A week in the life of a fashionista

No Debutante has had many fashion moments in the past week from a hair restyle with Bloggs Salon in Bristol, to selling pre-loved garms at the Bzzaar Jumble  & ending the week at the Style in the City fashion show, that I attended with my plus one, six year old daughter Sylvie, for her first ever fashion show, sat on the FROW no less! 

My fashion week started with clashed up outfit & a hairstyle very much in need of doing, I've said it once & I'll say it again, you can never wear enough prints at the same time! 

Clashing up the prints in a Kuccia bomber jacket & BTR fashion salvaged trousers worn with a white Lazy Oaf long sleeve tee & super cute pink Puma trainers.

I popped into Bloggs Salon on Tuesday to meet the team for an article I am writing for Bristol 24/7. I am so pleased with my restyle by the owner and director, Joe Hemmings, who hand cut my hair down to almost a buzz cut, without the sign of any clippers, proper old school stylee & a great technique; my fringe is now super short with some longer layers on the crown for texture. I have been considering the big shave off for a while so this is pretty much bang on for me! Let's not forget the colours, named Twinkle Fuchsia and Pink Sorbet by L'Oreal, the cutest names ever! I just love it! Thanks so much to Joe, who I have to say is the happiest, most positive hairstylist I have ever met. He seemed genuinely excited whilst creating my new do, which makes this fashionista a very happy customer! If you live in Bristol, get yourselves over to Bloggs Salon! 

By Wednesday, I was back at work with my new hairstyle and a sharp monochrome outfit, contrasting with the pink crop. I even got a free massage at work on this day, this is definitely a week for perks! Plus the sun came out! Winning! 

I wore an oversized Lazy Oaf shirt over leggings, with some frilly Meadham Kirchhoff X Topshop socks & Dr Martens shoes. This is as close as you'll get me to office wear! 

Thursday was oversized layering day, it was warm enough to have bare legs which was amaze! Sadly, we are back to warmer clothes here in Bristol as the temperatures drop again! Let's all keep those positve thoughts going that the sun will return! I paired my oversized Monki dress with a white Dutty tee, Adidas sports socks (my staple) & Reeboks & felt super comfy!

By the weekend it was still sunny but I had managed to sign myself up for another day indoors at the Bzzaar Jumble. A fun event where Bristolian fashionistas & jumblers come together to sell their pre-loved garms (plus any other random stuff they have laying about). I have noticed a trend at each event, everyone seems to buy each others pre-worn garms, I am not sure much money is made but its all good fun & the garms get passed around in an ethical way rather than sending it all to the charity shops & the inevitability of a landfill ending! 

I wore a vintage jumpsuit that I found at a fashion salvage event & was actually going to sell at the jumble. I'm glad I tried it on again & changed my mind to keep it! I wrapped a printed H&M scarf (from the last Bzzaar Jumble) to show I actually do have a waist & popped on some Tezla earrings & a simple pair of Adidas Gazelles, a contrast to the print-fest that was the rest of this outfit! Boom!

The No Debutante stall of pre-loved garms at the Bzzaar Jumble

Loving these Bzzaar Jumblers dressed up in the Barbie style vintage ski-suit worn by
  fashion designer & blogger Dulcie Horn who literally had a different outfit on
every time I saw her & this bizarre but amazing SLUT knitted vest that seemed to really suit
comedian Roisin Crowley Linton! 

The fashion week ended at the Style in the Cityfashion show, an event by a lovely trio of Bristol stylists who styled up pre-loved garms from St Peters Hospice to raise money for the charity. This cause is very close to my heart as my Dad, after a long battle with cancer, was lovingly cared for by this wonderful charity in his last few days. Big love to St Peters Hospice xx

Check out me & lil' Sylvie on the Frow & a photo of Sylvie & a giant pineapple sculpture completely unrelated to the show! Sylvie insisted on the photo being taken. 

On the Frow at Style in the City & the unrelated pineapple sculpture

Find out more about what went on at the Style in the City fashion show in my article for Bristol 24/7 which will be live very soon in my Lifestyle/Fashion section. 

