Muse for the Moment: Anne Sophie Monrad

There's a new girl in town, and it's not Tavi. I love Anne Sophie. She has such fresh faced, pure beauty and yet can turn it around to look really strong and fierce.

Burberry Boots

I saw these boots originally in Elle UK in the September issue (I think...with Lindsey Lohan cover). I loved the entire outfit they showed; a black polo neck top tucked into loose cotton, dark grey pants again tucked into these boots. At £550, I am well aware I will not be wearing them, hence why I probably love those Pendulum ankle boots I blogged earlier, so so much.

Topshop Shoe Love

Britany

Aggie

Pendulum

Passion Frill

Sherry

Ah, I've had a depressing day. Venturing into Manchester town centre with little to no money in my pocket, makes for a very sad Cassie! Especially, when Topshop seem to have done their upmost to tempt me into shoe addiction relapse. In case you didn't know, I'm a sucker for gorgeous bags in any shape and form, and similarly for shoes. Hence, treading into the Topshop designated shoe area my heart rate rapidly increased and I felt that bubble of excitement usually associated with finding the love of your life, having a baby...etc etc...! For me it was the boots I've been wanting ever since their very first day in store. Black, suede, over-the-knee, hidden platform, perfect heel (making my legs long, but not soaring me into giant height proportions). I'm talking about the Brittany boot. In fact the first over-the-knee boot (or is it OTK daarling) I saw on the highstreet when the trend hit the stores, oh so many months ago. Had I not been a student, had we not been in the middle of an economic crisis so finding a job is hard!, had I not have to make a meagre budget to survive my next few student months....trust me, on my feet these boots would be! Alas, yet again I had to leave them behind me...staring at me, daring me to open a store card in the reflection of the mirror (so aptly arranged that I could see them all the way down the escalator), so that I could 'afford' them.

Sadly I go through this scenario every single time I go to Topshop. I get excited thinking about the boots, I get outrageously excited when I see them 'waiting' for me. I pick them up, exclaim to everyone 'how gorgeous are these boots!? Why aren't you looking at them like me? Have you not seen them? No, don't get too close they're mine!'. I look for my size. Find they have it. Try them on. Take them off. Cradle them lovingly. Debate: can I afford them...no I can't...should I open a store card?...no I shouldn't. And then it's a sad farewell to my beautiful boots. Yes I know it's ridiculous but surely there is something out there for every fashion lover that makes you swoon like a Confessions of a Shopaholic character?

Anyway, what made this particular visit so very very hard was the fact that Topshop have gone out of their way to create some stunning shoes that I would love to dress my toes in. Above, are some of my very favourites, but I'm sad to say they are all just a wish away at the moment...as boots I don't need...coats I do!!

I love the pencil heel on both Sherry and Pendulum...I had to try on the Pendulum boots and yes they do make your feet look sensational.

P.S - Apologies for the lack of blogging, I've had a busy weekend as I'll soon blog about :)

Abbey Lee

Sew me up in sequins

Living at home in Devon, I'm short changed in the fact that there is no French Connection nearby. Always one to celebrate the highstreet....I love French Connection, and so despite being penniless, had to venture in on my travels in Manchester.

Well silly me! Because for Autumn/Winter they have excelled themselves. Clearly Balmain inspired, there are a few dresses absolutely dripping in sequins...seriously oozing them out of every fabricated pore. Being a student as I am, and therefore infamously known for having a tighter than tight budget, I'm still lusting after these dresses rather than buying them. Sometimes I wander about the highstreet and a few rare pieces linger around in my mind for an age (i.e thigh high Britany boots in Topshop), and I have a feeling these dresses will have some mind staying power.

P.S - These photos do the dresses no justice. So if you can't get to the shop, definitly have a look at http://www.frenchconnection.com/ for the lust, spirit and city sparkle dresses.

Nina Ricci Shoes

Surely there must be some kind of training course to go on, to learn how to walk in these?

Markus Lupfer Knits

As I said in the last post, I'm in love with knitwear for this season...knitted dresses, long thick knitted socks and very big...boyfriend-that-eats-too-much size jumpers. I'm in the process of hunting down....all of these lovelies by Markus Lupfer.

Springtime....

Whilst everyone is complaining that 'Summer' (if we even had it?) has gone, I am embracing the Autumn/Winter season. I'm feeling a stupidly high excitement at the chunky knits in stores now, more sombre colours and scarves and mittens! It must have been almost two months ago now, that I saw one of the first knitted dresses hit the highstreet and non-inspiring as it was, it still deserved a 'gasp and grasp'. However, I seem to have gained a child-like attention/patience span of about 4 weeks. I'm bored of reading about dressing with 'power' because a dress/top has 'statement shoulders'. As much as I loved it, there's only so much 'Balmania' you can read about....it's all just grown a bit repetitive. 

Maybe that's why I'm now so obsessed with blogging every new (well almost), development on the upcoming Fashion Weeks. Every day I'm checking out the shows (if only in person!), and it's so nice to see some new styles to ponder on. Already, I'm seeing style predictions that yellow and turquoise blue are going to be big, with the odd metallic, orange and even green hue about. Draping seems to be featuring on almost every catwalk. And sheer fabric cut outs are also being revealed from most designers. That one will definitly be coming up in the blog stakees at some point!

Being British, of course I'm eagerly...in fact much more than eagerly, awaiting London Fashion Week, to see what the designers will be offering us for next season. I can only hope it doesn't involve more shoulders!!

P.S....where would I be without style.com?

Emma Watson

 

and not an Olsen, Sevigny or Chung in sight