Markus Lupfer

It would be a disgusting understatement to say that I am madly in love with the Markus Lupfer creations you can find on ASOS. I really don't think I can put into words how much I drool and sigh and get love hearts for pupils when I look at it. 
It's the leather and the kaleidoscope pattern, and just the utter luxe and edgy feel it has to it. He just brings classics such a the LBD, oversized clutch, and pleated leather skirt (a staple for me!) to life, which is why I think I fell for this collection so hard.

christmas festivities

I know it may be a little early but shut up I am excited! 
I may not be 6 anymore but I love Christmas decorations and baking and Christmas music and eating. So I have actually started on decorating my room and have even pulled out a festive feeling jumper..
My bedroom will actually look like a grotto by the time it hits December but I'm that excited I feel I need to show you my progress!

Leather and fur jacket - ASOS
Jumper - Zara
Leggings/jeans - Topshop
Socks - Primark
Heels - eBay

If you have any DIY Christmas decoration tips please let me know in a comment; I love making stuff.

DIY Studded Camo Jacket

What you will need:
Camouflage jacket (or any jacket of your choice, mine was an old one of my Dad's)
Variety of studs (dead cheap from ebay)
A pen for marking
Scissors for poking holes
And maybe some mega cool badges

Just mark out roughly where you want the studs to go, make sure if you're doing them in a line or some sort of pattern that they're even, or it'll look a bit messy.

Put the studs wherever you like, in any kind of way you like. I have a badge with my name on that my Dad had made for me in Afghan, which I thought would look perf on this! But any kind of badge or sew on patch might look cute.

And there you have it, as simple as that! 
A great way to give an old jacket some new life, or just something to make cool jackets look even cooler.

Uniqinn favourite

I love this Giedrius Paulauskas shopper featured on Uniquinn. It's also available in khaki, beige, yellow neon and navy blue, but when it's in camouflage why would you need any other colour?
I'm a big fan of shopper bag's because they're just so easy and practical to incorporate in any outfit. I tend to go for the usual plain looking shopper with a logo on it, but this one is just too cool to ever settle for plain again.
To buy this must have, click here.

Kukee giveaway!

Fast approaching is a very important time of year, and I'm not talking about Christmas. It will soon be Kukee and The Street Complex's 1st Birthday! And to celebrate my favourite jewelry line and I have teamed up to offer you some very beautiful goodies, and they just so happen to be my favourites.

These above the knuckle rings and this skull bangle are also from Kukee if you were wondering! Slightly addicted. 

If you want to be in with a chance of winning these gorgeous pieces all you have to do is follow Kukee on Twitter @ilovekukee, like their Facebook page here, and follow me on Twitter @BexxxKnight and Bloglovin! Then just leave your name and email address in a comment below after having done so and keep your eyes peeled on your inbox. 
The giveaway ends midnight Friday 30th of November so good luck and get clicking!

We will also accept birthday cards. 

home is where the heart is

Camo jacket - My Papi's
Peplum skirt - eBay
Scarf - Hand knitted
Top (underneath) - Topshop
Boots - ASOS

Don't get me wrong, I love street wear, and I think some girls can pull it off fantastically - but it's not for me. I'm happier in dresses and skirts with heels, so trying to incorporate this over-sized camo jacket took some thinking. I didn't want to wear it with kicks, a beanie and monroe t shirt. So I thought wack on what you'd usually wear and use the over-size camo jacket like a coat, and it worked because I wasn't stressing or trying too hard. I added a scarf because it was a bit chilly, and here you go.

pencil skirt powaaaa

Although my work clothes do have to be from Laura Ashley, I think a pencil skirt is always the most fantastic option for work wear (I love them and well them a lot regardless, but you know). They just look so classy and feminine and sexy and lovely.
I promise if you get one you will feel all empowered and lady like. You will take over the world.

Tique Goodies!!!!!

You may have stumbled across Tique on ASOS Marketplace (if you haven't go and check it out here!), the lovely lady sales the cutest jewelry and collars, and everyone loves a cute collar.

I thought it would be apt to show you the gorgeous leather collar Tique sent me with my puppy. Because dogs wear collars.. and well my dog is the most handsome dog EVER. And he happened to pop into the picture so you're just gonna have to deal with it.

Tique also sent me some really sweet stackable rings which I am in love with! 

I really recommend taking a look at Tique; the collars come in all sorts of different materials and are such a good price. I think they're a really good way to make any outfit look completely different. This leather one makes an outfit look more edgy, whereas a lace one would just look adorable.

You can follow Tique on Twitter here, and you so totally should because these pieces are great. 

DIY Nails

I took me a while to actually start to like to talon nail shape that everyone seems to have at the moment, but I was getting bored with my squared off shape nails, and when I saw that Demi Lovato (obsessed is an understatement) had them, I thought, why not.

Deep purple nail varnish - Chanel 'Vendetta'

Clear varnish/strengthener - O.P.I

Diamantes - Front Cover 

If I were a boy

Some wise words from my lovely Irish pal Cillian Garvey, "You can't really go wrong with a normal pair of jeans. And these days it's fairly hard to find a decent pair of them. Gotta love a slight twist on a classic. 

Pretty much love everything the boys at Skull and Bones Boys Club do. Handmade really means handmade with these two boyos. I have quiet an up session with tshirts with small print these days and the wolf is pretty bad ass, simple as.

Who Doesn't love a good Parka jacket. This one by element is probably one of my favorites, its just plain and simple no fancy bits on it. 
The hat by Anti Life is just really warm, been keeping my head warm in this lovely Irish weather that we always have, since I got it myself a few weeks back. And seeing as winters a coming you need a good pair of socks, and why would you not like the plant life ranger by Huf. 

The Nike SB Janoski are pretty awesome shoes in my eyes, seeing as there camo, camo is awesome."

rebel-yuth

I have a very talented friend who goes by the name of John Ryan Speed and drawing fashion is his game. He's 22, an illustrator and a creative graduate. He uses watercolours, ink, and illustrator mix media. He works with mainly vintage, military and work wear themed clothing, and illustrations. He is inspired by vintage and menswear heritage clothing such as Nigel Cabourn, (who recently tweeted his work as talented, which is wicked), Carhartt, Edwin, Levis and vintage Ralph, and certain iillustrated streetwear, and THIS is his work.

I really really love his work, and I really think more people should be seeing it regularly because he's far too talented to go a miss! Check out his blog and be ready to be impressed http://rebel-yuth.tumblr.com/