Topshop || Tall Section Weekly Selections #3

Dark Floral Print Joggers || £35

    The first clothing item for this weekly selections are these lovely dark joggers, that are elasticated around the waist and ankles. These fit straight into the sports luxe trend and although I was quite apprehensive towards this trend I'm quite partial to the comfortable aspect to the trend. Being a lazy, laid back dresser 80% of the time, I've been wearing my paisley elasticated joggers whenever the weather was suitable. The dark shades of green, black and a lighter lavender shade are extremely flattering to all figures especially if you're cautious of your hips/thighs. I'm quite swayed to purchasing these joggers as the material is slightly thicker than that of my paisley joggers, so they would be appropriate for all seasons.

Acid Denim Flippy Dress || £36

    The next piece is this lovely floppy denim skater styled dress with a lovely laced up back, acid wash is a trend that never goes out of fashion and it definitely won't over this summer. The two layers to the dress, creates a more summery tone and more character to the overall product. The detailing on the back, gives you extra space for your skin to breath stopping horrible summer sweats in awkward spaces. The simplistic nature of the dress allows you to layer up in the colder days with tights or thin t-shirts like in the picture above, this to me justifies the rather high price of £36 as it's a very versatile piece. 

Embroidered White Crop Top || £22

    The second to last piece is this lovely crop top that falls into the white trend which I made a post previously about (click here to read) as I said in the post, white is a brilliant shade to bring into spring/summer as it's very fresh and pure looking. The mesh section at the front enables your skin to breath but also gives an alternative and more edgy look to something rather plain. The embroidered detailing is also another aspect of the top that makes it stand out from the rest, as pairing this with a thick, chunky gold chain would enhance these patterns. 

Bodycon Denim Skirt || £26

    Finally my absolute favourite piece from this entire post, the denim skirt. I love this piece as it incorporates the latest pencil skirt trend with denim to toughen it up (also weather appropriate for the uk). This piece is bodycon, so it's very flatter hugging but paired with the right crop top, long tee or band tshirt you could manipulate any odd lumps and bumps to suit your shape. I feel a rather 90's nostalgia whenever I look at this skirt and I can imagine somebody with their hair up in a scrunchy (which are coming back too!), rocking some velvet garment while listening to their hit clips. 

Trend Of The Month #3 || White

    Like most girls (I believe), I've hidden away from white clothing in fear of ruining the material from or the light shade not being flattering enough for my curvy figure. Over the past couple of months, I've felt my personal style fluctuate dramatically going for more daring pieces in my wardrobe. I feel the white trend is something that's going to hit off over the summer period as it will heighten your tan and increase the summary feeling.

*photography by Topshop, editing by FagansFinds

 

Trend Of The Month #1 || Holographic

    This is a new addition to my blog and it's "Trend Of The Month", whenever I've seen a trend I've always wanted to make a post about it but never knew how to go about it, that's where I came up with this idea. Still being new in my brain, I hope for the addition to develop over time show casing my own pieces from that monthly trend. For now I will present a selection of photos (I claim no rights for these images all are from Google) a paragraph or so as to why I like the trend so much. Feed back on this would be welcomed!

    So after that long winded introduction to the new section, I present you the first trend - holographic. This trend has been around now roughly two months and it's still going strong into SS"13. The iridescent material changes colour when viewed from a variety of angles, I've always been fascinated with this effect from a young age. When I was younger living near a petrol station meant on occasion I would see petrol and water mixed, making this iridescent colour. Holographic pieces such as shoes, necklaces and clutches can set off an outfit and suit your outfit due to the amount of colours presented in one go. I am still awaiting to own something holographic whether it be jewellery or clothes, but I hope to purchase something very soon! Like I mentioned above these 

THIS WEEK | Topshop Wishlist #5

    Being an absolute sucker for the onesie trend that may not be as prominent now than two months or so ago but still floating around, I couldn't help but add this to the wishlist. Personally I already own a crocodile, dinosaur and monkey onesie but why not have another dinosaur one. Compared to the onesies I own, this is quite expensive but the material inside is more fleecy like Topshop's sweatshirts which I would be willing to pay for a warmer onesie because the soul purpose of them is to be warm isn't it. The detailing is limited to the top of the hood with felt 'teeth' and kooky facial details making it more playful.

