Easy Breezy

Jacket, Shirt, Shorts and Loafers via Topshop, Made Her Think Jewellery via Farfetch

I have never been a pink girl before but in recent months I have warmed to the flattering and eye-catching possibilities of pink in all its beautiful shades. This outfit screams 'Florida' to me; the bold floral print, woven loafers and light-weight white jacket would be perfect to stroll through the mall in or take a long bike ride to Borders. Ah if only!

*edit*  HAH made the Topshop homepage the day after I posted this!

Parisian Pop-Up

While browsing one of my favourite online boutiques farfetch.com I noticed that they are accomodating an Anne Valerie Hash pop-up boutique at the moment! Anne Valerie has a very feminine, very Parisian aesthetic and it's exactly the kind of garments I would wish to wear when I'm flitting about Paris with my fiancé this summer. Farfetch is selling her mainline Anne Valerie Hash and also her more affordable AVHash By line, both of which are entirely divine and well worthy of a wardrobe investment buy. Below is an interview Farfetch conducted with the Parisian designer and don't forget to click through the slideshow on the farfetch.com website to watch a video of Anne Valerie talking through her S/S 11 collections!  And how incredibly beautiful is her boutique?! C'est magnifique!

Images via farfetch.com

It's Like A Lion And A Tiger Mixed...Bred For Its Skills In Magic

I had been meaning to do a post on these two fabulous ladies and their personal style blogs for some time because both women have impeccable taste and always look glam in an effortless rock-star kinda way!

Liger is a 'one-stop shopping pilgrimage' for fans of edgy yet high profile designer clothes and accessories, set in the fashionable district of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It's founders Dororthy Hui, a respected stylist, and Hilary Tsui, an actress & style icon, wanted to create somewhere fun for women and men to shop the latest avant-garde collections by designers such as Camilla Skovgaard, Future Classics, KTZ, Bless, Pleasure Principle, Stephen Jones and many, many more. Here are some pictures of Dorothy and Hilary from their personal style blogs, which are WELL worth a visit and a long browse through the archives!

Dorothy Hui :

 

 

Tiffany Tsui :

 

Pictures sourced from Hilary & Dorothy's blogs

Iconic Boutique : Feathers

My new article about iconic British boutique Feathers is up on Running In Heels! Read all about it's famed history and all the amazing contemporary designers stocked at Feathers Boutique and feathersfashion.com, and don't forget to follow their well maintained blog for all the visual inspiration you could want!

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Shrunken Galaxies

Aren't these AQA Contemporary Opal rings the most beautiful things you've ever laid eyes on?

Mixed materials and beautifully mystical Opal are twisted and moulded together in such a way it seems that the creaters must have reached out into the heavens, grabbed some swirls of a Nebula and funnelled them in all their radiant and heavenly beauty into these rings. I'm definately not an accessories girl but when you know, you know.

Found via Luisa Via Roma

SNOW DAY!!

My garden, as viewed from my bedroom window

WOW. It snowed alot over night didnt it!? About 4 inches I'd say! Looks like I'll be stuck indoors today doing coursework; I've got my final hand-in next Wednesday so I guess this is a sign to get stuck in to the books. Despite the cold, isn't it fab to run around and play in the snow? The only way I'd do that now is if I had one of these gorgeous, snuggly warm coats to wrap up in...




Balenciaga



Dries Van Noten

Shu Moriyama



Vanessa Bruno



Odd Molly

All coats from Far Fetch Boutique, which IMO is one of the most varied and well stocked online boutiques online!

Beatnik Emporium

I've lived in my fair share of cities and over-developed towns over the years but Southampton has to be one of the best for shopping. As a student here I get to enjoy both the high street and the charity shops but my favourite past time has to be vintage shopping, and Southampton has one vintage shop in particular that I impulsively pop into at least once a week, called Beatnik Emporium. Stocking a mix of vintage and indie clothes Beatnik is set apart from other vintage shops as it offers the option to 'hire' clothes as well as buy. As you can imagine it gets super busy around Halloween time when everyone wants to be a pirate or a mad scientist, but the real treasures in the shop is the actual vintage clothing and accessories, which is all reasonally priced and well maintained.

As anyone who knows me can attest I am vintage crazy and love the thrill of stepping into a shop and imagining what amazing things await. Nothing excites me more! Some of my treasured finds from Beatnik include some 1970's gold boots that are very Alison Mosshart-esqe and an incredible coat thats a bricolage of tapestry, velvet and lace that I will post a.s.a.p because it has to be seen to be believed!

Clothing at Beatnik Emporium is divided into mens vintage,
womens vintage, fancy dress for hire and Indie clothes

The accessories number in the 100s and haggling has
never been frowned upon!

Find Beatnik Emporium at 202 Above Bar St, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7DW, call 023 8063 3428 or visit their website to see what they can offer you!

Nina and Lola

My new article is up on Running In Heels! Established in 2007 Nina and Lola is an online boutique that stocks an amazing mix of up-and-coming designers and well curated vintage from Christian Dior to Liberty and Yves Saint Laurent. But the true treasures of the boutique, in my opinon, is the jewellery. Hannah Martin's unisex jewellery brings a hefty dose of rock n' roll and Fannie Schiavoni's medieval bodyarmour inspired collection is a phenomenon waiting to happen!




Hannah Martin Sterling Silver Knife Edge
Knuckle Duster




Hannah Martin Sterling Silver Imperial Eagle Ring



Fannie Schiavoni Steel Chainmail Cross Necklace




Fannie Schiavoni Chainmail Glove
with Aluminum Scales



Aside from the great mix of designers (Stine Goya anyone?) the customer service is top class as it offers worldwide shipping, free returns on all goods and loyalty points assigned to your account, one for every ₤1 spent! You don't see that everyday! This is an original one-of-a-kind boutique so check out my Running In Heels article for more information!