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hat: primark vintage levis jacket* brag vintage eagle sweater: urban outfitters leigh jeans: topshop backpack: topshop boots: office reykjavik is charming... and pretty chilly. every morning I'd layer up like the michelin man and head out to explore. it's quite a small place; the streets are full of little shops brimming with vintage clothes and hidden gems. it's so relaxed you find yourself wandering from street to street with no agenda other than to peek into doorways and hunt out the next quaint coffee shop to stock up on cake and caffeine. I found myself going for comfort every day.. skinny jeans, jumpers and hats (winter dressing at its easiest) I only opted to bring hand luggage so I was forced to plan what I was going to wear in advance (this meant I didn't spend every morning pulling out clothes debating wardrobe options much to the delight of the boy!) we spent our first day wandering around the city soaking up the atmosphere of the icelandic way of life: we st...

velvet world dress : c/o mee mee fedora: topshop backpack: topshop studded boots: old eeeeeep I finally have some velvet in my wardrobe! every season tartan and velvet seem to be a staple in autumn/winter trends and I massively regretted not investing in a velvet dress last season! this little number is from the new arrivals at meemee and it was velvet & sheer winner at first sight.. it had a hint of gothic fairytale but still looked wearable. I'm not a huge fan of big sheer panels but subtle ones get the thumbs up for me; I'll mostly wear this dress layered up with jumpers, tights and chunky boots so it'll be quite versatile this winter (no doubt It'll pop up on here again soon!)  I'm already looking forward to layering up again (and probably eating my way into hibernation) is that wrong? anyone else excited to whip out the knits? caroline x shop the look:

hat: h&m floral kimono : c/o choies vintage belt: urban outfitters shorts: h&m cuff: topshop shoes: topshop oh lord I'm completely unprepared for the cold! I've been busy squeezing in the last of my summer outfits, you might have seen that I've been away in marbella on holiday (the perfect opportunity to drag out my summer wardrobe) but I'm still looking forward to the transition to knits and cosy coats! I haven't been all that tempted by the kimono trend this year but I finally found the one that made me change my mind.. hurrah! I loved the colour and pattern of this one from choies and I'm glad I opted for something different as I loved it on arrival, it's so damn pretty and swishy (yep definitely a word) it's made me a fully fledged kimono convert!  well I'm off to unpack my suitcase, bye bye bikinis hello 100 denier tights. back soon! caroline x come & say hi! bloglovin | twitter | facebook | instagram | pinterest   shop the look...

hat: h&m vintage levi's denim jacket* brag vintage necklace: urban outfitters dress: topshop belt: forever 21 bag: vintage watch: river island psssst don't tell anyone but I've reached the stage where I'm secretly excited to be wearing jumpers again! I seem spend the majority of each year praying for sunshine but when the chill starts to set in I get all excited about knits, layering up and dark nights with hot drinks. I'm still slightly clinging to summer though; there's no chance the 100 denier tights are making an appearance ...just yet. I'm wearing a topshop jersey dress that I picked up in the sale but it's been a little nippy so my jackets are making a reappearance! cue my excited face as I've been hunting for slightly oversized vintage denim and this one is just pretty darn perfect! (what really swung it for me was the old patches on the back and sleeves which I'm a little obsessed with) the jacket is from brag vintage who have becom...

retro beads embellished tee : c/o choices skirt: topshop shoes: h&m bag: vintage wowza I'm not sure what's gotten into me but I'm loving black again lately...  I spotted this embellished tee on choies and I knew instantly it was THE ONE! I love how simple it is and think it's a great option to wear with skinnies on casual days. I'm really into basic shapes at the moment which I put down to reading a lot of scandinavian blogs this month (they've totally inspired me to invest in a few well cut key pieces!)  if you've not been on choices it's definitely worth a browse; they have an eye watering array of tempting clothes and some beautiful footwear too. the skirt is an oldie from topshop; I wear it time and time again which proves that a simple pencil skirt is a good investment for me (or maybe it proves that I need some new skirts aha!) I opted for white accessories just for the hell of it, I guess black would have been the sensible choice but I wante...

tartan pencil skirt c/o   dorothy perkins tee: topshop belt: urban outfitters vanity case: vintage today I'm featuring a lovely little number from the new dorothy perkins style essentials range. I've always loved pencil skirts as they have such a gorgeous hourglass shape, plus they always make me feel taller, leaner and more feminine when I wear them.. win win! the style essentials range is a capsule collection that contains the ten key A/W pieces you'll need to update your wardrobe. think cute knits , bikers and furs  (but there's also pretty dresses and skirts like the one I'm wearing) I opted for this tartan cutie as it's such an easy way to jump on the A/W punk trend without being OTT!  I've dressed my skirt for a day out shopping but I could easily take it from day to night with heels and a silky cami, the whole collection is designed to be versatile and the prices start from £14 so they're affordable too (there's also 25% off online at the mi...

lemon knitted top: vintage flower skater skirt: c/o rebel rebel t-bar geek shoes: topshop oversized white bag: la moda you have guessed from my twitter rants about the claims of 'one coat' paint (..IT STILL NEEDS TWO COATS DAMMIT) I'm still renovating my house.  it's not all decorating dramas though because this little daisy skater skirt from rebel rebel made it's way through my postbox and brightened my day! I love bold prints and this is such a dinky little number and quite the bargain at £15! in fact their entire range is seriously affordable.. I'm eyeing up some of their new arrivals with intent (hello £8 tartan pencil skirt!) I like having little skirts to layer up with jumpers and tights when the weather gets a bit nippy; as much as I don't want the summer to end LFW chatter has reminded me autumn is a-comin' yikes! surprisingly I had no idea what to wear it with (despite a wardrobe bursting at the seams, yes it seems I've turned into a compl...

hat: h&m dress: c/o warehouse necklace: h&m straw bag: thrifted belt: vintage (gift) silver chunky ring: kukee in case you missed the news I've got the keys to my new house and the renovations have began... EEEEEP!!!!!! I'm half excited/half terrified at the amount of work that the boy and I have to do over the next month so if I'm a little absent on social networks and on here then it'll be because I'm wrestling a power drill... the joys! on the plus side I'm really looking forward to doing some DIY's and crafty house-esq projects once we're in so hopefully I'll have lots of little posts to come over the next few months! this is a little outfit I put together when I raiding the wardrobe, you may recognise the dress from an older post (when I first got it the weather was pretttttty darn chilly so I layered it up with high collar shirts) now it's warm enough to wear alone I took advantage as it's a really comfortable little number. I...

dungarees: primark original personal organiser : c/o filofax shirt: vintage rucksack : topshop nike blazers : office eeeeeeep I decided to take part in a challenge this week... a filofax one to be exact! you may have realised I'm a bit of a stationary geek so the opportunity to mix it with fashion was too fun for me to resist! the challenge was to pick a fashion decade to style with my filofax.. I couldn't resist a chance to wear my nerdy new dungarees so I opted for a bit of 90's grunge.. the winner and runners up get to host a filofax giveaway on their blog yipeeee!! (after using mine I knew you guys would love them too, they have so many great features inside from week planners, to do lists, plus fun built in extras like rulers and shopping list pads) if you have a minute and would like to vote you can pop over to their facebook gallery here and simply 'like' my pictures! thanks to those who've voted already! caroline x