The Military Jacket
The military trend is left, right and centre lately. Over sized jackets, combat pants and black military boots have been sprawled over every magazine and most celebrities. Stars like Cheryl Cole, Rihanna and Rita Ora have been further publicizing the trend, sending it into the number one spot for this season's fashion fix. I picked up this jacket in Topshop for €70. It's such a great item pair with a variety of options. Day dress, casual leggings or skinny jeans all work incredibly well with this piece. A great item to have in the wardrobe for the doom and gloom autumn, Irish weather!
The casual tee
Finding a top/t-shirt that you just want to chuck on, no matter what your wearing, always seems to be such a difficulty with me. They're either unflattering, the wrong colour, or just impractical! However, I think I may have found the perfect top, to just throw on and go! Picture yourself early morning, hungover as hell and your lecture starts in about 10 mins. The effort of trying to find and co-ordinate an outfit seems like trying to find a needle in a haystack! All you want is something simple (yet decent and relatively nice!) that you can throw on with jeans or leggings with a cardi and get out of the house! For me, this top is just that! Easy, casual, but with a little bit of an edge! It could also double as a potential going-out outfit with disco pants and heels. Fashion recycling at its finest!
The Sweaters & The Shirts
I already know that these are gonna be my most worn items in college, simply because they're super easy to wear! Ombré has also hit the fashion world majorly in recent months, and no, I'm not talking about the hairstyle rocked by Rachel Bilson, Caroline Flack and yours truly! No no, the trendy dip dye effect has become quite a big thing with High street brands like Topshop, River Island etc lately! And of course, studs have been running rampant throughout the high street, but that was a given! Every season we always see a bit of studding, but who's complaining? :D I picked up this shirt in Zara and it really caught my attention. Giving a standard, check shirt a bit of a make-over with a bit of studding on the pockets really works wonders for it! The other jumper also combines both trends, with Ombré and studding, (A+ for you, Zara ;)) they're unbelievably comfy too, which is also a big plus!
The shoes
I've ruled these down to my top three go-to shoes. My military boots are going to worn to death this year, not just because they are on trend at the mo, but because they're unbelievably comfy and can be worn with just about anything! I love wearing these with dresses to give it a bit of a grungy vibe or just throw on with jean or leggings! Black, simple, practical...whats not to love? I got these about 2 years ago in Oasis in Dundrum, I think they were about €60 at the time! Numero 2: My brogues. I. Love. These. Shoes. I would gladly live in these shoes if it wasn't so unhygienic! :P I know I'm beginning to sound repetitive, saying everything is simple and causal, but this applies here too. So, I'm gonna leave it at that. Love. Love. Love them. Finally, my topshop pumps. Super comfy, super stylish. I wear them to death, especially with my jeans. I found the light pink ones to work really well in spring/autumn, but they are a little too bright for the a/w months! I have these in black as well, so I'll be giving them a right lash this season too! They're in topshop now for around €25, I'm not sure if that's the exact price!!
The jewellery
I popped down to my local Topshop today, because I was in dire need of some new earrings. I purchased two things, one which was an ear-cuff. I've been dying to try one, but if truth is to be told, I've been too stingy to splurge on one! So when I saw this one on sale for €1.50, I skipped right up to the till! And I absolutely love it! :D I never thought I could picture myself wearing one, but it's so cool. It can really give a simple, drab outfit a lift and give it a much needed POP! :D I think I'll be purchasing a few more, well that is if I can get over the price of it! :P Secondly, I bought a set of earrings, I thought these were really cool and different. I like to wear two odd earrings (I know, it's strange), so I thought these would be perfect for mix and matching and pairing with ones I already have! They're just fun and bring out my personality! I think they racked up to around €10.
That's all of my College bits and bobs for now! I'll be doing a College beauty essentials soon, so keep your eyes peeled. Thanks for reading!
-Orlaith x
