Sports Luxe

I decided to rock the Sports Luxe trend on a spontaneous night out with my flat mates. At first we were planning to go to an Indie night, so I just dressed casual, and yes all black everything.. again! However we ended up going to our favourite bar Baabar, and thank god I didn't look too casual for the place. Even though things didn't go to plan, it was still a really fun night, as it always is with my flatmates!

Sports Luxe is definitely a big trend of this year; with designers from Gucci to Alexander Wang and high street stores from Topshop to Primark embracing it! It's somewhat a trend coming back from the 90's, with that Urban twist to sporty pieces. 

Finally a trend that is comfortable, which is unlikely in fashion; sports-inspired clothing is flexible and can be experimented with any style I think! Make it super urban, or tough and masculine or rock the tennis-short skirts and make it look pretty and feminine. However, to work this trend, you can't be too chilled out with it.. for example: combining baggy joggers with trainers is a not a way to reflect this Sports Luxe trend, mix it up with some other trends such as a floral dress with trainers - sounds very Lily Allen when she first debuted herself, but I mean skater trainers or slimline trainers to keep that femininity side of your sport outfit. 

One blogger I especially notice is on point with this trend is shewearsfashion.com Kavita Donkersley. If you check out her blog or Lookbook, you definitely see how she experiments with Sports Luxe - take inspiration from designers, high street stores, the street and bloggers etc!

Play this trend, like you'd play a sport, have fun and be competitive with other current/upcoming trends! It's game on and you're the captain..  

Example of a feminine take on the Sports Luxe trend, check it out at shewearsfashion.com

With my outfit, I decided to take on the feminine side on this trend with jogger black trousers, an Adidas sports top I cut into a crop top, my dad's old belt, the shoes I live in - my cut out buckle chunky boots (the comfiest shoes ever!) and my bargain of a cap (5 Euros) from my college trip to Paris, then not forgetting some jewellery. For the first time, I had a clear option of what I wanted to wear and it actually worked out. I never usually wear hats on nights out but it was perfect to go with this outfit so I couldn't resist - also now having decent length hair, I don't look silly wearing it. And guess who my inspiration for this outfit was? ...... The wonderful Kavita (shewearsfashion.com), her LookBook is amazing and when I had a nose around, it inspired me to try out the Sports Luxe trend for the night!

Eagle Cap - Little Hat Shop in Paris, Adidas Vest (Cut myself) - Charity Shop,
Jogger Trousers - H&M, Black Leather Belt - Dad's, Cream Frill Socks - Topshop,
Black Cut Out Buckle Boots - eBay, I.D Tag Bracelet - eBay, Black and Silver Chains - Primark.