A few essential things I learned this week about my style - firstly I live in Ireland and it is basically still winter, so until it gets a lot warmer a good coat is always a requirement. Secondly I am rubbish at wearing high heels so either I need to practice or I should just give up and lastly light coloured clothing should not be warn somewhere that you are likely to get drink spilled on you within five minutes of arrival.
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| Ireland v Czech Republic - Aviva Stadium Dublin |
Like every week in advertising there's always something happening but unusually there were three events on in one Wednesday evening - Ireland international football friendly, preview to Wanderlust and tickets to Ollie Murs. What did I decide to do? Go to the football match of course - I'm not going to lie I don't have a clue about football and anything I do know I've picked up listening to the future hubby watching Manchester Utd so I had even less of a clue about what to wear. I went for a laid back look jeans, ankle books and a nude floaty top with a charcoal blazer... the blazer is where I went wrong - it may have been sunny at 2 o'clock but once it got dark sitting outdoor in late February with a light blazer was, I learned, a huge mistake. Luckily my friend Mr. Suit was on hand to lend me his warm coat - who said chivalry was dead? I call him Mr. Suit for the obvious reason that he is always in a really slick suit - arriving at the pub to meet everyon I was about to call him to see where he was (I'd forgotten my glasses and I am blind without them) but then I saw someone in a suit, the only person in a suit - lets just say Mr Suit is the Scott Disick of Dublin. Tailored Suits are his speciality but he's not one for flashing labels as he would say "that's not classy" - keep an eye on my Pintrest street style board I have promised him I will feature him there soon.
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| Saturday Night - My Style |
I am a hoarder usually it's to my disadvantage and even though my wardrobe is bursting at the seams I am often found declaring the line from the Smiths famous Charming Man "I would go out tonight but I haven't got a stitch to wear" (can't write/ read that without singing the line). Getting married and paying for a wedding has made me reassess everything and it is making me extra savvy on my style journey. I love the new spring summer style - the pastels, prints and bright colours are mood changing. I've decided to try and carefully invest on some key pieces from the trend and first up was my pastel coloured jeans from Riverisland. I teamed them up with a white vest, mint green blazer and pastel pink shoes all in the back of my wardrobe from 2 S/S seasons ago. I was happy with the outfit teaming it with gold and pear jewellery until I got outside and realised it was raining - step 1 check outside the window and make sure to be appropriately dressed before leaving the apartment. I met my best friend Louisey Rascal in a club called the Village in Dublin she had already been inside and quickly warned "Might not be the best place for whites and pastels" - she was right within five minutes someone had spilled coke down my back... Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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| The Golden Ticket |
Challenge: Attend a gig for inspiration
Now for the first of my challenges from last week's blog - to go to a gig and get inspired. Go to a gig I did and what better one to go to and be inspired than Florence and the Machine. First what to wear! I'm getting married this year so buying a new outfit for every occasion just isn't an option I had to find something to inspire me to use clothes that are already in my wardrobe. Thankfully I came across Kanye West and Jay-Z's new album - the cover inspired me to wear something gold. I opted for a Gold Sequined top, black skinnies and gold and purple heels (the ones that broke my feet and sent me home early). And the concert well it was everything you would expect - electric atmosphere, haunting music and unbelievable style. Florence wore a black and gold jump suit which she declared "so tight I can't bend over to pick up the cards", she was graceful and elegant and strong. The gig was utterly awe inspiring. The concert goers - lots of style and lots of Florence replicas, which got me thinking if you are replicating someone else's style are you stealing their identity or is copying the highest form of flattery? I'm still not sure because everything can be related back to something someone has worn before or drawn which for me means that style is less about what you wear and more about how you wear it that is the extension of who we are...
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| Karl Lagerfied @ netaporter |
Challenge: Find the perfect white shirt wardrobe staple
My hunt for the perfect white shirt wardrobe staple was interesting. I must have tried on every white shirt in Dublin from Zara to Warehouse and Tommy Hilfiger to Tom Baker. It turns out finding the perfect white shirt isn't so easy. I started to panic what if I couldn't find the shirt by the next blog...should I satisfy the purchase buzz or wait until I found the perfect one?? My search led me to the new Karl Lagerfield collection at BT2 unfortunately though the intimidating sales assistant looks of "Your size ten figure wasn't made to fit these clothes" made me shy away from attempting to browse. I did what every girl with a laptop does these days and I visited netaporter from the comfort of my living room and browsed the collection at my leisure. It's everything you would expect all blacks, whites and silvers - a younger edgier Chanel and I love it. Enough to admit that its better to wait until I can afford my perfect white shirt than spend for the sake of it...I bought bridesmaid shoes instead to fulfil my need to spend.
The Chanel Bag and Louboutins saving? Well after the first week down its a little slow - lets just say the future mr bops reminded me that as beautiful as Louboutins are they can't create wedding invitations and our guests might need to know where and at what time the wedding was.
Next week's challenges
1. Wear high heels everyday - if VB can carry a baby while wearing 6 inch heels I can at least try to wobble around for a few hours a day in the office
2. Find something green and stylish - St. Patrick's Day is coming up and I am Irish... it must be done even if it is a little cliché
Check my pinterest boards for updates on whats been inspiring me, what I'm wearing and Dublin street style.
Bops xx
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