How to Style: Dresses in A/W

Hello everyone, todays post is all styling dresses in the Autumn/Winter time. Whether that be a thick knitted dress or a pretty floral dress I have you covered. I have chosen four of my favourite dresses and styled them up in different ways. I hope you enjoy...

Outfit 1:

This outfit is perfect for everyday wear in the Autumn/Winter months. It's definitely the most cosy and wintery of them all. I decided to pair a cosy knitted jumper dress with my black thigh-high boots and a black bag. To spice up this simple outfit and to make it even cosier I added on a stripped scarf from Primark. Adding a scarf to a simple outfit always finishes it off and makes it look and feel much more cosier.

Items: 

• Jumper Dress - Boohoo
• Scarf - Primark
• Boots - Zara
• Bag - Primark
• Ring - Pandora
• Watch - The Fifth

Outfit 2:

This outfit is much more dressy and perfect for a party or date night (Why not check out my 'Date Night Outfits' post for more inspiration). Simply put on your favourite little black dress and black boots and your good to go. Don't forget a cute faux fur coat or Duster coat to finish off the look. If you want some coat inspiration check out my '5 Coats for A/W'17' blog post.

Items:

• Black Dress - Topshop
• Boots - Primark
• Fur Coat - TU at Sainsbury
• Bag - Primark
• Bracelet - Pandora Essence
• Necklace - Present




Rings - Swarovski

Outfit 3:

This outfit is a great transitional outfit. It can be worn in the day time to work or shopping but also in the evening for drinks or a party. Simply pair your favourite floral summer dress with a pair of grungier boots for a daytime look or add a pair of black heeled boots and a smart coat for the evening.

Items:

• Floral Dress - New Look
• Boots - New Look
• Pink Coat - F&F at Tesco
• Rings - Pandora

Outfit 4:

This super cute casual outfit is perfect for any Autumn/Winter day. Pairing a cute dungaree dress with a turtle neck top gives it a more autumnal vibe. You could try pairing the dress with a Christmas jumper to make it more festive or a knitted cardigan to make it super cosy for the colder months. Paired with a pair of cosy tights and black boots you are all sorted for the Autumn/Winter.

Items:

• Dungaree - Primark
• Turtle Neck - Peacocks
• Boots - Primark
• Bag - Primark
• Rings - Pandora

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I style dresses in the Autumn/Winter time and got some style inspiration. Let me know which outfit was your favourite in the comments below. See you next Wednesday for another outfit post...

Emma Victoria

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OOTD #7

Outfit of the Day...

Todays outfit of the day (ft. Mr Potato Head) is one I wore on another one of my shopping trips. I know I say that in every one of my OOTD posts but I have been doing a lot of shopping recently. Whether that be for myself or Christmas shopping, it has to be done. I wore my favourite knitted jumper with my comfiest pair of jeans and finished off the look with my thigh-high boots and black bag. A super simple but comfortable outfit...

Items:

• Pearl Jumper - F&F at Tesco
• Jeans - Primark
• Boots - Zara
• Bag - Primark

I hope you like my outfit as much as I do. See you next Wednesday for another outfit post...

Emma Victoria

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Why Does Fashion Repeat Itself?

It's a very interesting question to ask others and to think about yourself. It happens so frequently that we don't really pay any attention to it. All we care about is being on top of the trends but we don't stop to think about where they have come from...

The fashion industry has come so far especially in the last few years. Including technology and E-textiles in our clothing nowadays can make a huge difference in our life's. So why do we keep looking back into the past?

The Fascination with the Past:

So many people nowadays are watching old-school series or films and becoming obsessed with the fashion trends. With the beauty of Netflix we can easily access these films over and over again and get style inspiration from our favourite characters. My favourites are: Gossip Girl, Clueless and  Legally Blonde. With the checked skirts, thigh-high socks and thick headbands being a running trend throughout all these I can definitely see them creeping back into our wardrobes nowadays. Checked is already back being one of the trends this Autumn/Winter, thigh-high boots are in instead of thigh-high socks and as of headbands... there not here just yet. A lot of 90s fashion trends have been creeping back into our wardrobes too such as chocker's, flared jeans, big hoop earrings, bell bottom sleeves and crop tops.

