My Style Diary - Winter White

There's something about bright white and blue denim that I just absolutely love. I don't know what it is about the combination, but I'm always drawn to it, and now that this gorgeous jumper's been added to my collection, I can now incorporate a bit more white it into my winter wardrobe. 

I'd had my eye on this jumper since spotting it in Country Road about a month ago, and once their Spend and Save deal started, I pounced. (Seriously, they really get me with their "spend and save",  a sneaky but very effective trick!) 

Around this time last year, there were jumpers in French Connection that had a cute little lace trim at the bottom. I kind of regret not picking one up, but I'm pretty pleased I managed to recreate the look by layering one of my favourite tops underneath this jumper. It adds a little feminine touch which I love :)

Anyway, hope you're having a fab day!

Lauren

xxx

 Jumper - Country Road

Top - Forever New

Jeans - Siwy

Shoes - from Singapore

Bag - Trenery

Watch - Calvin Klein

Bracelet - Kookai

July In Pictures

So we're basically halfway through August already, but I love these little recaps and looking back at the month's highlights.

So here's a little summary in picture form of the best bits from July

:)

From a lovely relaxing weekend in Margaret River, to receiving beautiful flowers from a very sweet patient, fun nights spent with friends at Koko Black and various other chocolate-y places, weekend adventures with Tom and spending time with my Grandma learning guitar ... it was a pretty awesome month :p 

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

My Style Diary - The Silk Trench

Hello Hello

So I'm finally back after a little blogging break (an unintentional break that is - it's been a busy week!)

I love Sunday mornings - sitting here with my cup of tea and my laptop with the sun shining and the birds chirping and finally getting to type up this post. I've been trying to just appreciate and notice all those "little moments of perfection" lately, and this has got to be one of them :)

 #itsthelittlethings 

This is one of my "It's winter. I want to look nice but it's too bloody cold and I just want to wear jeans" kind of outfits.  Sometimes there are nights when you need to dress up a little, but for some reason you're just not in the mood to wear anything too fussy. These nights happen to me rather frequently in winter and I tend to fall back on my fail safe black jeans, black top and heels combo. That's when I pull out one of my favourite coats - this silk trench from Witchery, which adds just a touch of luxury and (I like to think at least) sophistication to an otherwise very simple look. 

This trench coat was a great sale find a couple of years back, and while I don't wear it all the time, it always feels very special when I pull it out :)

Anyway, I hope you're having a fab Sunday!

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Coat - Witchery

Top - Minty Meets Munt

Jeans - Pilgrim

Heels - Wittner

Necklace - Colette by Colette Hayman

My Style Diary - Winter Blues

We're extremely lucky with our winters here in Perth, with many days being beautifully clear and sunny, but to be honest, I am

officially over winter.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good rainy day, a cozy night in and a chance to pull out the winter layers - but I've had my fill of that now, I'm sick of the cold and I just want summer to hurry up!!

Ok, moving on from that little rant (sorry for the complaining)...

 I picked up this skirt the other day (for a great deal might I add) and can't wait for the chance to style it in a more summer-y way with a floaty white top and sandals. However, while I'm waiting for spring, this cable knit sweater and boots will just have to do!

Lauren

xxx

Jumper - Quirky Circus from Myer

Skirt - Candidate from General Pants

Boots - Country Road

My Style Diary - Stripes and Sparkly Jewels

I've said before that I'm not usually a fan of statement jewellery,  preferring instead to opt for more simple, understated pieces. Lately though I've had a change of heart as I've recently found a few more stand out pieces that were just too pretty to resist.

The first is this gorgeous necklace from

Colette by Colette Hayman

. It's usually a store that I shy away from as some (well a lot) of the jewellery is just a little to "out there" and crazy for my taste, but the other day I was passing by and thought I'd just pop in for a look and ended up coming out with this lovely piece.

 I love the blush coloured stones and antique gold of this necklace that gives it quite a vintage inspired feel. It's very pretty and feminine, without being over the top. 

Statement necklaces are perfect paired with a simple jeans and jumper outfit, adding just a little more "pizazz" (I've always wanted to use that word!) and making my winter wardrobe a little more exciting (Summer please hurry up!)

Anyway, let me know what you think of statement jewellery :)

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Jumper - French Connection

Jeans - Pilgrim

Boots - Country Road

Jacket - Forever 21

Bag - Jigsaw

Necklace -

Colette by Colette Hayman