Monday 31 October 2011

How to mix vintage and high street

To bag two trends with one item get yourself a pair of leopard print leggings.  Printed leggings are everywhere at the moment, as is leopard print.  They are a great statement piece that can be worn day or night.


A great daytime look is to team the leggings with a washed out tee and a cute over sized cardigan.  Print clashing is all about confidence.  I wore this look with some fur lined ankle boots and finished it off with a knitted headband and vintage Chanel handbag.  (Leggings - topshop, tee - h&m, cardigan - vintage, bag - vintage, boots - red or dead, headband - topshop)


All it takes to transform that look for the evening is to add some colour pop heels and a slick of red lipstick.  you could also add some draped beads or a clutch.  (shoes - topshop, lipstick - maybelline 530 fatal red)

A trend that looks set to stay is the cropped or tie front blouses.  I like the ditsy floral prints of summer however they can sometimes look out of place in your winter wardrobe.  Here are a couple of ideas to incorporate them in easy ways.  


I live in cut off Levis.  I love the contrast of bare arms and thick warm leggings.  If I was going out for a coffee  I would probably add a chunky knit scarf and possibly some mid length gloves depending on how cold it was.  (Shorts - vintage Levis, top - urban outfitters, boots - schuh, leggings - zara)


Too cold for just a scarf?  Add a printed over shirt for an extra dimension without getting too hot.  (Shirts - all saints)


For a wintery day pop on a cable knit cardigan over your tie-top.  This keeps you cosy whilst showing off the tie detailing.  I like a bit of colour matching with the fur of the boot but a bright colour would lift the outfit too.  


I always stack on some pretty rings and shove some earrings in before going out just to finish off an outfit.  I love vintage rings as they don't turn your fingers green, however the high street does some great, cheap vintage-a-likes too so mix them up to get more for your money.  (Eyeliner - maxfactor, foundation - bobby brown, mascara - maybelline volumizer, lipstick lipstick - maybelline 530 fatal red, rings - mixture of vintage, h&m, azendi and tiffany, earrings - vintage)

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