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Showing posts with label Outfit. Show all posts

A Few Reasons Why You Should Start Secondhand Shopping

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Secondhand shopping was something that was always frowned upon when I was growing up. Despite being raised within a working class family and accepting hand-me-downs on the sly, I grew up in the heart of a wealthy area of Essex where fellow teens were casually sporting the latest Burberry quilted jacket and Louis Vuitton bag, and the idea of shopping in charity shops or car boot sales were seen to be unacceptable. It wasn't until I moved away for university and started really managing my own budget that I started shopping secondhand regularly and found a love for it, especially with the huge vintage revival which suited my yearning for anything from the 60s and 70s perfectly.

Shopping used items nowadays and trawling through charity shops is no where near as looked down upon thanks to vintage becoming 'cool' and covetable again. Although it's starting to die down a little bit away from mainstream trends now, it still influences them tremendously. I've pieced together a little reminder as to why switching our shopping to vintage and secondhand shouldn't be forgotten anytime soon.

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12 Cities in 12 Months



I've set myself a mission: I'm attempting to visit twelve different cities over the course of twelve months.

The trend of visiting twelve different countries in twelve months is something that was adopted by a number of travel bloggers in recent years, however to start slow I've adapted it slightly, so it's a little kinder to my bank account, and I've pledged to visit twelve cities outside of my hometown (London) over a twelve month period. I decided to start this after realising I had unintentionally planned three different city breaks over three consecutive months; Berlin in March, Reykjavik in April and Gothenburg in May. I suppose that I kind of fell into the trend and decided to continue it to make it my own.

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Reebok Classics x Face Stockholm

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Vintage Fashion Blogger Reebok Classics x FACE Stockholm Trainers
Jacket: Vintage
Dress: H&M

Hola! I know it's been a while since I've last posted anything fashion related, but in all honesty I kind of lost my way with it a little. I haven't been feeling too confident in myself, so I've been avoiding stepping in front of the camera and have been more focused on snapping photos of my one true love: FOOD (soz James, but he knows the deal). After all, I'm sure y'all would rather ogle at the delicious things I've been eating rather than my old mug! Well tough sheeeet, because I'm getting myself out of this funk and putting myself back in front of the camera until I get back into the comfort of taking outfit shots again. I built this blog on vintage and secondhand fashion, so it's something I'm determined to bring back more regularly.


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Stop Using Groupie As A Dirty Word

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"In the 1960s, 'groupie' was just a word used to describe girls who wanted to hang out with groups, but over the years it has slowly become a negative term." - Pamela De Barres.

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I cut all of my hair off

Lace top*: JOY (old)
Dress: Zara
Boots: Zara
Rucksack*: Eastpak

A couple of weeks ago I did something I thought I'd never do; I cut all of my hair off.

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Writing about clothes seems a little futile when the world is going to sh*t

ASOS Faux Fur Pastel Coat Fashion Blogger Fox & Feather
Coat: ASOS (old)
Dress: Zara (old)
Hat: Charity Shop, £2

Last Friday I turned the grand old age of twenty-six. I'm almost, but not quite, into my late twenties, but that's alright with me. Maybe it's time I started taking off my makeup at night and learnt to cook something other than a cheese-based pasta dish, but I'm doing okay.

When it comes to my blog however, I haven't been feeling too sure. Whilst the blogging world is becoming flooded with a younger generation (not that it's a bad thing - the more likeminded creatives I meet, the better!), I do sometimes feel that maybe it's time to step back. I've been in this blogging ball game far too long, stretching back to the days of a 12-year old angsty, pre-treen with a Live Journal account; although, back in those days I wasn't shooting outfits, but I was more likely whinging about how the boy I fancied wouldn't return my unrequited love.

This particular blog, Fox & Feather, is nearing six years old now and I'm always debating if or when the time is right to bring it to an end. I often find myself comparing my little space on the web to other kick ass blogs with consistent, thought-provoking content and feeling a little doubtful and quite frankly, a little embarrassed at my own blog.

