we have neither the plans nor disguises

coat; forever21 / shirt; vintage / leggings; eBay / flatforms; asos / necklace; h&m / earrings; topshop/ lipstick; estee lauder plum couture.
need to acknowledge the state of my hands; I'm not self harming, it's my kitten! stop with the formspringzzz

Hii! I'm a bad blogger aren't I? I swear that's all I ever type in my posts. I had some personal stuff I had to sort out which is why I've been absent of late, plus, I just find I don't have time when I'm at uni. I'm always hungover or napping, sorry! I am SO grateful to have hit 550 followers already though, that's more than one new subscriber every day this year! So thank you for following and sticking with my sporadic ways :)! (are smiley faces blog appropriate? probably not...)

So, I got this coat in Forever21 a fair few weeks ago. I saw it was a small and tried it on, but it was huge. I fell in love with the oversized sort of 90s look about it though (I've had a lot of This is England comments...) and it wasn't until I'd been wearing it for a fortnight that I realised it was a mans coat; oops. If anything though, it's taught me to shop in mens section more often; this was only £12.99 in the sale! I adore my flatforms which I got with a 25% discount code on ASOS; can't stop wearing them! They're just like the Office ones I've been lusting after since I saw the beautiful Charlene wearing hers, but I couldn't afford the hefty price tag, so I'm dead pleased ASOS answered my wishes for a pair; in suede too, my favourite material.

OH HAIIII DISCO PANTS! Not really lolz. Everyone's going mad for them, and although I do like them, I don't know where the sudden hype has come from? They've been around for literally about ten years. I've had these eBay versions for probably a year now (still available via LetsParty, I also have the burgundy and lilac (!) ) but I never wear them as I tend to only wear tights and skirts, but I do really like these with my flatforms. I've worn this outfit three times this week; that's gross isn't it? But it's just so easy to throw on. I actually have three pairs of leggings on here and two long sleeved tops under that shirt, so it's surprisingly cosy. I can see myself teaming more longer tops with leggings from now on - but don't worry; I will NOT be sporting that leggings as trousers look any time soon. Anyway, I'm boring myself. Hope everyones uni results are going well! I get mine a week today, nervous! Oh and if you're a real person and work; HEY WEEKEND :D!

gypsies, tramps and thieves.

cardigan; topshop / studded flats; topshop / baggy black vest; h&m / snake print skirt; mutinous daze / jewellery; various

Charlene O'Rourke from Strutt is one of my favourite blogs. I've been reading it for about two years now and she's one of those bloggers whose wardrobe you just need and adore. She has such an amazing refined style, and this mixed with her talent for making beautiful items of clothing results in perfect pieces that will fit into everyones wardrobe easily. I bought this snake print skirt from her around a week ago and received it the next day! I put it on straight away and I just loved it. It's the perfect shape and I love the sheer material. I've worn a black bodycon skirt under it here, and I can't wait to team it with my lace trimmed cycle shorts.

I've since bought a dalmatian print skirt from Charlene's Etsy page and unfortunately for you, it has now sold out! However, she has a lovely polka dot version and a sheer one too which I think would look gorgeous layered over burgundy. They're priced at a well-worth-it £20 and are really good quality and so well made. I know these skirts will be a staple in my wardrobe for a few years yet! I can't wait for her to add new stock to the page - although Mr Lloyds TSB would prefer it if she didn't!

I'm moving into my new flat today so I'll have to leave it there, I hope you have a lovely day and I'll blog as soon as freshers week is over!