Student In The City : outfit post

What I Wore/Did on My Birthday!

I was my Birthday on the 18th of February, I turned 22! First off I just want to mention this month has been awful! I've had a lot of bad luck and rubbish things have been happening (I will get into it more in another blog post!) But two days before my birthday I fell down the stairs, really hurt my back/spine, ended up in A&E but thankfully nothing was broken. I was just seriously bruised and sore! So I woke up on the 18th feeling a bit worse for wear, but overall the day was a big success!

So during the day Dale was a football so I spent the early afternoon with my Mum. There was a couple of things I wanted to get from my local town so we headed out for a nice cup of tea and a spot of shopping. Mum kindly took an outfit photo for me... Thanks Mum!

What I'm Wearing:

& Other Stories Turtle Neck Jumper - £69 (Birthday Present off Dale)

Primark MOM Jeans - £13

Mango Bomber Jacker - £29.99

TU Clothing by Sainsbury Boots - (Old)

Lloyd Baker London Bag - (Old)

Later on in the evening me and Dale went out for a meal in Manchester and I had been craving a Vegan Ramen from Wagamama's since Dublin, so Birthday Ramen it was!

This is what I wore for the evening. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of the dress underneath as it was a cold night so I didn't take the jumper off. But it has a black slip dress attached underneath with a mesh frill smock dress on top (Hopefully I'll feature it properly on here again soon!)

What I'm Wearing:

Primark Black Mesh Smock Dress - £13

H&M Roll Neck Jumper - £34.99

TU Clothing by Sainsbury Boots - (Old)

Mango Bomber Jacker - £29.99

Primark Bag - (Old)

We then headed over to Night & Day Café in the Northern Quarter a see a band we've followed since High School called King Kartel. The gig was great and I had a bit of a secret boogie (I'm a shy dancer, ha!).

And that's how I spent my birthday!

I'll be back soon with a post on some of the things I got for my birthday!

Jess

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My first & Other Stories purchase

Whilst in Dublin I did a spot of shopping and one shop I was really excited to go to was & Other Stories on Grafton Street.

So this was my first visit to & Other Stories and it's safe to say I'm hooked and in love with the whole store. If I had the money to spend I would spend all of it in that beautiful, wonderful shop.

The clothes, the jewellery, the bags, shoes, all of it is just wow!

However I didn't leave with the whole store that day (as much as I wanted to), I left with a classic striped top and a pretty sterling silver bangle/bracelet.

First of all, the way they package up your items is just so refreshing and makes you feel kind of special, like you've got something important! It shows that they really care about the clothes and customers. Its just something you don't get on the High Street but would be really nice to see more of!

The Striped Top cost £25, it is so pretty and instantly caught my eye when I walked in. The quality and feel is lovely as it's 100% cotton. It fits really well and looks great on. Its a perfect top to wear with jeans but I also think pairing this with a high waisted skirt would look just as good! Honestly can't say one bad thing about it.

So I do have some not so great things to say about the bracelet. Although it looks pretty and fits ok. With only over a week wearing this, the quality is already deteriorating. It doesn't look as shiny and is starting to scruff a bit. It cost £12 and yes that's not much for some people, but it's still a shame about the quality.

Also another thing to mention with the rest of their jewellery, especially the rings, is that the sizes they offer aren't ideal. They only seem to do small/medium/large in the rings and unfortunately for people with tinier hands and fingers the small just isn't small enough! so that was a shame because there wear so many rings I would have got!

Hope you enjoyed this little Review/Haul of my first & Other Stories purchase! I'll be back soon with another post!

Striped Top - £25

Bracelet - £12

Jess

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In café, Fashion

Valentines Day 2017

Valentines Day. It's safe to say I'm not a huge fan of the day. Not because I don't like the idea of showing someone you love them and appreciate them, but shouldn't that be without question everyday? and in a way that's not with giving gifts and extravagant presents but with all the little human things, like talking, listening, laughing, just being there for someone and knowing that that person is there for you. (However Dale did kindly bring home some flowers for me... who can say no to pretty flowers?)

