POSTCARD FROM ISTANBUL

This post is a little different to our usual posts. Although we have a passion for fashion, our other desire in life is to travel and see the world. Last year we decided to visit Istanbul in Turkey, the largest European city that stretches across both Europe and Asia. We wanted to explore a destination that had a different culture to what we see in England, because we are always thirsty to learn about aspects of the world you wouldn't see sitting at home. We stayed at a beautiful hotel called Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Istanbul - Old Town. This facility was filled with boutiques, a spa, a gym and we also got a complimentary cookie on arrival. 

During out time in Istanbul we visited many different locations, learning out their history and culture. These places included palaces, mosques, Grand Bazaar as well as crossing over the Bosphorus Bridge to Asia. It was lovely exploring a city that was vastly different to the cities that we have grown up in. Over the next couple of weeks we will be posting photos outside to destinations that we visited. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque and the Beylerbeyi Palace. Hope you enjoy!

HOTEL - Doubletree By Hilton Hotel Istanbul - Old Town

DEEP V

This playsuit from Topshop features a deep V neckline, elasticated waistline and flared shorts. Personally, if you're wanting to go braless with this number I would suggest it would be best for us ladies who aren't blessed with the biggest bosom. This is because the material is a little slippery when placed onto the skin so it may move around a lot. I would wear this outfit more in the nighttime, or if you are going somewhere like a festival. I did wear this to Radio One's Big Weekend (with a bra this time) earlier this summer, as we all know festivals are one big fashion catwalk. 

Due to the playsuit being plain black, a variety of gold or colourful accessories can be added to jazz this outfit up. I chose to add gold jewelry from New Look and Hollister, however any colourful jewelry and accessories will perfect match this garment. As well as the freedom of using pretty much any accessories you want with this, it can be the same for the shoes. You could wear bright shoes to match your bright jewelry, gold shoes to match your gold jewelry or nude/tan shoes like I have chosen to do. I've seen these shoes, or similar ones, featured a lot on fashionable instagram pages. I couldn't believe my luck when I stumbled across these as I was walking through Primark. 2 pairs left and one of them were a size 4, perfect! And being a neutral colour, I know I will be getting a lot of use out of these. 

PLAYSUIT - Topshop / SHOES - Primark / NECKLACE - New Look / BRACELET - Hollister

WE'RE BACK

Hello!! Firstly, a big apology from our behalf for being away for so long. We've both been so busy with work, and then boom, it's been a year since we last posted. Life's been a bit of a whirlwind for us, my career in fashion has gone from Jane Norman, to Topshop and now I currently work at Quiz! You'll probably notice a lot of our future posts may feature clothes from these stores quite heavily, but with my hefty staff discount, you can't blame me buying what are now for me cheap clothes.

Now, where were we?! My favourite trends of S/S15 are lace, pastel colours and floral print. So as soon as I saw this co-ordinate crop top and skirt in our delivery at work (Quiz), I just HAD to have it. Co-ordinates have been the height of high street fashion for the last couple of years. Although together they do sometimes cost more than a one piece dress, you can mix and match them with other garments in your wardrobe for a range of occasions. So paying that little bit extra is always worth it. I quite offend make this look more causal by swapping the skirt for a pair of high-waisted jeans, or wear a basic cami and tuck it into the skirt. 

As this dress features a lot of floral detail, I decided not to add any accessories. I feel that if you did want to add additional pieces of jewelry with this look, I would stick to something small, delicate and a light pastel colour. To finish this look off, I wore a pair of white chunky heels from New Look. A thick heel is always ideal if you want to wear a pair of heels while you are out and about outdoors. That means no more sinking into the ground when you walk across the grass. As well as this, the straps across the feet and around the ankles add extra support when walking across an uneven surface. This outfit is perfect if you're in a rush and want to look fabulous in a flash. You know the top and skirt perfectly match, then pop on a pair of plain white heels and you're ready to go!

TOP- Quiz / SKIRT - Quiz / SHOES - New Look