BARGAIN BOYFRIEND BLAZER

Shoes - Topshop / Blazer - Charity Shop / Top - Sports World / Skirt - Primark.

Not your average every day outfit I know, but I thought I'd show off my new bargain boyfriend blazer with a glamorous edge today being as its valentines week and all that (I'l be wearing something a little more low key than this for whatever I end up doing I'm sure but hey!). PVC Skirts have been around a while but I've not been able to wear this one yet so happy valentines to me! My mommy dearest bought me these booties for Christmas, isn't she good? I'm releasing my inner hippie with my hair lately, its getting so long and uncontrollable, soon to be experimented with Bleach London products for fun, I'm thinking lilac, or rose! So this week I've been spoilt by everybody for no reason what so ever, but I've managed to rake up some beaut new pieces including pastels and tartan! Soon to be on my blog, and I promise, outside!

Today
Meet friends for a cute afternoon tea
Make flapjacks, again
Hunt for house pretties

... E x

UPDATING THE OLD DRESSES

Dress - Topshop (old) / Bag - Accessorize / Boots - Topshop / Bracelets - Ebay and h&m

This dress is ridiculously old, but you know you can always style the same kinda outfit the same anyways :) I was going through my wardrobe as it definitely needs sorting out, i have so much in there its a joke, a lot of it is years old too and there is no chance of me wearing any of the pieces or fitting in to them!!!

This is my favouriteeee bag ever! My dad brought it me about 3 years ago but accessorize always have beaded embroidered little bags like this perfect for slouching over your shoulder to give a pop to any outfit! Its also in good shape still, which is surprising because i bulk it out stupidly when I'm getting ready at a friends. I have been home this weekend, again, planning things for my paps birthday and shopping again, brought some super black shoes from River Island in the sale. And i'm a size 4 so i get all the good picks.. (i fit in to a size 3 in the pair i brought....) It's been noticed that my feet are shrinking over the years, anyway its Monday tomorrow i know how you all feel.

Night lovers.. E x

LOUNGING IN CHARITY SHOP KIMONOS

Dress - Topshop / Cover up - Charity Shop / Boots - Topshop / Necklace - Made by me / Bracelets - boyfriend's uncles and H&M

So after a week off I've decided to do some blogging in the comfort of home. I had to move the cat half way through because he was photo bombing on the sofa!! Hope you like it...

This dress was one of my favourites last year from Topshop, and its gone through this year being the same, and fits too (and you can't go wrong with crochet OR cut outs). Now, the cover up... it's from a charity shop and its actually an old button up dress, I've just opened it and removed the shoulder pads, but how nice is it really, such a bargain. 

As i recently mentioned, my boyfriend had inherited a heap full of sterling silver pendants and jewellery and i was like a kid at Christmas when i saw it all, the necklace i have on here is a pair of tights with one of his pendants on it. DIY madness. Same with the stone pendant bracelet, this was also a little find in his treasure box. The boots i have are similar to the usual ones i feature but they're slightly more casual with 3 buckles on them to grunge up any outfit. My barbie pink lipstick is Barry M and my hair, well there's just no excuse for my hair, 90s kid special!

Ps... I apologise for all the weird faces you can see in the reflections in the mirror, hehe.

...Elysia x

Angel of the South... (bell bottom lace crochet all things pretty worded sleeve dress)

Dress - Asos (old) / Hat and Shoes - Topshop

First things first, i do not know what the yellow thing is next to the pot, apologies.. haha! ... THIS, is one hell of a dress right? It's one of my all time faves. I got it from Asos last year, sorry peeps :( although i have had a mooch and there are some similar designs on there so get looking!!! I brought it originally for a birthday and it was massive, and i didn't wear it until the other day when i was going through my wardrobe, and now it fits like a glove... so my guess is my sister has had a cheeky borrow and then shrunk it in the wash... 