Anyway. Moving on! Even though that's the way I feel about it, I decided this year to embrace the love and the red themes, by going for cute valentines outfit and a winged eyeliner make up look.

I picked up this red jumper from Stradivarius when I was in Dublin, it was about 30 Euros so I suspect it will be around the £25 mark. It's a really nice ruby red colour with embroidered lettering and cartoons on the front, being very 'love' and 'romance' related. The jumper is a slightly cropped and has boxy/oversized fit. I wore a New Look black Roll Neck top underneath for extra warmth (as it was a cold wintery day!) but I actually think having the roll neck showing through makes the look more interesting.

I tucked it into my Primark 'MOM' Jeans. I only got these a couple of days ago for £13 which I'm 100% in love with and amazed that I managed to find these. They fit amazingly! They're high waisted and fitted around the bum, but then they have a looser/straight leg that runs to just below the ankle.

Here I rolled them up just so the black boots are emphasized a bit more. I love love love these jeans and will be buying the other pair that's in a darker blue wash!

I had a morning class at Uni that day, so I was up early and like I said it was a cold day so I wore my Miss Selfridge navy Coat which kept me nice and warm and my trusty grey Primark scarf.

(China Town - Manchester)

(W Café - Waterstones Arndale)

I ended up having a really nice day, I went to one of my favourite cafés which is in Waterstones in the Arndale. It's a great place to have a quiet cup of tea and do some reading or Uni work! Then I headed home and had nice home cooked meal with Dale whilst we watched the new Walking Dead episode...

Nothing says love like blood, guts and zombies!

Speak to you soon!

Jess

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In birthday, city

What I Wore In Dublin

It was my boyfriends birthday last weekend so I surprised him with a trip to one of our favourite cities, Dublin! We've been once before for my 18th, so I thought it was about time we came back.

We had an amazing couple of days, and as all good things do it went far to quick! When it came to packing I had to fit everything in to a carry on suitcase, and I wanted to travel as light as possible so that I'd have enough room for bringing a couple of things back with me. So I went for items that I new could all work well together.

Here are some really nice shots Dale managed to get of me and I took a couple of the surroundings whilst we were exploring Dublin. I've tried to link as much as I can for the items with either the exact item or something similar. Enjoy! :)

Airport Outfit

For the Airport I knew I wanted to wear something super comfy but also stylish so I paired some Smart/Casual trousers with my favourite roll neck jumper from AllSaints. There's nothing too tight so you can move around in them easily, which I think is perfect for travelling!

Trousers - H&M £29.99 Online (I got these for £7 in the Sales!)

Jago Roll Neck Jumper - AllSaints £68 in the sale (Similar)

White Frill Top (underneath) - New Look

Trainers - Adidas Stan Smiths £52 in last years sale (Similar)

Bag - TkMaxx (unsure of price)

Bomber Jacket - Mango £29.99 in the sale

St Stephen's Green Skirt

I wore this outfit on the first full day we had in Dublin when the weather was amazing! Although it was a bit chilly, the sun was shining and there was no wind or rain in sight! Great opportunity to get a skirt out! We had a lovely stroll through St Stephen's Green Park and took some photos. Both the Skirt and Jumper/Top are new purchases from Stradivarius, which I'm really loving their clothes at the moment! The loafers are new too from Asos. They we're good to walk around in for the majority, it was only at the end of the day that they started to hurt a tiny bit, but that's to be expected with most new shoes!

Skirt - Stradivarius £24.99

Flared Sleeve Jumper - Stradivarius £19.99

Bomber - Mango £29.99

Loafers - Asos £20

Tights - Primark £3 for set of 3

Bag - Tkmaxx (unsure of price)

Scarf - Primark £4

The All Black Outfit

This last outfit is one of my favourites! We were heading out for the evening so I wanted something a bit more on the warmer side. This was the first time I had worn those trousers and I have to say they were pretty comfy! I was sceptical at first considering leather look trousers are usually tight and a tad restricting, but these weren't too bad! And again I'm wearing my AllSaints roll neck jumper, and my Stan Smith which I think makes the outfit look really cool!