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Look Du Jour: Like A Diamond

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Images by Lea Salomon

What: Playsuit: Warehouse (c/o), Blazer: Whistles, Shoes: Isabel Marant, Ring & Clutch: Swarovski (c/o), Lipstick: Laura Mercier.

Where: Warehouse Summer Party, Hoxton.

Apologies for the truly rubbish post title. I spent the best part of forty five minutes racking my brains for ideas as to what to call this look and having vetoed “twinkle twinkle” and “summer sparkle” for being lame beyond belief, poaching a lyric from Rihanna seemed like my best bet. Plus, while I wasn’t actually diamond clad, you can’t deny my ensemble involved a fair bit of bling. On Wednesday, high street fashion giant Warehouse decided to toast the arrival of Summer (my fellow Londoners will no doubt be scoffing into their English Breakfast tea right now… it’s been freezing) with an extravagant bash in Hoxton. They kindly invited me to pick out an outfit for the occasion and naturally I opted for the sparkliest little number they had. Paired with an equally shimmery Swarovski clutch and cocktail ring, a black Whistles blazer and my trusty Isabel Marants it was perhaps not the most East London appropriate outfit ever. But I did feel pretty glam.

Love Ella. X

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Look Du Jour 2 Comments

Weekly Wish List: The J.Crew Edition

Every season when I come back from New York Fashion Week, I inevitably get asked which collections were my favourite. I’m not ashamed to admit that J.Crew always features pretty highly. While you can’t honestly claim that Jenna Lyons’ preppy-with-a-twist creations are up there with Alexander Wang in terms of design innovation, the all American retail giant’s playful prints and eye-popping separates are among the garments I most want to rip off the models and keep for myself. As you can probably imagine, I’m supremely, embarrassingly over excited about the opening of J.Crew’s first London store. Originally rumoured to be arriving in May, J Day – as I’ve decided to dub it – has now been postponed until autumn (click here to preview what new season goodies they’ll be selling) but luckily the label beloved of Mrs Obama and Caroline Issa alike had decided to appease us Brits by opening a pop-up shop later this month. However, patience isn’t something I’m big on so instead of waiting a whole fortnight, I decided to compile an edit of my favourite J.Crew SS113 picks for you (and me) to ogle right now. Enjoy…

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1) Amanda Cotton Tweed Jacket, £270, click here to buy
2) Cafe Embroidered Capri Pants, £305, click here to buy
3) Darby Printed Loafers, £143.12, click here to buy
4) Biennial Medium Satchel, £275, click here to buy
5) Neon Tweed Dress, £285, click here to buy
6) Crystal Embellished Merino Wool Sweater, £285, click here to buy
7) Toothpick Printed Cropped Skinny Jeans, £128, click here to buy
8) Everly Mirror Metallic Pumps, £217.24, click here to buy
9) Postage Stamp Embroidered Mini Skirt, £150, click here to buy
10) Tippi Neon Fine-Knit Cashmere Sweater, £190, click here to buy

Love Ella. X

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Shopping Leave a comment

Look Du Jour: Casual Leopard

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What: Leopard print sweater: Whistles, Jacket: Vintage, Jeans: J Brand, Pumps: French Sole, Necklace: Anne Bowes Jewellery, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Sunglasses: Alberta Ferretti for Cutler and Gross (c/o)

Where: Meetings in London.

I bought this sweater from Whistles a couple of months ago (it’s most likely gone into the mid season sale since, annoying) and was then unable to wear it thanks to the fact it snowed… In March. Now the sun is out you can bet your pastel pop socks I’m wearing it every chance I get. Once such chance arose yesterday when a jam packed day of meetings called for something chic while distinctly drizzly weather would have made bare legs a very bad call indeed. You all know more about my obsession with the colour green than anyone should have to but recently I’ve been having a bit of a flirtation with blue. After noticing the blue-ish tones in this leopard print lovely I couldn’t help but go to town with all things moody, pairing it with my beloved summer J Brand’s, very well worn French Sole pumps (seriously, these babies deserve a medal) and an ancient denim jacket I pinched from my mum a couple of years ago. Who said tonal blocking was over? Not me, that’s for sure.

Love Ella. X

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Look Du Jour Leave a comment

Look Du Jour: Shine On

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What: High shine dress: Zoe Jordan (sample), Shoes & Clutch: Kurt Geiger (c/o)

Where: Vestiaire Collective 1st Anniversary Party

Out of all the gorgeous party dresses I’ve been lucky enough to wear over the past few weeks, this Zoe Jordan number has to have been the most fun. I mean, come on, how could anyone not have a great night when wearing a shiny metallic blue leather thigh skimmer?! Partial though I am to cocktail hour elegance, sometimes it’s refreshing to try something a bit more risqué and compared to the incredibly demure Temperley and Matthew Williamson ensembles I wore to my last couple of events, this frock is positively wild. I have to admit, I was slightly nervous about wearing it out on the town as runway looks don’t always work so well in real life. But despite my apprehensions, the outfit seemed to go down a treat at the Vestiaire Collective 1st Anniversary party although I was perhaps a little overdressed at the pub afterwards.

Love Ella. X

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Look Du Jour 2 Comments

Look Du Jour: Peppermint Preppy

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What: Skirt & Jacket: REISS (c/o), Shirt: Gap, Pumps: LK Bennett (c/o), Bag: MICHAEL Michael Kors (c/o)

Where: Vogue Festival 2013, London

You’ve probably realised by now that I’m an absolute sucker for things that match. Whether it’s a tomboy trouser suit or a fluoro floral print pencil skirt and peplum top combo, there’s just something about co-ords. I’ve been experimenting with the style for some time now and all of a sudden, it’s everywhere!  I reckon my love for the look probably has more to do with my twin obsessions with organisation and preppy style than any innate ability to predict future trends but whatever the reason, I was thrilled to discover the matching separates I adore in all my favourite shops this season. I teamed my peppermint REISS skirt suit with embellished LK Bennett pumps and then – because things were getting a bit bland – added a super bright MICHAEL Michael Kors bag to add a pop of colour.

Will you be wearing co-ords this season?

Love Ella. X

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Look Du Jour 5 Comments
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