Lust Have Shoes

Poetic Licence Cut Out Platform Sandal - New Look £99.99

Animal Print Lust Haves

Just a couple of pieces inspired (mostly) by leopard print... (Obviously not to be worn all at once!!)

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Mixed Animal Print Vest Top - New Look £9.99

River Island Animal Print Chiffon Halter Maxi Dress - River Island £35.00

Layers Paris Leopard Stripe Jumper - New Look £19.99 £11.99

 Limited Edition Perspex Animal Cross Earrings - ASOS £10.00

Frilled Leopard Print Scarf - New Look £6.99

Nail Rock Animal Print Designer Nail Wraps - ASOS £6.70

Inspire Me Monday Shoes

Today I've got some pretty strange (for me but nonetheless inspiring) shoe choices and one typical me choice! I can think up plenty of outfits to go with these shoes. Comment below if you want to see some ideas!

Scalloped Edge Leather Cut-Out Shoes - New Look £24.99

Beige Snake Skin Print Chain Loafers - River Island £30.00

Exclusive Peep Toe Shoe Boots - New Look £29.99

Pastel Spring Outfit

Sleeveless Sheer Blouse - New Look £14.99 

Parisian Embossed Pocket Skinny Jeans - New Look £25.99

Chinese Laundry Colour Block Platforms - New Look £79.99

Marla London Bow Tote Bag - New Look £54.99

Flower Pendant Necklace - New Look £6.99

Aztec Heart Sweater - New Look £14.99

Top Trends for Spring 2012 Series: Black and White

Intro: I'm doing a 'Top Trends' series of blog posts of the top trends this Spring. I'm taking the trends and finding affordable 'trendy' clothes that you can find on the high street. I hope you enjoy this series and don't forget to comment if you like any of the clothes mentioned!

Black and White

 

Minimalist colours are also popular this season, particularly black and white monochrome styles...

 

Black Smart Playsuit - River Island £40.00

Wrapover Playsuit - New Look £19.99 £10.00

Black Stripe Cut Out Shoulder Top - River Island £16.00

Aztec Colour Block Cardigan - New Look £29.99

Stripe Skater Belt Dress By Rare - Topshop £39.00

Black Floral Print Batwing Dress - River Island £28.00

Paper Sun One Shoulder Monochrome Dress - New Look £37.99 £18.99

Elise Ryan Monochrome Drape Dress - New Look £46.99 £23.00

Contrast Panel Tube Skirt - New Look £9.99

Black and White Brogue Shoes - River Island £30.00

Black Metal Detail Sandals - River Island £60.00

Black and White Heels - New Look

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Head Over Heels Animal Print Courts £64.99

Zebra Suedette Peep Toe Heels £19.99

Bow Detail Court Shoes £24.99

It would be great if any international readers could comment below suggesting clothes websites that are more available to them. Because, although you can probably find most of the clothes I suggest elsewhere, I know some of the choices I pick aren't available to every country and I don't want to isolate anyone :) And if you can't or don't want to post a comment, email me at plumesdepaon.loveblogs@yahoo.co.uk, I'd love to hear from you!

 

 

 

Lust Have

Unfortunately we only have one Lust Have for today because I've got my first proper AS Level exam tomorrow and I should be revising!

Animal Sequin One Shoulder Dress - New Look £39.99 £13.00

£13.00 for a dress is definitely a bargain!

Lust Have

What I wouldn't give for these shoes...

New Look - Kandee After8 Platforms £198.99

(heel height - 6.1 inches)

How to Pack In Winter

In my last post, I said I would be able to cross off another thing from my Bucket List and today I've been packing for it. I'm going to France on my own (for the first time!) for a week (until Christmas Eve) tomorrow and I've been packing my suitcase so today my post is going to be on How to Pack In Winter.

Some people find it difficult to pack in the colder months because of the massive bulky jumpers you need, and I know what they mean! I had to pack my clothes into two different suitcases before I found this one!

So here's how I pack for winter...

This is everything spread out on my bed

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Knitted Top with Buckles - Jane Norman

Two T-Shirts - New Look

Scarf - Marks and Spencers

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Burgundy and Teal Vest Tops - New Look

(There's a lacy cardigan underneath the burgundy vest top which is from Topshop)

Thick Cardigan - Primark (Atmosphere)

Shoes - New Look

White Button Down Shirt - Primark

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Burgundy Jumper - New Look (I recommend this - it's so comfy and is available on the website last time I checked!)

