All black on a grey day

On Saturday evening we went out to celebrate my best friend’s birthday. It was quite a grey day but I managed to fit in some quick outfit shots, just before walking the dogs.

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I am making an effort to be more strict with my blogging schedule this year and aiming to take outfit pictures every Saturday, or at least once a week. I have tried this previously and managed to keep it going for a few months but I always end up getting swamped with work and giving up at some point.

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Fitting in blogging while running a business and a household can be tricky, but I’m trying to change things around to give me more time for blog posts and videos. I also filmed the “furry friends” tag for my youtube channel on Saturday so keep an eye out for that!

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Outfit Details

Jacket: ASOS

Jumper: Topshop

Trousers: Zara

Shoes: Miista

Bag: Givency

Necklace: Richard Ayres

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Urban casual

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A casual outfit I wore on a quick trip into Manchester to buy some materials for my orders and have lunch with my mum.

 

Outfit:

Coat: Zara

Jumper: thrifted

Trousers: Zara

bag: H! By Henry Holland

Boots: Dr. Martens

Hat: Primark

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Dark layers for spring

Yesterday I went into town with my mum to choose a new fashion book for my collection.

I wanted something that actually had the potential to inspire me, as well as featuring beautiful imagery. We looked through a variety of book at both Magma and Waterstones and I ended up choosing the Alexander McQueen book that accompanied the V&A exhibition, edited by their senior curator, Claire Wilcox.

On the way back to the car, we spotted a nice, white corredor, ideal for taking outfit pictures in.

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Images by Janet Ratchford

OUTFIT:

Jacket: Christopher Kane for TOPSHOP (no longer available)

Cardigan: H&M (similar)

Shirt-dress H&M (sold out)

Biker leggings H&M

Boots: ASOS

Bag: Givenchy pumpkin bag

Sunglasses H&M

Necklace: B3

The book I chose

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Fashion at Victoria baths

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Yesterday we went to a vintage home fair at Victoria baths in Levenshulme. I was mostly interested in going to take pictures against the beautiful tiles and stained glass windows. Unfortunately the stain glass windows didn’t work for me but I had some against these cool tiles that look a bit like waves.

Cape: Vero Moda

jewellery: Richard Ayres

Sheer bomber: Eustratia

T-shirt: Topshop

Biker leggings: H&M

Boots: Dr. Martens

Images by Janet Ratchford

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