Outfit of the Day ~ Sea Dreaming

Do you want to go to the seaside?
I'm not trying to say that everybody wants to go
I fell in love at the seaside
She handled her charm with time and slight of hand

- The Kooks, Seaside

Last Saturday the boyfriend and I wandered through the lanes, grabbing a pastry breakfast on the way; I opted for a chocolate plait and some mince pies for later and he went for his usual croissants. It was such an unusually sunny but perfect November day. We hung about on the pier and spent some time sitting on the beach, enjoying the weather. At the end of the pier tucked behind the rides was a couple just chilling out on a pair of deck chairs just enjoying the sea, it was so sweet.

 Jacket: vintage (from this fair). I was so happy when I found this since I'd spotted one in a vintage shop a few weeks ago but it had been too small. When I saw this at the fair it look about 5 seconds for me to buy it, it fitted better and it was cheaper (£12!) than the one I had seen before (£25).

Dress: old ASOS. It's falling apart, much to my dismay but I just can't bring myself to throw it away, even though the elastic is degrading at a very fast rate.

 Necklace: super vintage (belonged to my great grandmother).
I've also decided to enter this into www.ethicalfashionblog.com's competition since I consider this outfit to be ethical due to the fact that the blazer is vintage, so no new materials were used to make it and the watch is a hand-me-down and I don't think it gets more ethical than that.

Belt: old ASOS
You might have noticed my hair is still blonde in these photos, this is because I dyed my hair that very evening, but I wanted to show you all my new color so I ignored the fact that there would be a bit of a continuity error.

Eye makeup: I used three shades (Blossom, Pink Lemonade and Blush) from my Frontcover Rainbow Eyes box which I use all the time.

 Shoes: old New Look. I always get compliments for these shoes and they go with pretty much everything. They deserve a bit of a polish really.

As always all photos are taken by the boyfriend, who's tumblr and deviantart exhibit more of his work, of which most does not involve me, so check him out.

Outfit of the Day ~ autumn falling

"The falling leaves drift by my window
The falling leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sunburned hands I used to hold" - Eva Cassidy

Faux fur scarf: ASOS. So soft!

 Nails: details here.

 Make-up: the blue from a really good palette who's name I've forgotten (I will look it up and update accordingly) and the purple is Collection 2000's Dazzle Me in Fairy Dust.

 Jumper: vintage (from a boutique in Brighton - Juju).

I bought this jumper only the other day and wanted to include it in an outfit, and I had bought the scarf last month and just couldn't find anything to put it with, so it was quite serendipitous when I threw these two together and it worked! That jumper is so warm and comfy!

Necklace: Primark
 

 Trousers: New Look, I live in these trousers.

Boots: very old New Look, they are practically falling apart but I can't bring myself to throw them away.

I've also decided to make this an entry for the Ethical Fashion Blog's competition. 

Reasoning: I think this outfit is pretty ethical since the jumper is vintage, it's a simple reason but reason enough.

To see more photos from our Bonfire night play around go here. 

As usual all photos taken by my lovely boyfriend, more of his stuff can be found here or on his tumblr.

~ lilac laces ~

The first item I am going to share with you is, tragically not from a cute, quirky shop in Brighton, but from a highstreet shop, namely New Look. However, this is the only unfortunate thing there is to say.

I love these shoes.

Last month I decided I needed a pair of white brogues in my life. Lucky for me, they were in the clearance sale on the New Look website for £15! And actually comfy!
Originally they were laceless (they have elastic behind the tongue for a snug fit) but I have a small fetish for ribbons and an obsession with lilac at the moment so this happened.
Even my boyfriend (the one who also took all of these photos and most that will be on here, you can find more of his work here.) says he likes how they look on me, which is a massive achievement, let me tell you.
More photos from this "set" can be found here ♥.