Style Is What You Pick..

Christmas is over and we are sat snuggled up on the sofa, watching films and in food comas. What a wonderful Christmas its been spent with family and friends. My Christmas stocking was well and truly filled to the tops with goodies.

During the Christmas period I love dressing up and looking smart and this year was no exception. Christmas Eve was spent it with one half of my family 'The Painters'.

 

 

 

Keeping the outfit casual but smart I wore a white shirt with a slogan jumper from ASOS

I love this look. Its so simple but as its Christmas I needed to add a bit of sparkle so what better way? A huge diamante spider broche.

 

  

Jumper - ASOS | Shirt - Next | Trousers - H & M

 

Christmas Day

 

Adrian and I woke up early and could easily of been more excited then any 5 year olds. Stockings from Santa were opened first and then our stocking to each other followed by the rest of our presents to each other. I must say Adrian really did out do himself this year. A few pieces are going to be worth blogging about. One stocking filler was a Selfie Stick (what I've always wanted) it came in handy through out the day.

 

 

Both Adrian and I share the same love of wearing thought out outfits, can't have one of us looking 100% fabulous and the other well.. 10%  If I get clothes for Christmas I try to wear it on Christmas day. Adrian had brought me a classic style shirt which was perfect to match up with my new neck tie from ASOS.

 

 

 

Shirt - Zara | Bow Tie - ASOS

 

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with all your wishes coming true.

 

Holly.

 

 

 

Biting Dogtooth

Christmas is just around the corner and I'm wrapping up warm but keeping it simple. This winter its about roll necks and A Line skirts and its such a simple outfit. It suits all body times and comfortable to wear.

Have a Merry Christmas.

 

Top - Zara | Skirt - New Look

 

 

Let the coat do the talking

Its easy to get into a bad habit of wearing all black and who can blame you, its a flattering colour. When wearing black from head to toe you still need to stand out from the crowd and the way to do it? Having a statement coat. This doesn't mean the coat needs to be brightly coloured. A coat which is black can still work, it just needs a good fit and cut.

 

Lets start with the base layer..

Black Top | Black Jeans | Black Boots

 

 

 

 

 

Top - Zara | Belt - Primark | Jeans - New Look | Boots - Vintage

 

With the simplest of simple layers done, lets look at the coats. I have a real love for the Dogtooth print. Its sophisticated and simple.
The first coat is a vintage number from my nans wardrobe. It originally use to be a dress but with her handy sewing skills she turned it into a coat, so its a one off I'm afraid ladies but I've seen lots of similar coats in this style.

In The Style have a few similar.

 

 

 

 

Coat number two is more of a oversized cardigan and once again its from my Nans wardrobe but I  found a corker in Zara which isn't on the website! Zara is on point with its style at the moment.

 

 

The final coat is last seasons from Zara but with the leather sleeves its still on trend with no look of going out of fashion any time soon. I have found an American website which seem to be doing an exact match Ali Express

 

 

 

 

Can you believe it a whole post with no pop of colour and its all Black Black Black.

 

Black the leading colour in fashion.

 

Holly x

 

 

 

 

 

 



Survival of the Fittest

Last Saturday I took part in Men's Health Survival of the Fittest. It's a 10km obstacle run. I can not explain how much fun I had. It sounds hard and yes when you have several eight feet walls to climb over, hard is one way to describe it.

We started the race as small team of 3, my godmother, her partner and myself but I soon started to realise you are part of a team of hundreds. Everyone is there to help and encourage you through out the race. Even giving you the odd leg up over the wall, helping you slip down the muddy slopes or cheering you on running through the rivers. 

 

 

We finished the race under 2 hours, we could of done it quicker but then the fun would of been taken out it. It was a great day seeing all fitness people alike coming together. I'm all ready and training for next years run. If you want a challenge I would recommend it. Get a team together, train and run together. The sooner you enter the cheaper the entry so get in quick.

 

 

I'm a survivor, be one with me next year.

 

Holly x

Sophisticated Secrets

I've turned 25!! I'm officially a grown up and can't get away with the trouble I cause if I get caught. Last Thursday I celebrated by 25th birthday and as a birthday treat from my boyfriend we went to see Matilda. A top show with great songs and huge energy not to mention a brilliant set. If you need Christmas presents ideas I would recommend Matilda, great for adults and children.

