My Promise Ring.

                     

                     
                   

  My Boyfriend and I have been together for around a year now and a few months ago he bought me a promise ring, it was more of a promise of "ill always take care of you" rather than "I promise to marry you someday" because the last thing we want to do is create too much commitment in the beginning of our relationship.

                    

  Nevertheless its a very beautiful ring that i first saw on tumblr years before i even met Dan  (Boyfriend) and wanted it immediately because of the intricate detail. Its made of Vermeil Rose Gold and has a Green Amethyst  I love the detail on the ring because I love the winter time and the small gold vines remind me of bare trees in winter.

Lets talk about perspex ba-by, lets talk about you and me

Thats right the clear-through shoe is back, from gradient colour heels to quirky geo-shapes designers and high-street alike are all jumping on the glassy bandwagon. 


1. ASOS Party on Peep toe - £26
                           

This teal coloured shoe has a Ombre gradient heel which fades from top to bottom. The suede top looks lovely next to the glass heel but I wouldn't recommend wearing these in the rain, matted and slippery comes to mind. These shoes are relatively cheap so you can stay on trend without breaking the bank. Id wear these on a summer night out or on holiday abroad just because the colours are so fresh and fruity. My own suggestions for styling these shoes depends on hair colour:

Dark Hair: wear with a similar coloured dress and metallic accessories to maximise the depth of your locks.
Light Hair: try not to wear too many other light or bright colours or you may fall victim to "washed out syndrome". Id recommend Dark Co-ords and a cropped top to accent the very top and very bottom of your body.



2.DUNE Clarity Perspex Peep Toe - £44

This Dune shoe also has a gradient heel although it is much less obvious. This shoe would be best worn with monochrome because of its sleek patent leather. The small detail on the front really pulls it together and balances out the back detail to the front detail. At £44 this is a more expensive shoe but it can be easily transferred from the office to a night out with the addition of a little lippy and a quick hairpin.

Wear With: Cute polka dot nail wraps, Monochrome daisy detail dress and 40's rockabilly curls


3. New Look London Rebel - £34.99


Make sure your feet are perfectly preened and polished with this shoe, instead of a perspex heel New Look designers have opted for a perspex middle which makes this shoe ideal for work, meetings or a job interview. The coloured toes and heel makes them office appropriate and can be transformed for a night out in minutes. This chic shoe is both seductive and smart.
Wear with: Pencil skirt, subtly studded blouse, blazer, tights and an overcoat to keep cold in the snow. (Yes snow its snowing in England in bloody April).

4.  Rita Ora and Rihanna go head to head.
Rita Ora and Rihanna have been known for falling out and being friends then falling out again and now it seems they must be on good terms again after they were both spotted wearing the same shoes! They say you should consider your best friends opinion when choosing clothes but going out and buying the same pair shows how close you must be.
The shoes were designed by Simone Rocha and feature a Geo-patterned heel, a quirky take on the standard Stiletto heel. The super funky Brogues feature a fitted triangle which makes the shoes appear to be on a shelf, the top is a leather pattern with stitched anti-Christ symbols. The Brogues are innovative and new-age, but who wore it better.


Rihanna chose the white leather brogues and teamed them with fierce red nails to match her fierce red suit. The suit and shoe combo remind me of some of the late Michael Jacksons suits because of the vivid colour and the trademark short-cut trousers. The red blazer and pink lapel compliment each other but do they compliment the shoes? In my personal opinion no, the suit is very bright and makes a statement all on its own without the aid of a light complex shoe. Perhaps Rihanna should have stuck to a more simpler shoe or pump and wear the white brogues with a more subtle outfit to accentuate the shoes.

Rita Ora on the other hand took a different approach, instead of choosing the statement white shoes, Rita chose the subtle black  which proved an effective move as she teamed the shoe with a rough and ready double denim. Ripped Denim cut off's and a slouchy patchwork denim jacket prove a good choice. The block colour in blue denim highlights the shoes and how unique they are. Did Rita wear them better? In my opinion yes, the shoes aren't exactly "red carpet ready" and by wearing them with a relaxed outfit it highlights the minor details of the shoe.



Perspex is back, whether you choose Gradient heels or creative styles I hope I helped you in some way or another, please comment if you have any opinions or anything to say on this post.

-Kaycia.

Boy George: Fashion Icon.

The Hats, The colourful dreadlocks and the inspirational outfits, we discover the fashion attached to the man: Boy George.

Boy George in the 80's.

Boy George's most famous look is this: hat, colourful dreadlocks, loose clothing and subtle yet noticeable make-up  Boy George has always been known for his "out there" sense of style and yet he always kept it classy.The use of black in the outfit and the bagginess of the upper half is evidence of the desire in his face. He wants his face to be known and recognised so he made it into a work of art. Boy George's make-up has always been sleek and "pointed" in the sense that everything was sharp, on point and perfect, the looks he tried always suited him and he made sure they did. Dark lips and colourful eyes were his main focus as portrayed in the musical he wrote: Taboo (following is an extract from)
George: what colour are my eyes Billy? describe them.
Billy: Brilliant Bright Blue
George: (cooing) Thank-you
Billy: No, they're all bloodshot from your mascara
George: BETTER FUCKING NOT BE
George used his eyes as his focal point and made sure they were the central to his face, in many of his music videos, for example, Georges eyes are centre to the camera, this makes the audience focus on Boy George and his music, an effect which worked perfectly and saw him into the charts.



In an interview Boy George said "what you wear has no impact on anything else, people fight because they want to fight not because of what they wear, i think its just silly, fighting over clothes, you only get into violence if you fight back. if you don't want to be involved don't fight back." This shows his true peaceful and harmless approach to clothes and that they really are just something you put on.

Boy George looked amazing as ever at the 2013 Brit Awards with a sheer black hat, baby blue blazer, black shirt, silk black tie and blue eye-shadow with his trademark amazingly styled eyebrows. In My opinion he looked great  (especially after the huge weight loss) but was quickly caught in twitter crossfire with One Direction's Liam Payne after Liam refused to pose for a photo with Boy George's Niece  needless to say directioners were soon on the bandwagon hurling a torrent of abuse at George via his twitter, in a peaceful response, Boy George simply blocked each one of them, a calm move from the star. 

Boy George was and is an icon, in fashion and music. He will always dominate the fashion scene and still has designers using him as an inspiration.

Ins-and-Outs of: Vintage Store Shopping.

Vintage stores are popping up all around Britain and from my experiences today i can see why.

Today my sister and i visited the Blitz Vintage store in Spitalfields, London, with a 20% student discount and a high reputation amongst the Londoners themselves I had to try it out. The layout of Blitz is 100 times better than what i expected from a vintage store as most of my local vintage stores are very "search-through-a-pile-for-hidden-gems" where-as Blitz' items were all categorised according to style, type and label. Neckerchieves and scarves were in suitcases at the front whereas clothes and home-wares were in the back, downstairs are the sales (a real steal, i got a pair of brown leather loafers for £5) and men's clothes, shoes and bags. Although some items can be a little pricey (a particularly gorgeous leather backpack at £60) its mostly quite cheap and for what you get and the name brands its definitely worth it. After a couple of hours of aimlessly marvelling at the fashions on show i ended up with a Barbour tartan blazer with a suede collar and sleeve turn-ups for £30, A Denim with leather collar Levi Jacket for £38, Brown leather loafers (marked down from £35) for £5, and a pair of size 1 white converse for £20. Overall the quality of the clothes was top notch and there was plenty more in the store i would have bought had i had the time or money and its definitely worth getting yourself down there if you want some good name-brand clothing on the cheap or home-ware such as typewriters,bottles and signs. A small walk down the road took us to a large open market of food stalls, Malaysian pancakes and clothes, the stalls we stopped at were a sunglasses stall (very gaga-esque) and a cheap dress stall from which i bought two dresses i had seen in the high street store new look and for more than half price! all dresses were £12, another bargain added to the bags.

*Pictures will be uploaded shortly*

Woodland Photoshoot.

I did this shoot with my boyfriend for my media work, enjoy :)