Travel | Girls trip to Barcelona

September has flown by and it’s probably because there has been so much going on in my life recently. I officially started a new job, I turned the grand old age of 24 and in the middle of that I jetted off to Barcelona with my best friend, Chloe for a weekend away. It was an amazing five days full of sightseeing, shopping and sun. I loved catching up with Chloe, who was my fellow Style Editor with me at Uni and who I don’t see enough of. Here is a little snippet of what we got up to…

My LFW Favourites

Hi guys,

London Fashion Week has been and gone and hasn’t it been amazing? I love watching and searching through all the amazing shows afterwards. There are some many talented designers from the UK, I love being inspired by these innovative and creative minds.

I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite stand out pieces and designers from the past week and shows I have loved. 

Style | Mono Checks

Hi guys,

  

So September means two things: the arrival of fashion week and (more importantly) my birthday! Yey!

I headed to the shops last week, for the first time in ages, with the intention of getting some ideas for my birthday wish list. However this coat jumped out at me and I just had to get it there and then.

Something to celebrate...

 

Hi Guys,

I love the little luxuries in life and spending the afternoon sipping tea and having a good catch up is definitely one of my favourite things to do.

Last week I headed to Clitheroe for celebratory afternoon tea with my mum after work. It was such a lovely way to start the weekend I thought I would share some of my photos and thoughts with you.

 

It was a rainy Friday afternoon so it was nice to shelter in the warmth of the Garden Kitchen nursery tearoom in Holden just outside Clitheroe...

DIY | 5 minute Ripped Jeans Tutorial

Hi Guys,

I have been having a clear out of my wardrobe recently and been replacing old clothes with new season updates. Jeans are a staple which I wear a lot and because of this I often buy a new pair each season to replace the old, well worn ones. 

Instead of throwing my old jeans out this season I thought I would recycle them and do a little DIYing on them. I love the ripped jean trend this season so thought it was the perfect excuse to grab the scissors and chop away.

 This is a really easy DIY that can be done in 5 minutes, so what are you waiting for?

You will need...

Travel | A weekend in Munich

Hi guys,

I am back from an amazing trip to Munich this bank holiday and wanted to share with you some of my snaps from over the weekend and some handy tips if you are thinking of visiting Munich.

I went with my boyfriend to visit my brother, who lives there. It is such a beautiful city and I loved exploring its many historic buildings, gorgeous parks and tasting traditional German food. It’s safe to say I came back to England with very sore legs from non stop walking all weekend.

Travel | Tips on packing for a European city break

 Hi guys, I am jetting off to Munich, Germany this bank holiday to visit my brother who lives there and am super excited. 

Having been a couple of times before, once by myself and again with my mum and dad, I can honestly say it is one of my absolute favourite cities to visit. This time I am excited to be going with my boyfriend Tom, who has never visited this beautiful city before. I can’t wait to show him all the cool beer gardens, amazing views and historical architecture Munich has to offer.

I have been super keen and already started packing. I need to make sure what I pack is minimal but will last all weekend. Seeing as I can only take hand luggage on the plane I need to be organised or I’ll end up packing things I really don’t need. So I thought I’d share with you some tips on packing for a short trip to Europe and how I would style up outfits when faced with limited baggage allowance.

Day dresses and playsuits are the easiest to pack and style as they are lightweight, cool and can easily be worn with or without tights depending on the weather. They are also great to wear at night if you haven’t got time to nip back to hotel and change. I am packing a few in various prints and materials, this mulberry tartan skater dress is one I made myself at the beginning of the year from a really simple sewing pattern. It’s great as the material is durable but lightweight so can be worn all year round. 

As well as day dresses packing a variety of tops that go with bottoms is a good idea especially if you are going for a few days like myself, then you have a variety to choose from. I am taking one jersey maxi skirt that can be worn day or night and three tops that can be mixed and matched depending on the temperature and time of day.

 

My denim jacket is perfect for this kind of trip. As it is late summer and Munich is generally warmer than Britain, I think this lightweight but stylish Topshop one is great..