and I can easily dance the night away in them. Apologies for poor quality pictures it was so hard to find people to take pictures. I am sure I will be wearing this dress again soon.

Ding Dong the Bells are Gonna Chime

It was my sisters wedding yesterday we had the most perfect day and my sister looked stunning her dress was so beautiful and her hair and make up was perfect. I went for dark eyes in the end which suited both my outfits (I will post my evening outfit in a different post).

Meet my brothers and sister from left to right Nick, Laura (aww so beautiful), Scott and Chris.

This is my nephew he helped me to take the outfit pictures at the church he is only 10

Tracker Treads

I am always on the look out for boots with a difference as you all know I have a uniform that I have to wear for six months a year before I can change it so I find the easiest way to up date a look is by accessories and the main one for me is boots. You can change the feel of an outfit just by the style of footwear you chose. At the moment I really like my shoes to have a lot of hard wear and a badass feel.

I am liking tracker treads at the moment not only are they ultra comfortable because of the rubber sole and grip but they are hard and mean looking too. I have found these ones all by Cop Copine and they have the extra badass feel with that awesome toe that reminds me of a rhinoceros. All of these bad boys have everything that I look for in a boot.

All of these stunning boots are by Cop Copine and are available on the Spartoo website. They also do other styles of shoes and boots and are worth a look if you are on the hunt for something a little different.

What you think of the tracker tread???

It's a family affair

Dress Topshop, Blazer International, Shoes H&M, Clutch Ghost

My sister gets married tomorrow and my brother and his girlfriend have arrived from Jersey and my Auntie and Uncle flew in from America yesterday so we all went out for a pre-wedding meal. I took inspiration for Miss Moss and went for black tights, white slip dresss and oversized blazer. I love her make up in these pictures too I am have having my make up done tomorrow by a very talented make up artist and I think I am going to go for this look.

If you are wondering I have hair extensions in I use American Dream ones these are 24" I wish I could get my hair to grow this long but it just won't.

My nan would freak

Body Harness Audra Jean, Trousers H&M, Cape Zara (old), Boots Best Mountain via Spartoo

I brought this body harness back in March after I saw the Topshop Unique A/W10 collection and loved their body harnesses I searched the web high and low until I found this one by Esty seller Audra Jean. I was a bit brave today and teamed it with a cropped top. I think the look worked because I went for a casual slouchy boot which btw is those otk boots I brought from Spartoo pushed down with a boot cuff added I actually perfer them like this. This cape I picked up in the Zara sale back in January.

Burberry Biker Chick

Jacket ASOS (old), Trousers H&M, Blouse Topshop, Boots Topshop (old)

Burberry's biker chic show was amazing and it looks like the biker jacket will be replacing the aviator jacket for S/S11. The collection had everything I like studs, snakeskin, leopard print and lots and lots of leather. The show finished with poor model Nina Porter taking a tumble apparently there was a shoe malfunction with sizes being too small or too big for the models.

What I love about this collection is that we can all be rocking this look now so todays outfit inspiration was taking from the Burberry show which btw is very me. I brought these pleather trousers from H&M last week tip guys I went up a size they are tiny. I have not invested in a pair of leather trousers you think after wearing them for three years I would but I do find the leather look high street ones are just as good and keep there shape better I had a pair of leather trousers a few years back and found they lost there shape with wear. I have had my biker jacket for ages and I never would of thought about teaming it with leather trousers but it works thanks for the inspiraton CB.

All Images from Elle

Marie Claire Maybelline Pop Up Shop

So the other thing I did yesterday was pop into the Marie Claire Maybelline New York Pop-Up Shop it is running for ten days only during between 16th-26th September at 18 Shorts Gardens Seven Dials, Covent Garden. The store will be dedicated to backstage beauty, retailing exclusive Maybelline shades and products and showing fashionistas how to achieve this season’s must-have catwalk looks direct from New York Fashion Week.

I had a quick look around and there were some amazing looks going on but sadly I did not have much time to try one of the looks I would of had the soft yet edgy look. It is so worth popping in if you are in Covent Garden and if you start following Marie Claire on Twitter and look out for the Marie Claire tweets at http://twitter.com/marieclaireuk they will give you clues to find the New York inspires hampers around London. Followers need to come along with a copy of the new October issue of Marie Claire with Blake Lively on the cover to win.

Thighs the Limit

This is the third year that I have been searching for thigh high boots and the third season that this style of boots has been a trend. I have brought so far three pairs over the last three years but I cant say that I actually love them, one pair is too small (ebay purchase), one pair has served me well but is a little tired and the third pair are perfect but uncomfortable.

I ordered these ones by Best Mountain from Spartoo and they arrived the other day. They instantly caught my eye as they are a little different and have a more laid back casual feel about them than the normal thigh high boots that are around. I dont want to sound like I am boasting but I have a longer leg so thigh high boots always sit just above my knee what I would give to have a pair fit like the ones seen on the Burberry A/W10catwalks.

Be sure to check out Spartoo they have a great selection of shoes and boots.

Be a leader not a Follwer

Jacket Reiss, Trousers Lab Label, Boots Next, Dress Nicole Farhi (worn as top)

With the aviator jacket being the must have item of the season and every high street store from Next To Topshop picking up on the trend. I decided I wanted one but me being me wanted something different from the traditional brown with cream collar I found this honey coloured one by Reiss. It is like being wrapped in a big Ugg boot lol .

Say Cheese

Dress H&M (shredded by me), Boots Topshop (old), Jacket Topshop, Snood H&M

I have a new addiction shredding after the vest I did the other week I decided that I wanted to try a dress and this is the result I am quite happy with it and I decided to go with a whole black outfit with a touch of leopard print of course. I also noticed that Alexander Wang sent a white shredded tee down the runway for his S/S11 collection maybe we will be seeing shredded tees in the stores for S/S11