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I have spent the majority of my social media hours lurking on Tumblr and Instagram. After being asked by multiple people why I didn't blog, I have finally bitten the bullet and faced my fear of people perusing my questionable writing skills and not-so interesting subjects. Please be gentle with me! My inaugural post is going to cover my latest loves in fashion; mesh and winter sweatshirts. Mesh has been floating around for a while after the ongoing inclusion of sport-lux styling in our lives and we knew it was here to stay once it found its way into Zara but I have been slow to jump on the bandwagon. I managed to find the perfect crisp, white mesh top in the Zara summer sale. You can still bag it yourself for about £10.
I've been styling mine over the summer with black culottes, a basic black leather rucksack and, the staple of this year, white Birkenstocks. This autumn I'm going to have to resort to high-rise black skinnies, sturdier shoes and a black bomber jacket otherwise the English weather will murder me. I sadly couldn't find anything in black mesh that caught my eye so I decided to DIY a basic, black jersey dress with a strip of mesh down either side. So far I haven't finished it but I will also be doing a crop top and short co-ord set in the same style.
I bought the mesh from eBay (Here) and the black jersey was from my local fabric store. This would be super simple to do with a basic cheap oversized T if you don't want to make your own pattern. Unfortunately I am very tall and couldn't find a T in the correct length without being arrested for indecent exposure so I made a pattern from an old top and added allowance for the longer length. I'm going to wear it with my all-black Birks or the Adidas slides that are on the feet of every girl with an instagram. Next on my mesh hit list is a bomber jacket and here's hoping I can find (or make) one before I see droves of people in them.
My winter staple has always been jumper opposed to coats and this year I am certainly spoiled for choice. Everything from mesh stripes to zips and neoprene can be found in stores. My ultimate love has been the Calvin Klein logo sweatshirt which I have made for myself whilst I save up for the official piece.
I created it using fabric paint (Here), a steady hand and a cheap sweatshirt from Primark. For my first attempt, I think it turned out okay provided that nobody is staring straight at it trying to scrutinise it. A sweatshirt with zip sleeves or a roll neck are on my DIY list so hopefully I can create them in time for winter. Until then I can sit and admire all of my favourites on Polyvore.
I think that ACNE are the clear winners right now!
Please let me know what else you would look me to talk about on this blog. I will also be doing posts on fitness!
xoxo
The first entry is a hit! Looking forward to more posts :) - Sarah
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