It's all about YOU!

Hey guys! It's been a long time since I've written a piece because of exams and stuff, but also I haven't found any inspiration? I don't know but is it just me or has the shops been a bit boring lately - and I NEVER get bored of shopping!

 

Anyways, I don't want to have a blog that doesn't appeal to my readers, so apart from the stuff that I will write anyway, I'm going to give you guys an opportunity to give me ideas that you would like to see me writing about. What sort of fashion advice do you need? A lot of people have told me that they've had difficulty following me and commenting on articles so I've made a special email address which is: fashionwriter@hotmail.co.uk ... I'll be checking this account every day so if you find something that you have some problems with (anything to do with fashion), then email me with what you need help with and by the end of every week I'll have written your article for you with a solution!

 

Thank you for reading x

 

 

P.S: Any emails sent to me will be treated as confidential - names or email addresses won't be mentioned in responses, however I will email you back telling you the name of the article.

Wishful Thinking

I know my blog is supposed to be about what I already have in my wardrobe, but I've decided to write about something different today. Let me let you into a little secret - if you haven't already noticed I have a bit of an obsession with handbags! Don't get me wrong, I love my heels but handbags - WOW. I literally daydream about walking into Selfridges with a wod of £50 notes, choosing myself the perfect handbag  - most likely to be Chanel or Gucci and voila - it's mine! But as usual, I get distracted and I'm back to reality. Anyways, my topic today is about what I want in my wardrobe.

 

Every week, I buy Vogue - I know it's a little expensive, but I save up my money and have to buy it. So recently, they had this fashion issue and it talked about the Fashion Night Out that was hosted - OMG how I wish I could of been there, but instead I'm doing exams - yay. Flicking through the adverts, they had the most beautifullest (I know this isn't a word) bag I'd ever seen - CHANEL! *Screaming* ... Here's a picture of it:

 

You must of seen this bag before, every celebrity has it! But wow, is this perfection or what?!  Could you imagine this bag with a nice pair of Christian Louboutins, black skinny jeans, a chiffon black top, with this on your shoulder?  I'm now dreaming because this outfit alone would be atleast £10,000 which is a bit ridiculous. Anyways, I love designer handbags, especially Chanel but I seriously don't get why people carry the bag just because it's designer. Everyone has their own taste, but even designers can go wrong at times (except Chanel - Karl Lagerfeld is perfect hehe). 

 

 

 

You may of heard of Juicy Couture - a company which sells majority velour tracksuits. I'm not a big velour person - it reminds me of my bath towel. Well anyway these bags retails for about £300, and I just don't get why anyone would carry any of these.  Juicy Couture actually have some really nice bags, but THESE?! Despite this, I have seen about 10 girls carry one of these bag - why!!!! I get that you're carrying an expensive handbag but it isn't always about the designer. What would you wear this with anyway?

 

Speaking of designer handbags, last weekend I went to outlet malls and brought myself a Ted Baker handbag. I know it's not exactly my dream bag but it's good enough for a 15year old. Here's a picture of it:

Yes it's baby pink, and I don't normally go for those sort of colours - but firstly, it's good to have a wide variety of colours, not always the same Black, Grey, etc. and secondly, I have a pair of shoes to match it which you can see in the body length picture. The bag was £85, which is actually a bargain for Ted Baker. I would wear this bag on a night out, with my stilletos, skinny jeans or leggings, black or pink top, pearls and a black cardigan if it's cold! One day, I'll wear this outfit and upload it! :)

  

Below you'll find my absolute favourite handbags and what I'd wear with them:

 

 

This bag is called the Gucci Sukey Medium Tote bag, and it retails for about £800. I really like this bag because it's so chic, the leather looks absolutely beautiful on this bag. The engravement shows that the bag is Gucci! You could wear this bag with absolutely anything, ensuring that the outfit isn't all black though. There are endless possibilities of shoes that this bag can go with; this definitely has to be my favourite Gucci bag!

Lastly, we come to Chanel! Other than the one from the top which is more of an everyday bag, I really really like this! It has the chain that can make it look like a normal bag but then it can also be used as a clutch bag. This would go amazing with a nice plain dress, and plain shoes so that this bag can make the statement for the outfit. This could go with either plan shoes, simple black ones or dressy shoes if the rest of the ouftit was simple.

