LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

ph. Oracle Fox, Studded Hearts, knight cat, 5 inch and up, Spell, unknown

Silk layers, bare legs, loose tank tops, white bed linen, pops of colour, suede ankle boots and of course fantastic jewellery and a heap of silver rings.

My Macbook isn't very happy with me at the moment as I've fed her far too much information in the past year. Thought I'd make use of the hundreds of images saved to my desktop and share them with you so I can delete them and refer to them on here instead... Going away on Sunday so doubt I will be able to fit in a few outfit shoots. Was planning on doing it today but if any of you live in the North West of England and Wales you will know how bad the weather was! Will return with lots of photos from Outlook for you. Hope you enjoy these images and the last days of summer.

MAN REPELLER

Leather Creeper Ankle Boots by George Cox via ASOS

The second pair of man repellers added to my wish list this month! Would look gorgeous with tanned legs and denim shorts whatever you boys say. Want want want.

PHOTO DIARY: MARRAKECH

1. Moroccan chemist selling natural remedies and nondescript nobbly bits

2. The Atlas mountain waterfalls

3. Hand painted salt, pepper and cumin condiment pots

4. Camels through a car (the only way I wouldn't be asked to pay for the photograph…)

5. Pure heaven. Will show the rings I bought in the next few posts

6. Me attempting to shower under a freezing waterfall in the Atlas mountains

7. A gorgeous French cafe in the centre of the Yves Saint Laurent garden selling gorgeous fruit salad, crepes, Moroccan mint tea and fruit juices. Loved the idea of using water mist to keep everyone cool

8. My gorgeous boyfriend Patrick
9. The Atlas mountains

10. A stall in the Souks selling ornate dinnerware and chandeliers

11. One of many side streets in a fishing port town we visited for Patrick's birthday

Back from Morocco and although the culture is quite difficult to adapt to Marrakech really is beautiful. And if I had an extra grand to burn on whatever I wanted I wouldn’t be able to carry my suitcase home for the amount of silver… Off to Croatia in a couple of days but will try to post a couple of outfits beforehand...

SC GIVEAWAY

I'm sorry I haven't managed to squeeze any outfit posts in before I go away so instead I'm letting you in on this Shifting Clothes giveaway! Win these beautiful one of a kind yellow and blue Macaw feather earrings ethically sourced by Sally at Alula Jewellery. Simply follow Shifting Clothes on Facebook and get 3 friends to follow too for a chance to win.

HOW TO WIN:

1. 'Like' the Shifting Clothes Facebook page

2. Get 3 friends to 'like' it too

3. Send my co-blogger Jess an email at jessica@shiftingclothes.com with their names (so we know who invited who)

PLEASE NOTE: You can enter as many times as you like - for each 3 friends that join you will be entered into the competition.


I now have to love you and leave you. Hope you have a good couple of weeks and if you would like any of the items on my shop remember I can't send any until I return (but you can still request to buy them and the buyer will be chosen on a first come first serve basis). Make sure you check out the Shifting Clothes Twitter giveaway too. Mwah

iFASHION MAGAZINE

The lovely people at iFashion Magazine asked whether I could answer a few questions for one of their online features a few weeks back and recently I received an email informing me the interview was now up. I just want to say thank you to the iFashion Magazine team for taking an interest in my personal style and that I feel very honoured to be included in the Blogger Style feature this month! Read the whole interview here.

Oh and make sure you keep clicking the link below to ensure I'm in with a chance to be a part of Bloggers Wardrobe. Thank you!

SELLING

... more stuff! The last flash sale before I go away. If you want anything from my shop please make sure you request and pay before Friday as I won't be able to send it to you until I get back. Click here to shop. Go go go!

Oh and sorry there hasn't been as many outfit posts recently. Every day I seem to have off work it's either raining or my photographer is working. Will try and squeeze one or two in this week. Until then, stay safe. Particularly if you live in London or any city affected by the riots. Living next to sheep has its benefits on the odd occasion...

PLAYING HOOKY

Lookbook from Planet Blue. How bloody good? If the silver jewellery hunt doesn't go quite to plan while in Morocco I know where I'm heading as soon as I land back in Manchester... Particularly love that three cross necklace. Vanessa Mooney is one to watch.

CREEP

Yes I want a pair and no I'm not joking.

BLOGGERS WARDROBE

A thank you kiss from yours truly

During my daily email check I spotted a far more interesting subject title among the monotonous Twitter updates and other boring stuff in my inbox. It read ‘An invitation to Bloggers Wardrobe’ and naturally when I see the word wardrobe my brain begins to register what my eyes have been skimming for the past ten minutes, and in result it forgets whatever else I’m doing. In this case it was holding a cup of tea.

Despite being slightly damp and smelling of Earl Grey I read the email and was delighted to hear that I had been carefully selected to join Bloggers Wardrobe, a project where participating bloggers get the chance to meet other bloggers, attend fashion events and try clothes and accessories to introduce both us and you to unknown brands around the world. Unfortunately, as they’ve had a lot of interest from both selected and unselected bloggers, I have to actually prove myself as a blogger. So they’ve asked me to write a very brief description as to why they should choose me to be a part of their project. Here goes…

The majority of my readers are, like me, on a budget and struggle to connect with a lot of other bloggers out there. But because of my warped sense of reality and very expensive taste I spend all my time searching for inexpensive alternatives. I strip outfits back and focus on the raw qualities such as texture, individuality and fit. And I think that’s why readers respect my style, trust my advice and in turn appreciate my blog.

If you disagree or have anything else to add please let the Bloggers Wardrobe team and I know by commenting on this post. And because you have been such lovely readers I want you to help this happen by simply clicking the link to Bloggers Wardrobe below. The more traffic that comes from my blog the more chance I have of winning, and the more chance I have of winning the better this blog will get, as I will be able to introduce you to far more brands in the future. Hey, I’m on a student budget too you know! Thank you for your support, wish me luck...