Black and White Jumper Dress - Tammy, BHS

Brown Shaggy Jumper (under shoes) - New Look

Shoes - New Look

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Teal Jumper - Tammy, BHS

Lime Green Gloves - Marks and Spencers

Grey Dress - New Look

Rainbow Jumper - New Look (to see this in full, click here)

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Rainbow Scarf - knitted by my mum

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Black Top - Next (use for layering)

Khaki Jeans - New Look

Blue Jeans - New Look

Purple Hat (with cameo detail on one side) - Marks and Spencers

Sparkly Scarf - New Look

Bag - knitted and 'felted' by my mum

Shorts (under scarf) - New Look

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Purple and Teal Opaque Tights - Marks and Spencers

Shorts - New Look

Here are some close ups of my shoes. I know they're all summery but I didn't get enough use out of them in Summer so I'm going to reuse them this holiday. I'm going to be wearing some brown boots tomorrow so I completely forgot to take a photo of them but if I had any other boots, I would be taking them instead of these summery sandals. I'm also taking my converses but they're all muddy so I didn't want to share them on the internet! :)

These shoes have fabric ties which tie round your ankles. They're really hard to wear though!

A couple more pictures. These are much clearer.

This is my coat, from Next. It's described as 'Berry' on the website, but to me is more of a burgundy. It also comes in Camel and is £60.00.

The fur collar is detachable, but I keep it on because it's really cosy.

Here's the back. When you're wearing it, the back has a few ruffles which means it comes out slightly and enhances your waist :)

And here's the bag once it's been packed to the brim with jumpers! I recommend getting a large bag/suitcase if you are going away for winter, it's very useful!

Christmas Dinner Outfit (I know it's early!)

This evening I had an early Christmas dinner. I go to a boarding school (but I'm not a boarder?!) so the people who live on site have a huge Christmas dinner a couple of days before we break up. Although the food isn't michelin starred, the dressing up is fun! I absolutely love the Christmas season because you get to dress up, not only for Christmas parties, but for New Year's as well. And who doesn't love dressing up?!

So I've decided to do a post on the outfit that I wore tonight. I wore an electric blue dress from River Island and black heels from New Look. Unfortunately, I bought them almost a year ago so I doubt they will be in stock now but you can always find something similar.

Here's an overview of the outfit. The dress was one-shouldered, and the 'skirt' was ruched but the top part was loose. I don't usually go for that style, I'm more of a bodycon dress kinda gal, but the draped part is balanced by the skirt. The shoes are about 4 1/2 inches and are a suedy kind of material. There are three bows that go down the front of the shoe and they are surprisingly easy to walk in, even though I had to get a size too small.

The material is sort of shiney, not overly shiney, but shimmery. Enough to stand out anyway :)

The shoulder had this beaded detailing on. I don't really like the beads, they are sort of inbetween gold and silver which annoys me because I don't know whether to accesorize with gold or with silver. I was also going to wear the pair of reindeer earrings that I mentioned in this post, but I forgot them so I couldn't :(

The shoes are about 4 1/2 inches and are a suedy kind of material. There are three bows that go down the front of the shoe and they are surprisingly easy to walk in, even though I had to get a size too small. It's so annoying being a size 8!

I hope you enjoyed my outfit post and I hope to write to you again soon (!?)

Sunday Shoes

My Sunday Shoes this week are these heels from New Look. They're only £12.00 and I was really tempted to buy them instead of the red bow shoes. But, like always, there weren't any in my size :(

I don't think this picture does them much justice, they look a lot better in real life!

Christmas Party Outfit

Hi everyone! I've just got back from a Christmas party and decided to do a little post on my outfit. I haven't taken a picture with the outfit on because I was in a huge rush but hopefully I can find a nice picture on Facebook to post within the next few days.

I wore a Metallic Lace Body Con Dress from New Look, some huge red heels (which unfortunately I can't find on the website but I will post a picture below, I mentioned them here as well) and Christmas Tree Earrings from Accessorize.

I don't think this dress actually photographs that well (you won't believe how nice it is until you see it in real life, but it's worth it) and, like most dresses, it looks better on but this is the best I could do.

The back (there was quite a big dip in the back but it wasn't too low)

A close up of the sleeve. The whole dress was lace but the sleeves were the only parts without a black underlay bit.

I actually adore these shoes! I think I'm slightly obsessed :) The theme of the party was red and green so these were the perfect shoes! And they weren't too uncomfortable, which can only be a good thing!

Close up of the bow. It looks like a sort of satin material but it isn't, the main part of the shoe is slightly suede though.

Christmas tree earrings with the flash

Without the flash.

They're so tacky but I love them!