Mixing Vintage & Modern Pieces

Long time no outfit post! Before we get into the blog, I wanted to quickly share an exciting event coming up in two weeks which I think could be of interest to a lot of you. Sharmmaine from Purpose Meets Class will be holding the ‘PMC Luncheon’ of April 29th in Seven Sisters. The event is all about celebrating women – it’ll include networking, learning all things branding as creatives and even some workshops for all the behind the scenes bits that are rarely spoken about. A lot of inspiring ladies will be speaking about growing your social media accounts, to managing your YouTube accounts, tech for your blog and more. I will be speaking in a short segment titled ‘Show Me The Money’, which is going to be all about myself (my blog, my full-time job), making money form blogging, managing your personal finances and a few little nuggets on how you can start looking at easy ways to make more money out of the money you already have. You can grab your tickets over a this link!

The outfit above is almost a head to toe utilisation of a lot of the latest trends. For example, we’ve got the black bomber (a staple in my wardrobe for over a year now) – bomber jackets have become very popular over the last couple of years and are an item I expect to still be very much utilised by bloggers (and non-bloggers) alike as the weather starts to pick up and we can put away our big winter coats. You’ve also got the playsuit with the classic neck choker – choker necklaces became a huge trend over summer last year and very quickly went from a necklace trend, to a trend seen on most outfits you find across TopShop, Zara, etc… (you know the gist). I absolutely fell in love with this trend last year – featuring quite a few pieces in this collaboration with Happiness Boutique last year, and I also own quite a number of outfits that have the choker neckline. Finally, the sandal heels – these were definitely more of a trend a few more years ago (I remember there was a summer Kim Kardashian was wearing these on repeat). Although they aren’t as trendy as they were back then I still love these and see these worn a lot nonetheless.

As we come into the summer, a trend I’m looking into more is actually taking on vintage pieces. In fact, I actually want to take a trip to Berlin this year – not only to explore and soak up the culture – but also because I’ve heard they have some of the best vintage shops out there. Closer to home, Rokit is one of the UK’s leading vintage stores – and together I’ve put together a wishlist of some of my favourite dress picks from them that I think would be perfect for the summer weather.

1. 60s Cream Bow Detail Sleeveless Dress
2. 60s Blue Shift Dress
3. 60s Black Shift Dress
4. 90s Black Long Sleeve Midi Dress
5. Brown Velvet Long Sleeve Mini Dress