Christmas Wishlist 2014

When you were little I guarantee that every Christmas you would sit down and write a Christmas list for Father Christmas. In those days they were probably a long list of toys and gadgets from the Argos catalogue (come on, we all did it) but nowadays your list (if you have one) probably consists of Topshop and ASOS. Well mine does anyway...

Here are a few things on my Christmas list for this year:

Items are linked!

(1) Alexa Chung IT: 

Yes I know, I'm probably the only girl into fashion that doesn't own this book but this Christmas I want this to change. I've heard great things about it and it's one of those books you can just flick through and feel inspired by.

(2) Metallic Silver Wallet:

I am a massive fan of this metallic trend at the moment, it just adds something to an outfit and you would just feel good pulling this out of your bag at the till. It would also make up for the amount of silver not actually in my purse...

(3) Silver Sequin Crop Top:

This is the perfect crop top for that Christmas or even NYE party! Covered in gorgeous silver sequins you would probably feel like the disco ball itself! The colour means it's a very adaptable piece that could be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. I would pair it with a high waisted midi skirt or leather trousers.

(4) Beaded Shell Top:

Another top yes, but a lovely one. Very simple and again, very adaptable. This would look great with a pair of high waisted black jeans and chunky black heeled boots and would look good with the neckline popping out from a large winter coat.

(5) Silver Mermaid Brogues:

Like I said earlier, I love the metallic trend and I think these are perfect for winter. For those times that you're fed up of wearing boots all the time (yes, sometimes it really does get to that point) and you want to go for something a be different that adds another element to your outfit. These brogues are so 'on point' (isn't that what the cool kids say?).

(6) Dark Green Snake Plimsolls:

I just love these plimsolls and I've asked for very similar ones myself for Christmas. These can be worn all year round and add a comfortable but stylish vibe to your outfit. These would dress down an outfit perfectly. Not to mention colour is so Christmassy!

(7) Light Wash Mom Jeans:

Just a random 'want' of the month that I thought I would chuck in here. I think these mom jeans would be more flattering that most, they're slightly slimmer and high waisted than others I've seen. Get for when winter starts to ease off and we get back round to spring.

(8) Black Leather Look Pencil Skirt:

If I get this for Christmas this will be my go-to skirt of 2015 I reckon. So flattering around the waist and can be worn with most tops, from crop tops to body suits. There's not much more I can say because it's just so perfect. A great basic!

(9) #GIRL BOSS by Sophia Amoruso:

Another one of those books that you think that I should definitely being a fashion girl but shocker, I don't. A motivational book about the woman that started the fashion brand Nasty Gal. She went from broke to CEO in eight years. Apparently once you've read it you'll be raring to go and follow your own fashion dreams.

(10) Black Metal Trim Fedora:

I'm constantly on the hunt for the perfect fedora and I think I may have found it and just at the right time. I love wearing hats and if you know me I have a lot and I wear them as much as I can. A fedora in the winter just finishes off an outfit.

What's on your Christmas wishlist?

Liss x

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Liss Does London Fashion Weekend

Last Thursday, 18th September, I went to Somerset House for London Fashion Weekend which is something I had planned for months as I got the tickets for my birthday and I had been counting down the days ever since.

I had tickets for one trend show which featured 4 key trends that the OUTNET.com think will be hot for Spring/Summer 2015 and also a designer show which was Amanda Wakeley who had already showcased her collection earlier in the week at London Fashion Week. I had front row tickets to Amanda Wakeley and both shows were incredible. I will go into more details on separate blog posts about the two shows.

Before going to London Fashion Weekend I had spent weeks thinking about what I was going to wear and I thought I had an outfit planned but the weather was not as cold as I had first thought it would be and therefore had to almost change my whole outfit. After a lot of 'umming' and 'ahhing' and constantly having the weather app open on my phone, I finally decided on an outfit.

The weather was good and it was a pretty warm day for September so I decided to wear my flowy, very high waisted black trousers from Zara along with a light knit and mesh crop top from River Island. Seeing as it was a warm day, I didn't bring a jacket and I just wore my trusty black sandals from New Look. I almost didn't wear my hat but I decided my outfit needed something else added to it and I needed something to break up the all black so I added my Christy's London fedora to add a bit of autumn colouring.

At London Fashion Weekend there were plenty of boutiques and pop up stores to look around and my friend Alison and I spent a long time admiring the beautiful clothes on offer. The stores were pretty high end high street and a lot more expensive than I thought they would be but their clothing was so gorgeous. I saw a lot of fur around as that is a key trend for AW14.

In between a show and looking around the boutiques, Alison and I popped to the tote bag collection station to collect our free tote bag filled with goodies and we weren't disappointed. The tote bags included a HELLO Fashion magazine, Maybelline mascara, Garnier make-up wipes, Essie nail polish plus snacks and many more little goodies! I was so impressed with the bags!

Overall it was a great day that was filled with fashion and I even saw a few famous faces lurking around, not to mention being ten metres away from Amanda Wakeley...DREAM!

Liss x

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