Twisted Grunge.

In yesterday’s post I mentioned my love for the 90s fashion revival.  As autumn begins I really want to channel the whole grunge feel in my wardrobe, and so have been looking around high-street shops to see what I can find. I can’t wait to get more of an edge on my every day outfits, I’m getting a little bored of my summer pastel wardrobe now. Studs, plaid and lots of denim… I can’t wait!

So, here are my favourite finds:

Topshop:

 

 

Burgundy bomber jacket - £50 / Grid Neoprene sweater - £36  /Mario Black Hiking boots - £40 / Cutout shoulder check shirt - £32

 

Urban Outfitters:

 

 

 

Blurry check mini - £28 / Plaid shirt dress - £49 / Crop roll neck - £16

 

 

 

 

No doubt I'll post again about some kind of grunge fashion, so stay tuned!

 

Thanks for reading guys,

Bethany Paige X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Style nostalgia.

Saved by the bell, The fresh prince of Bel Air and Clueless. I love them all. There’s something about the 90s humour mixed with crazy outfits that makes them the perfect thing to watch, for me anyway. One of the best parts is seeing what the characters are wearing, and although there are some rather questionable ensembles, there are some totally amazing ones too. Recently I’ve noticed the 90s fashion revival, especially 90s grunge, and frankly I can’t get enough of it. I’ve been drawn in to researching 90s fashion and trends and it’s been so much fun! I found some truly out there but beautiful 90s originals, as well as some modern day takes perfectly executed.

Plaid, ripped tights, pvc and leather, crop tops and loads of layering, that's what 90s fashion was all about. At least those are the bits I like!

I'm off to watch clueless for the third time this week, have a nice evening all.

Thanks for reading guys,

Bethany Paige X

This is the hotest.

If you live in south-east England then I’m sure that you’ll empathise with me when I say, today I felt like I was going to melt. It was so hot! I’m not complaining. I’ve been waiting for the sun all summer, so it was a welcome surprise. It also gave me the opportunity to wear a new maxi dress of mine, which is by the way, the coolest piece of clothing I own (in both senses of the word). It’s made of a material that’s super thin, but not so thin that it’s see through. I found it whilst thrifting for just £3. You all know I love a bargain. It’s red and white tie dye, but the red is very soft and summery. I paired it with a gold braided belt that I’ve had for years, my heeled high tops, and an oversized envelope clutch bag. I bought the clutch this morning at a car boot sale, which I couldn’t stay at for long because it was too hot. Who’d have thought it? It was only 50p, and I’ve wanted one for ages so it couldn’t be more brilliant really. I love mixing looks and I think that the boho/street mix works really well. I kept the rest of the outfit simple and didn’t wear any other accessories except my sunnies pictured here. Miraculously, I didn’t burn either.

Today’s outfit:

I’ve also enjoyed spending today reading this month’s issue of InStyle magazine. There are some amazing articles in there so give it a gander if you get the chance. So many pages full of fashion and beauty.  In fact, I think I’ll finish reading it right now!

Thanks for reading guys,

Bethany Paige X

I wish for...

I love Topshop with my whole heart. Keeping that in mind I decided to create a wish list post with all of this season's clothes that I simply need. Obviously I had to seriously cut down my choices which included, well, the whole shop.



 I love dog tooth print at the moment and so this jumper is perfect for me. I'd team it with a black or white collard shirt and maybe a leather skater skirt or simple jeans.

Dip dye and I are slowly becoming firm friends. This skirt just seems like one of those pieces that you can chuck on and look effortlessly amazing.

 I've wanted a bomber jacket for a while now, and this is jaw dropping. It would be the perfect addition to my autumn wardrobe,

I don't know what it is, but I just love this jumper. I wonder if I could make one myself...?

I've only noticed cut out shoulders very recently. At first I was sceptical, but after seeing this beauty I'm all for it!

I don't own much silk, it's never really been my thing. However, dip dye it and pow! I love.

What are your favourites? 

 Thanks for reading guys,
Bethany Paige X

Belly buttons, angels and an award.

