Madewell's new girl

Move over Alexa, Solange Knowles is the new face of Madewell's 2012-2013 winter campaign. The DJ/singer/world class beauty, is also one quirky cool cat! Seriously, the girl is an inspiration. I've dedicated this post to her amazng style. Lets all gaze upon her in awe...

Factory Girl

So one of the perks of working at topshop is snooping the trend packages sent from head office (not forgetting the uniform discount of course!) Since recieving the new Factory girl trend pack my pennies have been burning in my pocket. Of course, I love summer as much as the next girl, but as autumn looms and the shops start filling up with chunky knit wear and boyish peacoats, I can't help but get just a little bit excited for the temperature to drop! Anyway, this new trend is 1960's boy-meets-girl-meets-edie sedgwick (eeek I know your excited now!) Heres the inspiraton straight from topshop HQ. Im off to purchase some tartan skinnys and collarless jacket! Tarra.

Key Pieces

Chanel type boucle

Metal work trims

collarless jackets and coats

Deconstructed tweeds/knits

Textured Pelmets

Modern Pea Coats

Bombers & pencil skirts

Superscale textured knits

Tile geometric monogram prints

Girly pencil dresses

Crystal trimmed sweaters

Key Colours

Burnt orange

Ink blue

Camel

Black

White

Blush

What better way to begin...

...than with a holiay post! I am suffering those dreaded holiday blues big time this week after returning from a gorgeous week in Split, Croatia with the b/f. Its funny, you spend the whole year waiting, desperately willing time to fast forward until you are lying on a beach thinking about how wonderful it is to be somewhere so beautiful. The next thing you know you're at home, watching the rain out of the window trying to remember what it was like on that beach. I guess thats why we take pictures, so here is my Croatia photo diary- Enjoy!

1.Choosing my croatian ring (its a beaut) 2.Neon peplum for first night cocktails

3.Sea dancefloor Split beach party 2012 4.The boyf in vintage adidas

5. The smallest beaches are the most beautiful 6. Polka dot bikini at Zlatrini Rat

7. Viewing split from a height 8.The riviera & cut-out floral dress

9.Ferry Sunset 10. Love & tortoise shell specs

11.Pizza, wine, no shoes, alfresco 12. Home made cocktails & hostel

13.Pretty purple picture 14. Shadow buds

15. Neon necklace-rave 16.THE dress & a handsome boy

Since I've been back, I've tried at every opportunity to recommend Split (croatia) as a city to visit to ANYONE who will listen, friends, family, customers at work (topshop, if anyone was wondering what I do with my life), even strangers on the train. Not only is it beautiful, the people are lovely, the food is exquisite (black squid risotto-fit), and more importantly it is CHEAP. So here is my advice to you- go to split, visit the Diocletian Palace, climb Marjan mountain (on the coolest day-its high!), get ferry's to Hvar and Brac for day trips, make sure you swim at zlatni rat, and if you go in search for a beach in split, when you get to one, keep walking. The one round the corner is even better.