Inspirations: 27/01/2012

As I didn't have the best day in the world yesterday (Thursday), I thought it was the perfect opportunity to make a little inspirational board to cheer myself up and feel a bit better. Here's what's been inspiring me lately.

1) I'm one of those people who will have a new favourite song or band every week. Music is a huge part of me, and a good song can put me in a good mood for ages. I've recently gotten into Tribes and their début album is amazing. Definitely one of the best albums I've heard in a while, as it's pure rock, and they sound amazing.

2) Still on the topic of music, a guilty pleasure of mine: We Are The In Crowd. It's a bit on the 'pop' side compared to what I have on my playlists, but I'm hooked. Between the catchy songs which are a lot of fun to sing aloud to, and vocalist Taylor Jardine's stunning voice, their album is one that I've had on repeat for months, and still aren't bored of. And Jardine is also super cute with great style.

3) For me, nothing is as relaxing as reading a good book, which is exactly what I need to do after a long day like today. I love being immersed in a completely different world and living life through someone else's eyes.

4/10) I don't know why, but I've been itching to be constantly outdoors these days. I know it's cold, but I'm loving walking around, getting some fresh air and just enjoying the world. I also really want to be that girl, sitting in the sun, with her super cool Vans.

5) I have been slightly hooked on FreePeople's latest lookbook. It's so well shot and has some beautiful pictures. This dress just seems so perfect and I love how they styled it as well. Free People has some really gorgeous pieces in the January catalogue and I've been lusting over them all.

6) I want it to be really hot again, so that I can wear pretty dresses, and spend my days in the park, where the days are nice and long. I'm so bored of the short and dreary days we're currently experiencing in London.

7) I recently discovered a new brand: For Love And Lemons. Since I stumbled upon the website, I've been back many times to admire their SS12 Collection. The collection is so perfectly Summery, and I want it ALL! And the beautiful photos of the collection just makes me want everything more.

8) I'm a massive ice skating fan, and I've been a lot these last few months. These ice skates are absolutely amazing, especially for me, who loves a good heel. I'm not sure how practical they'd be, but no denying you'll look so stylish on the ice. I think I may have to try heeled skates now.

9) Louboutins: The perfect shoe. That's all I need to say.

11) I hated pink in my teens, but it's been growing on me lately. This whole outfit is so bright and I'd love to be able to pull off such bright colours like that.

12) I'm long overdue a haircut. I've booked myself in for one next week, but have no idea what I want to do. I definitely want to keep it long, but as to whether or not I want to keep the fringe is another question. Thoughts?

What's been inspiring you this week?

Sherin xx

A Rainy Tuesday

A casual outfit to share with you guys today. I wore it the other, while heading into town to meet Gok Wan, as you do (more on that later). It's not the most interesting outfit, but I really wanted to show you guys my new jeans. I wish the outfit photographed better as it looked really good, but sadly, it was dark and wet, and my hair had already been ruined thanks to the rain. Although, I didn't let that get me down and ended up having a great day!

I absolutely LOVE these jeans. They're Cheap Monday and Susie picked them up for me, while she was in Berlin over the weekend. They're seriously the best present ever!
I love these jeans and can see myself wearing them to death. They were a tiny bit too small for me, and by that, I mean about one millimeter, so it was *ahem* interesting watching me squeeze into them, and I have a few 'war wounds' to prove it. But we got there in the end and the jeans look great on :). I think they've stretched a bit now, so the fitting is absolutely perfect right now!

To balance out the super skinny jeans, I paired them with a a slouchy H&M t-shirt, and then covered it with a grey Zara cardigan (stolen from Susie while she was staying at my house), and of course, added my Ganni hat (which has actually expanded now, so doesn't fit as well as it used to). And my shoes are my Deichmann boots, which actually look really cool wet.

And here's me with my new 'homie' Gok Wan (more on the event itself in a future post):

What do you wear in the rain, when all your umbrellas are broken?

Sherin xx

The Asymmetrical Skirt

Wearing this outfit in January was probably the dumbest thing I've ever done. I covered up with a coat, but was still cold, and wearing heels in the rain is not smart, but at least I looked cool, right?

This asymmetrical skirt, from New Look, is probably the hardest thing I've ever had to style. I bought it a few weeks ago and anytime I paired it with something, it would NOT look good, and I'd be back to square one.
Finally, I decided to go simple, and just added a white t-shirt, with a black waistcoat, and the outfit seemed to work. I threw on some black heels and was good to go.

Also, that's rain-ruined hair...

The t-shirt is from H&M, the waistcoat is Dorothy Perkins (from the first ever Take 10 Challenge) and the shoes are Sarenza. I promise, next time I photograph them, that I'll take a picture of the super cool purple soles on them.

How would you wear an asymmetrical skirt?

Sherin xx