The camouflage trend

In September I attended a fancy dress party that the company I work for arranged, and we were all supposed to dress up as something beginning with the letter S. I dressed up as a soldier in a camouflage patterned playsuit with a matching cap, green tights, a dog tag, and military style boots in black.

Back in September I found it so hard to find camouflage patterned clothes – I had thought of buying something I could actually use at several occasions (not just for a fancy dress party) such as a blazer or something, but since I couldn’t find anything I ended up buying this playsuit from a fancy dress shop.

Me (right), together with Top Style Advice & Mode of Style.

When you look in the high-street shops nowadays (especially after Christmas!) you see camouflage patterns and military inspired fashion everywhere! Who would have thought?! My little sister who is very on trend all the time recently invested in a pair of skinny camo jeans, but I’m not quite there yet.

Below are two celebrities that have opted for the camo trend; Cheryl Cole and Selena Gomez – both looking stunning and absolutely awesome in their skinny camo jeans vs. camo jacket.

Want to copy their style? Check below how you can do it!

Black open front blazer – New Look £25

Camouflage patterned skinny jeans - montaignemarket.com £105

Grey jersey top – Harvey Nichols £115

Tabitha Simmons leather motorcycle bootie - bergdorfgoodman.com £450

Black nail polish – Topshop £5

Light blue faded ripped skinny jeans – New Look £25

Camouflage fitted blazer – New look £8 (down from £20)

Nude zip detail high heel – Fashion Union £20 (down from £35)

Black leather satchel – Asos £42

SMASH! Ruffles off-white knitted scarf - pret-a-beaute.com £10

The black and white Spring trend

A couple of weeks ago when I went for a little day out in Leeds city centre I saw this graphic black and white dress in the H&M display window. I fell for it straight away, but didn't buy it as I couldn't find it once I was in the shop. Anyway, a couple of days later I went onto the H&M website and I noticed that they had lots of styles in black and white - apparently the black and white style is trending this spring. Just look at these awesome black and white outfits below, all from H&M. These are perfect styles to go for in early spring, before the classic pastels come out closer to the summer.

I would say that a black biker style leather jacket is an essential, and should be in every girl's wardrobe. It's just so versatile, and can be matched with most styles for every season. Definitely worth investing in!

 A leather skirt can look really slutty and (sorry for the expression) hooker-like if matched with the wrong clothes. However, matched with a comfy knit like in the picture it looks amazing. As the rocker chic I am, I'm a sucker for everything leather, and I own 2 leather skirts myself.

Graphic oversized tshirt with leggings and matching ballerina shoes. Can't go wrong with that! ;) Very 1960's!

 Dare to go bold! Opt for a black and white pattern that really stands out. This leopard blazer looks amazing!

Or why not make a statement with an oversized handbag? Match with more subtle clothes, such as these shiny black leggings and a simple print tshirt to really make the handbag stand out.

3 * Golden Globes budget styles

The Golden Globes took place earlier this week, and amongst all sparkly ball gowns we could see a few slightly simpler dresses. These styles can easily be recreated in a more casual style. For us people who can't afford Armani or Christian Dior - here are 3 Golden Globes styles on a budget:

 Flaired, black and blue stripy strapless top from Hollister Co - £7.44

Double split black maxi skirt from Miss Selfridge - £24

Silver clutch bag in envelope style from BCBG - £61

Silver statement necklace from Asos - £38

 Mint green peplum dress with sequin details from Lipsy - £38

Turquiose drop silver earrings from Boticca - £39

Long mint green envelope bag from Target - £8

Turquoise odyssey ring from Stella & Dot - £37

Ankle Strap Sandal from Victoria's Secret - £34

 Mango Polka Dot Peplum Dress from John Lewis - £30

Black leather clutch bag from Nelly - £31

Silver bangles from The Iconic - £26

Featured: knitted yellow snood

A new crush of mine is this knitted mustard yellow snood scarf that I bought when I visited Sweden over Christmas. I bought it at Indiska, which is a Swedish chain of shops that sell a unique mix of fashions and interior decorations inspired by India. It's a unique style of their products - a blend of Indian and Scandinavian design, with a modern bohemian twist, that radiates colours, patterns and energy.  

This scarf in particular is not very Indian inspired, except maybe for the colour. But please, have a look at the rest of their collection, and I'm sure you'll fall in love too.

Anyway, I just wanted to show you this new find of mine, and also show you different ways of wearing it; as a double scarf (which is my favourite), as a mix between a scarf and a hood, or as a bolero. It's also a perfect match to my yellow Wallis earrings that I bought early last year.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you, my lovely readers!

Fashion Infatuation is more popular than ever, and I should hope so with all the time I’ve spent writing on this blog in the last year – I managed to write 100 posts in 2012! Not bad, not bad… That's an average of 2 posts per week.

Anyway, I thought I’d make this first post of 2013 about Christmas and New Year’s fashion, showing you what myself and my stylish colleagues wore to our Christmas party. Although – looking at the photos you’d think it was more of a New Year’s party with all the blingy dresses!

My glamorous team, including fashion blogger Martin from Martin Loves and TQS magazine to the left.

Another blogger colleague of mine is fellow Swede Kristina who runs the blog Mode of Style. We're really matching with our black, sparkly dresses. It's a shame the photo is black and white (stupid photographer!)

At our company Christmas party I was wearing this grecian style layered black dress in sheer material with a bit of sparkle under the bust.
The fellas looked handsome in their suits.

The love of my life and me. Love you hunny!

If I was to sum up my 2012 I would first of all say that it has been a very exciting year full of events.

I could babble on about this for ages, but let me save you from boredom by simply listing a few things in bullet points.

• I bagged myself a new job (within the same company) and I now work with blogger engagement. Very creative, indeed!
• I visited 3 countries I’ve never been to before – Mexico, France and Croatia. That’s 3 countries ticked off my list of places to visit before I die. Time to plan the holidays for 2013!
• I’ve been to some amazing concerts – Shinedown, Nickelback and Alanis Morissette.
• I adopted two tiny little girl cats.

What were your highlights of 2012? Anything you’re extra happy about?

Happy 2013 everyone, and let’s make this year even better than the last one! :D

Christmas has come early

Myself and some friends had a little Christmas present swapping session this weekend, and they had bought me some really lovely stuff! :) What I liked the most was this bronze nail polish, and some pretty jewellery.

 This nailpolish is from Topshop's own collection and is called 'Treasure'. It's a gorgeous bronze hue, and it feels as if it's of really good quality. I've only painted one coat in this photo.

Topshop has lots of really lovely nailpolishes of unusual colours, and with quirky glitter in them. I will definitely invest in some more polishes from there, and I can really recommend them.

 

 My friends also gave me these stunning earrings, and this stylish ring. They're both handmade with silver and real amethysts. Since they're handmade they're also unique, which I really like. The set is from Outrage jewellery in Leeds Corn Exchange.

 Here you can see the size of it compared to my finger. Just a good sized stone!

I really love swapping Christmas (as well as birthday) presents with friends, because after having moved away from home they are after all the ones who know me best, and know what sort of things I like :)