Wednesday 22 August 2012

cut out khaki

jacket: peacocks // shirt: glamorous* // skirt: topshop // ring: dorothy perkins

I'm back home after one of the best weekends I've ever had. I had such a lovely time in London with some family and the interview that I mentioned went really well too. V festival was absolutely amazing and I loved every minute of it, even the heat, the sweat and getting caught in the middle of about 5 moshpits. We also got on tv seeing labrinth and rizzle kicks, yay! We were literally right at the front for a few of them which was crazy. I can't believe the weather though, it was super hot and I got sunburnt so bad, definitely worth it!

Trying to get into my usual routine of things now back at home including blogging. I received this lovely shirt from Glamorous last week which I love. The cut-out pattern on the collar is so cute and adds more detail to the shirt, I don't think I've even seen anything the same before. The shirt is really oversized making it different to the tailored tight-fitting shirts you tend to see more of, but I definitely see it as a positive thing because I love the overall look of it, including the large pocket at the side. The colour palette is wearable making it easy to pair the shirt with different things. I like how the style of it is casual yet still quite smart meaning it's the perfect shirt!

I bought the skirt from Topshop Oxford St for £16 which I think is good value for money. When I'm shopping in Topshop, I can only really justify the prices if I'm going to get a lot of wear out of something. A simple black skirt should be a staple in everyone's wardrobe and I have no idea how I went without one before.

The jacket is from Peacocks and I absolutely fell in love with it when I saw it hanging on it's own on the rail! It was reduced from £36 down to £10 so of course I had to have it. I'd been looking for a new jacket that I could wear in autumn/winter and this ticks all of the boxes, I can definitely say a really good purchase and I just love it so much!

Hope you're all having a nice week so far, if you want to see any of my london/v fest photos some of them are on my instagram @lauracmcv if you want to have a look. Also, congratulations to everyone who got the A-levels they wanted and fingers crossed for people getting GCSE results tomorrow, so scared!

Laura x

12 comments:

  1. Love your coat can't believe it was only £10! Sounds like you've been having a busy but wonderful time :) Wish I could have gone to V fest wahhh :(
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  2. Such a lovely post and i'm glad you had a nice time in London!
    -Charlotte
    http://www.incharlottesshoes.blogspot.co.uk/

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  3. omg your coat! i found one in topshop kinda like this for £75 :( the peacocks near me shut down though so i've literally no hope that i'll find this!

    L x

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  4. I love the shirt, I have a thing for contrast collars aha. I can't believe what an amazing bargain your jacket was! I'm glad that you had a good time at V, I would have killed to go this year! xx

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  5. I love the outfit, the blouse looks amazing with the lace collar style

    Lauren,
    Fashionswirls.blogspot.com
    Laurensbeautydepartment.blogspot.com

    xx

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  6. Lovely post laura! Glad you've been having such a lovely few days! I have that skirt! Think I've worn it in few OOTD's don't quote me though ;) LOVE the jacket, REALLY want to try and pick one up! GOOD LUCK TOMORROW! Expect a tweeeet so we can swap results hehe xxxxx

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  7. Love the detail of the collar :)

    xx
    Monica
    http://makeupandlondon.com

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  8. Gorgeous shirt, just found your blog & am loving your style! :) x

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  9. I am in loove with this shirt Laura! It is so pretty! You look beautiful! xx Laura

    http://styleandsushi.blogspot.com

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  10. The jacket was such a bargain! Perfect for the winter. You look lovely Laura(:

    http://thefashiondistrictnlc.blogspot.co.uk/

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  11. Wow that bargain jacket is gorgeous, what a steal! Love the adorable detail on the shirt collar, very pretty :-) xxx

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  12. JUst found your blog and absolutely in love with it! You have such a nice style and I just love your blog! Keep it up :) christina x
    www.stylestorey.blogspot.com

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