TOPSHOP || Dinosaur Onesie || £36

    Next is something that was either loved or loathed and its the beanie hat. I'm a big fan of hats and have worn them for 4/5 years now, when the trend first came out I liked the type of hat but because I have jaw length hair I avoided wearing them because I would resemble a boy. Going into autumn last year my hair was at a reasonable length and I've not stopped buying them since. The neon greens against the blacks make it a statement piece that could brighten up a simple all coloured outfit. It also fits into the new trend for SS '13 of sports related clothing items. 

TOPSHOP || Lightening Bolt Beanie || £14

    Continuing with the green theme, this simplistic pencil skirt is the perfect versatile piece for the temperamental weather (especially in the UK). This could be styled however you deem fit, I would personally wear this with on over sized jumper up to my hips I do this already with a fitted slip dress I own which teams up as a pencil skirt as well. Hopefully Topshop might do this in a Tall version as being 5ft 9 I feel sometimes knee-length skirts end up above my knee and can look quite silly.

TOPSHOP || Green Spot Pencil Skirt || £22

    By far these chunky boots are my favourite from the entire selection this week, and their price is quite reasonable. They're also a walk-able height with the heel being only 2.5" which I would consider the average height for a heeled boot. Being brightly white pairing these with black tights or a denim wash would make them stand out from the crowd more than any pair of heeled boots. Because of their price I'm considering on saving up for a pair of these, you could also pair these with frilly socks the give your outfit some texture.

TOPSHOP || ASTRIX Chunky Heeled Boots || £40

    The next piece is something that personally I wouldn't wear as the A-Line shape of this skirt is something that is not flattering to my figure but nevertheless the print is what caught my eye. I have a body-con skirt that is extremely similar to this print, that I had to do a double take when scrolling down Topshop's page. I find this pattern is quite flexible as there's a wide variety of colours, the heavier base of grey also contributes taming it down if you have a louder piece up top.

TOPSHOP || Acid Floral A-Line Skirt || £34

The Day I Let My Mum Take Photo's

     Being a reader of Company magazine I, like many others this month would of seen the Street Style competition in association with River Island. After reading it I was determined to enter to hopefully win, after taking my photographs I decided to read the terms and conditions on River Island's website. Mistakenly I found out each applicant must be 18 years and over, typically being 17 I was unable to apply. However I thought I would show you the best of my application photo's anyway as I really like them and think they aren't so bad. If you're applying tell me in the comment below I'd love to see your style!  

Birthday & Christmas

    Christmas week has been a busy one for my family and I, those of you who know me in person know it was my birthday on the 24th and then Christmas the day afterwards. Quite a few people have already uploaded their Christmas post but I thought I'd include my birthday and Christmas gifts together. Now to go through the stupid but necessary jargon of "I'm not showing off what I've been bought, I'm simply presenting images of said gifts to you etc etc." I do know some people are less fortunate than others but these selected photos are a combination of two heavily gifted events, so I hope you can enjoy what I've been bought (I know I will) and maybe see something you want to pick up yourself. Links will be provided under each image! 

Topshop || Studded Fedora Hat || £28.00

Urban Outfitters || Slogan Photo Album || On SALE £10.00

Lush || You're A Star Gift Box || NO LONGER IN STORES

Lush || The Comforter Bubble Bar || £4.25
Lush || Snow Fairy Shower Gel || NO LONGER IN STORES

Lush || Bubblebeard Re-usable Bubble Bar || NO LONGER IN STORES
Lush || Bubble gum Lip Scrub || £5.25

HMV || Gift Card || Price Range £10+
Starbucks || Gift Card || Price Range £10+

Revlon || Just Bitten Lipstain & Balm || £5.00

Revlon || Just Bitten Kissable Stain || £5.00
Topshop || "Clueless" Lip Pencil || NO LONGER IN STORES

Dior || Waterproof Eyeliner || £18.00

Topshop || "I Hate You" Shirt || £22.00

Topshop || "Oscar Wilde" Shirt || £22.00

Amazon || Kindle Paperwhite || £106.00

Topshop || Tall Super Soft Metallic Leigh Jeans || NO LONGER IN STORES

Topshop || Metallic Shopper || £15.00

THIS WEEK | Topshop Wishlist #1

    The seasons look for metallic has really hit home with me, and this dress is a key piece that I really hope to buy during the Easter Holidays for ss. Normally I don't enjoy the latest clothes Topshop have to offer, whether they're trying too hard or the prices are too steep. However all these items are reasonably priced and are simple yet look wonderful matched together.

Metallic Dress - here

Black Studded Chelsea Boots - here

Knee High Patterned Black Tights - here

Khaki Knitted Cardigan - here

    Fagan x