Born Slippy

The great thing about a Slip Dress is it's so versatile. During the 90s it was worn alone or layered over t-shirts & flared jeans & there is not much difference now. A shirt or long sleeve t-shirt seems to be the favourite item to layer it over at the moment but with so many types of slip dresses whether it's cute and girly cotton jersey versions, soft grungey velvet's or shimmering, iridescent sheers there is so much you can do with a slip dress. Even the lengths vary from mini, midi to maxi, layer yours up over long sleeve shirts & t shirts in the winter, with anything from sportswear to evening wear, the slip dress is here to stay for at least a couple more seasons, a great investment to purchase now I reckon!

All images courtesy of  Asos.com, zara.com, Assembly New York, stylist.co.uk, Gilda Ambrosio in Attico, urbanoutifitters.com, racheljames_,  loq-journal.tumblr.com, vogue.com, Au Jour le Jour, Saint Laurent, Corinne Day for ID Magazine, Ashish. Susie Bubble in Molly Goddard, wear.jp
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ND xx

No Debutante - Mudhoney

Hello! Today's personal style post is the third and final part to the run of Saint Laurent inspired Winter Grunge outfits that I wore for a week during the latter end of September. Of course, you will definitely see more of this style from me over the coming months but I do get obsessed with certain looks and run with them until I have exhausted my wardrobe or the inspiration runs out and I have my eyes on another look to obsess over (all be it short lived) fashion is fickle and so am I! 

There are three outfits in today's post to bring this current obsession to a close for a bit. I wore the final two outfits to Brisfest which I was lucky enough to get free passes for through my job. Winter Grunge was the perfect style for an early Autumn festival and the weather was great, so I only had to layer up in the evenings. 

The first outfit was worn to work, I am wearing lots of Primark (dress and cardigan) and all of these outfits have been paired with my Dr Martens and I have worn my hair down for continuity with the grunge styling.

The second outfit was worn to Brisfest, I am wearing my beloved new Primark Tartan shirt and have layered it over the new mock leather pinafore dress also from Primark, this fabric is so soft and is a great mock leather, people can't believe it was only £12 from Primark! I have also worn my lace and denim detail shirt underneath the dress for more grunge layering. 

The last outfit features my peephole skater dress from Topshop, it's a very summery dress but I will find ways to wear it during the winter months!! You can't have grunge layering without a top tied around your waist giving that shirt, or in this case, cardigan worn as a skirt look which has been all over pinterest and in Vogue. 
Overall the looks are a subtle grunge style more influenced by Saint Laurent styling than grunge itself.

The final image has been very popular on Instagram so I thought I would show it to you so you can see my cheeky little Brisfest Boys (and friend) hanging out at the Festival. My youngest son Mika has that cynical Jonny Rotten face going on doesn't he?....The little punk!

 

I shall be back very soon with some more of my current obsessions and fashion moments. I don't understand when other bloggers say they hate it when they run out of content?? I could just go on and on and on....it's probably best I am not able to blog all the time......Thanks for following xx

ND xx

No Debutante - Come As You Are

I really do not like Winter! I hate having to wrap up and layering generally does not seem to suit my style, I feel the cold and have to wrap up and find all these layers very restricting! I would happily go to bed at 9pm on a school night during the winter, perhaps I should just hibernate and reappear around April with maybe a quick week out of hibernation to celebrate Christmas! Winter sucks!

Today's personal style post shows the first outfits inspired by the Saint Laurent AW 2013 collection, it's grunge, it involves a lot of tartan, jackets and boots and is actually an Autumn Winter look that I can wear without hiding my style under my coat.

The first outfit shows the return of my Topshop duffel coat which I have had for years and it still looks like new! I have worn it with my Primark Peter pan collar dress and Dr Martens. I have to be honest it has been a very mild Autumn and I did get a bit hot in the duffel coat but I was happy that I had pulled off the Saint Laurent look using old items from my wardrobe!

The second outfit features my new tartan shirt from Primark, worn over my H&M shirt dress with the Dr Martens again (they feature alot in the next few personal style posts) I think the outfit as a whole looks cute and I am loving the hairs braids. I only had the braids in for a bit to wave up my hair but looking back at the photographs I wish I had worn my hair in the braids all day, I literally grabbed random sections of hair and braided them up and I like the untidy styling, it's very grunge! The last image shows my hair without the braids which is also cute but next time I shall just leave them in.

More personal style images to come followed by current obsessions and other random interests! 

Thanks for following and Happy Guy Fawkes Night to all my UK followers, enjoy the fireworks! Wrap up warm!!!

ND xx

Saint Laurent AW 2013 - Smells Like Teen Spirit

I was hoping to spend one last weekend wearing summer clothes and flip-flops since there was a rumour that the sun was going to pay us one last visit here in the UK, instead the rain decided to pay us a visit and brought along it’s friend the cold and that was the end of the summer! 

To celebrate let’s have a look at one of my favourite collections from the Autumn Winter shows which on this occasion is the unlikely candidate for No Debutante - Saint Laurent.  It must be Hedi Slimane that has turned my head and made me take notice of this very young, grunge inspired, Saint Laurent collection with it’s oversized plaid shirts worn over cute Peter Pan collared dresses, 1990s inspired ditsy floral slip dresses worn with furs, duffle coats, oversized cardigans, denim, fishnet tights and biker boots.  It’s grunge, punk and rock, it’s all my favourites!!!

 

 I am looking forward to putting this look together wearing my existing wardrobe and adding  new pieces to it to covet the look. Who doesn't already own a cute little dress or an oversized cardigan? Most women I know own a fur coat too and some biker boots or a pair of Dr Martens. Just add a plaid shirt or a denim jacket worn over your dress with some sheer tights and you're there. I already have a duffle coat but I am looking out for a slip dress or mini tu-tu style skirt and those strappy studded boots do look good.......Do I really need more boots? Well, of course I do! 

I saw the Zara window display (below) on my way to work and knowing I was about to write this post I had to get a photograph and show you how this look has been coveted on the high street. I think Zara have pretty much hit the nail on the head here. Well done Zara!

All images (except the Zara image above) courtesy of vogue.co.uk

More of my favourites from the Autumn Winter collections will follow over the next few weeks, expect a personal style post with a difference for my next post.

ND xx