Slouching Around

Today I am extra tired. I've had a very busy week, which has included a flying visit back home to work a few shifts as I was needed at my old job. I'm never going to complain at the prospect of money coming my way so I was more than willing to help. Unfortunately I have become very unused to the early mornings and having to catch a train back to Southampton at a ridiculous hour this morning certainly did not help, but needs must and all that!

Due to my current weary ways I really didn't fancy making too much of an effort to get dressed this morning, and of course I wanted to be extra comfy for my long train journey. However, even in slouch mode I always feel the need to make some sort of an effort. After all, who wants to leave the house looking like a slob. Even when I'm not feeling my best I always find that a little bit of effort will go some way to making me feel almost human again.

In the end I opted for a check shirt, which I own about ten of yet rarely get round to wearing these days, teamed with a turtle neck crop top and nice comfy cut-off shorts. What's not to like. I also love my hair here, the bob is back with a vengeance. I have to admit that it did not stay this way after I left the house to brave the elements, but it's nice to think it looked passable for a little while!

Check Shirt - Topshop

Turtle Neck Crop Top - Boohoo

Shorts - Urban Outfitters

Necklace - New Look

Boots - eBay

And Relaaaax

I have so much to be doing right now what with uni work, holding a job down, seeing my boyfriend/friends/family, blogging and freelancing it all seems to be getting a bit mental. At this current moment in time I'm just about keeping my head above water. Hopefully I will be able to maintain this attitude for the following 10 weeks that remain of my degree. Scary times.

Today has been yet another whirlwind, featuring me running around like a headless chicken and frantically ticking things off my to-do list. I've managed to clear a small space in my schedule to devote to writing up a quick blog post, because I couldn't possibly let you all down now, could I.

Due to the fact that I have had to be in ten places at once today I've settled for wearing a floaty maxi skirt. The skirt is both easy to move around in and made of a nice light material, which is just perfect for those moments when your all hot and bothered - and these moments seem to creeping up on me on a regular basis these days (Who said stress was a bad thing?!). I also love the aztec print on the skirt. Prints like these are a great way to jazz up an otherwise boring outfit and make you feel a bit more cheery on such a grey day. I've kept the rest of my outfit simple, teaming the skirt with a white sheer embroidered blouse from Topshop, a belt to cinch in my waist and my black heeled chelsea boots.

Sleepy Bron... 

Skirt - New Look, £16.99

Blouse - Topshop, £32

Jacket - Topshop, gift

Boots - Ebay, £19.99

Bargain Bin

I've spent the weekend visiting my boyfriend in Plymouth. I'll take any excuse to get out of Southampton for a few days and it's always nice to have a change of scenery. As you may know, Edd is a photographer and so I have taken full advantage of this today by getting him to take a few snaps of me before we went out and about for the day.

This morning we woke up to find the sun shining through the windows. Whenever there is a slight hint of sunshine I always feel the overpowering need to put shorts on - yes I am aware that it's still February but I just can't help myself. Due to the rather underwhelming temperatures down in Plym I teamed my shorts with the thickest pair of tights I could find and added a black and white striped jumper over my sheer shirt.

I picked the jumper up in the Primark sale a couple of days ago for the bargain price of £5 (reduced from £12). The shirt is also another Primark find. I saw something similar in Topshop a few weeks ago and you can only imagine my delight when I noticed this almost identical shirt for a fraction of the price. I found the shoes whilst rummaging around the shops during the January sales. They're from River Island and were marked at half the original price. They were also the only pair in the store and were in my size - it was fate.

Striped Jumper - Primark £5 (sale)

Shirt - Primark £12

Shorts - Urban Outfitters

Shoes - River Island £15 (sale)

Belt - H&M £7.99

Sister Time

Yesterday my younger sister came down for a flying visit. I've been snowed under with uni work recently (perks of being a third year), and was gagging for any form of social interaction or some sort of grasp on a social life, so you can imagine my delight when she came a-knocking on my door.

She had bought us both tickets to a gig at the Joiners for Christmas and was staying down for the evening. She's currently in her final year of Sixth Form so she didn't arrive til late afternoon and had to get the train at 6am this morning in order to get back in time for the start of her lessons. Unfortunately this meant that we didn't have a lot of time to do anything other than go to the gig, but all in all it was a great night and it's always lovely to see her!

