Sunday stripes and neon gems...

This weekend  I have had the house to myself as my other half is working nights.. so have been making the most of having some 'me' time. Enjoying catching up with friends, gym, shopping and just doing all those life admin jobs that you continually put off as you don't have time to do..

I chose the converse and jeans for today for lunch with the girls, teamed with my new Topshop T-shirt and New Look necklace.

I love this! Neon colours teamed with the gems in this necklace and at £14.99 it is a great purchase - just looking forward to teaming it with it with  maybe a crisp white T? What do you think? 

Do you like dressing down at weekends? What do you think of the small touches if neon?

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Street Style: Patterns and gems..

I haven't for a long time written a street style post and I really should pick it back up as it really is the thing I enjoy writing on. Last Friday I worked a press to showcase my clients A/W'13 Homeware and interiors collection so spent much of the day on my feet! One of the lovely journalist I happen to meet was wearing the below outfit, which I was really to keen to share with you - As I loved it.

When you look at her outfit altogether it comes together so effortlessly - though there are alot of patterns going on they seem to all to work with each other. Sticking to the same size prints I think has a lot to do with this, as well as picking the darker shade of coat which brings the outfit together beautifully.

Just like me she said she 'loves a statement necklace' and it was nice to see the spin of the white brogues rather than the conventional black/brown ones- though I am not sure how white they will stay in London with the rain we have!

What do you think of your outfit? Would you team these colours together?

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Wearing red in spite of the rain...

I was really looking forward to another warm weekend and continuing on developing the tan, though the spring weather returned with buckets of rain! I I was having lunch with my brother and his wife today I felt it was the day to wear my new plaited necklace from Zara. It is a surprisingly heavy necklace, although I love the gold detail and the woven suede that has been plaited through - just really makes it a beautiful piece.

I would recommend investing in the Whistles Carrie skirts as they are such good quality and can be worn in either the summer will ballet pumps and a vest top, or in the winter with ankle boots. I am a sucker for investment pieces and love when an item can be worn in different ways with different items or accessories and be used again...'not just being disposable fashion' as so many items on the high street are now.

Do you have an item that costed a bit - but you were glad you spent the money on rather than a really cheap version?

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Bubble-gum pink jumper...

I am so looking forward to the weekend and as the weather today was looking a bit patchy, I opted to not wear the sandals today and stick to the converse.

Today's outfit features my new pink cashmere jumper, an item that a step away from the safe colours I usually go for and is becoming my boyfriends favourite item of mine on me (I think he even used the word 'cute' to described it). This jumper was bought a couple of weeks ago when I attended the Frock Me' Vintage fashion fair that is held at Chelsea town hall. I do like dressing pink and girlie, though I think this might be the only pink thing I own? hummmmm maybe I need to bring more pink shades into my wardrobe?

As you can see from the picture I teamed it with my H&M necklace, Levis jeans, converse and just cause it was a little chilly - the Burberry tench.

What do you think of this look? do you think the it looks a bit bright? what would you wear it with?

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London sunshine...

With it being an extra long weekend and the weather being glorious I decided that I would not the heat and beautiful sunshine be waisted!On Sunday I made the most of the sunshine and head into London to celebrate the boyfriends birthday, which consisted of Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective at Tate Modern followed by walking around Soho and Spitalfields (that was for my benefit) ending with dinner at my favourite restaurant The Breakfast club. I went for a kinda girlie rock look (not sure if that is what you call it).

This flowery dress is an old favourite and was bought from Beyond Retro in central London. However the only drawback is that it is a little short - hence the leggings being needed!Though at £25 it was a totally steal. The boots are my Night Hawks from Office and the Bag is my trusty Mulberry. My New Look Leather jacket came in really handy as when the night draws in, so does the cold! it is only May!

The sunglasses are Raybans which were a small impulse buy in Spain last year when I was away on holiday and saw Olivia Palermo wearing them and looking chic, so thought why not give them a go. As someone that usually goes for the standard black rimmed sunglasses or aviators, these beautiful tortoiseshell lovelies where a step up for me. Though maybe I should try a bolder pair next time? hummmmmm

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Mustard top and turquoise gem necklace...

I love clashing colours and trying new combos - taking that bit of risk! Today's outfit I was a bit apprehensive about the mustard top and the blue necklace though it was pulled together to be suitable for work (have a big agency meeting) and also be fun for drinks in the evening with the girls.

The necklace was bought at the weekend from Zara and was suppose to be stashed away for my holidays - though I felt that it was a great statement piece (plus was a bargain at just £19.99). The light fabric harem trousers are the lightest fabric I have ever worn and are really comfy for long hours of sitting in meetings. They were an impulse buy aafter my last pair fell apart after 3 summer seasons as my go-to trouser when the weather got to warm for jeans. They are from River Island as well as the blazer and heels - with the mustard coloured top from Topshop and was just £6.

The bag you have seen before as this is a vintage crocodile clutch that I have had for a few years and goes with so many items - It reminds me very much of the Hermes clutch Olivia Palermo often carries at events. A nice comfy outfit that will go with a bit of red lippy later when I head out for a glass of red.

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Colbalt blue Whistles 'Carrie' skirt...

Today's outfit post I wanted to show my beautiful new colbalt blue skirt from Whistles. I am a big fan of Carrie skirts from the Whistles range and I am so glad they have continued to keep producing them in lots of different colours! at the moment I have a red, yellow, burgundy and light blue variation of the same skirt.

I was debating between this skirt and the navy one but I felt this colour will take me through to the summer and wear with sandals or ballet pumps to work. The best thing was it was down from £110 down to £65 so I couldn't resist it! I have worn it with my grey zara jumper here and Accessorize necklace.. teamed with new look leather jacket, River Island suede ankle boots and Mulberry Alexa... this skirt is definitely going to be brought out again though next time with a tan and sunglasses!

Are you buying items that can be worn in both seasons?? due to the English weather being unpredictable?

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Street Style: The Russian in purple fur..

Most of my inspiration for outfits and accessories comes from the people I see on the street, in galleries, shops, coffee houses.. even in Sainsburys!

Though one of my dear friends Lucy always looks effortlessly cool. As you can see here she has teamed a purple fur coat (all the way from Russia) with leather trousers and a plan white T... with her beautiful MAWI necklace it was a great put together outfit that still remained a bit quirky yet still staying chic and a style that suits her.

What do you think of Lucy's outfit? Are you a lover of leather trousers?

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Beads and gems galore...

With all this sunshine coming through over the last week I have been really keen to make sure I don't wear just black and for a night out for drinks with my work colleagues I decided to go for something striking.

I am the type of person that is always keen to make accessories work hard and really add something to an outfit. One of my favourite clutches that is going to be used a lot this spring, is a small clutch that was purchased in River Island a few months ago (managed to get it for £20 in the sale!) teamed with red lippie and a a glossy blow dry. I was set to go!

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There once was a frog... A Mulberry frog

When I started The Stylista and the Frog, I didn't think that down the line I would find my own little frog to love.This little beauty was a chance buy and with his shiny gold-ness and piercing blue gem eyes I just simply thought 'I have to own you'.

Over the years my ever expanding jewellery line has got bigger and bigger, though my number of broaches has always remained at four. Though this little beauty was a worthy addition and has been adorning my jumpers, collars and coat lapels!

What do you think of my new froggy friend? Are you a broach person?

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