Tag: Spring

H&M, Clarks & Orla Kiely

Let’s start from the bottom and work our way up shall we…

So with Saturday’s outfit I finally got round to wearing my Clarks x Orla Kiely navy leather platform heels. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already seen me post a picture of these. Since this year’s Clarks x Orla Kiely collaboration dropped, I’ve been swooning over these retro looking babies and if I’m quite honest when I was given the chance to pick a pair out, I was torn between the navy leather and the brown (both equally as stunning). In the end I opted for the Navy Leather as I didn’t own any heels in that colour and I’ve already mentioned in previous posts about my current love for shades of blue at the moment. So the decision was made…

So on Saturday I spent the day strutting around town is these towering diva heels and I have to say they were rather comfortable (by heels standards), they didn’t rub and as they have quite a large platform they don’t feel quite as tall (heel height – 12cm) when you’re wearing them and so they don’t strain your feet so much when walking.

For the rest of my outfit I wore this cute yellow jersey dress, covered with a quirky dark blue speckled print. I picked this up recently from H&M. I always love going to there for cute little summer dresses that you can just throw on. This one was only £7.99.

The jacket was another recent H&M purchase and I’ve not stopped wearing it since I bought it last Monday. Now the weather is hotting up here in England, I’m able to ditch the heavy jackets and it’s so perfect having a lightweight jacket like this that I can throw on. The style is cropped, so it means that I goes perfectly with all my high waisted skirts and pretty spring/summer dresses.

What I wore:
Heels – Clarks x Orla Kiely – Orla Beryl
Dress – H&M
Denim Jacket – H&M(Similar here)

Samio x

April 23, 2015
The White Backpack

I think I’ve mentioned before how much I love Zara bags (and of course Zara in general). They always seem to do such well made handbags, that I often find are sturdy and last a long time in terms of faux leather bags, not to mentions the designs are always super cute too. This backpack was no exception and after being on the lookout for a new gym bag, then spotting this appropriately sized backpack, I just had to purchase it.

So I don’t know what me, one of the clumsiest people ever is doing purchasing a white bag but like I said, I just could not resist and as I’m a lover of the whole monochrome look, I’m quite pleased of how well it goes with my black attire.

As handy as it is for carrying round my gym kit, I’m sure I’ll also get plenty of use out of this for overnight trips too as it’s the perfect size. I just love it.

Backpack – Zara
Roll neck top – New Look
Necklace – Primark
Jeans – Asos

Samio x

March 17, 2015
The Floral Polka Dot Playsuit

Saturday seemed like the perfect opportunity to wear my floral polka dot playsuit. I only bought it a couple of weeks ago and to be honest I didn’t think I’d get chance to wear it so soon, what with the constant rain and all. But alas, this weekend we saw some sun and so I joyfully put on the new playsuit.

I would have liked to have worn the playsuit without tights but I’m affriad it isn’t warm enough for that just yet (one step at a time). Anyway I teamed the playsuit with a pair of flat patent blue ballet pumps and matching blue bag, both from Zara. The bag, I bought last year (if I remember rightly) and the shoes I bought only recently in the sale for £12 and this was my first time wearing them. I really love the colour of the shoes (and the bag), I seem to have a bit of a thing for shades of blue lately.

My best and favourite buy of course was the playsuit. I picked it up whilst I was in Birmingham shopping in from Forever 21. I’d originally picked up a pair of shorts in the same print when I then spotted the playsuit. Of course the playsuit became the winner and it was swiftly purchased. The best part is it was only £12, what a bargain! I so need to shop there more often.

Saturday afternoon my boyfriend and I went to T.G.I Friday’s to stuff our faces. We shared a starter of Buffolo wings with blue cheese dip and for my main I went for the Jack Daniel’s burger (I absolutley love that flavour). Hmmm, tasty.

Samio x

March 9, 2015
Clarks Hotel Bustle Outfit Lookbook

Recently I did my first video look book for my blog. It was rather unplanned but we decided to get some video clips whilst taking some recent outfit shots and so here’s how it turned out.

I hope you enjoy it and if you do, please do give it a like and don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube for more videos.

http://youtu.be/D5rUEiEagAk

Samio x

March 5, 2015
The Pink Vintage Shirt

Today has been a delightful day, it’s been a delightful weekend in fact and now I can’t believe that it is March already! It feels like only the other day that I was writing my first blog post of the year on the first day of January. Anyway, here we are and I’m pleased to be slowly working outfit posts back onto my blog. Brighter days and slightly better weather mean I’m getting more opportunities to get some of my outfits snapped. Today was no exception and we got these shots done literally seconds before it began to pour it down. Despite the wet weather, it was certainly not putting a dampener on my day as I’d met up with one of my best friend’s, Lydia and her mother Hazel, as we headed to Frurt to attend their Barakah Food Aid event.

We spent the afternoon sipping coffee, sampling tasty cake and of course frozen yoghurt. Lydia and I tried our first taste of kanafeh, which is a cheese pastry soaked in sweet sugar based syrup. It was unusual, yet enjoyable nonetheless. We also enjoyed a delicious Nutella hot chocolate each, which of course was amazing! It was certainly a sugar filled afternoon and an enjoyable one at that.

What I wore:
Shirt – Vintage
Skirt – H&M
Belt – Primark
Necklace – Ebay
Shoes – Office

Samio x

March 1, 2015
Hotel Bustle Ootd

Finally, a glimpse of sunnier days. Although I think I spoke too soon, as today it is actually raining but this weekend however, we finally saw some blue skies in Manchester. Although it may have still been rather nippy, I still saw the brighter looking weather as an excuse to wear my new sandals which I got to pick out from Clarks recently. I went for the Hotel Bustle sandals in navy leather. I was instantly drawn to them, I love the colour and when they arrived I loved them even more.

On Saturday it was of course Valentine’s Day and I spent it with my boyfriend doing what we do best… Eating! We took an impromptu journey to the Northern Quater and found ourselves in Almost Famous (the best burger joint), chowing down on some delicious burgers. I went for something a little different this time and opted for the burger consisting of two burger patties, a sausage pattie, poached egg, potato waffle and maple syrup. It was actually amazing! Then for sides we went for our usual portions of bacon bacon fries and suicide wings. How romantic are we. In the evening we enjoyed champagne and cocktails and I received a Hockney coffee table book which I was thrilled with (David Hockney is my favourite artist in case you didn’t know). It was rather fitting as last Valentine’s Day we took a trip to the Tate in Liverpool to see Hockney’s exhibition there. So keeping with the theme, maybe next year I’ll receive a genuine Hockney painting… Yeah right.

What I wore:
Faux fur jacket – Forever 21 (Last season)
Necklace – Ebay
Bag – Zara (Last summer)
Belt – Primark (currently available in store)
Polka dot shirt – H&M
Navy high waisted trousers – H&M
Shoes – Clarks

Samio x

February 16, 2015