In A Snap

A quick polaroid of the digital kind (read: Instagram) before I head off to get my kip for the night. With three exams plus a hearty dose of fashion week documentation on the rather proximal horizon, the next few weeks are going to be more than a tad bit busy. Alors, bear with me and head over to Instagram/Twitter for more!

Return to the North

Photographs: Tom Martin

This time last week I was sprinting - okay, more like jogging, given the hefty gear that I was lugging with me! - from the 'A Clockwork Orange'-inspired edginess of KTZ to the gentlemanly calm of dunhill via the backstreets of London's Soho. For those of you who hadn't worked out from my various social media postings (read: ridiculous bombardment of backstage snaps of the Instagram variety) I covered backstage London Collections: Men for VMAN magazine. (I try to convey nonchalance typing that but inside I'm still more than a little buzzing). As predicted the four days of shows were indeed exhilarating madness - and exhausting too! But I loved every minute of it and am so excited to share more of the photographs that I captured that didn't make it online at VMAN (or to my feature on Menswear Style). 

Four Things I Learnt In 2014

As another year draws to a close, the prospect of a new year with new experiences, new encounters, new beginnings awaits around the corner. While it's important to focus on resolutions and goals for the year ahead, it's almost impossible to do this realistically without first reflecting on what we can learn from the days that have passed. I'd like to think that I've learnt a fair bit more than four things in 2014 but hey there's only so much time I have to write before my concentration flounders!

Backroom

Backroom sweater* (here) / M&S shirt (similar here) / Nike shorts (similar here) / Caterpillar boots (here)

Photographs: Josephine Cheng for Backroom
Editing: Myself

It was way back in September that I last did an outfit post - oh university, what a busy busy being you have made me! - so I am super excited to be back on the outfit blogging bandwagon with this post *in collaboration with Backroom. 

The boyish shorts + oversized sweater combination is my standard outside-of-university-hours attire, smartened up here with the addition of my old school shirt. The boots I bought for practicality reasons after the daily walk to uni had me fork out a small fortune to get the soles of these boots repaired. And also they looked so damn fine on Megan when I photographed her at LFW that I couldn't help but follow suit.

And with that, I return back to the grind of revising for my last exam of the term whilst my dear flatmates are all cosied up watching Christmas movies. More photographs after the jump! 

Somerset House

Topshop dress (similar here) / M&S shirt (similar here) / Office boots (similar here) / Cambridge Satchel Company bag (here)

Photographs: Megan Ellaby

Editing: Myself

Apologies for my radio silence blogging-wise - Instagram is another story - but for the past week I have been having the time of my life attending London Fashion Week for the first time. It turned out more incredible than I could ever have imagined. A chance meeting with the marvellous Philip Banks turned my planned 'schedule' of shooting street style and catching up with my blogger pals into a whirlwind of backstage shooting, assisting and the chance to see my first ever catwalk show.

Howay

Rokit Vintage basketball vest (similar here) / Topshop jeans (here) / Office brogue boots (similar here) / Zip bracelet (similar here)

So it's been nigh on five months since I last did an outfit post but here I am back on the fashion blogger bandwagon once more. This was my attire for picking up that dreaded buff envelope, stamped with my name and containing the four letters to determine home for the next five years of my life - in other words, A Level results (and five years because that's how med school rolls). Luckily all was good and so I be off to Leeds come mid-September, and with a taster of good old Yorkshire-ness in the form of Leeds Festival this last week gone, it's fair to say I'm rather looking forward to it all. #UWotUWotLeeds (included for the benefit of said festival goers). And for those pondering at the presence of howay, it's a greeting to outfit posting once more and a throwback to festival banter with a bunch of marvellous Geordie folk et al. Here's to the rest of summer and life beyond school!

