Lust List: Decorative Denim

Denim can be decorated with gems, ruffles and raw edges to produce amazing effects.



This stylish example from Spring 2015, Dolce and Gabbana proves embellished denim can appear effortless. The combination with a laced item is always a good idea too and gives a true 'Renaissance' feel.



Or how about something a bit more rough and ready? This gorgeous DIY from Balmain is more than enough inspiration to try out a Punk look, which would probably go great with all those tartan pieces you've purchased for A/W right?



This cheeky number was spotted at Milan Fashion Week '14 which uses culture clash as a design basis - who doesn't love Minnie Mouse.

You can get more inspiration from this week's Sunday Times 'Style' magazine using page 7 'I Want to be Adorned' and I found this cute DIY so none of us have any excuses to not try out decorative denim - bang trendy.

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Dress Spy

+Dress Spy is a website (http://www.dressspy.com/) which has been running for sometime now but which I only signed up to recently. I have to be honest in that I am more impressed with the site than I initially thought I'd be. Upon signing up to Dress Spy I received an e-mail confirmation message which included the following information:

"Our site features:

- Get inspired by asking "What can I wear to ..." any event.
- Create your own looks by combining 100's of fashion items and accessories
- Vote for looks on the site and chat with other users
- Set up "going out" events and invite your friends to talk fashion
- Enter our competitions to win prizes for the best looks
- Check out the latest fashion news, trends and styles from our experts"

and also;

"Experiment with our great fashion features such as:
- Entering our look of the month competition
- Inviting friends to join you and vote for your looks
- "Ask the style expert" in the news section
- Style a friend using our tag function

...and much more besides.

You can also find us @ https://www.facebook.com/DressSpy
https://twitter.com/dressspy @DressSpy
http://pinterest.com/dressspy"

I have to admit that it was a lot of information to be confronted with however the majority of opportunities available makes it seem worthwhile to sign up.

On the site, as seen above, you can create your own looks, my first look is featured below.

 

I wanted to create a look that would feature most of my favourite items for A/W13 at the moment. Jodhpur boots, dark eyes, tie-dye and patterns are all items/trends I'm currently into. Let me know what you think of my look (Autumn Ethereal), you can visit it via this link.

Another feature of the site is 'My Wishlist'. It means that if there's a look you like you can add it to your wishlist to remember it. In addition to this you can set up events, attend events and win prizes in competitions as well as 'liking' your favourite looks.

If your thinking of signing up to Dress Spy or already have come and visit me! You'll find my name as JESSICA ANNIE PARKES.


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DIY: 'Stardust Walker' Heels

This is a simple but effective DIY which only takes about half an hour but leaves you with unique and gorgeous shoes;

You will need:

- 1 pair of Black Wedged Heels (I recommend buying these from New Look as they aren't too expensive if you mess up.)

- 2/3 bottles of relatively cheap glitter nail polish (I used gold and silver from the Technic range)

- A pencil with a very light lead hardness (anything lighter than HB)

- A basic idea of what you want the pattern to look like. (It may be wise to draw pattern ideas on a piece of paper first.)

How to:

1. Make sure that the shoes are clean enough to work on.

2. Draw a faint outline of your pattern in the pencil mentioned in 'You will need'. (You should only just be able to see the line.)

3. Using the glitter nail polish begin to dab and spread the liquid across the area of your pattern, being careful not to overshoot the faint lines.

4. If you have a second/third colour(s) to add layer these over the top using the same technique.

5. Leave your heels to dry.

Side note: If you want to make sure the glitter definitely doesn't come off, then I suggest that you go over the pattern with clear nail polish after. If you're being a bit more inventive with your pattern you could apply different colours of glitter nail polish in different areas and then layer/not layer them at the edges, the choice is yours!

If you need any more advice then send an e-mail to jessicaannieblog@gmail.com also if you make heels inspired by this DIY you can send them to this e-mail address to have your picture featured on this blog! Keep the e-mail subject the same as the title of the post.

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Snapshot Lookbook: Hear Nostalgia

 

 

- DIY Dress (Vintage)

- Nail Polish in Turquoise "Siona Island" from Technic

-Rings from Topshop

- Floral Scarf (Vintage)

- Jade Shoulder Chocolate Handbag from Fiorelli

- Black Wedged Boots New Look

- Leather Jacket Miss Selfridge

- Neal's Yard Moisturiser

 

 

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