So what's the obsession?

Many people love looking back at old fashion trends and find a love for them in their hearts. You may hear people say, "I should have been born in that era" or "I think I lived it that era in my past life". Although this may be a joke their love for the fashion trends is not, so bringing them back is our way of 'living' in the moment of time. 

No more styles left to create:

Another reason why so many old trends are coming back into fashion is because we simply cannot create any more new designs. There has been so many different trends over the years that we are now finding it hard to create completely different designs and trends. Instead we just pick out bits from old trends and evolve them in a new way to create the styles we wear today. At the end of the day there are only a certain amount of colours, patterns and shapes of clothing that we can create, right?

Like I spoke about at the start of the post we are incorporating E-textiles and technology into our fashion industries nowadays but we are still using old trends to do that. Say for instance we are using a turtle neck top (which were also very popular in the 90s) and adding things such as lights to them to create a new design. Although we have created a brand new item we have still used essence from the past in the design.

The world around us is constantly changing along with our styles and looks. You don't realise this until you look back at old photos and think, 'what have I done to my hair and what is that makeup' or 'why did you let me go outside in that outfit'. The truth is you loved that outfit or style back then and you may even come to love it again soon!

Fashion trends are always circling and old trends tend to pop back up after about 20-30 years, hence why we are seeing all the 90s fashion rends coming back. If this cycle carries on in the future we will be raving about low-rise flares and boob tubes once again! I'm not really sure whether that's a good thing or not. At least you can give your children or grand-children style advise or lend them your old clothes!

I hope you enjoyed this post and found it fascinating to think about where we get our style inspiration from. See you back here next Friday for another discussion post..

Emma Victoria

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Date Night Outfits

Hello everyone welcome back! Todays post is all about date nights. Whether that's with your partner or just your friends, you will want to look super cute and stylish right? Don't worry I have you covered with 4 different outfits !

Outfit 1: Casual

This first outfit is great for those day-time dates but could also be dressed up for the evening. Simply add a pair of cute boots or even heels to transfer this into a dressier evening outfit. If your not keen on the wide-length trousers why not opt for a pair of straight-length or slim-fit statement trousers instead?

Items:

• Top - Miss Selfridge
• Trousers - Primark
• Shoes - All Stars Converse
• Bag - Peacocks
• Watch - The Fifth
• Ring - Pandora
• Necklace - Present

Outfit 2: Smart/Casual

This next outfit is very simply but chic. Simply pair your favourite comfy black jeans with a plain turtleneck top and add a cute pair of heeled boots and a sleeveless jacket to add a more 'dressy' vibe. If you don't like sleeveless jackets why not add a cute bomber jacket or duster coat instead and tone it down with a pair of flat shoes or boots.

Items:

• Top - Peacocks
• Jeans - Topshop
• Jacket - Missguided
• Boots - Primark
• Rings - Pandora

Outfit 3: Dressy 

This outfit is much dressier and perfect for an evening meal. It's a simply outfit to create but also easy to adjust. Simply pair a plain top with your favourite skirt, then accessorise with some jewellery and a pair of thigh-high boots. If your not a fan of the boots just swap them out for a pair of tights and ankle boots.

Items:

• Top - Peacocks
• Skirt - H&M
• Boots - Zara
• Necklace - Present
• Rings - Swarovski
• Bracelet - Pandora Essence

Outfit 4: Smart

You could wear this outfit to any sort of date night if you want to dress a bit more sophisticated and chic. Again this outfit is so easy to put together or change to fit your own style. Pick your favourite figure enhancing dress/jumpsuit and throw on a cute jacket or coat. To dress it up even more add a pair heeled boots and dainty jewellery.

Items:

• Dress - Topshop
• Jacket - New Look
• Boots - Primark
• Bag - Primark
• Necklace - Present
• Rings - Pandora
• Bracelet - Pandora Essence

I hope you liked the outfits I picked and got some inspiration for your own date night outfits. Let me know if you would like me to do any specific styling posts in the comments below. See you next time...

Emma Victoria

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