Some like it wild...

I’ve never been a fan of leopard print… I’ve seen it as something that was big in the 80’s amongst celebrities, but lately leopard print has made a huge comeback (unlike the desperate 80’s stars that have tried and failed).

I must say, when I first saw that people started wearing leopard print again a few years ago I was pretty disgusted, but now it has really grown on me! I would never wear a dress or a top covered in leopard print, but I think it’s quite quirky to wear details of this particular pattern. It shows you have a wild side even if the rest of your outfit is pretty plain. I can consider stretching to leopard print accessories such as shoes, scarves and purses, and as you can see in this blogpost – nailpolish!

 

These are my first ever leopard print shoes, and I thought it would be fun to match them with the same patterned nailpolish.

The shoes are from Shoebou, and the nailpolishes I’ve used to create this nail art is Dior gold, Topshop ‘Treasure’ and a black polish from H&M (although I wouldn’t recommend to use this! It’s of poor quality, so it didn’t turn out great – I could have done with a nail art pen instead).

What do you think?

What are your views on animal print fashion?

Swimwear trends for S/S 13

I know Spring only just arrived (well, kind of… I’m still wearing my winter jacket) but I’m already thinking about summer! The weather in England is really weird and unpredictable, and whilst you think the weather will be nice from June to August, England often surprises us with nice and hot weather in early Spring (and then horrible weather during the Summer months). Last year I was actually sunbathing in my garden in the end of March – crazy isn’t it?!

So according to me it’s not too early to start looking for a new bikini. I didn’t buy a new one last year, so it’s definitely time to do so this year.

High-street shops such as Next and H&M have already started stocking their new swimwear ranges in store, and I already have a rough idea of what style I’m looking for.

The big trend for swimwear this year is bold patterns. No crazy colours really, but there’s a lot of black and white contrasts in the 2013 swimwear collections, as well as green and turquoise hues. I’ve spotted some really lovely designer bikinis lately, but I don’t know if my bank account will be able to handle such a purchase.

Anyway, in my brief look for a new bikini I’ve seen some absolutely stunning ones from Honeys lingerie boutique. What do you think of these beauties? They’re all very on-trend with their bold patterns – some inspired by wild animals, and some by indian tribes. And talking about indian tribes… - it’s almost a year ago that me and my dear man went to Mexico and the Mayan pyramid Chichen Itza! I can’t believe how the time flies! It’s definitely about time to book another holiday soon. I think it’ll be somewhere in the Caribbean this time ;)

Have you started looking at swimwear for S/S 13 yet?

Love hurts...

I fell in love with a pair of shoes! This is not uncommon, but it was different this time… I fell in love with the print rather than the actual shoes, and forgot everything about the actual shape of the shoes. This was not a good thing, as I also forgot that I absolutely cannot walk in stiletto heels – especially not ones that have an open shoe design, and that are 16 centimetres high with a 5 centimetre platform! Hrm… Note to self: try to look at the entire design next time, instead of falling in love with just a print.

Oh, but it was a gorgeous print though… these crazy stilettos was covered in doodled purple skulls, on a faux leather background. So who can blame me for falling in love?!

I would like to challenge someone to actually try to walk in these shoes, or open shoes like these of the same height. If you succeed without looking like Bambi on ice you will become my number 1 guru, and I will always respect and look up to you!

Anyway, before I sent these stunning shoes back to So You Shoes I took the chance of photographing them with a matching purple outfit. (You should have seen me wobbling out in the garden! I almost fell over just standing still in these shoes! Haha!)

Wearing:

Stunning purple skull stilettos from So You Shoes

Sheer, flowing loose-sitting shirt in purple from Primark

Basic black vest dress from H&M

Lilac cross body bag from River Island