NATIKI STYLE: April 2014

Tuesday 29 April 2014

Favourite colours - (LATE POST)

Can't believe it's taken me over a week to post this! So sorry, been so busy with end of year coming around quicker than expected..

But anyway,

Managed to sneak in some blog photos while being tourists around Nottingham with my family the other week. I actually didn't intentionally dress 'stylish' that day, I just wanted to be comfy but ended up quite like my outfit, and thought that my new balance trainers haven't actually been featured on my blog yet so why not get some photos in these beautiful gardens surrounding Nottingham Castle.

Photography credits to my 13 and 14 year old brother and sister on their iPhones..

Yellow/Lime Crop Tee - Rihanna for River Island, High Waisted Jeans - Primark,
Double Breasted Jacket - H&M, New Balance Trainers - BANK,
Grey Tote Bag - Primark, Lion Chain - eBay

Sunday 20 April 2014

Easter Haul

So this weekend I have both been spoilt and naughty - my mum came up and brought me some goodies from home, whilst we were shopping around my little sister bought me a couple of bits, and yes, I was a little naughty and treated myself! But they were bargains, so I guess it's not too bad eh!

Anyway, this is my very first haul post - Easter Haul! All new garments from this weekend spent with my family. Looking through these photos earlier, it just shows how varied my style is, I don't really have a certain personal style but I create personal styles from outfits? not sure if that's good or bad, I just like everything and anything! But here are my newest additions to my wardrobe..

Navy Blue Bomber Jacket, £10 - Primark (Men's)
This was on sale from £19, I couldn't resist, it's a jacket I've
wanted for a while now, just a warm but light jacket I can wear
in both Winter days and cool Summer nights - a bit of a bargain
really. It's a nice fit and will add a bit of edge to some outfits.

Navy Chiffon Floral Blouse, £3.25 - Cancer Research
Charity Shop
Perfect for Summer, this season I really want to get into
the boho chic style, it's lazy, comfortable and looks stunning!
Taking inspiration from Sienna Miller and Vanessa Hudgens,
think this little number starts my boho chic Summer wardrobe well
in a discreet way with it's dark colours.

Retro Paint Floral Print Blouse, £4.75 -
Cancer Research Charity Shop
Just call me 'Fresh Prince of Bel air'..
This shirt is just amazing in my eyes, the colours,
the print and the size too! It's an over sized patterned
shirt which I thought would brighten up my wardrobe
a little (actually quite a lot!), looking like it just jumped out
of 'Fresh Prince'. I love the style and clothes in that show
so anything that can be incorporated with it, I love
and will most probably buy! Like this vibrant number.

High Waisted Denim Pencil Skirt, £7 - Primark
I'm not usually a pencil skirt fan, because I like to wear
stuff that's practical but I couldn't resist this skirt at such
a bargain price! Anything acid wash is definitely for me,
I love the grunge look (as well as many other looks) so with
this skirt I thought it just feminizes the grunge, and I'm all about
changing looks or feminizing looks too! I could wear it during the day
or on a night out, it's just something different to add to my wardrobe.

Distressed T-shirt, £4 - Primark
Bought plainly for comfort and the fact I need more plain tees
cause I've just got so much print. My boyfriend has the men's
version of this and it's the most comfortable t-shirt. I want the
pink one too, so many colours at Primark, officially the best shop.
Make this a home tee or going out tee, it can look grunge during
the day but can also be a bedtime tee. Perfectly practical!

Vintage Levi's 501's, £12 - Braderie Vintage Shop, Nottingham
With my old 'mummy jeans' shrinking in the wash, I just had to
get new ones, but I didn't think this soon. My family were actually
looking for my little sister but then (easily distracted me) I found these,
and they fit perfectly and are so comfortable! These jeans are an
all-rounder, I am so happy with them. Create a retro/vintage look
with them or modernize these classic vintage jeans, I think
everybody should own a pair of 'mummy jeans' and mix and match styles!

Total = £41 for 6 items, gotta love bargains!

TREATS FROM THE MOTHER

Palm Tree Print Bomber Jacket, £7.99 -
Charity Shop (Originally from RI)
My mum knows I'm hyping over anything pink and
also my love for patterned things, so when I saw this,
I was just in love! A summery urban jacket, with the very
on trend Palm Tree print. Even though it's 4 sizes too big for me,
it actually fits quite well and the sleeves are short so it doesn't look
the wrong size which is always a plus! The jacket is girly but cause it's
a bomber jacket, it could look very edgy and urban depending on
how it was styled together as an outfit. I think I will stick to plain outfits
and make this the statement of the outfits. Also another bargain!

