OOTD: A Leopard Never Changes Her Spots

30 June, 2012


Hat: Vintage via Beatnik Emporium, £23 // Dress: Apricot via New Look, £30 // Rucksack: New Look (old), £13 // Shoes: Office Sale, £32

You may have already seen this outfit featured over on Katy's blog in her "How To Wear" weekly feature. She asked me to put together an outfit that included some pattern clashing. I've been complimented a couple of times on my ability to pull of wearing two clashing patterns a few times before, but when it came to Katy asking me to intentionally put together an outfit that clashed without looking like a mismatched patchwork quilt, I must admit I struggled. I've never really thought too much into wearing two or more different patterns together in the past, I've just had to experiment. I think print-clashing is completely down to trial and error, you never know if two prints will compliment one another unless you try!

I have found that when wearing two different prints it is always best to break them up with something whether it be a belt, a cheeky flash of your midriff or opaque black tights like I've done here. It makes the whole look a lot easier on the eye so you can distinguish the two prints rather than letting them all blend into one crazy, chaotic mess. I was feeling brave and went for a TRIPLE pattern clash here. I know, right?! Polka dots, leopard spots and aztec print. However, unusually I found it worked. I would have never have thought about putting these all together in one outfit beforehand, which just goes to show it's all about experimenting and having a little fun with prints.

This is a scheduled post, because I'm at work right now and tonight I already know I'll be in a panicky state last minute packing for my move tomorrow. I'm really excited even though I'm technically going to have a lot less room in the new house, but I'm looking forward to a fresh start with some new people. It's time to put the past in the past and move on to better things.
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OOTD: Koi Couture

21 June, 2012




Shirt: Vintage Christian Dior via Urban Outfitters (w/ staff discount), £16 // Leggings: Urban Outfitters (w/ staff discount), £18 // Necklace: Miss Selfridge Sale, £2.50 // Ring*: c/o Ellise Vintage // Earrings: Urban Outfitters (w/ staff discount), £6 // Shoes*: c/o Koi Couture

I was delighted to be sent these absolutely amazing, black caged wedges by high street footwear brand Koi Couture. When it comes to wedges or heels I only ever usually tend to opt for black as it seems to go with everything, but I was yet to own a caged pair so Koi Couture have kindly filled the gap in my shoe collection for me. I worked out when I'm wearing these 6 inch beauties I'm a gigantic 6"3 tall! I never had a problem with wearing heels despite being rather tall for a girl already because my ex-boyfriend was 6"4 so it didn't particularly matter, now I'm a little dubious because I'll be towering over the majority of men. However, Victoria made the point this morning that women should not dress for men, but for themselves. That is certainly a philosophy I intend to follow anyway! I personally believe it's unfair that taller ladies should be denied the privilege and fun of wearing sky-scraper wedges.

I've worn this shirt before in a previous post open which you can see here. It was such a lucky find in the Oxford Street Urban Outfitters considering it's vintage Christian Dior and I only paid around £16 for it! I'm also wearing my YSL 'Arty' style ring once again from Ellise Vintage. I absolutely love it and have received a ton of compliments on it already! Speaking of YSL, it seems like the fashion world is in a right huff about Yves Saint Laurent officially re-branding themselves as Saint Laurent Paris, so they're changing from 'YSL' to 'SLP'. What are your opinions on this? Personally, I think their re-brand is an awful idea. 'YSL' is a classic household name and in my opinion it seems they had no reason to need to change at all. Let's face it, 'YSL' also rolls off the tongue so much better too!
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OASAP DRESS GIVEAWAY


OASAP are currently hosting an amazing multiple giveaway of 152 of their wonderful dresses for readers of "Fox & Feather"! 152 dresses is pretty crazy, right? This means your chances of winning are extremely high compared to any of other giveaway!

For entry follow this link to the giveaway or click the image above and complete the following steps (all mandatory):

For entry (mandatory):

1. Sign in your account on oasap.com. No account yet? Register to get a 20% off coupon code.
2. You need choose a size and then vote, so that we know the size you need if you win. Click on the product image to see size details.
3. One account may have at most 3 entries; that is to say, you can vote a maximum of 3 items.
4. The select winner(s) will be picked at random and winner(s) will be contacted through the email that was used to register account on oasap.com.

