What I Wore :

Waistcoat : Next

Polo Neck : M&S

Jeans : ASOS

Boots : Vagabond

Yeah I'm totally aware that I'm wearing a waistcoat. But with good reason! 

Walking past Zara in the Trafford Centre the other night, I couldn't help but notice the increeeeedible new season window displays. The item that had taken center space was nothing other that the most beautiful black velvet embroidered waist coat. It was love at first sight. Yet, I knew we could never be together. The reason? The £69.99 price tag. 

So instead, I went home and cried for my long lost waistcoat. And then - as if by magic - my mum decided to have a clear out. And what should be on top of the pile, other than this woolen beauty! 

Admittedly, it's not as delicately bohemian-chic as the Zara one, but it's totallllly 70s and I think I'm going to try and find a way to work it into everything that I wear for the next month or so...

What I Wore :

Tee : Primark

Scarf : Debenhams
Jeans : Primark

Boots : ASOS

Apologies for the total weirdness of my recent backdrops. I can't find anywhere that I like, and by the time I do the sun has gone down... Typical really. So I'm back to my usual garden shrubbery backdrop - missed that little plant pot guy!

Life at the moment consists of writing snippets of my dissertation in between motivational Gossip Girl and coffee and ASOS-browsing breaks. I'm writing about how internships affect the fashion industry, and although I pretend to be bored of it, I am actually enjoying writing it. Mainly because it allows me to write down my own experiences through other people's words and share experiences of which I thought I was alone. 

Internships are great. They give you a glowing C.V to compliment your degree and (hopefully) secure you your dream job. Looking back on your own internship is always a rose-tinted-glass experience I think. In reality, you were probably working for pittance - if anything at all - commuting to a cold office, where people didn't take you that seriously and you weren't really given any training in your supposed job role. But it's an experience and a reference you can write up on your C.V. Am I right?

A lot of students are probably taken advantage of, in that if you won't work for free, you can be easily replaced by someone who will. As there's no official definition of what an internship should be, a lot of companies get away with giving their interns mundane tasks and roles that involve no actual thought process. I think the main the issue is to set a definition within the fashion industry - because really it is just fashion that gets away with bending the rules - of what being an intern entails, including pay, job role and experience. Because what's the point in spending three months at a company, unpaid, paying to get to work every morning and not learning anything particularly substantial?

So this post turned into a bit of a ramble... It was good to get that off my chest and I think I've actually manage to conclude my dissertation over a blog post. Kudos to me.

Inspired :

All images taken from Pinterest.

Top 5 :

I fear I might have a problem. My morning routine has gotten to a point that before I even check my texts, facebook or Instagram, I'm on ASOS' New In section seeing if there's anything I've missed off my 'saved items' collection. 'If I was a rich girl' starts playing round and round in my head as I click the heart button on pretty much everything. But how can I not, when their own brand line is this good?

I know summer is a while off, but who cares if there's still snow falling from the sky when your wardrobe could be full of crochet and summer dresses?

To justify my choices, they are all black. No white linen, no colour and no bikinis... Yet.

Patchwork Crochet Jumper

The ultimate summer layer. Although, I'm actually half tempted to skip this purchase and learn to crochet instead...

Beaded Feather Choker

ASOS' jewellery game is spot on at the moment. Which is an unfortunate thing for my bank account, because while I can resist spontaneous clothing purchases, jewellery - not so much.

Heeled Sandals

Because when booking a holiday to Istanbul you need at least one pair of shoes in preperation...

Striped Trousers

Still can't get enough of two pieces, especially the kind with monochrome stripes...

Swing Dress

This is ridiculous. It's less than 1 degree outside and I'm looking at dresses with no shoulders. What's the deal?!

All the links are in the names of the products and I'm posting them here to stop myself adding them to my online bag...

Send help.

January Playlist :

John J Presley

No relation to the King. That I know of.. I first heard John J Presley on Xfm's Great Expectations for this year. His voice is so rough and raw and just ugh. 

BANKS
Who isn't obsessed with BANKS? She's released one of the absolute best albums of the year in my opinion. 

Mac De Marco

My housemate introduced me to this guy a few months ago, and he's become my go-to chill-out man. He sounds very reminiscent of Kurt Vile, so I'm completely in love really.

Nick Mulvey

I'm going to see him in Manchester in March at the Albert Hall which I am looking forward to SO much. Ugh. His music is magical and I this is one of those albums I've loved since it was released and can still listen to over and over and over and...

Yeah so... Seeing as though I've recently upgraded my Spotify to Premium - which by the way, is best thing I've ever done - I thought I'd include a post on the artists I've had on repeat this month! This is a bit of a change from everything else, but music is a major part of my life, and I thought this is a good place as any to document some of my favourite artists of this year.