A Year In The Making

Where has this year gone? Around this time last year I was finishing my Btec Diploma in Art and Design at CCAD with the craziest bunch of girls.

And now, I've finished my first year of University at Sunderland.


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I'm off for four and a half months this Summer and I've been loving it so far.

Uni: Street Style Photography

The past few weeks at university have been super photography/video based.

In my introduction to Fashion Journalism module we've been practising with the cameras and learning about street style. 

I studied photography at A-level and have my own DSLR, which I do plan to use more for blog images rather than just my phone camera.

For our assessment we have to create a double page spread with four of our own images, including vox pops and info on where you can buy similar pieces to the ones photographed. 

OOTD: Monochrome with a splash

Ripped jeans are one of my most worn pieces of clothing in my wardrobe. I have lots of colours and plenty of styles but I love them most because I rip them myself. To do this I use scissors and a cheese grater, yes you read that correctly. It's so strange being at university and not carrying around a sketchbook, scissors and fabric as it's what I'm so use to but change is never a bad thing and I'm absolutely loving my course. On the subjective of university, here's another outfit that I put together. It's getting that little bit colder so I added a pair of gloves, that are a recent purchase and one of my all time favourite scarfs. Monochrome is definitely a favourite trend of mine but unfortunately I don't own a black or white scarf (any suggestions would be great) so I added a splash of colour.

From top to bottom:

Jumper with split sides- Ebay £3

Oversized detailed cape- H&M £26

Ripped Jeans- Primark £12 (ripped by myself)

Jewellery- Cassio, Pandora, Vivienne Westwood

Gingham scarf- H&M £8

Fur gloves- Asda £6

Peep toe boots- Everything5pound £5

One of the girls on my course said to me today 

'You must have so many clothes I never see you in the same thing'

well... what can I say I like to shop, my bank balance however doesn't always agree. 

What's your favourite monochrome piece in your wardrobe?

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LooseC x

OOTD: Every girl has a wild side

Today's Uni outfit consisted of the wildest pants I own. Culottes are becoming a favourite of mine and these leopard print ones are the latest to add to my collection. I literally felt like I was wearing my Pj's all morning, they're so comfy. I paired them up with my trusty black turtle neck, lace ups and leather jacket. I added a little bit of detail with my gold and black necklace and red lips. A pretty simple outfit but bold enough to turn heads. These culottes are definitely a statement piece, although it is getting slightly too cold to wear them. Boo hoo!

Please excuse the dog bowl

From head to toe:

Turtle neck- Primark £8

Necklace- Matalan £7

Fur collared, Leather jacket- River Island £45 (20% off deal)

Leopard Print Culottes- H&M £5 (sale)

Lace ups- River Island £28

I also visited the library for the first time today. It was pretty hysterical, me and Alysha were there for ages. And after checking out 3 books, turns out I picked the ones that have to be returned within a week. Looks like I'm going to be busy.

So whats your wildest item in your wardrobe? 

What's your favourite book at the moment? 

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LooseC x

Living at home for University: Perks & Preparation

Living at home perks

So as most of you know I will be studying at The University of Sunderland in just under a weeks time, to study Fashion Journalism. I'm super excited to see everyone again that I met at summer school and to finally experience freshers... I'm a year behind okay most people in my year went to uni last year, I just didn't have a clue what I wanted to study. Although I will be studying in Sunderland I am going to be living at home and travelling through. Sunderland is about a 20 minute train journey/30 minute drive so it really isn't that bad at all. I chose not to live in halls as I've already got everything here on my plate, speaking of plates I can't cook so I would probably starve or live on pot noodles and look like a whale, I also don't particularly know how to use a washing machine (even though I used the one at work today, shh don't tell my parents). I know University is good for learning all of that kind of stuff but I'm just not interested in that yet, I don't think I ever will be with cooking, maybe next year, plus your parents are the best people to learn from, right?

Summer Lovin'

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't blogged recently but I've just been having some me time whilst finishing college off and also looking after my lil pup, he's back to his daft self.

Anyway, for those who know me know I'm not a summer person at all, I have thee worst hay fever and it normally just ruins summer because I'm constantly sneezing and my eyes are pouring and its just not fun. However, this year I feel like it's not bothering me as much, although the pollen count is meant to rise drastically in the next couple of days, uh oh! Also this summer I actually have plans and lots of them.