I’d like to thank my mother, Father and … Okay so this isn’t an Oscar, but I’m still very happy. Today I was nominated by the absolutely lovely Hannah from Dasies and Dr Martins for the versatile blogger award. You should all check out her blog, it’s one of my daily reads. I love writing my blog but it makes it even sweeter to get recognition for it.Once nominated it's customary to nominate another 15 blogs that you really enjoy reading and think deserve recognition, some of the blogs I wanted to nominate already had the award though. I wasn’t able to find 15 but I’ve got a few blogs that I really enjoy reading and deserve the award, but as far as I’m aware don’t have it yet.  I chose, Sarah from Constantly Confused, Laura from Suffer in style, Katie from Talk FFashion and Caitlin from The Chic Street. I also have to tell you 7 facts about myself as part of getting the award, here it goes...

1.   I have an obsession with moustaches and draw them all over my wrists almost every day.
2.     If I ever feel tired or upset I brush my teeth (I don’t know why) and I hate people who have bad dental hygiene.
3.   I have an absolute hatred of belly buttons – it’s hard to explain.
4.   I’m too impatient to wait for normal nail varnish to dry, so I have to use quick dry. I end up smudging it like crazy otherwise.
5.    I believe that I have a guardian angel.
6. Someday I hope to move to London and work in the fashion industry.
7.   I’ve recently got in to watching shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel air and Saved by the bell

Thanks for reading guys,

Bethany Paige X

DIY cross shorts.

I’ve recently been going crazy with DIY projects, so I decided to put up a tutorial of my most recent endeavour. Yesterday I made a pair of shorts with black velvet crosses on them, inspired by the Urban outfitters’ shorts on my last post.

You will need:

• Scissors (fabric and paper)
• High waisted jeans
• Velvet fabric of some sort
• Paper
• Bondaweb (can seem pricey but it lasts a long time and is worth it)
• Pins
• Needle and black thread

Firstly buy yourself a pair of cheap high waisted jeans. These were bought at a local charity shop for £3.95 and were perfect for the job.

Then cut the jeans to the correct length that you want, depending on the length of short you’re comfortable wearing. The bottom will fray which is the look I was going for, but if you want a neater finish just hem them using a sewing machine. Remember to cut them a little longer if doing so as creating the hem will make them shorter.

Grab some paper or card and cut out a few different sized crosses. Be creative and experiment with different placing of the crosses until you find a design you like.

Now pin your paper to the velvet and carefully cut the velvet so that it is a tiny bit bigger than the paper cross. Then unpin the paper leaving behind velvet crosses.

Now use a form of fabric bounding, such as bondaweb to stick the crosses on to your shorts where desired. Follow the instructions on the packet. Once all of your crosses are stuck on, stitch around them with black thread. You could use a basic running stitch but I used a backward stitch as it’s usually stronger. You don’t have to  use both bondaweb and sew, but it really will make them last longer.

Finished! A pair of gorgeous shorts which you can pay for with spare change.

Obviously you can use any type of material for the crosses and customize to your taste. I plan on wearing mine to the beach tomorrow!

Thanks for reading guys,

Bethany Paige X

Cross eyed.

Urban outfitters:

Asos:

 Topshop:

Dorothy Perkins:

As you can see, crosses are all over the high-street this season, and I for one, am a huge fan. Leather, studs and crosses are all part of the rock star look that I adore, and that is so huge at the moment. With Versace designing a more gothic feel collection covered in crosses for autumn 2012, it looks as though this trend is going to stick around too.

Today with a few hours, a huge bottle of bleach and a boyfriend blazer to spare, I set out to create my own take on the trend. I cut the sleeves of this blazer a few months ago when the weather started to get a bit warmer and today added the bleach detailing. It’s so easy to do, and I guess you could try any shape really if you can cut it out of cardboard. So, I chose a cross shape, placed it on the back of the blazer and sprayed around it with bleach – simple! It worked really well and the bleach effect is so edgy. It brings a punk touch to my everyday outfits.

If anybody would like me to do a full , more detailed DIY tutorial, let me know in the comments and I’ll be happy to oblige!

Thanks for reading guys,

Bethany Paige X