Simples! This giveaway ends on the 10th July and the winner will be drawn then from those you enter. Good luck to all of my readers who enter!
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OOTD: Revolver

18 June, 2012


Blazer*: c/o Glamorous // Tee: Primark Men's, £3 // Hat: Vintage via Beatnik Emporium, £23 // Boots: Charity Shop, £5 // "Arty" Style Ring*: c/o Ellise Vintage

My morning was made so much more exciting with the arrival of an exciting package of goodies sent to me from Glamorous and this beautiful floral blazer was one of the treats! It is now one of the loudest items in my wardrobe but it was easier to style than I first thought it would be! Today, I teamed with with my oversized Beatles tee which I picked up in the men's department of Primark a few weeks ago and my faithful vintage bowler. Glamorous have some beautiful affordable pieces that that remind of me of the wardrobes of those from the Upper East Side in Gossip Girl! Today when I was trying on the dress they sent me I felt like the Serena Van Der Woodsen for about 2 minutes! Also, Glamorous are still offering a 20% off of your purchase with the code 'GLAMOROUS20' entered at the checkout.

The Revolver cover is one of my favourite pieces of album artwork of all time so I was overjoyed to pick this tee up for a measly £3! The lace-up granny boots I bought from a charity shop in Winchester for just £5 and they are so comfortable despite the heel! They're so comfortable in fact that I've worn them for shifts at work! As you can see I'm also sporting a new YSL Arty style ring sent to me from Sammy at Ellise Vintage. I've wanted a YSL Arty for a long, long time but I've never been able to justify the price and the enormous hints I kept leaving my ex-boyfriend never prevailed. This ring is the perfect replacement for my long lost dream! If you're lusting after a YSL Arty ring, Sammy sells them for a fraction of the price tag, along with other vintage inspired pieces. This beautiful, delicate feather pendant bracelet is on my wishlist for payday!
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Minkpink Festival Party

15 June, 2012





MinkPink Festival Launch Party

As you may already know from previous posts Minkpink is one of my favourite brands, which I've only discovered since working for Urban Outfitters. I end up lusting after every new Minkpink collection that comes into store and in turn Minkpink ends up rinsing my bank balance. I have never been a person that has favoured brands or a particular brand, but Minkpink have stood out to me as each collection is perfectly catered to my style - a mixture of 1970's style paisley prints, fringed kimonos, velvet dresses and crotchet cardigans!

As you can imagine, I was delighted to be asked to attend the festival themed party they held in London to launch their new swimwear range and upcoming collections. I went along with Toni to The Breakfast Club, an eclectic little cafe/bar in the heart of Soho in where the walls are plastered with polaroids and the shelves are decorated with an assortment of childhood treasures. Staying true to the festival theme the night offered flower garland making with the lovely Karin at Wunderlust (you can see my flower garland attempt below, which I am admittedly spectacularly proud of!) and extravagant sequin lashes courtesy of Shimmer Twins. I'll definitely be sporting both my new lashes and flower garland to festivals this summer!







*Photo 6 taken from OUT + ABOUT's Instagram

The collection itself was exactly what I expected of Minkpink and did not disappoint. There were a few items that particularly stood out including a blue velvet mini dress, the paisley shorts (pictured), white lace shorts (pictured) and a silver shimmer dress. Also on display was their wonderful jewellery collection, which I never knew existed as part of Minkpink until last night. Unfortunately, I didn't get an outfit photo which I am regretting now because I wore a sheer black Zara maxi dress for the first time teamed with my paisley Minkpink kimono. Thanks to Minkpink's lovely evening and the Glastonbury Festival documentary I'm currently watching I'm really in the festival spirit and looking forward Hackney Weekend next week!
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Topshop Paisley Cutout Sun Dress

13 June, 2012

Dress: Topshop, £38

It's not often I pay out full price for an item at Topshop. No matter how much I do shop, I'm quite a "sensible" shopper when it comes to the high street as almost always wait until sale season! I've found Topshop a little greedy with the prices they ask for not particularly great quality clothes. For example, I paid over £20 for a cream woven vest with a gold foil cross on the front on a whim - one wash later I'm left with a plain cream vest! However, when I saw Pixie Geldof modelling her Topshop picks in this month's Vogue (right) I fell in love. I'd seen the blogging world going nuts for the stripey version, but in all honesty I didn't think too much of it. Maybe it's because I've never been particularly fond of stripes? However, my love affair for paisley stretches far back!

