Spring Summer 2014 style essentials

Coco Chanel rocked a striped tee like no other. 100% inspirational babestation.  Naturally I'm biased as love all things Chanel, let's take a moment to appreciate this weeks Paris fashion supermarket curtesy of Karl. Yes it was insane, yes I love food shopping but would die to food shop in the Chanel food store. Sadly I am not Rihanna or Cara so didn't get an invite.

So I finally found the perfect Breton striped tee. Thank you Topshop Boutique. I want to wear this simple,stylish piece of perfection every day, every day.

Get yours now at topshop.com before they sell out.  If I win the lottery tonight I'm bulk buying them all a la Simon Cowell.  

It was my birthday this week, lucky for me I have an amazing boyfriend who has epic present buying teckers, please take a minute to appreciate my Louis Vuitton Speedy 30 in blue. The perfect sized bag for everyday, the speedy is a style that LV is famous for thanks to Audrey Hepburn, back in the day, she is the reason why we have the smaller 25 size, because she is dainty she can pull off a smaller bag oh so well.  It was a very tough decision between monogram LV and the blue but the blue won and this is one of the best decisions I've made to date.

A soppy thank you Ben for making my birthday extra special, and not just for this absolute treat but for all the thoughtful things too.  Anyone who knows me knows I'm obsessed with maps right now, this frame was made by my boyfriend who admits he is not very creative, but this is amazing,  inside the hearts are map locations of special places we have been and a lovely quote under each. I will treasure it forever.

Anyone who fancies some amazing pub food needs to take a trip to The Fox House in the countryside near Sheffield. The decor is amazing and the chips are unreal.  Such a lovely place, we went there for our very first date and again this week for my birthday.

I am absolutely in love with the stamp pictures on their walls, and I am now on the hunt for one for my living room.  My homewear obsession is taking over.

Obviously I am going to mention Topshop shoes as I do every blog post, my current favourites are the black Premium Peace boot, which are now reduced to £70 on promotion, they are a dressier version of the Argos I have lived in since August.

Topshop as always is on point around this time of year, I couldn't resist the snakeskin coat, worn by this total babestation at London fashion week and Kelly Osbourne. Perfect for warmer days, perfect belted as a dress for work.

And last but not least one of my favourite items of the moment is the Topshop Persian rug sweat top. There is a matching bodycon midi skirt, but that's not for me, I want to layer this carpet jumper over everything and lol about on a carpet in it.

Carpet print sweat -£34 Topshop, I bought in a 16 as found it quite small fitting and I wanted oversized

Worn here with black Joni jeans -£36 Topshop

Faux fur collar and necklace past season Topshop

YSL inspired arty ring -eBay 

Worn today over my Little White Lies Wednesday Adams dress with black tights and my new bag.

I will be wearing these items a lot this season, and this is a top pick to take to Glastonbury this summer.

Peace, love and speedys

Sophs 

xoxo

L O V E

Love is in the air.

All you need is love.

What is love? 

Valentine's day is fast approaching, every month we have some sort of celebration a few weeks back it was Chinese New Year, yes we all got a Chinese to celebrate, soon it will be pancake day, I've already booked it off work, even though we can eat pancakes any day, we love to join in and get involved and Valentine's is no different.  For those single people just remember you are single every other day too, and one day someone is going to hug you so tight, that all of your broken pieces stick back together and that right there, that moment is true love.

I like to wear red on Valentine's, there is a banging red suit I'm coverting in Topshop sale right now, £45 for the jacket and trousers and the fit is amaze.

But I think I will stick with one of my favourite purchases from 2013, the love heart print blouse I got from Topshop. Now if you have seen me between November and now I will no doubt have had this blouse on I am totally smitten by it and feel that once washed and ironed this will be on my back Friday 

Love heart jewellery is all over the high street right now, you can pick up rings, necklaces the lot, but I love this old mikey beast, remember mikey jewellery it was so good, I bought this years ago because I thought the old lady had dropped it into the ocean at the end. Obviously a red lip is needed on Valentine's -Mac ladydanger is my favourite red.

Obsessing with heart shapes? Why not make yourself and loved one a heart shaped pizza, I bought a packet base and just added water rolled out cut into a heart and topped with goats cheese and caramelised onions and it tasted amazing, it was so easy and quick to make too.

Stuck for gift ideas? I could always whip you up a plate with a love quote on, you can make the breakfast on it though.

Peace, love and lots of it

Sophs 

xoxo

Long overdue...

Apologies for the lack of blogging, I've had a lot on, we are in our new house now, we spent Christmas here and it was lovely, the main rooms are pretty much finished we still have decor and bits to do but it will all come in time, I can't wait til the day we get a dining room table, I've managed to master the art of tv dining pretty well though.

So as well as Christmas happening since I last blogged, where I was truely spoilt by my soulmate, I got some gorgeous things and had an amazing day, the hardest part was been not being able to see my Mom this year, which I was gutted about but we will spend Christmas together again one day. We have also had the sales, and this year Topshop was on top form with bargain after bargain, mark down after markdown and new lines added so much I found it really hard to resist! 

I received this gorgeous gold french ornate jewellery box for Christmas, one of my favourite gifts ever

The Christmas dinner feast, or main event as I like to call it.

This to die for Tiffany infinity ring which has led me to wearing lots of silver jewellery right now.

This is probably my most favourite photo ever, 2013 was most definitely the happiest year of my life.  2014 will be even better, I witness 2 of my best friends get married, I am going to Glastonbury, I get to spend so many more happy times in our new home and fingers crossed me and Ben will get a holiday, hoping to pass my driving test too as well as wearing more tailoring! 

I mentioned the sales were on top form, here are some of my bargains

The white tassel dress, I can't wait for summer to rock this with a tan, feather earrings and copious rings. 

I got this awesome Karl sweatshirt from net-a-porter I will sit inside wearing it reading my Karl Lagerfeld book one day soon! 

These Topshop blue suede boots are irresistible in real life, the blue is electric and adds a colour pop to any outfit, obviously one of my favourites despite how flat they are -please note these boots do have a 1 inch block heel but due to being a women in heels anything below 2 inches I consider a flat.

Peace, love and happy bargain hunting

Sophs 

xoxo