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

0

Tumblr Obsession

I'm getting back into Tumblr. It's something I always forget I have but when I remember I LOVE it!

Follow me on there: http://whatlissloves.tumblr.com/

Hope you've had a great week!

Liss x

0

Liss, where have you been?!

Wait, don't shoot me yet, I've got a valid reason for not posting in a month! Okay, okay, it's been over a month but here is my reason...

I'm officially part of the Oxford Fashion Week Editorial Team! 

This means I have to write articles, blogposts, attend and write about events and do interviews with designer who are showing at Oxford Fashion Week this November and I'm loving every second of it!

I can't post these articles on my own blog as I wrote them for the Oxford Fashion Week blog and they own them but I can post the links and images on here to get you to read them.

Posts I have written so far:

5 minutes with Grace Golding:

http://blog.oxfordfashionweek.com/2014/10/5-minutes-with-grace-golding.html

Image : Grace Golding

Top 10 High Street Accessories of the Moment:

http://blog.oxfordfashionweek.com/2014/10/top-10-high-street-accessories-of-moment.html

Image: Brompton Clutch, Karen Millen

My First Time Casting with Oxford Fashion Week:

http://blog.oxfordfashionweek.com/2014/10/my-first-casting-with-oxford-fashion.html

Image: Oxford Fashion Week

5 minutes with Louise Körner:

http://blog.oxfordfashionweek.com/2014/10/5-minutes-with-louise-korner.html

Image: Louise Körner

More Oxford Fashion Week posts will be added into another blogpost when they are done.

I will be trying to get back into blogging on here but neglecting this blog for a little while for the sake of writing for Oxford Fashion Week is worth it I think!

Oxford Fashion Week is running from 3rd-8th November and tickets are still available here:

http://www.oxfordfashionweek.com/tickets.html

Liss x

0

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

0

Clean Laundry: Santorini

Recently I was sent these gorgeous little shorts by the lovely people at Laundry Boutique, an online shop that sells fashionable pieces with a quirky edge. They also have several stores popping up around the UK so look out for them.

The shorts are black with an elasticated waist with drawstring type material around the waist that can either be tied up in a bow or left to hang. The shorts also have a beautiful crocheted edge of flowers. The shorts are a great length and are so comfortable so that's why they were my choice for walking around Santorini on my holiday.

The shorts are so easy to style. Being black and a plain material apart from the crochet means that they are so adaptable and will go with pretty much anything. They are a great piece as they can be worn in summer but also in winter with a  pair of tights and boots and again because they're black they will go with any woolly jumper you own I guarantee

I can just tell I will be getting a lot of wear out of them and I really think they are a great basic piece to have in your wardrobe that you can wear with everything and build up from.

If you also want a pair of these shorts or anything else at all from Laundry Boutique, then check them out here and my readers get a 10% discount on Laundry Boutique by using my discount code: WHATLISSLOVES10 at the checkout! 

What items take your fancy?

Liss x

0

Flash Floozy: Floral Crown

 

 Last week I received a package from Flash Floozy which included this beautiful floral garland. Flash Floozy is a online fashion store selling handmade boho headpieces and jewellery. It was started by lovely founder, Marie Porter who describes her products as 'Boho Bling' as she has pieces that are more on the whimsical side but also has other pieces that are more jewelled to add sparkle.

 

This floral garland is just so beautiful. It is a light blue floral crown with slightly pointed petals. The underneath is finished off with green petals to give a more natural look to the roses. The headband itself is made from rustic vine and looks so natural and would blend in with most hair types if seen when being worn. Then the end is finished off with a cream ribbon to type at the nape of the neck to secure on your head. This adds such a dainty look to the floral crown.

 

I haven't worn this crown out properly yet but I am on holiday abroad as we speak so I will most definitely be including this beautiful head piece in with a few outfits so look out for the outfit posts that include this floral crown. This will include better photos so you can see what the crown looks like when it is on my head.

 

I think I will also be wearing this at London Fashion Weekend in September so look out for my outfit for that also!

 

Just a short post but you will be seeing more of this gorgeous floral crown on the blog in the future as I'm so impressed with the quality and handmade items are sometimes the best, especially when it comes to Flash Floozy!

 

Follow Flash Floozy:

 

Website: http://www.flashfloozy.com/

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/flashfloozy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flashfloozy

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flashfloozy

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/flashfloozy

 

 

 

Find the blue rose floral crown here!

