Style Memories: London

I took these photos when I had first moved to London around October time, myself and a friend took a trip to Kensington Gardens and thought it would be fun to take some snaps. It was a classic autumnal day, the air was crisp and clear and it wasn't cold enough for bare legs (huraaah!).
My dress is one I've owned for a while, I got it on sale in Topshop about 2 years ago and paired it with a cropped jumper from H&M and an oversized black coat from Zara.
My mum has engrained colour in me from a young age so I couldn't go all out monochrome, I love long socks peeking out so I dug out a suitable autumnal pair and my blue Fiorelli bag. Looking back I wish I had gone with a black or raspberry coloured bag to tie in with my socks!
This is generally about as formal as it gets during the day time for me as if I wear a dress in the day its usually with trainers (not ashamed).
I love this outfit as it reminds me of my first couple of months in London, a nervous first year trying to find my feet and trying to remember which tubes to get on! It also reminds me of how much I have evolved since living in the city...basically I now remember which tubes to get on.

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Next & Marc Cain Spring/Summer 2015

A week or so ago I attended the Next and Marc Cain Spring/Summer press days.

It was really amazing to see the up and coming trends for next year, and may I say there are some corkers! 

I started the day at Uni so I went for comfort in a Denim jacket, ripped jeans and a snuggly tartan scarf.

The true gem of the Next S/S in my eyes is the home wear, this was my favorite collection within the home section with earthy tones and copper accents it was just perfection. I WANT IT ALL.














Moving onto the clothes, the colour ways Next chose were very fresh with a palette of greens, blue's and reds with some real stand out prints such as the graphic print cami (below).

My favorite piece is the white dungarees, absolutely adorable and perfect for summer with a little cropped tee underneath with converse!

They had also put a little twist on classic pieces, and it was great to see the wide leg trouser made a return.

Who doesn't just want need that drumstick bag?!

Next had also released a beauty range with super cute packaging! 

The eye and lip crayons I am dying to give a go. 

Next on the agenda was Marc Cain. 

Quite a new designer to me but I absolutely adored the clothes, especially the jackets and coats! Me and Gemma fawned over every coat. 

Again another fresh colour scheme but with pastel blues and corals being the stand out colours for me.

Plus who doesn't love an embellished collar? 

To end the day we watched the Oxford Circus lights being switched on. 

ITS OFFICIALLY CHRISTMAS.

P x

Poppies and Breakfast

Today we visited the magnificent poppies at the Tower of London. 

The Tower walls are surrounded by thousands of ceramic red poppies, each individually hand placed into the ground with the final one being laid on the 11th of November to mark remembrance day. 

If you can get down to see them I would thoroughly recommend it, I believe they have extended the poppies until the end of November but they have already started taking them down so get down ASAP.  

It was a beautifully crisp, clear evening so we decided to wander one of my favorite cafe's: The Breakfast Club.

The Breakfast Club is renowned in London for its amazing food, if you can get down there for breakfast then do but if you (like myself)  tend to avoid queuing I recommend going around 5 pm.  I know its not exactly breakfast time but the food tastes awesome whatever time of day and its not just breakfast they do, they have killer burgers aswell...

I had the 'Breakfast club club sandwich' 

Chicken, bacon, avo, lettuce and melted cheese served with slaw and leaves.

This was hands down the best club sandwich I've had. 

Gabby had the 'All american breakfast'
Bacon, pancakes, poached eggs, sausages and potatoes.
Just look...

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London: Hair, Camden and Fireworks

So today was a pretty big day for me. 

I took the plunge and finally got my hair dyed, to some this may seem like nothing to many but to me it was a pretty big deal. 

I was always told not to touch my hair but after thinking about it for almost 2 years I decided there was no time like the present. 

After extensive googling I decided on B&P cheeky salon in Shoreditch, the prices where great and they had rave reviews.  

I'm happy to say I'm so pleased with the end result!

After we wandered the streets of Shoreditch, defiantly one of my new favorite areas BTW and stopped for a bite to eat before hitting Camden.

We couldn't decide on a firework display so we decided to see them all.
Me and Em wrapped up warm and clambered up Primrose hill to get a 360 view of London and the fireworks it had to offer, sadly the photos really don't do it justice (low lighting will forever be my nemesis) but you get unparalleled views of the London skyline and it's truly breathtaking.

P x