Fashion

ASOS Leotard : £20 | Topshop White Jamie Jeans : £45 | Urban Outfitters PEACE Belt :£15 | Office White Textured Heels : £60 | Primark Necklace : £4

The Monochrome look may be a trend for 2013 but I think its a timeless classic. Black and White will always work. Yin Yang again I guess! 

I don't usually wear off the shoulder tops because I didn't have strapless bra that fit me properly. Even though the Topshop strapless I wore on this night, wasn't the best and kept slipping down. And in my opinion I do not think its an attractive trait on a night out, to keep on adjusting underwear in the middle of the dance floor! But I tried to do it as secretly as possible.. Hopefully no one saw!

On second thoughts I wish I wore black heels with this outfit, to balance it out more, but this Office white pair is just so comfy.. Well as comfy as heels can be! And after walking all the way home from the Quayside, they weren't so comfy as I first thought! Although I think they're such a sexy shape, and beauty is pain!

My Primark necklace was a great buy! It was only £4, it hasn't broken, unlike Topshop jewellery which has a much higher price tag! It adds a bit of glitz to any outfit and I've worn it time and time again. There's always something satisfying when getting a bargain, isn't there?

What do you think the monochrome?

Amy xi

(p.s. Sorry for the photo quality, I've not got many choices at uni!)

today's purchases

1. Topshop Tartan Leggings: £28

2.Topshop Midnight Blue Shorts with Metallic Embellishments on the side: £45

3. New Look Disco Ball iPhone 5 case: £5

4. New Look Leather Look Jacket with Fur trim: £39.99

5. Topshop Classic Look Fedora: £25

6. All Saints Peeptoe Leather Boots: £197, reduced to £98

7. Urban Outfitters PolkaDot Velvet Skirt: £35

8. Topshop Floral Playsuit: £50

9. Topshop Red Bittersweet Nail Varnish: £6

10. Topshop Tartan Skirt: £35

I didn't buy all of these at the same time, otherwise I would not have enough money to even eat! But I did have my eyes set on them for a while and have bought them when I can afford them. They are all perfect for any type of Christmas activity. 

Except, I wore the Topshop tartan skirt last weekend for a few quiet drinks in my hometown, but when I got home I realised the material had frayed away from the stitching! So annoying when you've only just bought something that you love, and its broken! So I've taken it back, and it didn't look good in another size, so I've just had to leave it at that.. Was nice knowing you tartan skirt. I did love it though, so I will find one somewhere else and get that!

The Urban Outfitters Glitter Polkadot skirt is hard to see on this photo, but in the flesh its the glitter polkadots are pretty obvious. 

The mixture of leather, fur, tartan, suede and chiffon perfectly fits my look for this winter. Which one of these is your favourite?

Kylie Jenner

Recently I followed Kylie Jenner on Instagram and I've completely fallen in love with her fashion sense. I do love all the Kardashians, but Kylie has always seemed much quieter and never stood out to me. In my opinion, she is totally underrated, and slightly shadowed by her taller sister, Kendall. Yet, Kylie's style is so cool and chic, that’s why I've picked my fave outfits of hers. They are simple, stylish, cool with a hint of quirkiness and personality. She doesn't look as if she is copying anyone, she wears now trends in her own way, and never overcomplicates her outfits, which I think Kim sometimes has a habit of doing.

This grey, narrow-fronted, tight midi dress looks insanely great on Kylie. Matched with her chunky black Louboutins and matte black clutch, along with the dark plum lip, gives her the edgy edge that suits her so well even at the young age of 16. Even without the Kardashian clan behind her, she storms the red carpet of the Hunger Games premiere in LA, looking totally amazing on her own. 

Again the little slit in the leg is perfect for slimming the curves in your thighs (not that she needs it of course). Its sexy but conservative with a high neck. Her simplicity shines through again, with her natural waves and side parting, paired with elegant gold bangles. Although I definitely don't have any premieres to attend to in the near future (there's always hope) I will definitely be on the look out for a look like this for New Year.

