Autumn/Winter with Flash Floozy

Items:

Floral Crown - Flash Floozy*

Top - Oasis

Skirt - Vintage

Boots - Kurt Geiger

Recently I was kindly sent another floral garland from Flash Floozy. This garland is from their autumn/winter range but I also think it could be worn in spring. 

It is made from brown vine wire and has pink and peach coloured flowers dotted over it, as well as deep red pip berries. Now I'm not really much of a 'girly girl' and I'm not normally a fan of the colour pink but I actually really love this and it brings a cute girly element to my outfit. The peach colour and the deep red pip berries make it feel autumnal and a perfect autumn alternative accessory to a hat.

 It's very lightweight and comfortable to wear and ties up nicely at the back with a oxblood coloured ribbon.

You can buy it here: Floral Garland

Flash Floozy have a large selection of floral garlands and crowns in every colour and size and it would make a lovely Christmas present for any female.

Have a look at their selection and let me know which one is your favourite!

Also, how gorgeous are these heeled boots?!

Liss x

*Gifted

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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

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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

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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

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Fashion Show

From reading previous posts from June you may know that on my birthday I took part in a college fashion show. It was a massive stress and backstage was full of people panicking but in the end it was one of the best evenings ever.

We spent all day setting up the catwalk, background and chairs. We had several run throughs of everyone's outfits and with this came stress and a few disasters but it was all solved and turned out so well in the actual show. After run throughs we had a few hours for hair and makeup and it was safe to say everyone looked incredible. 

Then came the show and we were all nervous as this is something us but mainly the second year students had been planning for months and it all came down to this moment. The show was amazing, the atmosphere, the lights, everything was spot on. Adrenaline kicked in and we all just had to go for it.

The photos aren't the best as we haven't had the official ones back yet but when and if I get hold of them, I will definitely post them.

Modelling a friend's top

60s shift dress we had made in our first ever project.

Here are photos of a segment called Sculpted. On the left is my friend Lissy wearing a dress I made and on the right is me modelling a friend's dress and accessories.

These two photos are of a second years festival inspired designs that we wore. (Me on the left)

It was such a fun experience and I cannot wait until it's me modelling my final collection next year!

Liss x

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A Lookbook Throwback

A little while ago I did a styling project in college. This meant choosing a client, creating questionnaires, doing research, taking the client shopping and of course, making lookbooks. 

Here are two examples of the lookbooks I created in a short space of time that connected well with my client, her personality and style:

Model: Lissy Kelsey

Camera: Nikon D70

Photographer: Myself

Just a short post to show some of what I do at college.

Liss x

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Sunny Riverside

Posey posey

Screwed up face due to the sun, always been one of those people haha!

Photographer: Elle, my sister

Yesterday was a beautiful day and so my family and I decided to go on a walk along the river Thames. Living so close to the Cotswolds is such a great thing!

Sunglasses: Dorothy Perkins - £9.99

Necklace: Thomas Sabo - £45+

Strapless top: H&M - £8.99

Skirt: H&M - £24.99

(I love this red skirt but it creases so badly even when ironed. Just a small warning!)

What have you been up to this weekend?

Liss x

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Vintage Garments

As a fashion student I'm constantly beginning new projects, one every six weeks, and recently I have completed a styling project. For part of this project I was kindly lent some vintage clothing from a vintage shop owned by the charity, Helen & Douglas House Hospice which 'provide hospice & palliative care to children and young adults in Oxfordshire & surrounding counties'. I had to use the clothing to be styled for a May day event in which we had to raise money. So therefore in preparation for this I decided to begin testing out the outfits I had, styling them up and had my sister model them. This was the outcome:

Outfit 1:

For this outfit I had a slightly cropped black top with a scalloped edge and with this I matched a pair of wide leg black and white small check trousers. I didn't like the look of them with the wide leg so I pinned them back on either side to create a slimmer, more tailored look. I think personally this works better as the top is a looser fit meaning the bottom half looks better slimmer otherwise the model will look bigger than her actual size, making the outfit unflattering and outdated. 

For accessories I added a black bowler style hat and black heeled boots to finish off this monochrome outfit.

Outfit 2:

For this outfit I had one garment left and this was a black polka dot shift-type dress with blouse-like sleeves. It was lovely but so outdated as it was for what I wanted to achieve with it. The dress had no shape to it whatsoever and looked like it completely 'drowned' the model. Therefore I added a belt to try and add any type of definition at all and this seemed to work add absolute treat. It was finally flattering to some extent!

For accessories I again added a hat but this time a burgundy coloured fedora. I added a pearl necklace and bracelet to add more of a vintage theme but still keep it modern. To finish it off I choose simple black wedge heels as I wanted the focus to be on the top half of the model.

Thank you to Helen & Douglas House Hospice for lending me the vintage clothes! I am so pleased with the garments I got and how the outfits ended up coming out.

Liss 

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