Sports Luxe: Trending

Hoodies, sweatshirts, fleeces, baseball caps, silky jogger pants, sneakers, trainers, bubble jackets, anoraks, bomber jackets, gym pants. Has there ever been a more perfect excuse to mix comfort and fashion?

Back-To-School 80's Style Casual Outfit

I have now done the full circle of maniacal college dressing: the way-too-over-dressed (but let's consolidate ourselves with Oscar Wilde's iconic quote: you can never be too overdressed or overeducated), the gym pants ensemble, the thrown-together leftover mix-matched clothing outfit, the trendy number and the I've-taken-this-trend-too-far look. Full circle.

Rosie Assoulin SS17

Rosie Assoulin - the brand, and the outfits - is, in my opinion, the perfect example of fash-UN repelling, without too much of the repelling. 


Her style is what you would aspire to wear on a first date, if you so happened to desperately want to wear those new khaki oversized cotton belted not-Dad-style chinos; and yet still wanted to look and feel flattered and appear somewhat feminine and sexy, but still intriguing, with a sense of creativity and tbh - letting the other person know what they're in for. *pause for a breathe because that was all one sentence*

Not to copy Vogue, but I've selected my favourite Rosie Assoulin outfits and given you a typed commentary, with complimentary post-gym semi-lucid thoughts.

*Transitional Autumn Outfit* Khaki Is Back Again (Did It Ever Really Leave)

2 Ways To Wear Subtle Beach Vibes, Not At The Beach

I'm at breaking point with this weather. Stripes and straw for the win though, right?

In Defence Of Culotte Dungarees

I have embarked on a skinny jeans-free summer. Care to join me in the ugliest, sassiest, most practical and surprisingly-flattering pair of pants on the market: the khaki cropped culotte dungarees. Mine are pinstriped for extra craziness.

Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.

I have had a reoccurring earnest fear of floral prints every year March-June since Miranda Priestley's hard-hitting revelation. But it's July, so we're in the clear.

A Rainy Summer Take On Street Style

Trousers: the wonderful gift to mankind, allowing for 347 more outfit combinations, perfect for days when the sun cold-shoulders us, rain replaces moisturiser, all while humidity sweats out all the bread you ate last night. 

Pink, Red and Completely Off-Duty

I feel like a walking, talking, extremely comfortable, lazy and underpaid Valentine's Day mascot. Sponsor me. 

12 Times Alexa Chung's Street Style Made SS16 History

An icon and an IT-girl - here is a word-free collective of the archives of Alexa Chung's best street style moments - easily convertible to the SS16 trends. Ice cream makes a good companion to silent and unvoiced posts: multitasking is easier when the compilation of photos are so INCREDIBLY FABULOUS.

photo from elle.com.jp

Breaking The Rain With Rainbow Stripes

A post dedicated to waging a war against the British weather and unabashedly seizing the so-called summer with completely temperature-inappropriate outfit choices. At least it looks summery.

#10-Minutes-To-Get-Ready Rainy Summer Apropos

A white shirt and no bra combination is very dangerous territory. I survived the rain.

What To Wear This Week: CLUELESS Inspired

Yes to the chokers, yes to the bomber jacket, yes to the red crop top. 

Life According To Street Style

I love street style 10x more than most things. 

My Shoulders Are Cold

How much do I love having bare shoulders? Let me count the reasons.

7 Style Instagram Accounts To Follow Right Now

Instagram is such a fickle thing. It’s a high-maintenance platinum blonde 70’s blow-dried perm and Snapchat is a fun and flirty natural brunette bob. When is optimum-posting time? How soon should you pass 11 likes? Can you have a feed style? All these very severe, socially-threatening questions seem to be consuming. We can’t even post a photo anymore before adding a filter. I love Instagram for two reasons. 1) I get to admire everyone living on the other side of the planet, 15 years older than me, with an actual real-life job and salary and actual real-life beautiful clothing; and 2) I get to share my own life and raise those 3/10 days to at least a strong 7. Thx filters. Late disclaimer: follow me here and everywhere. *Cheeky smile*.

The Biker Jackets @ Courreges SS16

photoshoot

space age shorts

a bit glam