THE FLORAL TREND - MENSWEAR

Menswear Floral Trend by primal-m on Polyvore

Florals are no longer just for women, with designers such as Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs and Gucci showcasing bold and tropical floral prints, it was only a matter of time before the high street caught on to the extrovert trend! I am a huge fan of a good ol' print as you can probably tell from my last post, however when I heard that florals were the next big thing even I was a little unsure. I instantly thought of hawaiian shirts and bright colours BUT then I came across River Islands interpretation to the trend and instantly fell in love! They took traditional florals and desaturated the colour, which works amazingly well alongside their colour pallete consisting of coppers, greys, creams and blue hues. I can't wait to get hold of some of these amazing pieces, especially the chukka boots and the copper toned tee! Let me know what you guys think of the trend and if you have any faves!

Orange Holloway Road Floral T-Shirt | Brown Floral Print Chukka Boots | Blue Holloway Road Floral T-Shirt | Brown Mini Hold-All Bag | Blue Holloway Road Floral Ombre Sweatshirt

THE PRINTED SHIRT

The Printed Shirt by primal-m on Polyvore

A few years ago a shirt would scare me, to be honest the only shirt I ever owned when I was younger was the standard white shirt for school! In my head a shirt was not a good look for me! I have a 'fuller figure' shall we say and so I would try and cover up with cardigans because they were a safer option. However! everything changed when I went shopping with one of my bestest friends! Yes, I used the word bestest! She introduced me to the Denim Shirt, I had always wanted one but I never had the confidence to try one on just in case it looked really bad! She helped me style it and I wore it unbuttoned with a striped tee and it looked fantastic! We even got a jersey snood to go with it! Basically that day was a hit in my fashion diary! And since then my shirt collection has grown! After that 'wild' purchase I then branched out and bought a printed shirt, I wore it with  the top button done up, a plain white tee underneath and a statement chain. I absolutely loved how this looked, and it has now become my go-to look for a night out! Above are a few shirts that have caught my eye recently!

Blue Abstract Print / Grey Aztec Print / Burgundy Black Aztec Print / Blue Baroque Print / Black Tribal Print

THE PHOTO THAT STARTED IT ALL

I spent a really long time trying to figure out what my first post should be about, I looked into the golden globes, trends and also a wish list! I just ended up buying it all anyway! However after days of thinking I decided I wanted to let you in on what finally pushed me to start my blog. It started off as a bit of an experiment but I ended up loving what I had created and by the amount of love it got on Instagram a lot of my friends did too! 

The ootd was taken on my Iphone and I did this in a bit of a rush. mum was screaming the house down because we were way behind schedule! I had seen a few people do an 'outfit of the day' and because I was really excited to get dressed up I thought I would have a go at it! It took me a while to get it right but once it was done ... I loved it! And I hope you guys love it too! 

Blue Paisley Print Short Sleeve Shirt / Gold and Silver Studded Collar Chain / Bertie Brogues in Blue / Dark Blue Coated Tapered Jeans / Tortoise Shell Clear Lens Glasses / Dirty Gold Geo Chain / River Island Yellow Socks