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Exploring North Amsterdam in La Redoute

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Dress*: La Redoute
Leather Jacket*: AllSaints via John Lewis
Tights: Primark
Reebok Classic Trainers: Urban Outfitters

A couple of weeks ago I returned from my fifth visit to the Netherlands over the past two years. Ever since I first stepped foot in Amsterdam in the February of last year, it stole a little piece of my heart and I've felt unsettled ever since. There's just something about that city that has a hold on me and draws me back continuously. We usually spend our time in the Netherlands capital walking as far as our legs can carry us along the winding canal belts, because that's exactly what a city break should be about. Admittedly, we kind of suck at the more tourist aspects of things and despite our numerous visits, we still haven't seen a lot of the tourist attractions. Instead we seek out flea markets, engage with locals, drink until the early hours, eat as much as physically possible and explore the suburbs. This particular trip we found ourselves north of the city, and just when I thought I couldn't fall in love with Amsterdam anymore we found Amsterdam-Noord.

A short, free ferry trip from Centraal station is this industrial plain with shipping containers that have been converted into restaurants, warehouses filled with secondhand treasures, cute little bars dotted with fairylights and street art canvassed over every single surface. It's just wonderful. If we were ever to up sticks to Amsterdam, the north would be my first area to search for a home.

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Life's A Witch

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Dress: Kiss The Sky 
Hat: Zara
Choker: ASOS  
Leather Jacket*: AllSaints via John Lewis 
Boots*: Kurt Geiger

The day I was wearing this outfit a little girl thought I was a witch, but in all honesty I'm okay with that. After all, as soon as the nights begin to darken and the days get colder, my style inspiration always tend to take a more gothic turn; it's the little part of my teenage MySpace emo heart that will never die. < / 3
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The George Knitwear Care Club

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Long time, no blog... but seriously, sorry, it's been a while!

I've been struggling with the 5 hours commuting a day, balancing a regular blog schedule and maintaining some sort of social life. Once I've upped sticks back to London again, my blog should develop a steady routine once again. But until then, you'll have to bear with me. In the meantime, you can follow me over on Instagram where I'm updating more regularly.

Anyway, last month I was asked by George at Asda to join their #KnitwearCareClub and submit some knitwear tips for their blog. As an avid lover of knitwear and autumn winter trends in general, I was more than up for the challenge. Plus, I get ever so excited just thinking about the arrival of autumn! After all, it's the season that matches my hair perfectly *insert sassy lady emoji here*.

They also sent over a bundle of autumn goodies including this grey, aztec knit cardigan pictured above. As someone who is very particular with cardigans, I was instantly drawn to this one which has a certain vintage aesthetic to it and would not look out of place on the rails in Beyond Retro. It's the PEEEERRRFEECCTT throw-over for those days when you don't have the time to think about your outfit (so every single day for me right now). When it comes to knitwear, the most desirable trait is to be suitably snug and for it to match the majority of your wardrobe, and luckily this one fits the bill!

They were also kind enough to send over a bunch of cosy, autumnal homewares including an amazing, porcelain fox lamp! Predictably, I'm a sucker for anything that's even remotely fox-themed.

Are you as excited for autumn knitwear as I am?

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Vintage Style Me

Vintage 60s 70s Fashion Blogger Style
Vintage 60s 70s Fashion Blogger Style
Dress*: Vintage Style Me // Hat: Zara // Sunglasses: Spitalfields Market // Waistcoat: Zara (old) // Boots: ASOS (old) // Watch*: Daniel Wellington
Photos: Ioana Nicolae

When I first started this personal style blog (back then it was named 'Fox Tales') Vintage Style Me became one of the first indie, online vintage brands I fell in love with through the blogging world. At the time it was a mixture of one-off vintage pieces and hand lovingly made dresses from reclaimed textiles by VSM's talented creator, Rhiannon. Since those days, VSM has come a long, long way and now thrives on just Rhiannon's hand crafted sartorial, retro-inspired creations.

She contacted me a few weeks ago and kindly offered to send over one of her dresses from her AW16 collection that she just knew I would love, and it's safe to say, this girl know my style because the mustard, lace, bell-sleeved swing dress is my cup of tea! The mustard lace is layered over a hot pink satin under layer, which creates such a gorgeous, striking contrast.

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Another Vintage Suede Fringed Jacket

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Jacket*: Tick Tock Vintage // Hat: Zara // Bralet: Topshop // Trousers*: Inlovewithfashion // Belt: Park Lane // Boots: ASOS
Photos by Katherine Mcmorran

A while back I was invited to raid the Tick Tock Vintage warehouse in Peckham. I mean, I had free reign of the entire wholesale vintage clothing archive, which is what sweet dreams are made of for a vintage fiend and secondhand treasure hunter like myself. 

