In my late teens and early twenties, I was hooked on fast fashion. Give me a cute top that didn’t break the bank and I was all yours (figuratively speaking, of course!). They were bargain buys which were giving me a quick fix, but even the most basic of t-shirts wouldn’t last more than a few cycles in the washing machine before getting a small hole, or completely losing its shape. It wasn’t until I discovered Dead Fleurette that I started to think a little more about not only what I was consuming, but how I was consuming. I started…
Three months into my second 5PFW challenge, and I figured that I owed you all an update, particularly given some of the questions I received on my video on the subject. I’ve managed to pick up three items which make up part of my five, which has me feeling a little like I’m teetering on the edge of going over this ‘season’ (although I won’t beat myself up too much if I do!). Given I am a Lover girl through and through, as soon as the new collection launched I knew I had to get a piece of it. I…
Karen Walker slanting frill top (similar), Lover the Label lace pencil skirt Over the last couple of months I have been slowly making my way through my list of wardrobe essentials, and today I’m talking about a classic; the pencil skirt. While it’s fair to probably say that pencil skirts are generally reserved for the office, I’ve found mine to be a key piece that I reach for over the weekend too – it’s the perfect piece for dressing up an otherwise casual look. It was one of the first things that I added to my wardrobe at 17 when…
If there’s one thing that you’ll have noticed about me, it’s when I find a brand I like, it sticks. Cutting back my closet over the years, I’ve garnered a pretty good understanding of what I do, and what I don’t like, and I’ve found that I tend to stick to the comforts of a brand I know, over the ones which feel… unfamiliar. I’ve read enough to know that the general consensus is that brand loyalty just isn’t for millenials, but in my personal experience, that has been far from the case. The first brands I truly *discovered* as…
T by Alexander Wang stripe dress, c/meo Collective cardigan, Valentino tango pumps, Proenza Schouler PS11 satchel As you’ll probably know, it’s not often that you’ll catch me in anything that hugs the body quite so much as this little number from T by Alexander Wang, but those stripes just had me at hello. It’s definitely a little shorter than I’m used to, but I think it makes for a nice change of pace, and is one of the newer additions to my wardrobe that is helping to keep things fresh. And if anything, it’s a reminder to continue to step…