 

 

 

I know that the designer look isn't for everyone but I've also written articles about Primark and cheap Summer dresses - hope you enjoyed it, and as always please don't hesitate to comment if you need any advice. Thank you for reading x

Summer Lovin'

Hey guys! I know I haven't blogged in a while, been really busy with school and stuff - I'll promise to try and write more ... Anyways, over this Summer we've had some really nice weather, and it keeps going on - luckily.  Therefore majority of girls are wearing dresses; I look at some and just think "Why would you do that to yourself?" It's good to have guts and dress the way you want but come on - there are limits! So I feel that it's important to talk about Summer Dresses today. Yes it's true that if you look in a fashion magazine, you'll see everyone else writing about the same thing - I'm different because I don't choose £200 dresses. I live in reality just like ordinary people! 

The first thing I think a dress needs to have is a nice and elegant neckline, not one that shows a lot of clevage - it's tacky. A sophisticated round line neck is perfect - it suits all ages! It doesn't show too much flesh but it doesn't cover up a lot either so you won't boil. Also, it needs to be the right length. If it's a finger length above your knee then it's too short. I'm down for tanning but showing too much flesh can look vile.  It's all about the cut of the dress, and everyone has their own taste.

The right dress will have the right colours/pattern on it. For Summer I think that floral prints are beautiful - it's like a theme! Below you'll see a floral print dress that I have, which was £7 from Matalan. I don't normally shop there but I thought this dress was lush!  When the sun's out, it automatically puts me in the best mood ... I like to wear bright colour dresses - pinks, oranges, light blues, etc - hot colours. One exception would be wearing black, even though it absorbs heat and you may begin to feel hot, black matches anything and could easily be livened up with jewellery or shoes. I have worn black in the heat before, but it wasn't plain. It's a zebra print dress with a black chiffon skirt from New Look for £10. Animal prints? I'm not a huge fan of them, but this dress couldn't be worn with leggings or tights so Summer seemed to be the only acceptable time.

Material is another important factor. I've seen some girls who wear dresses made from wool. REALLY?! Cotton or chiffon are suitable materials that won't stick to your body. Instead it should flow down your body is a lady-like manner and show off your curves.  The last factor that completes the outfit is the shoes. Girls, don't wear dresses with trainers or boots - it doesn't match.  A pretty pair of sandles, plain or embroided would look elegant and would give that dress the finishing touch.

I hope that's helpful for anyone who's stuck on finding a suitable Summer dress. If you have any problems then comment and I'll give you personal feedback. Furthermore, if anyone would like me to talk specifically about one thing then don't hesistate to comment either. Thank you for reading x

Hollister Hype

I'M BACK!!! For the past two weeks I’ve been on holiday in Canada (hence I haven’t been blogging). It was absolutely gorgeous! One thing I noticed while I was out there was that everyone wore Hollister! Recently the same this has happened in England. Hollister hoodies, Hollister shirts, Hollister joggers, Hollister t-shirts, and everyone even smells of the same thing – Hollister fragrances!   Hollister has recently become the new ‘must have’ designer, but is it really all that? Don’t get me wrong, I have some Hollister clothes in my cupboard but I think that it’s a bit overrated?  So Hollister sell beachy type clothes – lose clothes, but they’re actually pretty comfortable. I have turquoise and grey Hollister cuffed jogging bottoms and a couple of tops, however I’ve seen girls and boys who have nothing but Hollister in their wardrobes! Hollister isn’t cheap either, as the brand is accepted as a designer and therefore people compete to have the best of their garments paying whatever will be asked. 

The shops have a well thought out, consistent and maintained theme however each time I go into the shop I feel like I need to take a torch because I can’t see anything including the prices. I get that it’s part of the theme but even beaches have sunshine so lighting should be at a more appropriate level. Most shops have a camera which shows a live beach and what’s happening there. Do you not agree that this is quite pointless? Britain hasn’t got the best of weather – it’s mostly raining with the occasional break of sunshine so I don’t really get the hype. It personally doesn’t make the shop any more authentic for me, it just makes me want to go on holiday!  The people in there wear close to nothing (LOL) sticking to the theme: bikinis, shirtless boys with beautiful six packs (they’re selective on the people that they hire if you haven’t already noticed), short dresses, shorts and that sort of thing. The nearest beach to my house is 4 hours away! Meaningless much?  

Here are pictures of most of the Hollister clothes I own, all of which I got in sales!  Thing is, some may think Hollister isn’t overpriced but I’m not rich so I wouldn't spend £50 on one item. I agree it’s more affordable than some shops, but I still don’t think it is worth it. I’d rather spend that money on nicer tops in Primark, New Look or H&M – it’s not just about the brand.  Waiting for sales means that you can spend that £50 on more than one garment. At some point, all their clothes go on sale because they have new stock.