 

Liss x



0

Forget Me Knots Scarves

“We Are Creative, We Are Individual, We Are Strong"- Forget Me Knots 

Recently I've teamed up with the lovely brand, Forget Me Knots Scarves! Forget Me Knots is a brand that design and sell beautiful real silk scarves. 

The scarves are designed by Natalie Palmer and the brand has two collections out a year. The scarves are made by using photography and image manipulation to put them together and are then digitally printed onto crepe back silk.

Their current collection is called 'English Tropics' and is inspired by tropical prints such as palm trees and pineapples and are mixed with the muted colour palette of the English countryside. 

I absolutely adore the look of these scarves. They're so fresh looking and unusual in a good sense. I can imagine someone walking up to me when I'm wearing one and trying to work out what the patterns and colours are because they're so interesting looking. I'm normally one to play it quite safe when wearing scarves but these, well I'd love to wear any of them. They would immediately jazz up an outfit and make any boring or plain outfit interesting looking. 

The colours are great for pairing with most other colours as they have both slightly brighter colours with the classic monochrome, blues and lighter hues. 

I will be doing a Forget Me Knot styling post in the future showing you how to wear and style up these beautiful scarves so look out for that in the future!

Website: http://forgetmeknotsscarves.com/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/forgetmeknotsscarves

Twitter: https://twitter.com/forgetmeknotsuk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forgetmeknotsscarves

Which one is your favourite?

Liss x

1

A Day at Windsor

On Saturday it was my mum's birthday so my family and I decided to go out for the day and we decided on Windsor and also Virginia Waters. It was a lovely day out as I haven't been to Windsor since I was a lot younger so it was nice to go back and see it again. It is a lovely place full of history and in that sense it reminds me of Oxford. 

The weather was changing all the time before I left and I was wearing a t-shirt but brought this jumper with me too as it got colder due to the wind. This is a jumper I have bought recently from Topshop. It is a very light blue cropped jumper that is slightly longer at the back than the front. It is so warm but at the same time it is fairly thin knit and light weight and was perfect for just 'chucking' on to keep me warm on Saturday. It is from Topshop's new summer into autumn range and I love it. 
I also wore my trusty black Topshop jeans and my black sandals from New Look.

I'm going on holiday tonight but don't worry, posts will still be going up and you have holiday outfits to enjoy when I'm back!

See you in 10 days!

Liss x

0

Blazing White

So today I went and did a small photoshoot with my sisters so we can give some photographs to my mum in an album or a frame for her birthday on Saturday. Therefore I wanted to wear something nice but casual at the same time so I settled for this.

I went for a black bodysuit which is underneath the blazer and is one of the best basics I've ever bought, I wear it so often! Also I wore my black high waisted jeans that I always wear. I'm sorry fashion police but they just go with EVERYTHING!

The sandals are my new favourite shoes. I'm not normally a big shoe person, they don't really fuss me if they go with your outfit then perfect, that's it! These sandals though are so comfy and flattering and I will definitely be taking them for walking around Venice next week! 

I added the black clutch which I bought years ago but it still goes with most outfit due to it being black.

The cream/off white blazer is the main item that makes this outfit, it's what adds a smart edge to a fairly casual outfit. I first wore this on my 18th birthday and it's the perfect cover up.

Blazer: H&M

Bodysuit: Missguided

Jeans: Topshop

Sandals: New Look

Liss x

0

Lilu - Online Fashion Store

Recently I've been searching for a new online store to shop at for my holiday and other events that are coming up and I stumbled across Lilu on Instagram ( http://instagram.com/shopliluonline ). 

Lilu are a UK based online fashion store stocking the latest fashion trends along with a few timeless looking items too. As soon as I started looking at the items they had on their Instagram I just had to look at their website and I was not disappointed! They have everything from shorts to jackets to playsuits to shoes and accessories. 

As I was trying to decide what I might want to get from Lilu I had to remember the events I have coming up soon. I am going on holiday in less than two weeks and visiting places such as Santorini, Mykonos and Croatia all on a cruise. When on a cruise the evening dinner attire is to be smart and I love this but sometimes smart can be a tiny bit boring so I really needed something that looks smart and classy but is still stylish and beautiful looking. 