Navy Slouch Dress, £15.99 - Zara
My mum called this an item which can be
part of my 'lazy styling' section of my wardrobe.
Originally bought for herself but it was too
'lazy' so I'm glad I got this cute slouchy dress.
With accessories such as a fedora hat, long necklace,
waist belt etc, a plain lazy dress can become quite
sophisticated. This is a day dress but can be styled
so many different ways, which I definitely will fun doing.

Striped Polka Dot Midi Skirt, £5.99 - Charity Shop
(Originally from Topshop)
I have a weak spot for midi skirts, even though my
legs aren't even long, I love them and will wear them anyway.
My mum obviously knows this when she bought me this,
another item which I fell in love, I especially love the print on this,
and how the fact it's based around a grey scale colour palette, makes
it look grunge. Since when did polka dots look grunge, but this is
cute grunge. Same with the jacket, I'd make this the statement piece
of my outfit and style it around plain things. This is the reason why
I love charity shops, so many bargains for items which would have
cost double or even triple the price it's being sold in the Charity shop!

Web Floral, Wide Leg Jumpsuit, £16.99 - TK Maxx
First thing my mum bought me in Nottingham, I've had my eye
on this at work for ages, but never realised there was a size small,
until I saw somebody try this on but not like it! That was it, I put it aside
for myself and my lovely mother decided to buy it for me, can't imagine
how happy I was! It's that blue which I'm starting to really like, and apparently
suits my skin tone, silk and wide leg.. all things great in a jumpsuit! I bought it
for my holiday but I've already worn it cause I couldn't resist wearing it!

I wore it out for dinner with my family, our last supper before they went
home today.

Me and my beautiful mother :)

Let's be tourists and Have fun!

This has probably been the best weekend I've had in a while..

Nottingham Castle

Red Hot World Buffet

My family came up to Nottingham for a weekend visit, and as the title says.. we just became tourists and had lots of fun! as well as fine dining on Friday and Saturday night. I am so thankful for their visit, I couldn't of asked for a better weekend. I also received a few goodies from my mum including a phone (finally a phone after 4 months of not having one!) So happy but anyway, in the middle of all the tourist activities, we did do a bit of shopping around the charity, vintage shops, as well as the good ol' Primark!

As always, I did find some bargains and shall be featuring my first haul post on my blog sometime today! Hope everybody is having a good Easter weekend! Look out for my Easter haul/first haul post :D

Wednesday 16 April 2014

Oh sweet November..

Mary Katrantzou with models wearing her Topshop Range,
look at those beautiful prints!

November this year is coming around with a bang, shooting all our pennies out of our pockets!

Not only do we have a H&M collaboration being launched with the wonderful Alexander Wang, but Adidas has just announced that they will be teaming up with the Queen of prints Mary Katrantzou - she has entered the fashion world from studying at Central Saint Martins being spotted for her Spring/Summer 2011 collection and from then on, as a designer, she has just gone from strength to strength. Making kaleidoscope and colourful patterns her signature.

Adidas have been attracting many different target audiences through their collaborations with Jeremy Scott, Topshop, Pharrell Williams etc, which is making them more than a sportswear brand, they are now known as a fashionable brand as they expand their product ranges, especially with the ultimate Sports Luxe trend becoming bigger and bigger, Adidas is trendy, yes it is.

'I'm really excited to be working with Adidas on a line of apparel and footwear'. Katrantzou told us this morning. 'I grew up, like so many other kids around the world, wearing Adidas sneakers and I'm really excited about bringing my vision to such a global brand. They have a fantastic heritage and their ability to innovate in sportswear makes them the perfect partner for us to work with in this market' - Mary Katrantzou.

Being both a lover of Mary Katrantzou and Adidas, I am so excited for this collection, and to make it even better, it's being launched the same month of my birthday! Street wear is meeting High fashion which makes me believe that this line will be something near perfect. Check it out HERE!

Get your head in the game!

Yes, I love sports luxe! I've wanted a proper jersey vest for so long and at last, at my beloved work place TK Maxx introduced me to this perfect one and I'm in love. What I'm wearing is a large men's jersey vest - if you want a good quality jersey, check out TK Maxx because they have got so many different colours and types of jerseys! It was so hard to choose between all of them but I think I made the right choice cause it goes with most things and suits my skin tone, also was only £14.99!

I am a sucker for large men's clothing and turning them into feminine outfits - it's just fun and comfortable styling! Monday night, most people didn't believe that this was a men's top, which is what I was aiming to do, get away from the masculinity of the jersey vest. I teamed it up with a gold chain, lace up chunky heels and last but not least, I used a tablet holder as a clutch which I thought was ridiculous at first but it actually ended up matching the outfit and wasn't too recognisable unless you looked up close!

So here we have it, my newest outfit on my first night out after getting my student loan in!