Hope you like my clothes, I’ll try and blog again asap! Thank you for reading x 

Stereotypical Fashion

Pauls Boutique. When you hear those two words do you think chavchavchav or do you think lovelovelove?  Some of you may know that Pauls Boutique had a sample sale last weekend in London, and as a total fashionista I decided to go! However, I’m not Pauls Boutique’s biggest fan – I see a lot of people (that I wouldn’t want to be associated with) wearing their PB quilted jackets, carrying massive handbags saying ‘I LOVE PB’. This gives Pauls Boutique as a whole a bad reputation!  I asked ten people of all age groups and they agreed. They wouldn’t think of wearing Pauls Boutique.

One thing I’ve learnt by writing this blog is that when dealing with fashion you have to keep an open mind because you may love something that you never thought you would, and fashion is about exploration (that's no excuse to look bad LOL).

  I was going through the Pauls Boutique website, looking at the handbags and I actually found some really pretty handbags - instead of being 'chavy' they’re REALLY elegant!  When I hear people saying that ALL PB bags are 'chavy', it’s annoying but it's actually really stereotypical!

Anyways, when I went to the sample sale there were some brand new bags at heavily discounted prices. I brought two bags which you can see below:

  

This is the first bag that I brought. It's called Holly, and on the PB website it's £60. At the sample sale I got this for £20 - BARGAIN! I really liked this bag straight away because it's not a typical PB bag, it's elegant and the colour scheme is beautiful! I haven't seen anyone carry this bag in this colour - how many navy and nude bags do you see around? I also really like the quilted look (as you know from my Vintage article). The straps are really cute as well - it's very Chanel;) .. I would wear this bag with a nice top, navy blazer, jeggings or shorts with navy shoes. In my opinion navy and black don't go together so I wouldn't wear this with black jeans.

The other bag I got is called Bridget and on the PB website, sells for £70. I got this one for £25 - another bargain! I really liked this bag because the Tan colour has really come back into fashion, and it looks really elegant! It's not an out there PB bag - it's overall elegant. I used to have a bag like this from Primark (£3) but obviously the cut of this bag is much prettier! I'm going to use this bag as a school bag because I can get SO much in this. But I could also take it out, and I would wear this with black jeans, black heels, a cream with bangles. At some point I'll upload pictures of me wearing both bags with appropriate outfits.

Still think Pauls Boutique is for chavs?  Don't get me wrong, some bags are out there but others are fashionable! Want to see more? On the Pauls Boutique website, all their bags are on there and even though they are a bit pricey, sales for Christmas will start soon so look out for that and they should have another sample sale at some point! One way to find out to all you need to know about sales, discounts and events is applying to the mailing list which should be on each website - this applies for all shops! About 30 emails from shops come to me each day so I know everything straight away! Remember to keep an open mind fashionistas;) -  Thank you for reading x

PRIMARNI?

From the post name you already know that I'm going to be writing about Primark, also know as Primarni.  This is the name given to Primark by people that are posh, acting like they're shopping at Armani. I find this quite funny actually, especially when these people come out of Primark with big bags full of clothes trying to hide the fact that they can't be seen dead in there. Psshhttt, get over yourself!

I love Primark, I think its the perfect shop to get all of your latest fashion needs! Fashion is changing so rapidly that it's not practical to be spending lots and lots, especially with the economical recession that we are suffering from (hahahaha my bit of formality).. but yeah, we  simply aren't millionaires! I'm happy to admit that I have quite a few Primark tops in my cupboard, which I'm taking on holiday with me!  Here's a few for you to see; I'm really sorry about my hair guys (need a haircut). If you can't see the tops clearly, it's okay because I'll just explain them to you!

 The top on the left is a sleeveless denim top. I never used to like the denim look because I used to see my uncle wear a denim shirt and he's like 50, and as a result I thought denim should just be worn in the form of jeans! Like I've said in previous posts, it's really important to experiment with fashion because you find out more about yourself and majority of the time it always looks nice when you try something different by stepping out of your comfort zone. When denim came in back in fashion as tops, jackets and gilets etc, I thought I'd go to Primark and buy a top to try out. Not only is this top easy to wear, it's comfortable and perfect for many occassions! Here I've teamed it with my famous black heels;) (all the other ones are packed) and black leggings - it's slick. However saying this, you obviously can't wear denim on denim so I wouldn't ever wear this top with jeans or jeggings because you'd just clash your clothes and look weird.  This top could also work be tucked into a summer skirt to look like a dress - that would actually look really nice! I got this top for £10; I would tell people to buy it, but I would say get one size up to your normal size because it's quite a short top and to tie up the front of the top nicely, you need a bit of space to pull the material down or you might find your belly hanging out - what a lovely sight;) 

  