As I mentioned last week in my blog my sense of style is growing up and the outfit I wore to the theatre showed this off again once more. With the outfit being head to toe from Zara its my ideal outfit. Have I mentioned before how much I LOVE ZARA. 

 

 

Shirt - Zara

Skirt - Zara

Boots - Zara

Bag - Chanel

 

 

His and Hers

When I first started my blog my boyfriend didn't see the point in it so I was very surprised the other night when he asked if he could join in on the photos. We had gone out for dinner to celebrate my Nans 80th. The day before I had gone shopping and drained my card in Zara. If I had to shop in one shop only for the rest of my life this would be the shop. I LOVE IT!! I manage to buy two compete outfits, shoes the lot.

 

Over the last few months I have seen my style change, I've grown up and this outfit for me shows this. No more mini skirts, bare legs and platform shoes for me!

 

 

 

 

I felt like a young lady with a cute twist wearing this outfit. The skirt has a thick waist band which makes it comfortable to wear. The top has a high but loose roll neck and the boots just finish it off.

 

Adrian has a love for suits and bow ties and this outfit is showing this off to its full potential. Its a clash of all patterns but with the colours working which each other it doesn't matter. Every little detail had been thought about.

 

 

 

 

 

Style together, Stay together.

 

H x

 

His

 

 Jeans - Zara

Shoes - Topman 

Shirt - Topman

Waistcoat - Ted Baker

Blazer - All Saints

Bow Tie - Ted Baker

 

Hers

 

Boot - Zara

Boots Similar - Zara

Skirt - Zara

Top - Zara

Necklace -Accessorize

Ring - H and M

 

 

 

Sloppy Joe's

Sloppy Joe's - your wardrobe isn't complete without one, especially in winter. If you have not heard of the word before it means ill or loose fitting jumper or in my word OVERSIZED! This seems to be a running theme in my blog.

 

My Sloppy Joe came from my Nans wardrobe (would you believe it). It's cream, huge roll neck, baggy and warm. Ticking all the right boxes. 

 

 

 

With the jumper being the main attraction everything can be plain and simple. For me adding black jeans, black boots (from my Nans wardrobe) and a gold necklace to ties in with the gold coins on the boots completes the outfit. No fuss, no panic.

 

H x

 

Sloppy Joe - Nans Wardrobe

Similar - River Island

Similar - Topshop

 

Jeans - New Look

 

Boots - Nans Wardrobe

Similar - Tommy Hilfiger

Similar - River Island

 

Necklace - Primark

 

 

Tartan Tricks

For me the only time I get to dress up in my nice clothes (none work clothes) is as the weekend. I'm sure I'm not the only girl who has two separate wardrobes with work clothes and weekend clothes and a chest of drawer full of gyms clothes, right?!

This Friday my boyfriend and I went for dinner followed by the cinema. We saw 'Interstellar' which I highly recommend you all go and watch. With a quick change out of my work clothes I opted for my new tartan skirt from Missguided, teamed with quilted high heel boots and a long sleeved black top I'm ready for the evening.

 

 

Its a quick and cute outfit, and with the skirt being the only none piece of black its defiantly not a dull outfit.  Stay Cute, Stay Flirty.

 

H x

 

Skirt - Missguided
 

Boots - ShuShu
Similar - Zara
 

Top - Zara
Similar - H & M

 

OVER SIZED CARDIGANS

 Who doesn't love over sized clothes. Even though I'm short this doesn't mean I can't join in the larger than life fun and so can you. At the weekend I have a habit of popping around to my Nan's and raiding her wardrobe. From the early 50's she has kept all of her key pieces of clothing and slowly I have been moving them into my wardrobe. This weekend I got my hands on this over sized cardigan which she wore in the mid 90's and people said she looked so expensive, well I felt expensive wearing it. You will see over time the pieces I have been given from my Nan. She's one in a million and my favourite shopping buddy.

 

 

Cardigan - Louis London

Spaghetti Top - Topshop

Jeans - New Look

Necklace - Accessorize

Boots - Shu Shu