Leopards and Hearts..

28/06/2015

Another day another blog post for you!

Basically I saw these sunglasses whilst out shopping last week, despite been the last pair I convinced myself I didn't actually need another pair of sunnies in my life, but when I went in H&M over the weekend and found them laying on a shelve I just knew they were meant for me - clearly they were waiting for me and to leave without them a second time would have been a sinful move

I also adored these glasses because they reminded me so much of the Moschino heart shaped ones! Which are just amazing! But personally I think I prefer the coloured lenses in these H&M ones!

I always talk about the jewellery that I have on but I have never pictured it so here we are! This is what I wear day in day out! My Michael Kors bracelet, my Pandora bracelet and two Pandora rings - When I forget to put either of the bracelets on or the rings I feel lost! I received them all as gifts from Dominic, baring the daisy ring (Dom's mum bought me that!)

So they have all just become part of my outfit - daily!

Michael Kors - Bracelet

Pandora - Bracelet

Rings - Daisy Flower, Butterfly

The boots! So I got these last year sometime in the sale!

Topshop sale of course!

At a steal of only £15! I mean how could I argue with that price and Dominic practically begged me to get them so I was simply doing as I was told!

A very short but sweet post today - taking inspiration from the 70's as this season is still all about the vintage look! The skirt I am wearing is from Forever 21 a site that I have fell in love with! I also made Dominic walk around the store down Oxford Street last time we were in London - it was extremely cruel of me, especially when it consists of 3 floors..

The top is a classic Topshop piece at only £14 it is amazing and comes in a rage of different colours! What are you waiting for go and buy them all.. now!!

Hopefully have some fun things to post about soon and I also have that holiday in just over a week! Be prepared for lots of holiday inspired posts!

All my love

P xx

'I love fashion, I think its so important because its how you show yourself to the world'

- Emma Watson

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Vintage Styling

26/06/2015

So I finally was able to pull one of my vintage dresses out of my wardrobe yesterday! And it felt so so good!

Firstly on to more important things - this is the first shoot I have done without Dominic, instead I had help from my beautiful friend Emily who took all the photos for me and if I do say so myself I think they have come out fabulously!

Anyways since it was an amazing day yesterday, we decided to take a bike ride, hence all the scenic backdrops in the pictures - beauty of Yorkshire, you really do not need to travel far to find a field in order to take a very vintage themed shoot!

I'll start with the obvious - the dress

This dress is something I picked up from York last year - its from a shop called Bowler Vintage and cost me around about £20, it was one of the first dresses I laid eyes on in the shop and instantly fell in love, at the time, for me it was a little out there but despite that I knew if I ever let it go I would regret it massively!

I paired the dress with red lips, statement sunglasses and my red Grafea bag in true vintage style

Dress - Bowler Vintage

Belt - Dorothy Perkins (Old)

Shoes - Primark (Old)

Sunglasses - Primark

Bracelets -

Left hand - Pandora

Right hand - Michael Kors

Bag - Grafea

Bowler Vintage is one of those store that you just lose yourself in, especially if you are a vintage geek like I am, I remember going in and admiring this absolutely stunning dress which was hung on a hook as I walked up the stairs - unfortunately at £70 it was way out of my price range but I was delighted to find that the store not only caters to expensive taste but to my bargain mind set too!

I adore the detailing on this dress and the two different materials that were used, please please correct me if I am wrong, but I think this dress would have been made between the 80's - 90's! Something I have always loved about Vintage clothing is the sheer quality and story an item can hold! Also the fact that fashion is a continues cycle which will forever come around, dresses in the summer are never going to fade and midi/maxi dresses are everywhere in the high street at the minute, personally I think I am on to a winner with this one

Last year I paired this dress with a floppy hat and flat sandals, so today I decided to go for a tucked under hair style and sunglasses, it maybe had something to do with the fact I spent 2 hours on a bicycle, hence the messy hair, we'll take a nod at the 'festival inspired' hair with this one..

I was wondering if anyone would like me to do a list of all my favourite vintage shops and websites by any chance? If you would leave a comment or a message on Instagram or come and find me on twitter @parisjade_

My one top tip for vintage shopping, don't be scared, be confident and try on those wacky dresses, because I can guarantee you will find something you love, also try charity shops, I have had some steals from a good old charity rummage!

If you are ever in York please check out Bowler Vintage!

(And maybe show me what you have found! Because I wish I could take a look every week! If you're ever in need of someone to just try your clothes on guys, I'm your gal.... Please?)

Please share the love for vintage and follow them on their social networking sites! Everything is liked below

Facebook - Bowler Vintage

Instagram - Bowler Vintage

Twitter - Bowler Vintage

I will definitely head back as soon as I'm not poor, because I have seen some pastel sunglasses which I think I may actually need in my life!

(yes it is pay day, yes I am still as poor as I was yesterday..

blogger life)

Again I would like to say a massively thank you to Emily for been the best - I love you

All my love always

P xx

Ps - my pictures still seem to be blurry when on viewing my blog on iPhones - anyone know how I can solve this? Help

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June/July Wish List

24/06/2015

So I've decided to put together a bit of a wish list with some hints of what I still need to buy for my holiday!

