Shoes - New Look, Shorts - H&M

I've been pretty happy with my bargain hunting skills recently. Snapped up these shorts for £12.99 and the shoes for £11.99 - success. Fashion which means I still have enough money to go food shopping is where it's at. 

MODERN BEHAVIOUR

Images from Vogue

As soon as I saw these images in this month's Vogue, I made a mental note to do a post on them. I don't know whether it's the gorgeous images, the simple but cool ensembles or the models amazing hair (I would totally bleach my hair white if I didn't think it would make me look albino), but something here is working in a big way. Interestingly, the clothes are all by F & F, formerly Florence and Fred. And if the name's ringing bells it's because it's the Tesco clothing brand, aka the department you accidentally stumbled into while trying to find the wine section. Needless to say, they've undergone something of a transformation. Supermarket clothes never looked so good.

JADED

Images from Tumblr

Apologies for the slight break away from the blog. I came down with the dreaded winter flu, despite the fact that it seemingly coincided with the first signs of spring. Anyway, I'm back and will leave you this evening with some images I found whilst propped up in bed with some Lemsip...

LATE NIGHT INSPIRATION

Images from tumblr

I've had a busy couple of days and as a result, very little time for blogging, but tomorrow I will be back on form. In the mean time, here are just a few of the images inspiring me from my tumblr. Have a real thing for well-timed colour at the moment, and it's serving as inspiration for the outfit posts I'm in the process of photographing...watch this space.

5 OF THE BEST...SLIDE-ON SANDALS

River Island miniature mule, / Zara sandals / Topshop leather slide sandals / Zara leather sandals / ASOS white open toe shoes

Slide-on sandals have been on my radar for some time now, but with winter being, well, winter, sandals aren't up there on my go-to footwear list. And those who haven't got a designer budget like myself needn't worry. These high street versions are equally as impressive and far less financially catastrophic. My main issue is that I want all of them, which somewhat defeats the point of finding budget version in the first place...

COME AS YOU ARE FOR MIXT(E)

Images from wearesodroee.com/

I don't think I'm alone in saying that I cannot wait for Spring. I'm kind of sick of worrying about how many layers I'm wearing and accessorising everything with a mandatory scarf/glove/umbrella combination. In terms of fashion, however, I find that far too often people equate spring and summer with garish colour and an excess of florals. Which is 100% not me. So it's always nice to see an editorial like this one for Mixt(e) magazine's Spring/Summer issue. Kristen Owen's messy hair contrasted against the clean white lines screams effortless chic. I fear by the end of the summer Alexander Wang's 'Parental Advisory' slogan will be somewhat overused, having already seen a whole host of high street copycat versions. But here I'll let it slide.

INSPIRATION

Images sourced from Tumblr

Current inspiration...for more check out my tumblr here.

WHITE COAT

Crop top, $110 / Topshop coat, $125 / Pied a Terre black trousers, $115 / Pour La Victoire black leather rucksack / Polish jewelry / Nike Air Max 1, $160

How to not look like a doctor. 

MELISA MINCA

I'm a little bit in love with Melisa Minca's style. I discovered her blog purely by chance after a tumblr-browsing session. Her incredible, super minimal style is never dull, and always cool. The images on her blog are beautiful in their own right, with incredible and diverse examples of architecture featured in the background, reflecting the super-modern aesthetic of her personal style. 

Check out her blog at here