The day after discovering the dress I literally ran to my local store before work after reading they had low stock on their website. I grabbed the size 10 assuming it would be fine, because I usually find I have to go up to a 10 in Topshop. Unfortunately, it was quite big on me - in fact it was too big to even pull off, but I bought it anyway because I so desperately wanted it in my wardrobe. Needless to say I'm not a sensible shopper when it comes to sizing - I ALWAYS buy things that are too big and convince myself it's fine - "it'll be a cool oversized look" when in fact it looks like I'm wearing a potato sack.

Thankfully, I popped into Topshop today they had a new delivery and low and behold they had a nice little selection of size 8's, which fit like a candyfloss dream. As I said before I hardly ever pay full price for Topshop pieces and I usually find them a little greedy for poor quality items. Based on this dress... I take it all back! £38 is a reasonable price that I'm happy paying for a dress, I found myself getting frustrated with Topshop when they were charging £50 +. In my opinion this is one of the better quality dress I've seen from Topshop. The material is thick and stiff, so unlike most of their other dresses in the past it's beautifully shaped. Also, the print is unlike anything else on the high street at the moment! It's different coloured patchwork means every dress is slightly different. I spent a while choosing between the selection they had for the one with the best print! As you may be able to tell from my gushing, I'm a little bit in love with my new dress.

I'm not sure when I'm going to take it for it's first outing. I'm going to BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekened next week, and I think it would look beautiful at a festival. However, I'm scared that our great British weather may find it hilarious to open the heavens so I'll be knee deep in mud. If I ruin this dress, I will ACTUALLY CRY. I've developed an emotional attachment to an item of clothing. Send for help.
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OOTD: Cosmic Dust

10 June, 2012


Dress: Romwe Sale, £13 // Necklace: Rock N Rose, £18 // Leggings: New Look (old!), £15 // Boots: Doc Marten's via eBay, £35

This is what I wore to what was initially meant to be a few cocktails with some old work friends but turned out to be a full boozy night out terrorizing and shocking Oceana with our casual attire. I don't think my Doc Marten's went down too well with the regulars! I bought this dress a few months ago from Romwe and it was my first ever purchase from them. I was pleasantly surprised how quickly it arrived after being dispatched - I was expecting to wait weeks! The print of this dress is making the shape of my body look really weird in the second photo, I can promise you my body is not that bizarrely shaped, however sadly my bum IS that big.

I've been working a lot more recently since I've broken up from uni, so it's hard finding time to blog, but I am in desperate need of the money. If you're interested I almost always have something for sale on my eBay account. You can take a look here. I've got Topshop, H&M, New Look, ASOS & some vintage pieces up for sale. I'm having to cut my wardrobe down because I'm moving into a student house so I'll only have the one room to fit all of my clothes into rather than a whole flat.
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OOTD: Pattern Mash-Up

08 June, 2012


Sheer Shirt: Charity Shop, £6 // Bralet: New Look (Kids Section), £12 // Skirt*: c/o OASAP // Sandals: Topshop Sale, £25

Would you look at that?! I'm actually dressed like a girl today. This beautiful floral print, high waisted skirt was sent to me by OASAP. It's super short and super clingy and as you may have figured from my countless floaty skirts and dresses I have an irrational fear of wearing body-con, but it's actually so flattering on the figure and I love the fact it's high-waisted. I decided to be a bit adventurous and pattern clash my floral skirt with this aztec bralet, which was actually from the kid's section in New Look. It's always worth checking the kid's section there because the sizing is quite generous and their clothes are pretty much half the price of the rest of the store! I was a little self-concious by the fact this outfit is bodycon, so I threw over this oversized sheer black shirt to cover myself up a bit.