Situated in Peckham, London, Tick Tock Vintage are the people behind a lot of your favourite online vintage brands and festival stalls. Upon entering their warehouse you can expect to be overwhelmed with piles upon piles of colourful 50s frocks, 60s two-pieces, 70s suede and 80s sportswear stacked high in a somewhat organised chaos. To some people, it might induce a panic attack, but for me, it was heaven. I spent the best part of two hours picking apart the piles admiring each individual piece that had been hand-selected from across Europe for their stock. You can read my interview with Tick Tock Vintage about my afternoon at their warehouse over on their blog.

Vintage Red Suede Fringed Jacket 70s Fashion Blogger Photography

After a fair amount of time exploring their retro treasures, I left with a high-waisted, folksy skirt and the most extravagant, oversized, suede, scarlet red, fringed, jacket that has me feeling like the lead in an old western movie. I have a number of vintage, suede, fringed jackets but I didn't have a red one in my collection, which is why I felt it was appropriate to take this baby home with me; when I refer to an item of clothing as 'baby', you know the love is real.

Vintage Red Suede Fringed Jacket 70s Fashion Blogger Photography

I shot these photos with the wonderful Katherine in Southampton's old town, which happens to be my favourite part of the city. Alive with supposedly haunted tudor architecture and tumbling castle walls, this little corner of Southampton is nestled quietly behind the towering shopping centre and high street. If you're not a local or if you're not visiting the city for its history, then the likelihood is that you wouldn't even notice it was there. It's the most idyllic spot for a outfit post narrative, which is another reason as to why I love it so much.

If you're ever in the city, it's worth a wander around the Old Town.

Vintage Red Suede Fringed Jacket 70s Fashion Blogger Photography
Vintage Red Suede Fringed Jacket 70s Fashion Blogger Photography
Vintage Red Suede Fringed Jacket 70s Fashion Blogger Photography


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Welcoming My 8th Pair of Dr Martens

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Top: Zara // Skirt: Primark // Hat: Zara // Sunglasses: Primark // Skirt: Primark // Boots*: Dr. Martens

Everyone remembers the first pair of Dr. Martens that graced their feet; mine were a not-so-subtle, metallic gold, soft leather pair of classic 8-eyelet boots that I purchased from some semi-famous scene kid with huge, backcombed hair on MySpace for £30. Who knew MySpace was doing what Depop does today, but a decade earlier! I actually still have that metallic gold pair in my growing Dr. Martens collection... eight pairs and counting if you were curious! 
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ASOS x Hunter Festival Style



Hunter boots*: ASOS (available here) // Blouse: Beatnik Vintage // Shorts: Beyond Retro // Hat: Zara

It's no secret that I love a festival. Despite not thinking I had any planned, this year I've been to both British Summer Time and Citadel Festival, as well as landing a digital job at a festival company, so I wouldn't say this summer hasn't been entirely festival free. Next year, I'm hoping to have my biggest festival year yet!

Festival styling is something that I like to think I'm pretty confident in; give me a challenge to piece together five days worth of outfits for Glastonbury and I'll be in my element. For the past decade of my festival adventures, wellies have been a necessary item in my festival wardrobe. However, over the last seven or eight years, I've had the same pair of metallic, golden Hunter boots that have seen me through many a festival across a few different countries; they've seen me through turbulent, drunken times including being knee deep in Glastonbury mud and they've still lived to tell the tale. I don't think I would ever switch from Hunter boots, because they really do last a lifetime.


Now, I love my golden Hunter boots with all my heart and they'll probably see me through until my 60's when I'll still be dancing in the Green Fields of Worthy Farm, but it was time to introduce a new pair of Hunter boots into my collection; enter, the original, refined, black, matte boots from ASOS!

These high, matte boots are becoming the must-have, iconic festival piece along with the classic Ray Ban wayfarers sunglasses (and they happen work together tremendously well, fyi). These boots been spotted on the likes of Alexa Chung, Emma Watson and many more. Hunter have redefined the clumsy festival wellington boot and have made them sleek, suave and the most desirable boot going for every festival.

Do you own a pair of Hunter boots?




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His 'n' Hers Shores Leather Jackets

Leather Biker Jackets*: Shores

Firstly, apologies for the lack of content this week. I started my new job on Monday, so I'm just starting to get into the swing of things and am trying my hardest to find a balance between work and blogging. I'm commuting five hours a day at the moment between Southampton to central London,  so it may take a while before I find a schedule that works. I was naive enough to think I would be able to blog on the commute between  Southampton and London, but if you've ever used South West trains wi-fi before you'll know what a pipe dream that was. Even my dial up broadband back in the noughties was faster than their wi-fi service.

