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Jacket - Charity shop/DIY

T-shirt  - c/o Orange Circle

Disco Pants - GlamorousUK (#Leedsbloggermeetup2012)

Boots - Ebay

This outfit has a pretty long history! 

Orange Circle very kindly sent me this T-shirt, but unfortunately it didn't get to me before I travelled down to London. After a couple of weeks, it turned out that I hadn't actually sent them my new address! Big whoops on my part!!! I honestly thought I had. But, luckily I managed to track the t-shirt down and it was sitting by its lonely self at the collection office.

Since I now have the T-shirt, I really wanted to show you what I would have worn. Like you may have seen, I did end up wearing one of my old battered shirts from OC anyway. 

The shirt jacket was taken with me down to London. I did plan on wearing it, but thanks to the lovely British weather, I felt it was a little too cold to wear it. 

I absolutely adore this outfit and as soon as I get the chance, I will be wearing it out. 

Liam has the next two weeks off work, so you never know, we may actually do something fancy. 

Hope you are all having a fab weekend! 

A little introduction to...QULIT asia | bold | colour blocking | ethical | fashion week | high fashion | introduction | leather | malay | malaysian | original | python]spikes | qulit | studs | texture | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi my lovelies! 

A couple of days ago I was introduced to a brand named Qulit, now make sure you're reading that right, it's not quilt. I made the same mistake. With Fashion Week quickly creeping on us, I really wanted to share with you the amazing-ness of this brand.

Qulit is owned by Malaysian born Reena Aris. Her brand combines her Asian heritage and western upbringing, bringing 'East meets West' together.

Qulit means skin in the Malay language, meaning most of the products are made from top quality, licensed leathers. Qulit employ craftsmen in Asia and strives to maintain ethical whilst creating very distinctive and original apparel.

The Qulit designs are all very edgy and unique. They use everything from colour blocking to huge silver spikes and gold studs to give each piece character. As a designer, Aris wanted each piece to be able to carry itself, therefore each piece is edgy in its own way. 

The Python Edition pieces see the addition of texture, another feature to add a different dimension to any outfit!

I'd say the Qulit products are all very high fashion, but easily wearable. The prices are rather high, but if you're the kind of person who likes to splurge on designer shoes, then why can't you do the same with clothing.

The moment I clicked onto the website, I was met with bright, bold, eye catching colours and absolutely gorgeous images! As a complete photography geek, they sucked me in and I had to see more!

I am now in love with every single item and I can only hope to one day own a piece that will be in my wardrobe until it reaches its last legs.

If you are a lover of leather, a sucker for snakeskin and have a sweet spot for spikes then I think this may just be for you.

To see their full range, flick through their lookbook and read their blog, head over to Qulit.co.uk

A DIY Jacket With Tons Of Different Options bleach | charity shop | coat | custom | denim | diy | dye | ebay | fun | hobby | jacket | metal | studs | thrifting | tie dye | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall | winter

Hi my lovelies!

Now you guys know that I am a little DIY mad. So, roughly a month ago I started working on a new project and I can finally share it with you! 

Below I have written all of the steps I took to create my masterpiece.

Hope you like it!  

- I started off with my £6 denim jacket. I found this one in a charity shop.

-I then used several elastic bands and 'tied' the material into bunches

- After placing the jacket in the bath, I added thick bleach straight from the bottle and left it for an hour.

- Onvce I was happy with the result, I filled the bath with enough water to cover the jacket. By doing this you create a bleach bath. I did this to fade the colour of any of the denim that had not been touched by the neat bleach.

IF YOU LIKE, YOU CAN LEAVE YOU JACKET LIKE THIS. (OPTION ONE)

- A few days later I decided to add some colour.
- I hung the jacket on a hanger, placed it on the washing line in my garden and used a purple a pink dye to fill in some of the white patches.
- I left my jacket to dry and then I put it in the washing machine to wash out the excess dye. I always find, by leaving the dye to dry into the fabric, you get more of a strong colour.
THIS IS OPTION TWO AND YOU CAN LEAVE IT HERE. YOU CAN ALSO YOU AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT COLOURS!



- My last little modification included studs, of course. I purchased mine from ebay. £2 for 200 and they came within 3 weeks from China. (you must plan ahead if you have a time limit.)
There are a huge variety of studs, spikes and other adornments you could use to fancy up any piece of clothing.
THIS IS OPTION THREE

I am so, so happy with how my jacket turned out. I'm just waiting for some ideal weather to wear it. 

I'm currently on the hunt for another jacket because I have the DIY bug now. 

Let me know if you guys try any of this! I'd love to see what you come up with. 

Weekly Wishlist ark | ark clothing | crosses | grunge | janies attic | kukee | skulls | spikes | studs | union soul | Weekly wishlist | wff | whenflowersfall

Hi my loves!

It's that time of the week again. Time to lust over the things I would love to have in my wardrobe!

Today, I've tried to steer clear of shoes. It was obvious I was getting a little obsessed and I was probably boring everyone with it. 

Instead I have chosen 3 jewellery companies and one clothing. 

Jewellery

Top left and center - Janies Attic

Bottom left and center - Union Soul

Right Three Images - Kukee

I have a huge obsession for anything with crosses, spikes and skulls at the moment. I honestly think it it something I don't think I'm going to 'grow out of' any time soon either. 

I already have a post about both Union Soul and Kukee coming up soon. Fortunately I won a give away with each of them so I can feature them on WFF, but if I ever get the chance to feature more of their items, I would be honoured. 

Janies Attic is a store I came across thanks to twitter and I have totally fallen in love with some of the pieces. 

ARK clothing

Again, as you can see, I am well and truly obsessed with anything with crosses and studs. I absolutely love these items from ARK and one day I really wish to feature a few items. 

I'm hoping that once I move into my new house, the weather will be better, which means I can actually start taking my outfit posts outfit in the garden! Woohoooooo!!

What items are on your wish lists this week?