Morning is mocking me

31 August, 2012



Shoes*: c/o Missikon // Dress: Vintage via Urban Outfitters, £30 (w/ staff discount) // Cycling Shorts: New Look Sale, £4// Headband*: c/o Crown & Glory via Giveaway // Necklace*: c/o Tentative Decisions

These are the shoes that all my dreams put together are made of! I have a pretty outrageous shoe collection but I think it's safe to say these come out on top! I've always been skeptical of heel-less shoes and just how practical they are to walk in, but these shoes have put all of my doubts to bed. I don't understand the science of it or how on earth they do it, but they're just as easy to walk in as a normal wedge! In fact they're so comfortable to walk in that I potter around the house in them and managed to tidy my bedroom whilst wearing them the other day. I'm living the glamourous life! Missikon have an absolutely beautiful collection of shoes at affordable prices, for example the studded beauties I'm wearing today are only £28. I feel like I should be walking down a runway or attending a ridiculously important party in the West End of London, but the reality is I'm wearing them doing the housework or at my usual Saturday night haunt.

A couple of weeks ago I won a very generous giveaway held by Sophie over at Crown & Glory. This dainty flower crown was one of the prizes in the package. It seemed to match perfectly with the dress I'm wearing today! A flower garland can turn around an entire outfit making it that extra special and whimsical. The turquoise tooth necklace I'm wearing was gifted to me by Tentative Decisions. Keep an eye out as I'll be posting about their treasures very soon! I've recently become obsessed with Boardwalk Empire and I've convinced myself I was born into the wrong era and that I was supposed to be a 1920's flapper showgirl in America. I'm also convinced that I'm supposed to marry Vincent Piazza or a Sicilian born, New York based gangster at least.
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Ask me why and I'll spit in your eye.

27 August, 2012


T-Shirt*: c/o OASAP // Skirt: River Island, £20

I'm wearing quite a simple outfit today simply because I somehow slept in for 13 hours last night after quite a ridiculously mad bank holiday weekend. I most definitely made up for not going to Reading Festival as I consumed rather a lot of cider, beer, wine and rum followed by a lot of dancing! My outfit includes this lovely contrast, floral top that OASAP sent out to me. Unfortunately, it seems to have sold out online now but they also stock different patterns of the t-shirt including a cute polka dot one! I bought this skirt a few days ago as the majority of my wardrobe is patterned, so I can never pair a top and skirt together without looking like a patchwork quilt. This black, pleather, skater skirt will hopefully be the answer to all my wardrobe woes!

I've made a pledge that I'm not going to buy any more clothes as my wardrobe and drawers are on the brink of exploding. I'm rather weak willed and have a particular soft spot for adding to my wardrobe so I'm not too sure how well it's going to go down, particularly with my student loan arriving next month! Wish me luck.
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Get Waisted!

22 August, 2012





Jacket*: c/o Waiste // Dress: Charity Shop, £2.50 // Headband: Topshop Sale, £4.50 // Glasses: Camden Market, £5 // Necklace*: c/o Chelsea Doll // Shoes: Urban Outfitters Sale, £6 (w/ staff discount)

I can't believe I've only just got around to posting about this jacket. It's pretty much stuck to my back with superglue as I have worn it literally every single day since it arrived on my doorstep! It's been so well made and lovingly crafted by the wonderfully, talented Sara and it always draws heaps on compliments whenever I wear it. I'm tempted to put my pennies towards a second Waiste jacket because they're so well made and unique. Maybe a darker colour for the winter months?

I picked up this dress today from my local charity shop for just £2.50! I really couldn't wait to wear it, so I changed into it straight away. I love the aztec inspired pattern and little embellishments. It does have a rather annoying high rise split at the sides which means I have to wear a plain body con skirt underneath to conceal my dignity. It seems to go perfectly with the shoes I picked up from the UO sale last week. These shoes are certainly a love-hate situation. I, myself, adore them, but then again I have a tendency to fall for 'ugly' shoes. I was supposed to be going off to Reading Festival today, but decided to bail out and sell my ticket. I'm feeling pretty sorry for myself at the moment, because I'm starting to regret the decision of selling my ticket. I plan on eating my emotions tonight to help me get over the fact that tonight I'm not covered in mud, stuck in a tiny tent with a ridiculous amount of cider.