The Style in the City girls 

Polka dots & Retro florals - No Debutante's fave outfits from the Style in the City show using garms from St Peters Hospice

Lil Fashionista pre show selfies

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Emma Gorton-Ellicott

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Thanks for checking in Fashionistas

ND xx 

Winter Wonderland

It seems like winter never ends here in the UK, with snow on the horizon temperatures are set to plummet. For years I refused to give in to winter, I hated it & found it very restricting fashionwise but the last few years it has come as a surprise to me that I don't mind winter, I almost look forward to a bit of winter fashion & masses of layering! Don't get me wrong, I still wear a lot of what some would call 'summer items', I manage to make (most of) my wardrobe work all year round & layering is the key. An array of coats, jackets & faux furs certainly help to keep the winter blues away, keeping you warm and stylish through those chilly months. By just experimenting with different coats and hats you can keep your look fresh instead of wearing the same coat for the whole winter. Don't forget to add pops off colour too, the weather may be dull but you are not! 

Here's a few of the No Debutante outfits from winter 2018. My colour scheme is unusually co-ordinated for me this winter with monochromes, candy pinks, bright red & cyan blues being the colours of choice, alongside oversized tops, culottes, velvets, mesh dresses, cute prints & my new favourite pink Monki beanie. 

Cuddly layers, keeping it cute with pink colour blocks

Beating the winter blues by layering up a t-shirt & a sheer dress

Oversized winter reds

Layered up mesh dresses

Fun polka-dot & heart print layers

All photography & styling by No Debutante

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Check out my work with Bristol 24/7 magazine here under my name 

Emma Gorton-Ellicott

If you are interested in collaborating with No Debutante or getting featured on the No Debutante blog please contact me nodebutanteblog@gmail.com

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Thanks for checking in Fashionistas

ND xx

Decorated Denims

Here's part two of the No Debutante current obsessions series, it features a few more denim pieces that have caught my eye and a couple of fashion independents & local designers denim pieces too. 

Denim Daze

Wear your denim baggy, patched up, customised, in bright colours and embroideries, make it kitsch and cute, add some streetstyle swagger, just don't wear it plain, it's embellished denim all the way! 

Masha Ma RTW Fall 2017

Push Button 

Customised denim jackets by Tail End

Customised denim jackets by AlleyKats

Give me space denims by Kuccia

Denim Love jacket and jeans by Lazy Oaf

Cute Romance jeans by Lazy Oaf

Miharayasuhiro Spring 2018 Menswear collection

Bright colors and striped denims at Typical Freaks SS 2018

All images sourced from vogue.com, Vogue Korea, lazyoaf.com, tailend.co.uk, alleykats.com typicalfreaks.com & kuccia.com

Words by No Debutante

If you are having a fashion event or a have a new collection you would like No Debutante to promote please get in touch!

Check out my work with Bristol 24/7 magazine here under my name 
Emma Gorton-Ellicott

If you are interested in collaborating with No Debutante or getting featured on the No Debutante blog please contact me nodebutanteblog@gmail.com

Keep up with No Debutantes OOTD posts, collabs and current fashion obsessions posted daily on all of the following. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr,  Pinterest all under the #nodebutante name.

Thanks for checking in Fashionistas.   

ND xx

Frill Me

Hey hey Fashionistas! How fast has this week gone? So much to do so little time!

The Bristol fashion fun is still in full swing with festival fashion launches and pop-ups and Bristol's most fashionable filled festival Love Saves The Day is only a couple of days away,(think Coachella with a Bristol swagger and even more glitter) promising to be outrageous, colourful and sparklier than ever with many Bristol indie designers garms available!

NEWS FLASH

I am very excited to announce that No Debutante will be covering the festival fashion moments alongside the LSTD crew and Bristol 24/7 bringing you imagery, films, interviews and fun, with my pineapple cocktail cup in one hand and a camera in the other, No Debutante and friends will be searching out all you fashionistas and documenting your outfits! There may even be a collaboration on the cards with Bristol fashion house, That Thing's alter ego, The Fash Pack X No Debutante, it's all happening! Come and say hi and get your photo taken for the LSTD festival fashion extravaganza! 

Today's post is influenced by a type of fashion styling that is very No Debutante inspired which include sheer layers, oversized dresses, slip dresses and frills. Many of the images shown alongside my own are from 2017 collections by designers including Angel Chen, Chika Kasada, Emma Mulholland, Molly Goddard, MSGM plus high street faves including Unif, Monki and Urban Outfitters.

Sheer layers are still a big thing in streetwear, wear oversized sheer dresses, slips or tops, layered over sportswear or bodycon or anything you like really, there are no rules. You can pretty much chuck a sheer item over most outfits and make it work, give it a go!

