Ella's Wishlist; Poppy Bouquet Necklace!

Layla Amber is a site that maybe not many of you know of but she makes incredible jewellery!

This necklace in particular I think is just amazing! The colours together are gorgeous and the attention to detail is stunning! They're amazing prices and beautiful pieces for any outfit!

(P.S. I've just bought one!)

Layla Amber, £20.00 - BUY HERE

Ella's Wishlist: Daisy Jumper!

I love this daisy jumper! Its fun, girly and the colours of the daisies are simplistically set off by the jet black base of the jumper. I want one so badly!

Daisy Street, £14.99 - BUY HERE

Ella's Wishlist: Woodland Stag Necklace

£25.00 - BUY HERE

AHHH Young Designers Award!

I am seriously delirious with work at the moment which is causing me to really panic about my entry to the Young Designers awards...seeing as I may have possibly not done it yet. I'm going to get cracking this Saturday and Sunday. I thought being 17 was supposed to be all cool and fun, the older teenagers lied to us for a laugh I swear.

Well the brief is quite cool really, designing a red-carpet-worthy garment for your style icon.
Now I am really quite quirky and all technical etc with a weird love of structure and geometry so I have a couple of people in mind but if you have any ideas, or even just your own style icon, let me know on stphrillies@gmail.com (It is a no-reply email but I sift through them and blog about the posts).

Happy reading! :)

George Style

Here is a report posted by Kausar on our adventures at FAD and George.

http://georgestyle.george.com/2011/4/21/helping-students-to-get-into-fashion-with-fad

As they said...I "morphed a lime top and denim shorts into a retro jumpsuit". It was fun though!

Street Style: The Classic International

International Student

Loves: Classic cuts and colours

This student has not made an outlandish attempt to get himself noticed within fashion. Simply by dressing in utilitarian and comfortable clothes, he has created his own style that most likely makes him feel at his best. The sandy desert yellow really contrasts against that deep blue denim. There is a beautiful balance with colour which is very simple to achievable just by comparing different combinations. The casual and slightly rock 'n' roll influenced style can be combined with any old jeans and shirt, it is said never wear denim with denim, but who is to say you cannot play around with the colour of it. The main thing is to have fun with what you wear, and sometimes comfort really is important, especially when being studious.

Street Style: The Colourful Sarah & Sophie

Sarah Dautzen (Left) & Sophie O'Donoghue (Right)

Students

Sarah: Visiting from Suffolk, Sophie: Visiting from Africa

Both Love: Bright colours, coloured jeans

Brightly coloured jeans have been in fashion for a while and do come back around every now and then. However, it has been a while since I last saw a pair of psychedelic jeans and it is certainly great to see them coming back onto the fashion scene once more. This photo also reflects how trends have been traveling internationally, right across to Africa, where Sophie has travelled from. These best friends and their technicolour jeans have been inspired by the neology of modern day life. It can be quite hard to match brightly coloured jeans appropriately with the right top, cardigan or even bag. When in doubt stay plain! There is nothing worse than too many colours so simply go for a plain white or black top or a simply striped tee, as Sarah is wearing. For the brave hearted, such as Sophie, you can try and match the colour of your jeans with one of those in a top, but keep the design simple still, you definitely do not want to over do it! From personal experience, I understand the feeling of a colour overload.

Street Style: The Cool and Casual Phoebe Taylor

Phoebe Taylor

15

Student

Loves: Vintage shops, Topshop, retro styles

Phoebe is caught sporting the classic high waisted denim shorts with an on trend crop-top tee. The dark smokey colours reflect a grunge and rock look which is very fashionable at the moment. this style can always be matched with leggings or tights for those who would prefer not show their legs. A bold pair of shoes or boots can really set off and complete a rock chick style such as this.