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It's alarming, honestly, how charming she can be.

21 August, 2012


Dress*: c/o Missikon // Necklace: Rock N Rose, £18 // Headband: Accessorize (old!)

You may or may not have noticed that my hair has miraculously 'grown' overnight. I did it. I finally bit the bullet and bought some extensions! I feel like I've tried every remedy under the sun to try and get my hair to grow faster and although I've found the sea kelp supplements did seem to work, I failed to remember to take them the required three times a day. I opted for 20 inch extensions because my hair is rather long anyway, but I've always dreamt of belly button length hair. I still need to dip dye the top of them to blend a little better with my hair but I haven't had the time yet/I'm too lazy to.

This little black lace dress was sent to me by my latest sponsor Missikon. For some reason my wardrobe has always lacked in a little black lace number and I'm not quite sure why. This dress is perfect and ever so versatile! Yesterday I wore this with my crochet white boots and tie dye socks for a little, casual shopping trip in town. I've recently started doing the 30 Day Shred workout DVD every night with my housemate. We're only on Day 4 but I can already feel the difference! My body is definitely a lot stronger and firmer than it was a week ago! However, it is still early days but I will certainly keep you updated throughout the 30 days. Has anyone else tried the 30 Day Shred?
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I wish the way I dressed was your favourite kind of style

15 August, 2012


Shirt*: c/o Sheinside // Skirt: Urban Outfitters Sale, £9 (w/ staff discount)

I'm looking a bit more like a girl than I usually do today. I just adore the lace detail on this shirt that was sent to me by Sheinside, in particular the entire lace back! It's so pretty and unique from any other shirt I've seen on the high street and it only happens to be just over £20. Also, if you sign up with the Sheinside newsletter they throw discount codes at you like there's no tomorrow so you could get it even cheaper! I'm rather tempted to add a few studs to the collar to toughen it up a little though. What do you think?

I was planning on wearing a belt with this outfit, but I couldn't find my favourite tan leather belt anywhere, so you'll just have to picture me wearing a belt with this outfit! I picked up this skirt a couple of months ago in the UO sale as the bold, graphic, floral print drew me in. I have such a tendency to only ever buy prints so it's rather difficult to mix and match in my wardrobe. I could really do with some 'basics' shopping buying some plain, block coloured items to team with a skirt like this. I have to also apologise for the lighting of these photos. When I woke up this morning afternoon it was so dreary and miserable out, but the sun seems to have come out of it's cave now thankfully!

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Spice Up Your Life!

12 August, 2012


Shirt: Gift from Sara // Cycling Shorts: New Look, £4 // Shoes: Vans via Schuh, £40

The lovely Sara over at WAISTE kindly sent me this wonderful, vintage shirt around a month back as a gift. I've worn it so much since receiving it but have only just had the time to photograph it. Oversized, printed, vintage shirts are always a 'go to' for me as they're just so easy to throw on with a pair of black tights. However,the sun was shining at the weekend, so I decided to brave my bare legs by teaming it with my trusty lace trim cycling shorts. I'm steadily getting more confident in baring my legs as I've always been horribly self conscious of them. I also decided to pop my hair up in a aide ponytail with my beloved blue velvet scrunchie trying to re-create a 90's look. I think everyone should repurchase a scrunchie. They just instantly have an effect that will make you happy and picture being a child again... or maybe that's just me?!

