That Fashion Eye

Friday, 18 October 2013

WHSG Fashion Show: Wednesday

Westcliff High School for Girl's Fashion Show

As a part of our school charity week, a fashion show is held over two nights, a week before the official charity week begins. This is where the whole school collaborates to put on a brilliant fashion show and raise money for charity. And of course, when charity is involved we always love to jump on board. There is a different category for each year group, and for those who are fortunate to have the skill of co ordination, there are additional dances for them! Fortunately for me, and the rest of the audience I was only in one (not including the hair show which I still managaged to mess up!!...see photo below haha)

All we had to do was step step pose, step step and pose at the end....what do I do? Just walk off!

We had a real mare with our number! A store in Leigh, Boutique Unique were meant to lend us 8 vintage outfits, but due to recent clothes being unreturned, the owner was understandably reluctant to lend out 8 whole outfits. GAAAH. We managed to push for 5 gorgeous dresses, the 5th was a last chance plea as he was checking out the original 4 he was lending us.

Tip: If you don't ask you don't get.

Next, Laura, Ebony and I (The Stylists of WHSG's Fashion Show) had to scramble for an extra 3 outfits. Thankfully our amazing Textiles teacher lent us her whole wardrobe. SORTED...Naaaaat,

The dresses were frumpy and unflattering, not to mention the combination between Boutique Unique and The Wardrobe of Matsi was a clash too far.

So, being the mavericks we are, we had a brilliant idea of styling our vintage number with our own clothes...never done before. We went for the Fresh Prince of Bel Air crossed with Saved By The Bell and I think we pulled it off quite well.

All shirts from Camden and Brick Lane.

Mom Jeans are both vintage.

My disco pants are MissGuided.

Right to Left: Trainers

New Balance, Adidas, Nike.

Go for the Fresh Prince square hair by back-combing the top of your hair and slicking the sides back. Stay feminine with the rest of your hair kept down.

Or, why not go to the nostalgic crimp AND if you're really into it, then wear your hair in bunches!

I'm so happy that my sister and her boyfriend travelled all the way from Kingston to support me!

She's THE best.

Interval pics haha.

HAHA. So Cringey and weird seeing this. I am NOT a dancer.

Had to end the night appropriately.

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Co-ords

So, being really poor and really bored I decided to cut up my bedsheets to make co-ords, perfect for summer's festival season...(can you believe a month of school has already gone by?!)

Here are a few pics of the process!

Sorry about the poor quality photo, it was really dark but the hair needed to be displayed.

Break up the prints with a tan belt.

Sunday, 6 October 2013

L's Birthday

Happy Birthday to L!!!!!

We decided to celebrate L's coming of age by going clubbing for the first time (seeing as she was the first to turn 18).

I wanted an outfit that spoke sexy, mature but not obviously trying to get away with her 21 year old sisters ID.

The blazer gave the older, sophisticated vibe but I wanted to keep it fresh and girly so I wore my dusty pink, lace trim slip and a bandeau underneath.

This slip is so versatile, you can wear it with a matching pink blouse to disguise it as a tea dress, or even a silky white shirt (which I've done before) to dampen the sexiness...especially if you're wearing it to school or college. Next time I think I'll pair it with a kimono or a biker jacket to toughen it up.

Ebony's brightened up her skinny leathers with a blue and white print shirt. The chiffon will keep you cool if you're all covered up. Her velvet shoes from Topshop go well with the grungy bottoms. She's also carrying a small bag to keep all her essentials in, practical and fierceee.

L's skirt: NastyGal

L's Crop top: Topshop

Now that L's a lady, she can get away with showing more skin (well that's my theory). The studded PVC combines two trends, follow L. and wear a tight fitting crop top to flatter and emphasize your physique.