OOTD: WWLBD?

... where WWLBD stands, of course, for "what would Luella Bartley do?" I think I'm going to start quoting that when people ask me how I'd describe my style.


Hairband: British Heart Foundation charity shop; Earrings: Aldo (New York); Ring: ASOS


T-shirt, belt: Primark


Skirt: Century 21 (New York); Necklaces: Superdrug & BHS


Tights: mytights.com; Bag: Urban Outfitters (New York)


Off to my friend Ani's house for a girly sleepover complete with face masks and manicures! I've known Ani for about 6 years now plus we were on the Head Girl team at our old school, so we're in about a million photos together; the only problem is that she has such fantastic natural style that I always look so shabby standing next to her! I think I have her to thank for actually starting to care about what I wear ...

xxx

OOTD: Getting Shirty

Can you tell how much I love making up these corny post titles? Haha!

If you look at the polaroid in the sidebar of our blog, you'll see that today's outfit is much the same, but with an added splash of BLUE! I picked up this shirt a couple of weeks ago and it was worth every penny – you know when you buy something, take it home and realise that it goes with practically every single piece in your wardrobe?

Shirt: £7.99, H&M

T-shirt: Urban Outfitters; Belt: Uniqlo; Skirt: H&M; Tights: Tesco; Ring: ASOS.

I do love a bit of colour to brighten my mood when the weather's a bit rubbish!

xxx

OOTD: And All That Jazz!

Trying to decide what to wear for clubbing in London on Saturday night. This is what I wore last weekend in Norwich:

Hairband: Santorini; Dress: H&M; Ring: Topshop

I did try a string of pearls with it, but I looked like I'd stepped straight out of a dressing-up box.

Eventually I decided that gold was the only colour that made it look vintage, not dated.

The only problem with this dress is that it catches on anything that moves ...

xxx

OOTD: Clash of the Prints

Today I had one of those pick-whatever-is-closest moments when it came to getting dressed, but I quite like how it turned out! I've been trying to be more adventurous with what I wear lately and the two clashing prints here definitely tick that box for me.

Top: H&M; Belt: Uniqlo; Skirt: H&M

Of course, it started bucketing down with rain the moment I stepped outside, so I had to throw on knee socks and a big grey jumper before I left the house.

Bag: H&M; Socks: Topshop; Brogues: Kate Kanzier

Just realised how terrible my hair looks in those photos! I've been rushed off my feet all day today: I'm making lunch for six, and trying to entertain two ten-year-olds ... My friend Jasmine and I both have little sisters who are the same age, so we've tried to get them together for a playdate. They've met each other before, and they seem to get on, but the only problem is that neither of them actually speak when they're together. At all. Yet we know they communicate somehow because as a pair they managed to beat Jasmine and me at a card game called Kemps.

Mysterious.

xxx

OOTD: Pastel Perfect

Hey everyone! Sorry about the lack of post yesterday – my dad went into surgery this morning so you can probably guess what a madhouse it was over here last night.

Anyway, I took a quick trip into the city to sort out my phone (still not fixed ... I'm just about ready to start climbing the walls right now), wearing this:

Knitwear: $35 = about £25, H&M New York
Belt: attached to a skirt, Primark
Tights: £3.99, Zara
Brogues: £20, New Look
Skirt, socks, earrings: H&M

I looked outside this morning and apparently we've skipped the rest of summer and autumn, and just gone straight to winter. Nice.

Love Sanchia xxx

Some Sunday Stuff

Heya!


Bit of a random post coming up!


First my OOTD. It's my Dads birthday and we were also belatedly celebrating my 18th and my parents 25th wedding anniversary so we went out for a family lunch! (rescheduled from April!)

Miss Selfridge Dress
Boden Cardigan
Topshop Wedges


I'm sorry that it
 looks like I'm death
staring the camera!!

Next up, I had a massive clearout of my room last week in preparation for going to uni! I also turned my cupboard that was previously full of school folders/school related books/prospectuses into..wait for it...a shoe cupboard (with a little space on the top shelf reserved for my harry potter books &GHDs!) The lovely Rachelle of Behind The Shoes asked me to do a little piece about it so here it is!


So here it is! There are 1 or 2 pairs of shoes in each of the boxes with my favourite pairs displayed on top. I think I counted 28 pairs excluding all my sports trainers/shoes and flip-flops (which are on my shoe rack!)

(L-R, top-bottom) Topshop Deckshoes, Tesco Wedges, Kate Kanzier green flats, Kate Kanzier pink flats, Aldo gladiators, pink Urban Outfitters flats, Topshop wedges, Topshop black brogues, Kate Kanzier brown brogues, Kate Kanzier black heels, Dorothy Perkins patent heels, Dorothy perkins grey peeptoe shoe boots.

What can I say. I love Kate Kanzier. and finally thought I'd share these with you...