Anyway, it features lace crochet sleeves that flare out at the end, kind of like bell bottom sleeves, and remind me of the crochet place mats you used to get at your nans! Or is that just me? They're a great contrast to the silk and chiffon body and the cut out in the back. Obviously styled with black... its all i ever wear. 

Happy bank holiday lovlies... Elysia

Velvet Obsession

Cover Up - Charity shop / Shorts - New Look (old) / Belt, Shoes and Hat - Topshop / 
Necklace - Primark

I've been slacking at blogging lately, its been difficult to try to find a day where i'm not going to get soaked in all my new lovely clothes! So i apologise guys! It will be WAY more regular now! :)

I went on a charity shop haul the other day and one thing i literally grabbed as soon as i laid eyes on it from a few meters away was this magical purple velvet cover up. Its a little large, but that's the way i like them. It so perfect for this time of year too, end of summer taking me into the autumn. It came with shoulder pads initially and all i did was take them out carefully and it fit like a dream afterwards!

Ive paired it with some little denim shorts and a black crop, simple but effective, or less is more, whatever you want to call it. I added my jewellery, the cuff is from eBay and obviously (the not boring yet) grunge boots from topshop to create a whole bohemian bad girl outfit. Pretty much perfect for ANY festival too, my sisters has buggered off to V this morning and to be fair i wish i was going, because this would be my ideal outfit! Maybe with wellies though, its a tad wet. 

This belt is my absolute fave too, i wear it with pretty much everything that requires a belt, i picked it up from topshop about a month ago and been obsessed every since.

Little tip, add a fedora hat to any outfit and bam, you've got bohemian. I love mine!

So while my sister and everybody else is there today, im going to nip in the garden and do some more blogging in some of my new pieces from the charity shop haul i did in the week, some great stuff!! 

... Elysia

Harley Davidson Weekend

Waistcoat - Saltwater Gypsy / Jeans - New Look / Boots - Topshop

I thought i'd do a something a little different being as this leather vest i brought is fab! I brought it a while ago from SaltwaterGypsy. YES they do other amazing things apart from gorgeous kimonos!!!! And this weekend i have been to a bike festival / show with my boyfriend and his uncle. Both Harley fanatics. What better to feature this weekend than this vest??

When it first arrived i was so shocked it was better than i expected, the detail down the side and the fit of the vest was perfect! I usually team the waistcoat with a pretty flowy little dress because it adds a grunge edge to something quite girly, (always) but i decided to pair it up with baggy boyfriend jeans from New Look, bargain find at just 15 squids! Obviously going to whack on my favourite platform boots from Toppy too.

What girl doesn't love a bit of red lippy too, got some beaut stuff from MAC over the weekend when i got a break from digging out in a field with hairy bikers! So get purchasing gallys! 

Tonight is rest and eat night, after a long 2 days of whiplash from this bloomin weather!  

... Elysia

Baseball Grunge

Hat - Carhartt / Baseball tee - H&M / Shoes - Topshop / Bag - Primark

I'l start by saying, you must forgive the quality of some of these photos, my photo editor is having a mare! They will be better than this next time, i promise :) ...

So i thought, as i was home (amongst all the trees and amazing views), what a perfect place to shoot my first pictures for my first official blog post right?

I picked up this baseball tee from h&m a few months back and have been rocking it a lot since this weathers been beaut.. and the best thing?... its HUGE! So you can pair it with some hardcore platforms and wear it as a dress!! I know your thinking a beanie in this weather, what a joke. But i actually love pairing any outfit with a beanie these days, especially with a trusted Carhartt one. 

My Yin Yang nails were a shot in the dark last week as i had some new Barry M varnishes to have a play around with! But I'm not ashamed to say, they're pretty awesome.

NOW... the shoes, these are my favourite pair i own currently, they were a bargain from Topshop at only 50 squids! They're a little grunge, but that's the best! Any shoe/boot with a platform and buckles is a winner for me.

This outfit went down well afterwards whilst i had a few pre-birthday bash fumbles up the local with the gals :)

...Elysia