Colonel Mustard

Corduroy Skirt 

Antipodium @ Asos

Chartreuse Cardigan with Faux Fur Collar

Tartan Wool Skirt Topshop Concession Floor Oxford Circus

Tartan Wool Skirt 

Maybe it's because the winter chill is setting in, and the grey skies and rain too, that I've been seeking out some sunshine for my wardrobe. I'm not even sure if yellow really suits me, particularly mustard. I hate eating the stuff, so why wear it? The clever thing about mustard yellow, at least in my opinion, is that if you can pull it off it goes with a lot of stuff. Almost like a bolder, brighter khaki. And for someone like me, who lives in black, it adds what I am loathed to call a 'pop' of colour. Eughh that phrase is so Americanised and cliche - but true. It's probably better with a tan and some beach-bleach hair to boot, but beggars can't be choosers, so if the sun won't come to me I'm going to go and get it. 

Girl Crush - Caroline Brasch Neilson

This Danish babe is a complete style chameleon. If I'm ever short of inspiration in the morning, I look to her. She always mixes it up, always works a good jacket and never wears heels. Hurrah. She's fast becoming the street style photographers' new love affair but it's easy to see why. The first picture shows her working a hella lot of pink, which shouldn't work, but it does.

Here's a really good interview from Into The Gloss for some of Caroline's style rules. 

Sources: Google Images & Caroline Brasch Nielsen on Instagram 

Belated Top Picks from PFW

I know fashion week ended ages ago, but while I'm willing to let Milan slide (fashion blasphemy), I couldn't ignore Paris. I've been hibernating under a pile of essays so now am playing catch up. I've picked my top 3 from Paris: Chloe, Isabel Marant and Louis Vuitton. These collections were my favourites because a) they were clothes I want to wear and b) the embody cool, Parisian chic. I feel like if i could ever own any of these clothes I could pretend to be French. And if my fairy godmother would like to send the entire Isabel Marant collection my way, seasonally, that would be totally A-OK.

Chloe - Who knew tan leather culottes could work? Not I. And if I were of supermodel proportions I'd definitely consider investing in a pair. I really love the exaggerated midi-lengths of all the pieces, I think perhaps the first outfit is a little Philo-inspired with the draped sweater. Luxe loungewear. 

Isabel Marant - This designer can do no wrong in my eyes. I like the sports-girl approach to outerwear, and the billowing tartan trousers. A little bit of English heritage mixed with Parisian chic.

Louis Vuitton - I think we can safely say boy done good to Nicholas Guesquieres for his first collection for the big-guns fashion house that is Louis Vuitton. Stepping into Marc Jacobs very big shoes, he brought his signature inverted silhouettes and cropped, sharp proportions from Balenciaga to the fore, yet the preppy result is still ultra feminine. I also appreciate the nod to a 70s colour pallette. All very slick but very cool.