As the Season Changes

Dress with Belt: c/o Jarlo     Cardigan: Next     Shoes: New Look    Handbag: Dorothy Perkins

This is the outfit I wore this weekend to my friends BBQ, safe to say the last one of the season and the last bit of sun we'll have for a while, the dark nights have already arrived and its not stopped lashing it down with rain since. So I though I'd share this with you and remind you it was summer just days ago.

The Dress was kindly sent to me from Jarlo, and I must admit when it first arrived I didn't think it was very "me" however one slouchy cardigan and a belt later I was in love with it and it was the perfect outfit for the last summer hurrah. As I mentioned in my previous post here, Jarlo is a brand I've recently fallen in love with, and I have a list as long as my arm of things I want need in my life. With the new season upon us its the perfect reason to add to my winter wardrobe with the likes of  Zooey, Elise and Lucy dresses, all peter pan collars, swallow prints and sheer panelling - get in my life now!! The dresses are all named and after browsing on the site I realised the one in the pictures above is named Nora! I don't know if that's why this particular dress was chosen to be sent to me, but either way it made my day (little minds pleased by little things I know, I know).

Must dash I'm off to the cinema with the boy and by the sounds of it we are running late, let me know what you think and if you've fallen in love with any Jarlo creations!

BraveSoul A/W Preview Event

On Thursday I was lucky enough to be invited to attend BraveSoul's Autumn/Winter Preview Event at The Circle Club in Manchester. For those of you who aren't familiar with the brand, BraveSoul is an online clothing retailer for both men and women, they are a relatively new brand but there collections are growing from strength the strength, you can see my review on their last one here. 

The A/W collection for women features some great pieces that are perfect for this seasons trends, my favourite items have to be the Tweed Jacket, The "Leather" Waistcoat, The Chiffon Dipped Hem Dress - so that's the country & gothic trend nailed and the perfect little black dress in my wardrobe all for less than £70, can you see why I love this brand! 

Photo Care of El_Martina 

Photo Care of El_Martina 

Not forgetting the boys! The men's line has grown so much since last time and included some great paisley & Aztec printed Tees, polka dot shirts and chunky knits that I can see being included on my boyfriends wish list and will make great presents for those poor bloggers bf's, who suffer each weekend by taking our outfit post photos - one of the main topics of discussion between the bloggers on the night - we all envy those girls with photographer boyfriends! 

It was great to meet up with some of the bloggers that I met at the last BraveSoul event, who I've kept in touch with, as well as get to know some new faces, its always great at these kind of events to meet the bloggers that are in the Manchester area and create a friendship network as it can sometimes be daunting attending these things alone, however I'm beginning to really enjoy going to these events and seeing familiar faces! 

Heres some of the lovely ladies I've met through events and their blogs...

Martyna from El_Martina 

Karolina from Bogoosha

Julia from The Fashion Keeper

Lauren from L. Loves

Charlotte from A Trend I Made Earlier

Ashleigh from Pretty Girl Rich 

It was a fantastic event with great food, drink and company, here are a few more snaps from the night

Run Away With Me

Dress (worn as skirt) c/o: Jarlo   Top: Primark  Blazer: Primark

Belt: Next   Handbag: Mango   Watch: Michael Kors   Turquoise Ring: Spanish Market

How beautiful is this dress?! I mean Jarlo are known as a brand for their beautiful dresses but when this creation was sent to me by the lovely Nicola from Fluorescent PR I fell in love with the gorgeous turquoise colour and welcomed it into my usual monochrome colour palette!

I couldn't wait to wear it and when I received a promotion at work a few days later, the boy treated me to cocktails and dinner it felt like the perfect occasion to showcase this beauty! The material is so soft and the amount of fabric made me feel amazing, being 5"9 I normally struggle with maxi dresses not being long enough when I wear heels but this dress was the perfect length!

I literally didn't want to take it off and the next day when I met a friend for lunch I wore the dress again but dressed it down with a denim shirt over the top and flats. With a trip to the races coming up and a few last minute summer parties to attend I think I'll be getting a lot of use out of this beauty!

A Leopard never..

Top: Forever 21    Skirt: c/o Own The Runway     Shoes: c/o Quiz 

Handbag: Select      Necklace: H&M      Watch: Michael Kors      Ring: YSL

Can someone tell me what the hell is going on with Manchester weather?! One minute its raining the next its red hot and the sun is shining, hence the less than summery outfit, though I guess now we've entered September I should give up the hope of having some form of summer this year! 

Any how the lack of sunshine the last few weeks has been majorly compensated by the two lovely packages sent to me from Abigail at Snow PR, is there anything more exciting than coming home to surprise packages, especially ones tied up in a purple ribbon! I love surprise packages even more so when they contain an amazing skirt adorned in my favourite embellishments, studs and a pair of wedged trainers, a trend I've been debating whether or not to buy into for ages now. Two pieces I've been wanting to add to my wardrobe for some time now and now finally have!! Seriously I squealed in delight when I opened them up and immediately wanted to pair them with my new bag which was the best bargain ever, Alexander Wang esq for just £12 from Select not somewhere I'd normally shop, but it was brought to my attention by one of my favourite bloggers and oh my gosh they have some great pieces at even better prices!

PS. Totally didn't intend to match my manicure to my top, but hey! If you want to see how to do the leopard print mani there's a tutorial here.