Store Lovin' #5 18 AND EAST

- I haven't done this in a while, probably because I have been trying to not buy things, soo. . that's going well *ahem*

- I've been "tidying" my room. i.e. taking apart my 6 (YES 6!!) wardrobes and sorting out all of my tat! (I'd just like to add that three of my wardrobes actually contain books, as I put all of my books on bookcase-like shelves within my wardrobes, one of them contains make-up/hair/toiletries and only two contain clothes and shoes, it's not THAT ridiculous!!)*

 - during this quest I began to colour co-ordinate my clothes! - blame my mother, she does it! - which made it quite easy to see exactly the sort of clothes I wear on a daily basis! I knew I shopped at the same shops over and over and over (and over and over. . . .) again without even realising.

 - One brand I like, subconsciously, is 18 AND EAST, I don't even intend to buy clothes from them, but, I love them, as do some of the TOWIE stars. If it's good enough for Essex, it's good enough for me! - So I just thought I would share, for those who have never heard of the brand.

WEBSITE . . TWITTER . . BLOG . . SHOP

- I love the patterns of the cloth, I love the shapes they make.

- One of the dresses I own is actually one of my favourites! - maybe because it was the dress I wore on my first date with the man, maybe because it is a really well made dress, a really well designed dress, comfortable and flattering. Let me tell you, actually I probably don't need to, clothes that do all that are extrememly hard to come by!

- I highly suggest you take a gander at their site, follow them on twitter, and take a peak at their blog, they are getting some pretty good press coverage so they are bound to blow up soon!

- I realise this sounds like I'm trying to advertise them! haha, I'm not I promise, all my own opinions! Perhaps I just write like I'm trying to advertise everything!

 * I'm making excuses!


 

Store Lovin' #4 : Miss Selfridge ( A Pleasant Surprise!)

- I think it takes a lot to develop your own personal style.

- I think that it is an accumulation over your life. You don't have one style and stick to it.

- I feel that recently, I know exactly what I like, and what I don't. I know what I want to wear and what I feel extremely uncomfortable in. For example. I HATE jeans, apart from one brand, I don't wear jeans. I have just never found a pair that fit nicely and are flattering. (lack of bum and ridiculously long legs prrroooobabbblyyyy don't help!)

- I admire those (my brothers girlfriend in particular) who dress simply, who can wear a pair of jeans, a twinset and a pair of earrings and be done. However everyone who knows me, knows I won't be done. I feel naked without scarves, necklaces, earrings, I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I am a walking bazaar. I like my clothes to tell a story.

- That said, Miss Selfridge are really impressing me at the moment. I have never really shopped there. I think I had a pair of Purple lurex lycra flares circa 2000, but apart from that, no.

- Some things that I can't live without. Willowy tops, wedges, shorts, black, smart clothes that can transition into night, into job interview (any advertising agencies willing to hire me. . .I'm free!). . Miss Selfridge appears to be hitting the nail on the head. . . but am I the only one the name puts off?

- Post Christmas Sales, did evolve into me buying a fully beaded top from Miss Selfridge, I can't find it online, but I felt like a flapper! it is amazing!

Store Lovin' #2 : FreePeople Picks

- Currently trying to get my mother to make me a jumper similar to this one. . . . . it WILL be done!!

- Oh yes! I LOVE Free People!

- Normally I'm a very Simple-IS-better kinda' girl. . . but, I love Free People, I'm not sure whether it's the actual clothes, or whether it's the lifestyle they are selling. . . either way, I absolutely adore most of the things on their website. . . if only I had the money!

-Actually. . If I had money, there would be trouble! . . It's a good job I don't!

1. Dress

2. Velvet Blazer (!!!!!!! WHY don't I own this?!)

3. Dress

4. Cardiagan

5. Trousers (ugly, but hellz I imagine them to be wicked comfy)

6. Dress (not so much the dress, but the woman, I stalk her blog *ClickyClicky* I think she is absolutely gorgeous, and her photography is gorgeous. . . and. .  yea. just go look!  Major girl crush!)

Store Lovin' #1 : ModCloth Picks

Do you think my personality is written in stone? - Kate Miller-Heidke

- For all intensive purposes I am the girl who spends her weekends outside rambling in the mountains, or boarding, or anything that doesn't involve being bored indoors.

- Having said that, I will quite happily sit there for hours on end painting or writing or creating. . .

- This means that people expect me to live in hole-y jeans (I was going to write 'holy' but no, I mean my jeans which are ripped to shreds!) and a hoodie. Little do they know that I absolutely LOVE to get dressed up.

- If I'm outside I'll be in my jeans and t-shirt, but if I'm doing something else like going out for coffee, I'll put a little more thought into my outfits.

- I also need to sign up to "Shopaholics anonymous" (shush now, I know you do too!), I have quite a LONG list of things I love at the moment, I have a VERY informal wedding to go to next month and I really need something to wear, but everything I have is WHITE! (damn rule)

Powerful of Life Wedge

- Words can't really describe how much I need to own these shoes.
- Seriously, anything leopard print/ glittery/ completely tacky and I'm sold!
-Need Proof? OK

1. Fab-fetti Heel

2. Cutie Stardust Wedge

3. Wowie Zowie Heel

- I'm like a magpie for glittery shoes!

 - ModCloth has to be one of my favourite online shops. A lot of places are really hit and miss with me, with a lot of pieces that are just meh, but I know I will always find something gorgeous at ModCloth

- On my quest to find the perfect dress for the wedding, I've discovered so many gorgeous dresses at ModCloth, I just thought I'd share them here.

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- I would rock every single one of those dresses

- Probably with these Vintage Cowboy Boots that will be mine!

 

-Ah well, I guess you all know where my paycheck is going this month!