I am so excited I can barely breathe right now, this time in 2 weeks I will be round the pool in my bikini!

I've been feeling a little under the weather lately so I have been roaming through the internet looking for pretty things to put onto a wish list for you - hope you find something you like!

So like any other girl going on holiday I have already planned the majority of my outfits, both day and night!

I bought this blue crop top which is pictured below a couple of months ago in preparation for Greece! I have been struggling ever since to find something to to wear with it, but in true blogger style I knew I needed to keep the top because I love it so much!

I have come up with this little outfit/wish list of a couple of items that I think go extremely well with the top!
Some people are really afraid of pairing black with blue but I'm not, I think it looks really good together and I'm not afraid at all!

Top - Glamorours

Shorts - Newlook

Shoes - Public Desire

I am mega excited for payday so I can go out and buy these shorts from Newlook, we all know how huge lace up detailing has been on the high street lately so I am really excited about the detail on these shorts and who doesn't need another pair of shorts whilst on holiday?

The shoes, well what can I say about the shoes other then they are the most perfect pair of sandals that I have seen, I just adore the metallic detailing - Public Desire are always on point with their shoes and this pair is just another example of there edgy but glamorous attention to detail and they would look amazing paired with my fringed bag and some metallic tattoos!

So the second wish list outfit is this beauty! I'm calling it a wish list outfit because it is exactly that! I do not yet own any of the items, but when I found this dress on Boohoo I just wanted it instantly and whilst looking through various other sites I managed to accidentally pull together a full outfit!

Dress - Boohoo

Bag - Boohoo

Shoes - Public Desire

Bracelet - Daisy London

I first came across this dress on Sarah Ashcroft's Instagram page when she was in Ibiza with Boohoo, at only £18 it just appeals to every part of my shopaholic mind! And Boohoo also hints at the current lace up detail perfectly!

The shoes! Public Desire have done it again, Red is my colour, completely, and these shoes just make me want to die! They are amazing - then I may have managed to pick out a bag with hits of red in it which would look perfect as a statement piece along with the outfit and its only £16 from Boohoo - I just know how I do it!!

So Daisy London recently followed me on Instagram, I have always loved their jewellery but I have developed even more of a crush on them since stalking them on insta..

I came across this P bracelet in the sale, down from £50 its now only £15 and I am a little sad that I am yet to own it - pay day is coming I swear!!

Finally this is the last outfit that I have pulled together, if you do follow me on Instagram you will have seen me trying these Topshop shorts on at work last week! I have been looking for a pair of well fitting shorts for a while now, I'm not usually a denim shorts person because I like the security and cover up of a nice fitting dress, but 'when in Greece' I have decided to go all out and push my boundaries, the MOM shorts are literally the most comfortable shorts that I have tried on so come payday I will definitely be buying them!

Next up is this top - okay so maybe I have an obsession with lace up detailing, subconsciously I have managed to put all these outfits together without even realising.. this top comes in at just £12!! And not only will it go perfectly with these shorts but I would definitely put it together with the black shorts from Newlook in the first outfit! And it also comes in a variety of different colours, what more can you ask for!

I'd pair this outfit with my knee high Aldo shoes and a big floppy hat for the perfect holiday go to outfit!

Hope you've found something you like, because I want it all!

Have a fabulous day and I'll be back with a new outfit post very soon!

Ps I passed all my essays for Uni meaning I am actually free until September!!

All my love

P xx

Make bold choices and make mistakes. It's all those things that add up to the person you become

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London London London

17/06/2015

I can not actually believe these photos were taken a week ago, but they were and oh how I wish I was stood in the sun in the heart of London again today!

So basically I've been having problems uploading any pictures to my blog, I'm not sure why, but apparently this morning it finally let me upload these ones!

Thank you God!

If you follow me on Instagram and Twitter you will have seen my various different pictures of life in London, which I must say is a hell of a lot faster then life up North! Although I'm not 100% sure I could live in London (I'm far too slow for London life) I will definitely make it one of the key places I visit - I'm already working on Dom for a third trip..

These photos were taken as we arrived in London, the weather was beautiful! Although it was a bit too hot for someone who has never used the tube before - for those of you that use it day in day out I salute you, because I felt like I was dying!

True Northerner clearly!

The outfit!

I slung this outfit together literally 15 minutes before we left the house, I wasn't sure what to wear, or how the weather would be in London when we got there, Siri told me it was going to be raining.. that's why you never trust an iPhone to tell the weather.

If you follow my blogs you will have seen this orange turtle neck before as I wore it in this post with flared jeans! With this outfit I decided to layer it up under this beautiful AX Paris playsuit, which I somehow managed to forget I owned!

Layering is not only my go to winter technique it also works perfectly in Spring/Summer! If you're like me and you're a little conscious of your upper arms then this is the way forward!

I picked up the playsuit at a little boutique we have here in Hull called Bed Boutique I haven't had chance to go in as many times as I wish I had but the staff are always friendly and eager to help so if you're ever up this end place go in a say hello! They also stock the most beautiful pieces and each time I go in I always want more and more!