Oversizing is still a huge (no pun intended) trend. With high street shops like Monki finally producing the XL sizes fashionistas craved a few years back, it is now easier to get hold of oversized pieces, let's not forget the indie designers and streetwear fashionistas have been on it for a while but we always welcome great styling here at No Debutante! It's not just the shapes of the garments that are oversized, it's also the details oversized sleeves, lengths and the biggest trend of the year big frills.

Slips dresses come in many guises from grunge inspired sheers for playing with textures and layering, big oversized denims and frill embellished slip's adding a cute dolly look, worn with sportswear or over bodysuits, the slip dress is your friend again this year.

Frills are on everything but don't just think of romantic frills on floral summery dresses, think massive peplum frills on the hem of dresses, frills on the sleeves of sweatshirts, denim items embellished with frills and vests and swimsuits even have that frill neckline which sounds so twee but is a big look this summer.

Images sourced from vogue.com, oystermag.com, topit.me and No Debutante Photography


If you are having a fashion event or a have a new collection you would like
No Debutante to promote please get in touch!
Check out my work with Bristol 24/7 magazine under my name Emma Gorton-Ellicott

If you are interested in collaborating with No Debutante getting featured on the No Debutante blog please contact me

Hook up with No Debutante for fashion journalist work on the above contact too! 

Keep up with No Debutantes OOTD posts, collabs and current fashion obsessions posted daily on all of the following. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr,  Pinterest all under the #nodebutante name.

Thanks for checking in Fashionistas.    

ND xx

Fresh Prints

Hey hey Fashionistas! It's been a busy month for No Debutante, I have met and interviewed Bristol independent Fashion brands True Soldier and the newly opened Recreo for Bristol 24/7, with two more Bristol fashion events coming up in April including the brilliant Fashion Front fashion show and a fashion salvage event with Kecks Clothing for Fashion Revolution Week. Get yourself down to both of these events, No Debutante will be there photographing and documenting whilst interviewing and even helping to judge the fashion salvage competition! Come and join the fashion fun!

No Debutante has also been working on a few projects of her own with local photographers and going back to my fashion designers roots which I am really excited about. Watch this space for more on this.......

What has No Debutante been wearing this April? Still not managing to shake off the tights and layers in this breezy country, I have flooded April with colours and prints to brighten things up! Expect lots of boldly printed shirts, mashed up with sportswear and Dr Martens shoes (my latest treat to myself for working full time). I love to mix smart with sports, try it, it's not as bad as it sounds! 

 Fresh Prints of Bel-air

 Smart Sports- Mixing shirts and Dr Martens with joggers

When colour clashing I like to add a pair of my favourite Tezla earrings, there are so many colours and styles of Tezla to choose from, there is always a pair to suit any outfit!

My bowl cut hairdo, changes colour by the day, how?? I have my bleached hair coloured pink and as I wash it the Crazy Color slowly fades out leaving random sections pink and washing out of other sections. It goes a lovely fruit salad colour, who needs mood enhance hair colours eh? 

I'm still loving Monki's oversized and peplumed dresses, they hang so well and have oversizing just right! I just have to keep going on about them even though I really don't want to big up corporate brands (high street giants H&M own Monki), good styling and cutting just can't be ignored!

Slip dresses, culottes and sportswear will be following me into the summer months, hopefully without so many layers and few more, bare legged opportunities! I'm actually cold whilst I am writing this, come on summer, come and play, spring is being a dick!

 Retro Sports (and bare legs eeeek!)

 Culottes and lots of culottes

All clothing from BTR, Adidas, Reebok, Lazy Oaf, Urban Outfitters, Dr Martens, Tezla Designs,  Topshop, The White Pepper, Monki, Vision Streetwear, Primark and Miss 4ire.

All photography and styling by No Debutante
Hair by Vikki Mac

If you are having a fashion event or a have a new collection you would like 
No Debutante to promote please get in touch!
Check out my work with Bristol 24/7 magazine here under my name Emma Gorton-Ellicott

If you are interested in collaborating with No Debutante or getting featured on the No Debutante blog please contact me

Keep up with No Debutantes OOTD posts, collabs and current fashion obsessions posted daily on all of the following. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr,  Pinterest all under the #nodebutante name.

Thanks for checking in Fashionistas.     

ND xx