A more wintery look from K-Jenz that we could definitely duplicate! The red striped, faint tartan pleated skater skirt looks sophisticated, yet still young and playful. The shortness of the skirt is matched with a high necked black jumper with a white peter pan collar and cuffs. I would wear thick black tights with this look and a high heeled boot, for a girls meal or Christmas evening.

Although this is a more summery look, there is nothing wrong with a staple white dress for a night out, and afterall snow falls in winter and thats white! I've sort of gone off these panelled dresses with mesh pretending to cover your chest and actually revealing more than you bargained for, but this mesh is so perfectly fitting to her body shape that it looks nothing but classy. The contours of the panels shape her figure to be very womanly even though she is so young. She looks sexy and classy. To add a winter touch, you could wear a cream or black fur coat and black chunky heeled boots. Kylie has done it again looking effortlessly cool and collected, wish I portray that same expression!

Which Kardashian do you think has the best style?

Going Out Outfits

1. Purple Dress, Asos. Black Peep-toe Stilettos, Kurt Gieger.

2. Black Halterneck Leotard, River Island. Burgundy Midi Skirt, Topshop. Peace Belt, Urban Outfitters. Rose Gold Watch, Michael Kors. Same shoes as before.

3. Red Halterneck Midi Dress, Asos. Same watch and shoes as before.

4. Black Leotard, Oh My Love at Topshop. Sequin Skirt, Topshop. Black and Gold Clutch, Accessorize. 

5. Red Mini Dress, Misguided. Same shoes as before.

If attention is what you are looking for, then a little red dress guarantees to do the trick. They're so simple, and let's face it.. men are simple. I love to wear black on a night out because its easy, but if you want to go that bit extra, opt for purple or burgundy, which are perfect winter colours for a night out.

What are you're fave night time outfits?

Amy xi

Hallowe'en

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Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year. This may be because my birthday is the day afterwards. But it is also because I LOVE fancy dress, and especially when its scary!

I just love the atmosphere on a night out or at a party when everyone is in fancy dress. People seem to get on better. There's never (usually) any drama, because most people are more bothered about what people are wearing, and not about what is being said or done. Well nothing ever bothers me on this night because at midnight it turns my birthday, so I'm always in a good mood!

Last year was my 18th, so I didn't wear anything too scary, in fact, there was nothing scary about it at all... But hey, its a special day and I didn't want to look back in photos and feel disgusting! I went as a vampire, so I had some scary, stick-in fangs, which stuck for about half a minute as it was so hard to talk with them in your mouth! 

I wore a Lipsy dress, which I got shortened, as I am only 5ft 2... with my trusty black Carvela heels (the loves of my life) and a hair piece so I looked especially glamorous and vampish (if thats a word). That's my Dad by the way, he went as Dracula, if thats not obvious enough haha. Weirdly he loves fancy dress too!

However, this year, my 19th, was slightly different! Emphasis on the 'slightly', because I went as a vampire again... I like them okay?! But it was different, as instead of being at home, I was in Newcastle, otherwise known as the toooooon. So got all my friends together from around the country, and my best friend threw a pre-house party, then we all went out on the toon.

We decorated her house with spooky cobwebs and made our own pumpkins. I'd never carved a pumpkin before, but it was so fun, and not as hard as I thought! Although it was messy and smelt horrid. Oh well, I like to get my hands dirty sometimes! 

My creation is the scariest in my opinion, the second one from the left, and I named him Patrick. You can just imagine him saying it, can't you!? They looked great and really got us in the Halloween spirit.

This year I wore, Rare dress, and again my trusty Carvela's! 

I love being a vampire because its simple and you look nice, which is always a plus! However, think I'll go a bit scarier next year, as its only one night of the year that you can look as bad as you want to!

What did you wear this Halloween?

Amy xi