I bought the gold chain necklace from the Matalan sale for just £2. In fact, it's the second one I've bought. I misplaced the first one after just one wear and couldn't find it for weeks, so I bought another one only to find the original one the next day under a pile of clothes. Now I have two! On Thursday I met up with Robyn in Winchester in where we did a bit of charity shopping and had a picnic in the park whilst watching the Olympics on the big screen outside the cathedral. All in all, it was a perfect day. I'll be gutted when the Olympics is over, but I'm really looking forward to the closing ceremony tonight! THE SPICE GIRLS! Ahhhhh! Will you be watching?
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RED ROCK FASHION GIVEAWAY

11 August, 2012


Top: Urban Outfitters Sale, £6 (w/ staff discount) // Shorts*: c/o RED ROCK // Necklace: Matalan Sale, £2 // Scrunchie: eBay, £1 // Flatforms: New Look Sale, £8

RED ROCK is a vintage & handmade clothing company based in Northampton that creates quirky, retro-inspired, one-off pieces that are impossible to come across on the high street. I was sent these awesome (there is no other word for them!) pair of bright pink, printed surf shorts by them to add to my wardrobe. Today, I decided to team them with my Metallica top I bought in the latest UO sale as I thought the grungey, black, cut out top would make a successful contrast with the loud 90's inspired print and luminous colours of the shorts. There's something about these shorts that instantly make me think of 'Saved By The Bell'. I can certainly see Kelly Kapowski sporting them around school!

RED ROCK are also kindly offering one lucky "Fox & Feather" reader a chance to win one of these amazing pairs of shorts! All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is:

- Follow "Fox & Feather" through GFC
- Follow RED ROCK on Twitter here
- Like RED ROCK on Facebook here
- Follow RED ROCK on ASOS Marketplace here


Once you've completed all of those steps make sure to comment your name, GFC name & email address so we can check and contact you. The competition will close 2 weeks from today at midnight on the 25th August. RED ROCK will contact the winner by email, so please make sure you leave a valid email address.
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Dixi Store Update

05 August, 2012


Bracelet & Rings*: c/o Dixi

Today, one of my favourite online stores, Dixi, had a huge store update with a wonderful 100+ new arrivals to the site. I was kindly sent the above jewellery from the new collection. The stacking rings and woven, friendship bracelet match my taste in jewellery perfectly! The rainbow stacking ring is in fact my new favourite piece in my jewellery box. It was hard to capture on camera just how magical the changing colours of it are. It looks different from every angle with a blend of pinks, golds, greens and blues dancing around on the surface. I can promise you it's enchanting!

Their new collection is aptly named 'Warrior' and entails a selection of druzy gemstone jewellery and lots of sheer, dark, vintage garments. It's been described by Dixi as "a mixture of tough metals meeting natural stone jewellery mixed with vintage sheer blouses & dresses for a girly but edgy feel". I personally see the collection having a grungy, almost witchcraft feel to it, which fits into my wardrobe perfectly considering Sabrina Spellman is my current style icon! Below are some of the anticipated new arrivals Dixi has to offer.


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OOTD: Glamorous Disco Shorts

03 August, 2012


Hat: Vintage via Beatnik Emporium, £23 // Top: Topshop Sale, £9 // Disco Shorts*: c/o Glamorous // Boots: Topshop, £75

You may have already seen that online store Glamorous have provided their own more affordable alternative to the cult fashion phenomenon that is the American Apparel disco pants. With the success of their more affordable version being raved about across the blogging world, they've decided to venture into releasing their own high-waisted disco shorts. I was lucky enough to be sent my own black pair before they've even gone live on the website. I must admit at first I was dubious as I'm not a person that's really been fond of the "short shorts" trend as the top of my legs is the area I'm most self conscious about. I've also got quite a curvy build, especially when it comes to my hip area so the idea of bodycon shorts petrified me. However, my first thoughts when I tried them on were how much longer they are than the American Apparel versions, which are ridiculously short. These Glamorous versions cover my toosh sufficiently, and on my more self conscious days I can just easily pop my lace trim cycling shorts underneath to give me that extra bit of length on the shorts. In all honesty, I prefer the Glamorous disco shorts over the AA versions and they're much more purse friendly!

The past week I've been glued to the TV watching the Olympics. I complained so much about it before it started because it's literally happening 10 minutes away from my doorstep at my home address in London and I swore I would stay away until it was over. I'm really regretting making that pledge and hiding away in Southampton as the atmosphere there looks brilliant! Also, I'm so proud at how well Team GB are doing as we seems to be pulling in medals left, right and centre over the past few days!
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