I re-dyed the top of my hair today to make it more of a vibrant ginger once again. I love the smell of freshly dyed hair! It's come out pretty vibrant, which I'm really happy with! I was really excited to see yesterday that the Official Urban Outfitters Pintrest had pinned some photos of me without me even knowing. I was genuinely overwhelmed!
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D.I.Y. Tie Dye & Charity Shop Haul

06 June, 2012



All hand tie-dyed by myself

I've decided on creating an absolute monster post of my tie-dye endeavours from last week and what vintage goodies I've been buying from charity shops as I've had a ton of luck recently, especially when I visited home in Essex. As well as the photos above I also tie-dyed some bedsheets for my new bedroom when I move into my new house next month. For the first time in 21 years I am going to have my OWN bedroom so I'm excited to decorate it just how I want, so it's going to be an absolute tie-dye haven. I'm really pleased with how they've all turned out. I have no particular method when it comes to tie-dying, I just elastic band the t-shirts randomly and dip away. The Florence & The Machine and the Joy Division t-shirts are my favourites. I never wore them much when they were plain white but I'm sure I'll be wearing them constantly now. I'm intending to keep regularly tie-dying t-shirts over the summer and sell them for an affordable price, so keep an eye out for those!


Jacket: Urban Outfitters Renewal, £33 (with staff discount) // Shirt: Urban Outfitters Renewal, £17 (with staff discount)

I suppose I'm cheating a little here as these two weren't from charity shops but I picked them up from the Vintage Renewal section at work this week. I've wanted an acid wash Levi's jacket for what seems like forever, but I've never stumbled across an affordable one in a charity shop or on eBay. Even with staff discount I still think I paid a little over the top for this, because knowing my luck I'll find one in a charity shop for a lot less in a month or two now. Also, it's actually huge on me so I'm not sure whether to return it or just wear it oversized. Oh well, I like to think I can prance around pretending I'm Rihanna in the "We Found Love" video. I just loved the sun, moon and boat pattern on the shirt too much not to let it go.


Butterfly Dress:, Charity Shop, £5 // Bolero: Charity Shop, £4

Blouse: Charity Shop, £3 // Dress: Charity Shop, £6

Denim Shirt: Charity Shop, £3.50 // Daisy Top: Charity Shop, £6

I really adore the little butterfly dress - the colour and print is perfect! I've been lucky enough to chance across lots of one-off hippie-inspired pieces, which really is what makes up the majority of my summer wardrobe. The daisy top has been a firm favourite of mine over the past month since I bought it. I picked it up in my local Cancer Research charity shop, which has recently set up a section dedicated to vintage & retro clothing. It makes it so much easier to sort out the vintage from the rest of the rubbish in a charity shop but if they deem something as 'vintage' they pump up the price, which is slightly annoying. However, it's a lot cheaper than it would be in a vintage shop so I shouldn't complain. Then again I've noticed a few times some pieces from Primark in where they've just cut the inner tags out and put it in the vintage section, which is super cheeky!


Crop Top: Charity Shop, £3 // Floral Shirt: Charity Shop, £3
Tie-Dye Coat: Charity Shop, £9.95 // Trousers: Charity Shop, £7.50

Skirt: Charity Shop, £5 // Skirt: Charity Shop, £5

The tie-dye coat which I believe is the most spectacular coat in the world (my Mum thought it was a dressing gown) was a little pricey for a charity shop buy but it was too magnificent not to let go! I think if I'd have walked away I would have regretted it for life. I don't ever even see myself wearing it maybe other than at festivals but it's just so wonderful! The trousers were also a little pricey but they're by an Indian designer called Anokhi and I've been after a pair of nice patterned trousers for a while to wear with some crop tops. As you may have noticed I'm quite fond of my midi and maxi skirts this summer so I couldn't resist these two aztec-inspired patterned ones for only £5 each!

This is actually only a selection of what I've bought my charity shops that I haven't featured on my blog yet, but I felt as if I may have bombarded you with quite enough images for one post! I'm hoping the sun shows it's little face again so I can actually get some wear out of the lovely dresses, crop and midi's I've bought.
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