Okay so the next top is a cream chiffon full sleeve top, with gold buttons going halfway down the top and buttons on the sleeves so you can make them shorter or longer depending on your preference.  From the picture, it's clear that I have folded the sleeves up, and tucked the top into my leggings. This top looks perfect even when it's not tucked in; it's a nice flowy tunic so you can wear it either way. I loved this top when I first saw it because it's just so nice and casual but at the same time looks gorgeous! It can be worn all year around - in summer you don't need to wear a full length top underneath. Even though I've worn the top with leggings, it can be worn with jeggings, beige jeans, and normal black jeans. I personally wouldn't wear it with blue jeans purely because I don't think it would match. I have worn pearl earrings and pearl bracelets with it (also from Primark) because this contrasts nicely with the colour of the top; nevertheless other gold jewellery would match just as well because of the buttons. This chiffon material could represent the vintage trend -  it's so elegant! I would definitely recommend this top to anyone - it's one of my favourites in my whole wardrobe, and it wasn't even expensive. I got this top for £12, and it's available in like 4 other colours, including black, purple, beige and pink. I would class it as a wardrobe essential!

My last top is a  sleeveless lace top, which I have already spoken about in my post about Vintage (check it out if you haven't already)! The difference between this top and the others is that 1) it's the only one from Primark and 2) it's my favourite because it has collars and an elegant colour contrast. My hair covers up the top but like the lining in the middle, the top has black collars.  On the lining are black buttons so this top is easy to put on without messing up your hair!  I have tucked this top into my leggings, just like the others. I have done this because the top is quite short anyway and when out it looks like it doesn't fit me even when it does! But as you can see, where it tucks I have taken some of the top out to give it some texture and fall nicely - not just go straight down. You could easily wear a camisole underneath this top; I haven't to show the fact that I am wearing lace.  This top is available in a couple of other colours, but this was my favourite! This top can be worn with black leggings and black jeans. Anything blue or any other colour would clash with the black lining. This top was £8, and even though this top is beautiful, again I would buy a bigger size than normal because of the short length and for this top to only be worn in Summer. It can make you feel pretty cold, unless you have a cardigan or something on top. Because of the collars, a necklace isn't needed because it would ruin the presentation of the top. Nice earrings, and a bracelet or ring will look perfect and won't make you look overdressed! 

I hope you've learnt a thing or two about styling clothes, and decided to open up to Primark if you haven't already. Primark also sells pretty jewellery that would go with any of these tops. To an extent, I would say that Primark is better than designers like Armani because not only are they cheaper but most of the clothes are nicer to be honest! Leave comments if need help or want to give me advice; thank you for reading x

What Goes Around Comes Around

When I think of Vintage, I picture old clothes that are second hand – charity shops, but that’s only a tiny proportion of Vintage. Yes, Vintage can be second hand but the term actually means clothes that have come back in fashion from a previous era. Long pleated skirts (like the one below), is an example of a popular Vintage item.  It originally comes from the 60’s, however recently it has been brought back and is a fashionable summer garment!

A designer in which is inspired by vintage is Chanel.  Their bags are quilted, in which went out of fashion for a couple years but now you see the Quilted look everywhere! High street retailers have adapted the look and created MUCH cheaper versions – it may not have the Chanel sign but I still love my quilted bag; ), I take it everywhere because it’s so handy and trendy!

 I went shopping the other day and I brought a pair of stilletos, which you can see above and below ... I got home and showed my mum and she said ‘Priya, I used to have those exact same Stilletos in at least 7 different colours, I can’t believe they’ve come back in fashion!’ …  So you’ll see that parents are actually quite fashionable, all their fashion has come back and I guarantee if you ask any of your parents they’ll see items that you have in your cupboard that they wore during their 20’s! Don’t you wish they kept all their things?!  (Excuse the bad camera quality.)

Lace is a material associated with vintage as well. I have about five lace dresses and three lace tops, and I absolutely adore them! It’s so elegant and it can be worn in Summer and Winter. But I think the ultimate Vintage must have accessory is the HAT!!! Even if you’re not a hat person, it looks fab on everyone! Or, if you really detest the idea then a bow would be just as fashionable! I have a secret obsession with bows as you can see on the heels. I also brought a bow clip yesterday (yes, I know I go shopping a lot) but yeah, bows were originally around in the 1990’s, but it’s become popular again! In 2010, many bows were seen on the catwalk and since then they’ve become a girls must have!
               
You see Vintage on the covers of fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle, and it's one of those trends that will always exist – things will always keep coming back.  What do you think of Vintage clothes, or my heels/bag? Let me know, comment! Thank you for reading x