Lilu have an amazing selection of patterned and print items which I absolutely love but for this I thought I needed something a little more plain that can be 'jazzed' up with accessories. So therefore I chose this:

Images from Lilu website

This is a black wrap playsuit with long sleeves ( http://www.liluonline.com/item/black-wrap-playsuit-with-long-sleeves/12297 ). 

I really think this a such a classy alternative to a smart dress for a cruise ship dinner. It is made out of polyester which means that it does not crease easily (pros of being a fashion student is knowing about fabrics) which means it will also flow nicely across the body. I also think the waistband and the way the playsuit crosses over at the stomach area is extremely flattering and would look good on almost anyone.

It would be quite a diverse item also as it can be worn in the summer but also in colder months with a pair of tights, boots and a jacket. Which is why it is a perfect item, well done Lilu! 

It is also on sale at the moment! It was £36.00, now reduced to £18.00. How could you say no?

Please take a look at Lilu and all their social media pages!

Website: http://www.liluonline.com/

Instagram: http://instagram.com/shopliluonline

Twitter: https://twitter.com/liluonline

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShopLiluOnline

Visit their website and let me know what your favourite item is!

Liss x

0

I Bagged It

 Top: New Look

Bag: Next

Jeans: Topshop

Last week I made a quick visit to the Next sale. I'm not normally one for Next as it can be full of 'mum' clothes but every now and again I can find a few pieces I like. 

After searching through rails and rails of clothes, with very few size 6 or 8s, I moved over to the bags and found this little beauty. 

I have been looking for a bag of a good size with normal straps as well as a longer 'over the shoulder' strap and I finally found it. It is black and off-white meaning it will go with most outfits. As well as being a great bag and because of the sale it was also a great price at £18 instead of the original £36! So pleased with how cheap it was!

Liss x 

0

Camp Essentials

So I mentioned in my last post that I'm off to a summer camp today and I can't wait! I do this Christian summer camp every year and have done for the past 8/9 years and I loved it when I was a camper and I still love it now that I'm a leader there.

So after 8/9 years of doing this camp every summer you'd think I'd know a few things about what should be taken. This doesn't just apply to a summer camp, this could apply to camping if that's something you're doing this summer. If not, I will be doing a holiday essentials post before I go on holiday at the end of August.

This isn't everything obviously but just things related to fashion and beauty items.

1. Sunscreen: Every year at camp we seem to have most days full of dry and sunny weather and at camp/when camping, you're outside most of the time and you will definitely need some form of SPF handy. You don't want to be that person that every single year gets burnt, do you? I know it seems like a lot of effort but do yourself a favour and stay burn free. You'll enjoy your week more!
2. Sensible footwear: Yes, it was in fact me that wrote that subtitle and no, my mother has not taken over my blog. Now, I'm a bit slave to fashion when it comes to footwear and I always think to myself "If they go with your outfit, wear them!" when it comes to shoes but at camp that changes a bit, not much I have to say but a bit and when it comes to walks or doing sport I do always try to put my Converse on. They're probably not even the best footwear to wear but for me they're so comfortable, good for light-hearted sport and as far as I will probably go to wearing a pair of trainers. I'm just not that kind of person.
3. Wipes: Wipes become your best friend at camp/when camping and can be used for most things. Seriously, just buy some wipes and even if you don't end up using them knowing they're there gives a small amount of peace of mind.
4. A notebook: At my camp there are daily talks and meetings that take place so I would normally write notes and if you're going to write notes why not use a cute notebook? Paperchase do a great selection of cute notebooks all year round so check them out.
5. Wellies: These are always a debatable item which each year is decided upon at last minute. Do I, Don't I...? Check the weather and if it's going to rain then mud may become involved and not taking wellies is like going to Glastonbury with flip flops; not a done thing.
6. Moisturiser: At camp I always become extremely tired due to the early starts, sport, walks and late nights so using a good moisturiser is helpful for feeling and looking like you're still alive by the end of the week.
7. Hairbands: By the end of the week you won't care what you look like anyway so just shove your hair up and get it out your face!

There are more items that I could have mentioned but they're definitely the most prominent camp items you need apart from you also need cute outfits!

Shorts: River Island

Notebook: Paper Chase

Glasses: Brand is: FCUK

Wipes: Superdrug

Shoes: Converse

Liss x

0