Long Time No Speak

Why hello there, y'all. Clocking in for the first time in almost two months, you've probably forgotten I even exist! Yesterday marked the last day of my A Level exams (after a week of having one a day, plus more before that) and so my time has been consumed with discussing French literature, rearranging trigonometric equations, and just about a million other things that, alas, couldn't include the oh-so-distracting world of blogging. Anyway, now that I have three months of freedom I shall be donning my camera once more and capturing this summer one click at a time.

Like Pulling Teeth

Mango Shirt (similar here) / Zara Dress (similar here and here) / Office Lace-Ups (similar here)

I attempted to do a milkmaid braid for the first time yesterday. Is it still called a milkmaid braid when it's this messy? I don't know but Cameron Mackintosh won't be inviting me on stage for a rendition of 'Who Will Buy' that's for sure. Or maybe that's just my voice..

This is probably the last blog post that I shall do until I've finished my A2 exams in June. Blogging does wonders for procrastination but I'd also rather like to be able to take up my place at university so priorities, y'know. If you miss me too much, or even if you don't but you're just nosey, you can follow me over on Instagram.

London Day Trippin'

Central Saint Martins street style

A tad belated seeing as I went down to London over two weeks ago but such is life when one gets buried under mountains of schoolwork. I travelled down for a university open day but I also took the opportunity to have a good old nosey around Islington and Brick Lane too. This weekend I shall be shooting with the lovely Megan Ellaby so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Let's All Meet Up In The Year 2000

Vintage M&S Leather Trench (similar here) / Asos Textured Shirt (similar here) / River Island Leather Look Shorts (similar here) / Office Lace Ups (similar here)

Given that I am rather lacking in height, I tend to avoid trench coats. However, when my dad found this beauty of my mum's in the loft, I had to give it a go. After all, 'vintage' and 'leather' are probably my favourite words when it comes to clothes.

Cela Ferme La Bouche

Sweet Cakes and Milkshakes

Warehouse Biker Coat (similar here) / H&M Chiffon Blouse (similar here) / Topshop Tapestry Shorts (similar here) / Office Lace Ups (here)

Wishing y'all a very Merry Christmas, hopefully one surrounded by family and friends, and lots of good food! These were taken as the sun was beginning its descent from the sky and my family had begun to snooze after a most lovely Christmas dinner.

Christmas Eve and All That Jazz

I went on a walk this morning avec mes parents and attempted to shoot some Lookbook photographs however, with the wind howling around me and billowing up my shirt, it just wasn't happening. Admire the location in monochrome though, and a 'Merry Christmas' to you if it is already that time of the year in your part of the world.

Credits to my dad for this photograph.

Blue Blood Blues

Vintage Oversized Denim Shirt (similar here) / Topshop Knitted Jumper (here) / M&S Autograph DIY Ripped Jeans (similar here) / Jones Patent Loafers (similar here)

Collared shirt, warm jumper and skinny jeans = standard weekend wear, bien sûr! The vintage camera came down from the loft, along with two vintage trench coats (which I shall be integrating into my wardrobe shortly). Also this shoot found its way onto Fashionising a few days ago, along with a lovely article written about it. Go have a gander if you please!

Cambridge

So if you follow me on Instagram, you may have realised that I was down in Cambridge for interview last week. I had just enough time before catching my train home to capture a few photographs of the beautiful city.

Lookbook Round Up

I'm not too great at the whole blogging-after-every-look thing at the moment so I thought I'd do a round up of my favourite outfits from the past week or so. Hype if you like!

She Who Seeks

Vintage Kilo Sale

So this morning I woke up bright and early, and set off for the Manchester Vintage Kilo Sale. The events are held all around the country and at £15 a kilo, there's plenty of bargains to be had! I managed to find myself a beautiful herringbone tweed jacket (photographs at the bottom of this post) and a cream dress which shall feature in an upcoming shoot.

I also attempted to do a little 'street' style photography whilst I was there. Without my DSLR getting that beautiful blurry background proved impossible but hey, I'm learning for next time!

Apologising

The Modified Sack