My high street shop of the week: Republic

Sports luxe is going to big this season. You don't have to be sporty to wear this trend, just throw on a sweatshirt, pop on some trainers and some baggy trousers or shorts. The above mood board contains: (from top left) 1. Vero Moda L- sweater £16.00 2. Soul cal Love T shirt £16.00 3. Zephyr rangers cap £25.00 4. Crafted Hi top wedge trainers £45.00 5. Shorty blue sweater £20.00 6. 'Music is the power' cropped tee £17.00 7. Converse Trainers £47.00 / All from Republic /

My favourite trend hitting the stores for spring has to be pastels. All winter i have been wearing very dark colours which definitely affects my mood. I cannot wait to fill my wardrobe with a splash of sunshine. The above mood board contains two of my all time favourite colours, baby blue and pastel pink. (From left): 1. Pink Converse £45 /  2. Lace shirt dress £35 / 3. Pastel pink skinny chinos £20 / 4. Miso blue jumper £25 / 5. Pink Cocktail ring £3.50 / 6.  Sheer empire top £22 / 7. Pink Skater skirt £30.00 / 8. Cross body bag £22 / All Republic / 

It seems to me like Monochrome has never gone out of fashion. I admit, the majority of my wardrobe contains black. Its just such a simple and easy colour to wear. I love everything in the mood board above, especially the lace shorts and monochrome skater dress with sheer sleeves. ( From left) 1. Mesh shoulder dress £25 / 2. Peace studs £4.00 / 3. Lace shorts £28 / 4. Heart jumper £30 / 5. Polka dot peplum £14 / 6. Crafted perfection vest £16 / 7. Miso stripe dress £20 / 8. Sheer vest £22 / 9. Crafted black satchel £32 / 10. Soul cal hi top canvas trainers £20 / 11. Miso PU skater skirt £20 / All Republic /

So there are my favourite picks from Republic. Hope you enjoyed this post and have had a great weekend.

Gem x 

My spring 2013 wish list ♥

Hello,

With the shops starting to release their spring/ summer collections, i thought I'd make a spring wish list/ inspiration post. I am really getting bored of winter now and can't wait to be able to get out side without wearing about five layers of clothing. However spring will still require some layering such as a light weight jacket, cardigan, jumper or tights.

The spring/ summer 2013 fashion shows contained so many new exciting trends for this year. The looks to choose from include pastels, neon's, metallics, graphic patterns, monochrome or cropped. The best being the return of the 90's.

Ive added some of these looks below for you to ooh and arr over. ★

Graphic:

Metallic:

90's nostalgia:

Here are three spring looks i have put together:

Peachy Pastel

spring is coming by gemma-coy featuring witchery

Vero Moda woven shirt, £15 / Coco's Fortune pleated chiffon maxi skirt / Accessorize flat shoes, £30 / Leather handbag / Witchery , £33 / Watch, £37 / Smashbox gift sets kit, £30 / by Don Carney 20x200, £15

90's Child

90's child by gemma-coy featuring round sunglasses

Vintage cardigan / Topshop cotton t shirt / Denim jean jacket, £100 / High rise shorts, £55 / River Island printed shorts / Dr. Martens flat lace up boots, £93 / Studded bag / Topshop round sunglasses

Graphic

graphic by gemma-coy featuring nars cosmetics

rag & bone chevron print dress, £340 / ASOS , £44 / Peep toe sandals / Sondra Roberts handbag, £16 / Smashbox , £26 / Smashbox lip stick, £12 / NARS Cosmetics , £11

What trends will you be following if any this season? Feel free to leave a comment below.


Thanks for visiting. Gem x

I wish my hair looked like this...

Having a bit of a lazy day today as winter Flu has hit me hard. (insert little violin here). Today i thought i would just post some of my favourite pictures.

 

 

Hair

My hair is really long and messy at the moment. I never get time to visit my hairdresser any more but I have decided i must change the style completely before Christmas. These are some of the styles I love at the moment. Which one shall i go for?  I quite like the idea of being a red head at the moment.

Dip dye
 

 

 

Beautiful red

 

 

Glamorous Miley

 

 

Rock Chic Miley ( probably not for me)

 

 

Rapunzel hair

 

 

Elegant Black

 

 

(images weheartit.com)

 

Autumn/ Winter Layering

Winter is a extremely difficult season  to dress stylish for. You feel you have to wear as many layers as possible in order to stay warm. Its OK though, its on trend as layering has been seen all over the 2012 Autumn and Winter cat walk shows. 

My layering tips:

1. Choosing a certain mood for your colours. For example, if you look at the picture below, the designer has used different shades of the same colour in different amounts of clothing to illustrate layers. This is called complex layering so that you can’t focus on just one object but take in the whole effect. Or if you like, you could just go out-right bold and colourful!

2. Textures – Be adventurous! Mix that fluff with that leather. It’ll look hot!

3. The more the merrier! If you can’t do it now, when can you?! Embrace fashion and pile it on!

 

 

Some of my favourite street looks

Cute jumpers with collars:

 

I love cute jumpers with peter pan collars and these girls really carry off this look well. I love the mix of evening with day wear. I am especially in love with that cute cat jumper.

 

Leather and wool mix up:

I love these cute wool jumpers paired with a leather mini. My favourite of the two is the look below. The over sized boyfriend coat paired with a cute leather mini skirt and grey tights is really simple but beautifully stylish.

 This stunning girl wears a Mongolian lambs wool coat, which I think looks amazing. Not something i would wear myself but she is defiantly working those layers by pairing the coat with a hand-bleached plaid Ralph Lauren shirt and Jesus print t-shirt. A leather mini skirt and weather-worn Dr. Martens complete the outfit.

Read on to get the layered look: