Clothes are for life, not just for Christmas

Welcome to yet another post of me nonchalantly looking away from the camera. In true spirit of my blog, here's some throwback outfit shots. I recently rediscovered these pictures from a trip to Notting Hill last year and I'm not too sure why I never published them. 

Anywho, it got be thinking about outfit repeating and keeping hold of your favourite pieces - who even has time to wear an outfit once and sell it on depot straight after. Lazy girl probs. 

From flicking through these pictures, I'd definitely still wear this outfit one year on. Of course fashion changes all the time and I can't say I don't love a signature trend piece, but it's ok to stay real and re-wear your beloved cosy white jumper year after year.

Everyone hates to spend top dollar on simple pieces, but these are the ones that will last and help build up many amazing looks to too come. ... and those that aren't too simple, just keep them for your kids (or yourself) - everything comes back around and I've definitely made the most of my mums 80s throwbacks over the years. Vintage darling. 

So, just remember when you're umming and ahhing over that slightly over priced *insert item of clothing here*, clothes are for life, not just for Christmas.

Coat-ASOS
Jumper-Free People
Sunglasses - And Other Stories
Bag- ASOS
Trainers- Nike

Springs sprung early

How amazing is this skirt?! Embroidery is going nowhere fast and I'm so happy about it. Spring is on it's way so it's time to get shopping for some amazing skirts ASAP. The best thing about the weather transitioning, is that you can still cosy up in lots of layers but bring some summary vibes to your outfits. Whether is be embroidery, blight colours or bold prints, a little touch is perfect to bring yourself into spring.

I'm definitely partial to a skirt and dress, especially with a jumper and boot combo. Nows your chance to stock up on all the new season highlights are wear them all at once to keep away the chill.

Jumper- Zara

Skirt - Pretty Little Thing

Shoes - Missguided

Coat - Topshop

Bag - Topshop 

Golden hour in Rome

I recently took a last minute trip to Rome, to celebrate my 22nd Birthday. I'd been needing a trip all Autumn/Winter, so this was the perfect opportunity. I do have a travel post for Rome coming soon, but of course, I took advantage of the beautiful scenery to take lots of outfit shots. 

We were so lucky with the weather, it felt more like autumn than winter, so I could get away with a bit of skin on show (thankfully, because I'd already filled up our case with shoes, so there was no room for more layers). 

I actually bought this skirt as a back up Christmas party outfit, but i'm still loving a hint of metallic in my wardrobe this time of year. To make sure metallics aren't to over whelming or tacky, I prefer to keep the rest of my outfit quite simple with little jewellery. 

Chenille jumpers are everywhere recently, which is great because they are soooo cosy. So these too are the perfect mix of glam and chill.

Jumper - Zara
Skirt - Warehouse
Bag - Topshop
Boots - Missguided
Coat - Topshop

Winter florals -OOTD

I've just stumbled along these outfit shots from back in spring. I decided against posting them at the time, but I fancied bringing a bit of floral back to my blog. Although I haven't been wearing this outfit recently (in fear of my nipples freezing off), I still do love to bring elememts of my summer wardrobe back out throughout the year. 

I'm definitely not one to pack away half my wardrobe every season and neither should you. That little floral number you've got hidden away can carry through to spring, it's all about the layers. Even just a peep of a summer shirt out the bottom of a jumper is a great wear to add a pop of colour to a drizzly afternoon.

Co-ord- Zara
Bag- ASOS
Sunglasses - Topshop

OOTD

Just checking in with a quick outfit of the day, featuring another white skirt which has been a great capsule piece this summer! 

Top, skirt, shoes - Zara

Sunglasses -And other stories

Prague OOTD

Just checking in with a quick, and final, outfit of the day from Prague. I've been wearing this playsuit all through summer (and winter whilst wearing my alcohol coat of course). I'm not someone to wear an item once and discard it, so this style of playsuit is definitely my favourite, worn with a sandal or some strappy heels, it's been a perfect essential this year. 

Playsuit-ASOS

Sandals-Zara

Bag-H&M

Sun glasses-And other Stories

Queen of the Castle

As we'd been climbing a mountain the day before, we thought we'd have a nice relaxing day in town eating everything in sight. We took these shots in the grounds of the castle as it was so beautiful! (Nové Město nad Metují in case you're wondering)

I like to keep it quite simple when mooching around eating all day, so a monochrome skirt and top combo is my go to. I never knew how much use I could get out of a little white skirt, but this little leather baby has come out on every holiday this year and goes with absolutely everything!

If you are an all black everything kinda girl, adding a little touch of white can make a massive difference in brightening up your outfit to make yourself look a bit more summary. Spice up your life - but not too much.

Top - ASOS

Skirt - Zara

Jacket - Zara

Bag- H&M

Ring - Great Frog

Shoes - Zara

Sun Glasses - And Other Stories

Shoes with a view

Barcelona outfit two! After a much needed visit to Zara in Spain I'm now the owner of this beautiful skirt, and it's so much cheaper than it would have been in UK Zara woo! -Now back to the expensive prices for the rest of my wardrobe..Still worth it. Zara is Bae.

When travelling around in a sunny city like Barcelona this kind of outfit ticks all the boxes. Light, floaty, pink, lacey and of course just enough skin on show for a tan. You know the drill.

I wouldn't normally match dusty pink and burgundy (shoes) but I'm loving it recently, which is great as these colours are all over the place recently so why not mix and match?! If done right, a full outfit of the same colour pallet can look so stylish.

How stunning is this back drop! We took a (wobbly) cable car up to the top of a castle and the 360 views were amazing, you can see the whole of Barcelona! Everything was great except I nearly got blown away at the top whilst flashing every passer by on the stairs. - I was just eyeballing the view, I hope they were too.

If you're thinking of buying these, DO IT. DO IT NOW. Their so cosy and great, eugh. PS. they are now on sale, and I'm not even sad because I've had so much use out of them. Enough said.

Skirt- Zara

Shoes- Zara

Top-Topshop

Bag- H&M

Sunglasses-And Other Stories

TTFN

Trousers, bag-Zara

Shirt, Scarf, Coat, Shoes, ring-Topshop

Necklace-Urban outfitters

Bralette-H&m

Been awhile since my last blog post, since then i've quit my job, and i'm off travelling at the end of this week! I really wanted to fit in another post before I left as I have quite a few outfits to show, but these last few weeks have flown by! So I wont be posting for a few months, but will make sure I do a few massive travel posts on everywhere i visit to make up for it! For now, follow my Instagram -Yas grottick for updates!

These pics were from a few weeks ago, I was on my way back from getting my Vietnamese Visa. I accidentally managed to forget to bring cash, resulting in me running to the station and back in these heels not long before these photos were taken- So excuse my sweaty face, ew.

I've become such a trouser lover recently, especially if they're striped! I'm actually sad that its going to be too hot to wear them soon- never thought id say that! I think a mixture of a smart look with a hint of lace or skin really adds too an outfit. In this case I wore a lace bralette with a low buttoned shirt to take away from that office look. Subtlety is the key though.

Anyway that's it for now, I will be back! Hope everyone enjoys their summer.

TTFN 

x

Nottingham, nighties, and burgers.

(Openshaw photography)

Jumper-Zara

Skirt(dress)-Charity shop

Bag-H&m

Rings-Topshop/Vintage

Coat-Primark

Trainers-Nike Pegasus

Sun glasses-Topshop

So I was recently in Nottingham visiting my friend at uni, and it is such a nice place! The town centre is so big, and all the buildings are so pretty, naturally we spent most of the time eating and drinking though while we all caught up. 

 Annies burger shack was the first place we visited, and a few cocktails and blog pictures later we finally got a table- and it was worth it. I had a giant taco veggie burger including rice, tortilla chips, salsa ect with sweet potato fries on the side, it was amazing. As a veggie burger fanatic, I would definitely recommend. One of my friends had a peanut butter and jam beef burger, She wasn't quite as happy with her choice by the last bite when her mouth was glued together with peanut butter, but it had to be tried. I'm surprised they haven't opened a second restaurant in London or in any other big cities, but for now if anyone is ever in Nottingham you must visit, and let me know what you get! 

Anyway we spent the rest of our day in a food coma, until we had enough energy to go out and buy some wine for the evening. The outfit i'm wearing turned out to be perfect for hiding a food baby and for the sunny/extremely windy weather of Notts. I had been meaning to style this dress for ages. I picked it up in a charity shop for £2 pounds a while back (i think it may be nightwear) as i thought it would be a handy layer to have in my wardrobe. I dressed it with one of my fave Zara jumpers, however I think it would also work well under an over sized sweatshirt.

I find charity shops are the perfect place to get simple pieces of clothing, that you just want as a layer or extra detail to complete an outfit. They're mostly very cheap, and you may end up with so much great stuff that you didn't even know existed/ or that you were after anyway. The prices are nothing compared to high street, and your giving to charity so its a win win!

I didn't have a chance to do any blog pictures the second day, which was probably for the best as I would have looked very hungover, But we just had brunch at gorgeous cafe called Delilahs (photo of the inside on my Instagram), which was lovely, and of course did a bit of shopping. 

pa. Sorry for the essay