Anyway, last month I rather miraculously enticed James in front of the camera to shoot our new leather bikers that were sent to us by Shores. Shores are a website that specialise in jackets and only jackets. Whilst a lot of people have an issue with collecting shoes or handbags, my weakness is jackets; I currently have probably around 40 - 50 in my wardrobe, which is quite frankly ridiculous. My argument is that a leather, biker is a staple item and goes with almost everything, so it's acceptable to have one in a variety of colours and styles, right?
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Here Comes The Sun

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Waistcoat*: We Are Cow // Hat: Zara // Sunglasses: Spitalfields Market // Choker: ASOS // Dress: Rokoko (similar here) // Boots: Missguided

I'll be honest with you; the past few weeks I've abandoned my blog in favour of becoming a Pokemon trainer master. 

I never really 'grew out' of Pokemon, despite being 25 years old. I still re-watch the old episodes and movies, collect the trading cards and play Pokemon Stadium on the Nintendo 64. I've even still got my Gameboy Colour with Pokemon Yellow to hand and a Pikachu pyjama top from the 90's that still fits. The launch of Pokemon Go was always going to be a landmark in my lifetime and a distraction from everything else, including my blog. The past few weeks I've found myself walking for miles and miles on the hunt for new additions to my Pokedex and I've found myself neglecting my online documentation, but I'm okay with that.

I actually shot this outfit just after a Pokemon Go hunt in the city centre; it actually happens to be a really great re-spawn and lure spot (for those who do not play Pokemon Go, I apologise for all of the Poke-lingo). So, I suppose this was my trainer uniform for the day!
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Valley of the Dolls

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Dress*: Valley of the Dolls // Sunglasses: Spitalfields Market // Boots: Topshop

I first discovered 70s inspired label, Valley of the Dolls, at JOY's press day last year and from the off, it was love at first sight. A brand that celebrates bell sleeves, crochet, eccentric prints and denim flares has my heart within seconds. When they asked me to pick a piece from their current collection, I was like a kid in a sweet shop. How on earth could I narrow it down to one?


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An Open Love Letter To My Dress

70s Vintage Bohemian Festival Outfit
70s Vintage Bohemian Festival Outfit
Dress*: Beyond Retro // Waistcoat: Vintage via Charity Shop // Boots: Missguided

The rumours are true; I've fallen in love with my sartorial soulmate. 

I don't think I'll ever love another dress as much as this one. It's everything I've been searching for in a dress: straight out of the seventies, maxi, angel sleeves and an incredibly intricate retro print. If I'm ever to get married one day, I'm not even sure that my future wedding dress will ever quite match up to this one.
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Beyond Retro Festival

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Dress*: Beyond Retro // Hat*: ASOS // Blouse: Zara // Boots: Dr. Martens

A few weeks ago I dropped by the Beyond Retro Cheshire Street store to pick out a few festival pieces for the current festival season. Whilst I'm personally not going to any this year *sob*, I still like the idea of dressing up, throwing some glitter on my face, sticking on my favourite records and cracking open some strawberry ciders in the garden to get in the mood! With a little imagination, a drunken haze and a flower crown, your garden can be your Glastonbury!

As you may already know, Beyond Retro are one of my favourite vintage stops for festival attire. I even shot their Glastonbury edit with them last year and covered the festival for their social media channels, which was so much fun! Every season they pull out all the most festival appropriate garms to create their huge festival edit for you to nab the best vintage festival pieces. 

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Little House on The Prairie


Blouse: Charity Shop // Sunglasses: Spitalfields Market // Skirt*: Tick Tock Vintage // Boots: Missguided

The folk trend is something that has always appealed to me. Maybe it's my penchant for the seventies, embroidered blouses and the likes of folk musicians, but it's a trend I've always gravitated towards. 
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Summer Strolls & Vintage Dresses

Vintage Spring 70s Bohemian Fashion Blogger Outfit
Vintage Spring 70s Bohemian Fashion Blogger Outfit
Hat: ASOS (old) // Necklace: Primark // Dress*: WE ARE COW // Boots: Missguided 

That summer feeling has well and truly hit me. With the sun beaming most days, that inevitable hayfever sniffle, an incurable urge to eat ice cream 24/7 and freckles re-appearing all over my skin, I can finally say summer is here!
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