I didn't manage to get a picture before half of them had been demolished! How lush do they look? They taste even better. My 16 year old (but 3 inch taller) sister has started a cupcake business to raise money for her trip to Peru next summer! They're really reasonably priced and look how pretty they are! So if anyone in Norfolk/Suffolk is in need of some cheap cupcakes, let us know!


Lots of love, Millie xxx

OOTD: A little more velvet.

Heya!

Thanks for all the lovely comments on my 'black velvet' post (here) it's always lovely to hear what you think about my outfits/posts! I wore the skirt out tonight for a friends dinner at Nandos! (yum!)

I went for a very monochrome look tonight. I paired the skirt with a grey primark tee and some spotty tights! What do you think? I didn't actually end up wearing these shoes in the end as I rememebered that a) I was driving and b) I'd have to walk a fair way from restaurant to car! So I settled for my topshop black patent brogues in the end!

I only bought these tights yesterday (£2 Primark) but they've already laddered which is really annoying. I don't even remember catching them on anything. I might invest in some better quality ones next time. Does anyone know where I can get some?

Tee & tights - Primark
Skirt - Topshop
Shoes - Dorothy Perkins
Nail Varnish - Apricot Punch - Rimmel

How are your weekends going? I've got a family meal sunday lunch time that was meant to be in April but I got stranded in New York due to a certain volcanic eruption so it had to be rescheduled! It's also my Dad's birthday today!

Also, If anyone knows any shops which sell decent trekking trousers I'd be eternally grateful as I'm struggling to find any that actually fit me (I have short legs!) I'm off on my trip next sunday (so excited) but I'll be gone for a whole month! No internet or anything for most of it!

Lots of Love,
Millie xxx

(tweet me @allcamillawrote)

OOTD: Rain Or Shine

Just got back from the cinema – I saw Inception with my friend Sophie, and it has BLOWN MY MIND. I'd highly recommend it if you liked Donnie Darko, Ocean's Eleven or A Beautiful Mind, and it's definitely a DVD I'm going to have to pre-order!

Anyway, the weather in Norfolk was in its usual state of ambivalence, so I went with this to get me through rain or shine:

Top: $28 = about £15, Urban Outfitters
Belt: £10, H&M
Skirt: £9.99, H&M
Socks: £2, H&M
Brogues: £20, New Look
Wrap coat: £15, Tesco

OOTD: Summer Utility

Went out with a couple of friends yesterday to see Step Up 3 (surprisingly deep for a dance movie, I was highly confused, but I'd recommend it) and wore this. Erm, the skirt is not actually as short as it looks:

Top: free, ELLE Magazine
Skirt: £4, Primark
Belt: £10, H&M
Socks: £8, Topshop
Brogues: £20, New Look
Earrings: £3.99, H&M
Ring: £3.99, H&M
Hair slide: £1.50, The Clothes Show
Bag: $37 = about £20, Urban Outfitters

I bought this skirt a couple of years ago to wear to sixth form – we used to have a dress code of smart office-style clothes, and the buttons on the front gave it a lovely smart feel. But yesterday I got so bored of them and took them all off, which means I can belt it and it now feels like a whole new skirt! Plus I have six buttons which I can use to update an old cardigan. Win all round, methinks.

  

The bag was a definite splash-out for me, but it's easily my favourite bag! The design is unbelievably cute and it's exactly the perfect size to fit my phone, purse, iPod and house key inside. I didn't think to take a photo, but the inside is lined with a gorgeous floral pattern and has a tiny pocket too!

Love Sanchia xxx

OOTD: Suitable for Grandparents.

Heya! So, technically an outfit of yesterday but I didn't get back till fairly late last night and I've spent today in a tracksuit (I was working!) so don't have an OOTD from today (Does that make sense...sorry for the ramble!) I know it's really short but it was a bit caught up on the belt in this picture but I didn't realise till after taking the photos! It's actually a couple of inches longer and a bit more suitable for visiting the grandparents! So here it is...

Roshi Dress (available from MissGuided)

Jack Wills Cashmere Cardigan

Topshop wedges (below) - really old but very practical!

Sorry for weird posing!!

& A face of the day...

Again sorry for horrible posing. This was a mirror picture (yes I know) and I hate staring at the camera when doing these kind of pictures because I look like I'm giving a death stare! Not a great look...

Anyway I used...

Dandelion Blusher - Benefit

Wild Curls Mascara - 17

Clinique Superbalanced foundation (Alabaster)

Boing Concealer - Benefit

Eye Bright - Benefit

It stick - Benefit

Rimmel Summer Angel lipstick

Crushed Walnut Eyeshadow - Natural Collection

and a random peach eyeshadow from an H&M kit. Only peach colour I could find!

Also. I'm getting so many freckles at the moment! They seem to focus on my nose though...argh!

Also my Nana saw my leopard print nails. She said she thought they were interesting (in other words she hated them!) haha!

