Day 11: Wild horses

I don't think you can see the dress very clearly from the photo, but the little pattern figures are horses! (any horse lovers out there?) I'm a little bit in love with the dress - lace panels, lucky horseshoes, Alexa-ish vintage style..AND I got it on sale. What's not to love?

I have to admit something... I don't actually think a white shirt particularly matches this outfit, but I do love the dress so I wore the shirt as a jacket. I accesorised with a satchel from Primark (not seen).

Today I'm wearing:

• Yumi horse dress
• Vintage white shirt

(close up of the dress in navy)

Yumi is one of my favourite places to shop in because the dresses are so cute and gorgeous. I first heard about it as a favourite of Fearne Cotton's so it definitely is in tune with her quirky style. And the sales are good too! You can usually find decent dresses reduced from £50 to under £15.

Also, I'm going shopping for a new white shirt tomorrow so I'll keep you informed on white shirt hotspots!

Bev x

Day 10: Flower power

Greetings :) apologies for the late blog, but as long as this gets posted before the end of the day, it's alright!

Today I'm wearing:

• New Look flower midi skirt
• Marks and Spencer's shirt
• My trusted Zara mac

The first photo was taken before I went out, and the second when I came back so the mac was an unintentional addition to the outfit (but I now think it actually goes quite well).

Flower power FTW.

Bev x

Day 9: Preppy woman / About a boy

Hooray for sweater vests :) Apparently I'm going for the schoolboy look. Well, here we go.

Today I'm wearing:

• Marks and Spencer's shirt
• Oasis sweater vest (women's section, not the schoolboy one)
• Grey shorts (they have a very odd shape though)

Bev x

Ps. Totally couldn't decide what to name today's post, so have two :)

Day 8: Life in Black and White

Monochrome is a trend where I believe less IS more. Yes I do realise yesterday's outfit was black and white too, but this time is a smart monochrome (yesterday's was more lazy). It's ideal for the office and I'm a big fan of the bag as it will literally fit EVERYTHING you need it to fit. Kind of like a TARDIS. Smart, too. As for the shirt, it's another firm favourite as the lace and frills mean you don't really have to try hard with the rest of the outfit.

Today I'm wearing:

• Vintage white lace shirt (short sleeves this time)
• Skirt by Armani
• Bag from Matalan - although at the time I bought it from a charity shop as I thought it looked leather and expensive!

Bev x

Day 7: Supersize me...

...I'm talking about the shirt!

It's no secret that men's shirts are larger than female shirts so I've been wardrobe raiding today to do the "oversized shirt" look. Its not just t-shirts that can be baggy, y'know... Baggy white shirts can do wonders for hiding bumps n' imperfections and won't look frumpy/school-boy-ish as long as you match it with leggings or skinny jeans.

I've never been confident with wearing leggings outside the house without them being accompanied by some sort of skirt/dress though, so when I went out I swapped them for black cord skinny jeans. And if you really want to commit 110% to the look, I say get out a dark tie and glasses too!

Today I'm wearing:

• Men's large white shirt from M&S ("borrowed" from my dad's wardrobe!)
• Black shiny leggings / black skinny jeans from Next
• "Geek" glasses (I think they're more "chic"..) - if you don't own any, pop out the lenses of an old pair of 3D glasses

Make sure you undo the top few buttons and wear it with open cuffs too! This is not the sophisticated city worker look (though I'm sure we can try that out another day!)

Bev x

Day 6: Bargain hunter Bev

My hair is a mess today, so this was my attempt at going incognito in public! It looks like a pathetic attempt at a disguise (I'm not a criminal mastermind, promise) but that's not the intention :) It was sunny for a while and this was actually the first time I've worn a sunhat so we're making improvements weather-wise too. Well done, sun.

Today I'm wearing:

• Topshop pink dress (£45 to £15 I believe)
• Next white shirt
• Boat hat from Bershka (£15 to £2)
• Sunglasses from Bik Bok (£12 to £3)
• Floral satchel bag from a local charity shop (£? - £3!)

(apart from the white shirt, all of the above were purchased at sale prices and very big discounts! I certainly love a bargain, and who's to say you can't buy fashion at a budget?)

Another bonus of the white shirt... It can never ever ever go out of season. "that's sooooo last year" may apply to your leather trousers or pastel dresses someday but not for the shirt!

Woop woop.

Bev x

PS. I think tomorrow it may be time to raid my dad's wardrobe! Oversized men's white shirt, here we come.

Get the look: Kirsten Dunst

I have quite a large magazine collection at home and the one celeb outfit that keeps reappearing is Kirsten Dunst's Rodarte yellow blazer + white shirt combo - she wore it in January and everyone's still raving about it. Because it was a pretty stunning (daring yet demure) outfit and I'm not just saying that because I'm a campaigner for the white shirt!

Tell me - doesn't she look amazing!? It's a perfect transition from day to night, office to party...and now you can get the look too, without the hefty price tag.

Yellow's quite a tricky colour to pull off; it works well with Kirsten's sunny hair and fair skin but a more universal colour like pink is a little bit safer for us non-Hollywood superstars. (This works in EVERY colour as long as you colour co-ordinate!)

Blazer - H&M, £19.99

 Trousers - ASOS, £33.50

 Shirt - Next, £28

 

Clutch - Yours Clothing, £12

And voila! Pretty in pink. And if the trousers are a bit too out-there, pair it with dark skinny jeans instead. Don't forget to tuck the shirt in and do the top button up, and the heels as well! H&M also have an impressive range of affordable blazers in an array of lovely colours so it's worth checking out as well.

Thanks for the inspiration, Kirsten!

Bev x 

Ps. All prices were correct when this was posted! :)