Fashion inspiration

I've been feeling inspired by lots of different fashion looks lately. I've not really been that into fashion, more of a jeans & tshirt kind of girl. But recently I'm trying out different looks & wearing what I want to, without worrying what other might think. 

I watched House of DVF on E! & I think this kick-started my interest in fashion- it made me head out to the shops to get a new work wardrobe where I tried out different dress & skirt styles that I would never have tried before. It made me look at the online stores such as Missguided & go for the more edgy pieces such as low v-neck dresses, chunky jumpsuits & Audrey Hepburn style dresses I would usually go for. 

A style influence I discovered also through watching House of DVF is Hanna Beth, she has an edgy, grungy, boho look which I absolutely love! 

But does it in such a classy way! 

The Boho look has been an influence in my dress sense for a while now, designs by Rat & Boa, For Love & Lemons... And also more rustic influences from markets & small business websites. I just love Brittney Valverde & her style. 

I've also found some really cute children's clothing designers such as FeatherDrum & Children of the Tribe who design the cutest boho clothes for kids! 

I just love them! & happy to be happy experimenting with different looks. 

Happy January! Xoxo

Met Gala 2014- My faves!

Hey!! 

Again, this year's Met Gala has shown some amazing dresses & looks! 

It's no secret that one of my personal style icons is Kim Kardashian & she didn't disappoint. She owned it my opinion! But along with her, there are some other looks which I loved & only one that I loathed! See my list below :-) 

My loves

My one & only loathe

Do you guys agree? 

I am such a big fan of Adriana but I am not feeling this look at all!  

Overall, I loved this year's Met Gala theme & I think most of the red carpet arrivals went all out on the theme! Who is your best dressed? 

Saffron xoxo

Cosmo Careers

Hello everyone, 

Last night I attended the Cosmo Careers Masterclass in Manchester. It was for people interested in working in fashion, whether it be designing, PR, journos etc.... So I met some fab people & saw loads of fabulous outfits! 

On arrival we had champagne and mingled with everyone for half an hour. Then we were taken into the lecture theatre where we saw an amazing panel of: the Cosmo editor, a designer for Missguided, a buyer of luxury labels, a PR from BooHoo, a fashion journalist who is known for her Catwalk to Curvy column in Cosmo and finally, a PR from Gorgeous Couture. 

What an amazing panel!!

We also saw out fabulous goody bags laid out ready for us. 

The talk began with the panel introducing themselves and then editor Louise asked the panel a series of questions which would give the audience some great insights into the industry and their best advice and tips. We were given insights into where they began and how they worked their way up, tips for CV writing, interviews.... A whole raft of information. It was all so inspiring! 

At the end of the session, they opened up for the floor for half an hour so that we could ask them any questions we may have. This was great and made the session really personal. 

Even though some of the information given didn't directly apply to my field of PR (if it was a design question for example), it didn't matter! You could apply a lot of the information to the PR field anyway and it was valuable to get an insight into the fashion industry as a whole too. 

It was a thoroughly enjoyable night which ended with the opportunity to walk up to the panel at the end of the session for any final questions. One of the main bits of personal advice that has stuck with me is to always be open to learning new things. I think sometimes when you are going to interview, you feel like you need to know everything, where in reality- you don't! The industry is constantly changing so there is no way that you will ever know it all.

Definitely keep an eye out for future Cosmo Careers events- you meet a fantastic panel, people and walk away with some priceless advice! 

Thanks for reading,

Saffron xoxo