Lots of Love, Millie xxx

(tweet me @allcamillawrote)

OOTD: Knitwear In Summer?!

Took a quick trip down to John Lewis today with the parents, wearing this:

Stupid poses and no make-up! That's just how I roll ... ;)

Top: £9.90, Mango
Skirt: £15, Dorothy Perkins
Belt: $19 = about £11, New York
Shoes: €15 = about £10, Barcelona
Hair slide & ring: £1.50 each, The Clothes Show


Knitwear in summer may seem a bit excessive, but I found this grey jumper in the summer sales and it is so light! Perfect for layering – finding all these great new season buys makes me so impatient for Autumn ... sigh.

I haven't worn these espadrilles for a while, but for the last few summers they have been my absolute favourite shoes. I picked them up on a family holiday to Barcelona (one of the most amazing cities in the world, if you love fashion or you just love life, then you need to go!) – they were handmade, and some of the stitching is a little loose because I've worn them into the ground. When they finally give up the ghost, I'm going to be on a plane or train straight back to get a new pair; they're just too versatile to lose!

I haven't had a haircut in an absolute age (next appointment is August 18th: you'll be the first to know what I think!) and I just can't be bothered to deal with it in the summer, so it's either pulled back with a big hair grip or in a ponytail usually. But today I found the September 2009 issue of ELLE which was full of big, messy plaits, so I thought I'd have a go ...

Let me know if you think it works!

Love Sanchia xxx

A busy afternoon.

Heya!

Had a very busy afternoon today! My little sister and I were in charge on dinner so we cooked about 10 different tapas style dishes (although we ended up with rather massive portions). There was easily enough to feed 8 people so there are quite a few leftover (there are only 4 of us in my family!) We all felt so fat afterwards we decided to go for a bike ride (to the pub!) So here's what I wore...

Playsuit - Miss Selfridge
Belt - Vintage from Urban Outfitters
Cardigan - Topshop

I did have a very brief chance to paint my nails so I did a quick leopard print!

Green - Sparkle & Fade (UO)
Lilac Dream - Models Own
Collection 2000 liquid eyeliner
3-in-one top/base/gloss - Models Own

Been trying out some different make-up looks from the Vogue make-upbook in an attempt to be actually able to do make-up! I think I'm getting better. Will be a long time till I have the skills of Sanchia! (check out the amazing smokey eye below!) 

That's all for now! I'm going to try and have an early night. Just looked through my diary and the last time I got to bed before 11.30pm was nearly a month ago! I need my sleep!

Lots of Love, Millie xxx

A Trip to H&M (and an OOTD!)

Heya!

On thursday morning I got up bright and early for a quick trip to H&M to try and find the beautiful leopard print wedges that Saskia of Not Just Medical featured on her blog (A lovely blog! Have a look!). However they didn't have them and according to the shop assistant have never had them in and probably never will. Great. I was about to leave when I spotted this lovely bag on a shelf. I'd also seen it on NJM here and as soon as I saw it, I understood why she'd also fallen in love.

Some of you may have read my trend focus on pouch bags (here!) and this was a perfect low budget buy. It's a lovely khaki green colour, which tan faux-leather at the top and bottom and a thick camel colours rope and adjustable strap. Despite looking fairly small, it's actually massive inside. I can easily fit a bottle of water/purse/camera/notebook/phone in it. Will be great from sightseeing in Nepal (as it does up really tightly) and also for festivals next year! Plus, it was a snip at £9.99!

So much space!

It can be short...

...or long!

 My OOTD (yesterday!) and another way to style a breton tee!

Coral crop top - Topshop £7

Breton tee - River Island £5

Navy skirt - ASOS £12

Deck shoes - Topshop £25

Belt - Vintage @ Urban Outfitters

So, I'm still slightly depressed at not being able to find the shoes, but buying this bag definately improved my mood! (If anyone knows anywhere that still has the shoes in stock (size 5) let me know!)

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Millie xxx

(@allcamillawrote)

OOTD: Let's Play

Playsuit £20 Oasis

So my Outfit of the day today. I say 'of the day' I actually mean between about 4 and 8. I spent the majority of the day in my ski gear but it's both highly unfashionable and unflattering. No one wants to see that. I wore this playsuit to the cinema with Sanchia this afternoon (to see Toy Story 3. Yes I know.) It was a lovely sale bargain. £20 down from £50 in Oasis! Picked it up when I was helping a friend buy a prom dress. Great help I am, spent most of the afternoon trying on random clothes myself!

I wore it with a plain black topshop cardigan and these shoes. I bought them in the Urban Outfitters Sale for $15 when I was in Boston, USA over easter. I absolutely love them but they're to small for one of my feet (I have odd sized feet!). I always seem to forget this though so I ended up spending most of the afternoon walking around with one shoe on and one shoe off because the pain was so bad! Here's a picture of them not on my feet.

Hope you've all had a nice day!

Love Millie xxx

(@allcamillawrote)