Tennis Goes Punk

I’ve been extremely infatuated with the sports luxe trend recently and am lusting after everything jersey material. I decided to pair my jersey tank with my navy plaid skirt to make what I’d like to call “Rebel Private School-Girl Tennis Player” (a bit of a mouthful). I love this tank because it’s a super great layering piece due to it’s material, and versatile in the fact that you can tie it, leave it down etc. I’ve been avoiding the Nike trainers trend for so long, and still can’t bring myself to buy a pair of black and white Roches or Free Runs, so I dug up these old pair of Nike’s from more than six years ago (!!!). The neon splashes of colour are a little bit out of my comfort zone of monochromatic tones, but maybe it’s a sign of a step towards a brighter future (haha punny, I know). Until I get my hands on a pair of white Air Forces, these will have to do.

Dramatic pose

The ancients

Skirt: Zara

Shoes: Nike

Bag: Thrifted

Shirt: Unknown

Denim Crimes

There’s the age-old rule that denim should be never worn with denim, but what’s a true denim lover without experimenting a bit with denim-on-denim? Thick jean jackets are my favourite piece to add to any look to instantly give it a more kiddish (and dare I say, grungier) vibe. One of my favourite denim jackets is this cropped varsity bowling jacket that I snagged a couple years back from a Salvation Army. It’s got gorgeous bowling patches, and is the perfect length for matching with high-waisted bottoms. With the weather warming up, I threw on my favourite white tank, permanently stolen from my mom’s closet, and a pair of thrifted men’s Levi’s. The two jean items ended up matching incredibly well, creating a very co-ordinated ensemble.

When was the last time I left my house without that choker and those shoes?

 

Jacket: Salvation Army

Tank: Mom’s Vintage

Jeans: Salvation Army

Bag: Value Village

Shoes: Écote

Sunglasses: Mom’s Vintage

 

 

Wait… where’s the black???

If you know me well you would be a tad surprised if you saw me perusing through the city without the exciting tone of black somewhere in my outfit (if not the whole entire outfit) so you might be even more surprised with this outfit post!

Yesterday I did a Spring/Summer shoot and for it I decided to bring out everything summery. Which meant white shoes, white dress, a pink fuzzy cardigan (my new favourite piece!) and my fave Topshop hat! I felt so fresh and summery in this outfit and I had absolutely no scare factor for once!!

If you’ve been looking through Topshops new collection you can safely say ‘cute’ is in. So girls, dress as cute as you want and spoil your inner 6 year old! Pink, fuzziness and glitter are all A – OK.

Hat: TOPSHOP

Cardigan: TOPSHOP

Dress: Urban Outfitters

Shoes: TOPSHOP

Turtlenecks and platform decks *.*

 

I think my favourite thing to do is mix unlikely items together, different textures and patterns are especially my fave. I kinda went for a preppy/edgy feel for this one. Mixing plaid socks with my black platform, turtlenecks with a leather jacket, and I just added in the mom jeans for good measure.

Topknots and Topshop

I’ve had some difficulties with finding a fringe kimono that doesn’t either a) unravel completely when it gets hooked even slightly or b) fray until the fringe are merely a million frizzy threads, so when I came across this piece on a Topshop rack, I couldn’t help picking it up. I’m not going to lie, it hooks onto just about everything, and makes the process of getting in and out of cars way more difficult than it ever should be, BUT it looks cool, and everyone knows that if you look cool, you are cool. I layered a men’s t-shirt turned shift dress underneath the kimono, and added an obnoxious gold chain around my neck because the fringe obviously wasn’t in-your-face enough. To balance out the heavy accents, I toned everything down with a top knot, some sleek thigh highs, and plain black booties.

 

Kimono: Topshop

Dress: Value Village (DIYed)

Thigh Highs: Aldo

Booties: Aldo

My close encounter with pink fuzzy things

 

My favourite spring trend this year is pink, fuzzy things. With my love of the 60’s and my adoration for baby pastel palette’s, I had a field day in TOPSHOP which led to this outfit. I’ve always felt that my style has always incorporated such a mix of style’s, some being edgy, girly, preppy, punky and sometimes even a little classy… none of those words are usually put in the same sentence but I swear I’m not lying! Here I felt a little bit on the girly preppy side, which usually leaves me feeling a little uncomfortable, but with the black leather bag and black lipstick I felt right back at home with my edgy tendencies.

Where the pieces are from:

Turtleneck: H&M

Sweater: TOPSHOP

Shorts: Urban Outfitters

Tights: H&M

Socks: TOPSHOP

Shoes: TOPSHOP