As I knew we were going to be heading to the Joiners I was aware that I needed to dress down, the gig was sold out and therefore it was literally ram-packed in there. No room to move, the heat level of a sauna and someones sweaty pit in your face - what more could you possibly want on a Wednesday night. For these very reasons I stuck with a casual and very versatile look of denim Levi shorts, a crop top I'd purchased from Topshop the previous day, flat shoes and a cardigan which was needed for the long wait in the queue.

I am absolutely loving royal blue at the moment, as demonstrated by my outfit. I picked this cardigan up in the H&M sale for a mere £7, reduced from £29.99, such a bargain. The crop top fits in well with the Americana trend and for a less casual statement I would team it with a royal blue/grey midi pencil skirt.

Crop Top - Topshop, £18

Cardigan - H&M, £7 (sale)

Plum Power

It's a miracle, the sun is still firmly in its place and although it may still be rather chilly out, nothing puts me in a better mood than a blue cloudless sky.

Today all I needed to leave the house for was to stop by uni quickly before heading into town to take a few items of clothing back and run some errands. Unfortunately I also saw this as an opportunity to pick up a few new items, but what more can you expect.

I have been very good recently as far as spending money on clothes goes. I have a huge wardrobe over-stuffed with clothes I have rarely worn, or in some cases have never worn, but I still cannot bring myself to part with anything. Yes, I am a hoarder. Anyway, this week I have decided that each day I will pick something to wear that hasn't seen the light of day in a while in the vein hope that this may help me decide what needs to go and what can stay.

Today I chose to wear this plum coloured skater dress (as you may have noticed from previous outfit posts, I love a good fit and flare dress) from New Look which I think I wore once after I bought it about 18-months ago. I teamed it with a polka dot shirt in the same colour, this was worn underneath the dress to dress it up and make it a slightly more exciting outfit. I added a belt, again in plum (can you spot the theme?), a leaf charm necklace dug out from my large collection of rarely worn necklaces and a pair of slouchy New Look loafers which I managed to find at the bottom of my shoe pile.

Obviously as it is February I needed to wear this Topshop sixties-style light jersey jacket for added warmth.

Here ya have it:

Dress - New Look

Shirt - Primark

Belt - H&M

Shoes - New Look

Necklace - Primark

Coat - Topshop (gift)

Love Bron x

Mono Mono Monochrome

It's been a busy week and consequently I've let my posting slide a little bit. Forgive me, I'm currently trying to keep myself from drowning in my uni work. Anyway, I woke up this morning to find the sun shining through my window, which always makes you feel a bit better about life - especially when extremely hungover on a Sunday - and it gave me a boost of motivation to do an outfit post.

I originally planned to do an outfit post based on what I wore last night. It was my housemates 22nd birthday and so a group of us headed to Grand Cafe for a meal, and although this was a lovely place with amazing food we did feel rather out of place. Basically, we definitely weren't classy enough to be seen in there, but nevertheless I would recommend going there if you fancy splashing out and dressing up - which is always fun, right?! The night quickly descended into us getting rather intoxicated and subsequently not taken any reasonably decent photo's - oops.

So here you have it, a quick outfit I've put together to head into town today. Obviously monochrome is all everyone is banging on about these days, so I thought I'd give it a whirl and see what I could team it with.

 

Harelquin Monocrome Skirt - Boohoo, £20

Denim Skirt - Topshop, £32

My trusty pointed flats - Boohoo, £15

 

 

And here's a pic of my new fringe, I'm in love!

 

Hope you like, how are you all spending this fine day?

 

 

More Tartan Please

Here's a phrase I thought I'd never say: I am LOVING all things tartan. Cannot get enough of it right now. I have all manner of things in this weird and wonderful print from scarfs to skirts and today I even decided to venture out in my new tartan dress. I actually had the dress for Christmas but I've been too chicken to break it out ever since. However, seeing as the weather is so damp and dreary I needed something to lift my spirits just a little bit and it seems this dress is just what the doctor ordered. Add into the mix my blossoming love for pinafore dresses and it would seem that I do indeed want to revert back to the nineties child that I once was. Well, one can but dream. .

Seeing as we are braving arctic conditions at the moment, I have teamed the dress with a black sheer shirt (worn underneath), and my ever-present opaque tights. As soon as I put it on I felt like my six-year-old self once again and I really believe that every stressed out third year student should give this dress a whirl, it makes you feel oh so carefree - if only this were try, hey!

Tartan Dress - Boohoo (gift)

Shirt - Topshop (£30)

Black Pointed Flats With Tiger Design - Boohoo (£15)

Triangle Necklace - Miss Selfridge (gift)