Ombre Life

 MUUBAA leather jacket

H&M cardigan
H&M waistcoat

ZARA shirt

ZARA jeans

DIESEL shoes 
VINTAGE belt
D&G watch

ASOS backpack

TOPSHOP necklace
H&M rings 

Whipping my newly coloured hair during the lunch break at InStyle magazine. Love the ombre effect, best thing ever. They told me, "It's going ombre into your jacket!". That was the plan.

Photography by Sakaynah Hunter

Flashback

 

My new scrunchie - red'n'rad / Dipping my nails in gold

 

Parts of the amazing view from the canteen on the 11th floor at InStyle

 Customised my trusty pink iPhone case - LOVE IT! / Stuffing my face with goodness

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Let's see what the next week'll bring. Have a good one, fellas!

Dreams Of Summer

 ZARA dress

MUUBAA jacket

TOPSHOP boots

AMERICAN APPAREL scrunchie

H&M sunglasses

Can't wait for summer! Long warm evenings, strolls on the beach, eating ice cream every day, taking cold showers, wearing bikinis, jumping into the sea for the first time... I want to spend this summer on the beach for as long as possible, breathing in every air molecule smelling of the sea. I want to hide from the hot sun during midday and read a book in a shadowy patisserie. I want to wear a long and very colourful or plain white dress and feel the slight breeze on my legs. I want to spend the night dancing away to a classic summer song. I want to ride to the beach in the morning and grab freshly made croissants on the way. Soon.......

Pass Me Needle & Thread

A new label has landed people, and it's exciting. Needle & Thread, brainchild of Hannah Coffin, former design director at All Saints, focuses on short and happy mini dresses with skirts and longer designs thrown in to keep things interesting. Asos got lucky as Needle & Thread's debut collection is only available to buy from the online mecca. It was actually in the last days of my internship when I spied one of the sequined dresses and its skirt version. I thought it looked a lot like something glitzy from All Saints - that's when the Fashion Assistant told me about the connection between both. Yeeep, I know my stuff!
The only downside to the whole thing is that most of the dresses are 100% Polyester. And with prices ranging from £95 - £195, I'd expect silk and not the £2 per meter version. Shop the 25 piece collection here.

Shoe Friday #100

It's Shoe Friday #100! It also coincided with my last day at Asos magazine - can't believe three weeks went like that - it all happened so fast! But it always does when you enjoy what you're doing :-)
To celebrate, I've selected a shoe which has been winking at me in the fashion cupboard - haven't tried it on though. What did you think - we're not playing dress-up there ;-)

I'll stop doing the Shoe Fridays now; from now on when I see pretty shoes, I'll share them with you instantly and won't wait til Friday. But this won't turn into a shoe blog; instead I want to inject more variety and blog more and about various things. I'm taking my camera with me again this weekend, so lets see what I'll catch. Have a good one folks and enjoy the three days off :D
Emily xxx

image via asos.com

Shoe Friday #99

Aaand a vibrant change to last week's super simple shoes. These Miu Miu's will surely lift our moods with their shiny sky blue coloured leather and crystal embellishment! Want.

image via mytheresa.com

Illusion

 MUUBAA leather jacket

H&M tshirt

H&M cardi

VINTAGE belt

ZARA jeans

DIESEL sneakers

ASOS backpack

CODELLO scarf

H&M sunglasses

H&M rings

That's a very me look - a 100% comfortable outfit, a leather jacket and something colourful thrown in for good measure. Yep yep, that's how I like to roll.

Shoe Friday #98

Currently chilling while listening to Beyoncé's Party and Love On Top. This week I picked a fairly simple design by Zara. A clean cut white leather wedge certainly has something about it. Get it here.

My first week at Asos magazine has been good! It's amazing to see the business from inside after all these years of looking at their site and ordering stuff. Now I daily walk past the studios where they photograph the new things on the models, go downstairs to collect samples from the buyers and help the magazine team create one of the coolest mags out there. Great!
I also compiled today's daily edit for the weekend section, that means I picked the 12 pieces you see here. Tomorrow I think they're gonna put up another one I created, let's see.. Have a good weekend guys!

Round 2, Here I Come!

 

From the Elle fashion cupboard. Follow my Instagram @styleexplorer

My internship at Elle came to an end on Friday, but instead of mourning I look forward to interning at Asos magazine from tomorrow. I learned much and witnessed a real-life work environment. The Elle staff is super friendly and even at stressful times knew to work under pressure - just like the pros. It was insightful to observe their thoughts and see how they take on tasks. Interning really can be more important than a degree and will definitely help you break into the industry.
This is not my first internship but without a doubt one of the best ones yet. I can't wait to see what I'll learn and come across in the next few months.
Finally, I was also snapped for What Elle Wears, see the photos here. Photographer Victoria obviously takes amazing photos (check out her portfolio) and loved hearing about her work. I'm always the one chatting with photographers, you learn so much!

Shoe Friday #97

 

Today my internship at Elle ended and I wanted to say goodbye in style. After spying some major Casadei heels in the fashion cupboard, I was reminded of the maison's beautiful designs and decided to show you one of them. It's available here. If you prefer the heels in a warmer shade, then let me introduce you to its hot pink colleague. Want them now!

Have a good weekend everyone xxx

image via casadei.com

Shoe Friday #96

The combination of Sophia Webster's wonderful shoes and flamingos is just super cute. Cute'n'cool. Get them here.

Happy Friday folks!

image via net-a-porter.com

Facing Fences

RIVER ISLAND bowler

H&M top

H&M jersey cardi

THE TRUNKSHOP vest

ASOS coat

RIVER ISLAND leggings

TOPSHOP boots

The above outfit is similar to this one from February last year. This time I unzipped the leggings which resulted in slight flares. Always find new ways of wearing your wardrobe!

Photography by Emmanuel