Laptop full of fashion images? Here's a DIY solution!

I do not own any of these images

Don't you just hate folders on your laptop full of fashion images that you love, but have to spend hours searching through them for inspiration? Create a moodboard, have similar images in one place and free up some space!

I love making Moodboards. It kind of reflects who I am; Organised Kaos. They've become a part of my weekly routine (when I get a second), and have been part of my school, collage, university and working/interning life since I was 13. We all have our different ways of compiling inspiration (whether through social media; pinterest, tumblr etc) but I find creating a moodboard of a particular style or trend is the easiest way for myself to gather together images i've found that I love, and am then easily able to reference back to. Best of all, once you've created your moodboard, you can them just delete the original single jpeg files from your computer!

I've not shared any of my moodboards on my blog before, so why not start now! And if you haven't tried it before, I recommend it. You don't really have to be a dab-hand at photoshop, it doesn't necessarily have to be 'pretty' - it's just supposed to represent a theme or style - but im sure you probably already knew that.

Let me know what you think - If you create any moodboards, or other interesting ways of compiling images please send me a link to your blog below!

Holly x

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Want your blog to look neater? Here's one solution!

For a while now i've been pondering over what it is that I still don't like about my blog. It wasn't neat enough for me, there was something about the appearance that I felt didn't flow well.
Then I came across a forum on IFB about the width of your blog photographs. This was the solution. If my photograph widths are all the same whether landscape of portrait, my blog will look cleaner and neater.
I tried many different ways to make my photograph widths the same, and didnt manage to do it through editing the HTML coding I'm not web wizz myself, so no worries if you haven't a clue what I mean, i'm about to give you an easy solution!

This will make sure all your post images are the same width. It automatically works out the proportions of the original image so it won't be distorted.

In Blogger go to Dashboard>Template>Customise>Advance>Add CSS

Copy the code below into the Add CSS box:

 

.post-body img {

width: 550px;

height: auto;

}

 

.post table.tr-caption-container img {

width: 550px;

height: auto;

}

The images on my blog are a width of 550px, but replace the 550 with the desired default width you’d like for your photos. Then press the ‘apply to blog’ button and all your images will change to the desired size!

This isn't the most interesting post, however I found it VERY helpful.

This easy quick fix I found on http://girldoesgeek.com/2012/02/how-to-make-all-images-the-same-size-automatically-on-blogger.html

by the powers of google search!

Holly x

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Review: Autumn/Winter Ankle Boots

Come winter time every girl needs a good pair of boots. This year has seen the come back of the leather (or fux leather) ankle boot. Personally this boot is one of my favourite styles, and seen across many of my personal favourite style blogs.
Like many of you out there, lack in disposable income is a major factor affecting my winter wardrobe buys. Instead of being able to spend spend spend on any garment that catches my eye, i'm spending my money wisely on just a few key items, that are versatile.

Original Choice: Topshop's 'MIGHTY BLACK LEATHER ZIP BOOTS'.
A reasonable price at £40 these boots are 100% Leather, with silver zip detail, and perfect sized heel for many at 2.5 inches. A boot you can wear from day through to night.
Pros: Leather - harder wearing, better quality and investment for future seasons.
Cons: Personally prefer a higher heel.

The Contender: H&M's Boots.
A very similar version by H&M at a cheaper price of £24.99. They are imitation leather (better for those out there thatprefer to avoid leather) with pretty much the exact zip detail, but with a higher heel at 4.5 inches.
Pros: Price (for pretty much exactly the same design), higher heel.
Cons: Imitation leather - lesser quality.

The Decision: After trying both boots on, I decided to go with the H&M option. In terms of quality, the Topshop boot is probably the one to go for, but the H&M boot is nearly half the price for pretty much the same design. This will be different for many of you, but what swayed me was the heel height (i'm only 5'2" so everyday reasonable sized heels are just part of my wardrobe!), and of course the price...

If I'd had more money, I probably would have gone with the Topshop boot, as many of you are probably thinking, for a leather boot £40 is a reasonable price. Overall i'm extremely happy with my purchase, especially as I wear them so often, with jeans, chiffon skirts, silk shorts - the options are endless. Either of these boots are a brilliant Autumn/Winter wardrobe staple, that will take you all the way through to spring!
Let me know if this helped, or if you've found any other brilliant boots!

Holly x

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Fashion Internship - Day 1

A little long awaited but heres my outfit I wore for my first day interning for photographer Andy Eaton (Last wednesday).
I had a brill first day, researching international magazine's and stylists for his archive.
A chance also to increase my knowledge of international fashion magazine styles. The studios are based in Hoxton. Hopefully i'll keep interning there (as im up against two other interns at the moment) and learn loads more as i'm enjoying it so far!

Leopard Print Playsuit - Topshop. Tuxedo Blazer - Miss Selfridge. Loose Knit Jumper - Topshop. Ankle Boots - H&M. Bag - Batoko.com

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London Town

So it's my two year anniversary this week and I took the boyfriend out for a trip around London.
Im a bit of a space geek so firstly I took him to the Greenwich Royal Observatory Planetarium. Then we took a boat down the river Thames, onto a cute tapas/moroccan place in Soho for food, then for drinks and then to the Comedy Store in Piccadilly. Overall it was a really lovely day!

Hat and boots - H&M. Shirt - Zara. Bag - Batoko.com. Leather Jacket - Primark

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Internship at the ready!

Today I have great news to share! I start my internships next week and i'm so scared/nervous!
My first internship is with photographer Andy Eaton and my second is with Stylist Karl Plewka.
Now i'm actually a fashion intern for REAL I really do need to start blogging more seriously, as my outfit posts have really been lacking lately.
So from now expect lots of news on my internships as well as cheesey photos of my daily outfits and more DIY posts.

Holly oxo

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DIY Cross Belt

Afternoon all,

A sunny afternoon in south east England so I thought i'd get out in the garden and do some DIY. A lot of us have no money for clothing and accessories at the moment, but i'm making the most of it. I've been doing a lot of DIY, and this is the first post of a few different DIY pieces I have created since leaving university.
The great thing I love about customised pieces is they're individual. Even if you take inspiration from another source, as I have done with many of the pieces, I just love being able to say I did it myself when people ask!

2012 fashion has scene the revival of grundge: black, leather, spikes, destressed denim and i'm loving it!
I've wanted a cross belt for a while - first spotted on NastyGal and then on the Topshop website, they're the perfect statement piece. As I stated before - im broke, so I thought i'd give it a shot at making one myself. The belts I want feature metal crosses but I made the most of what I had available, without having to spend a penny.

 

     

 Topshop Triple Cross Keeper Belt £14              Nasty Gal Cross Leather Belt £162.45

Anyway, here is the most recent one i've done: The Cross Belt.
What you'll need:

An old Belt
Cutting Matt
Scalpel
Ruler
A steady hand!

The belt I chose was one given to me by my Grandma, a simple imitation leather belt with a gold buckle, it isn't too thick so I knew it'd be easy to cut through.

I started by measuring the length between each of the buckle holes. This is how far apart my crosses will be from one another. (on my belt this was 2cm) I started my first cross 2cm from the last buckle hole.

I then continued with each cross 2cm apart across the whole belt.

I found the easiest way is to cut out the vertical line of the cross first then the two horizontal squares either side. Make sure the side points are the same width and height as the top point of the cross.
The brilliant thing about this is you can apply any shape you desire to your belt.

I will definitely do some outfit posts soon including my new belt!

H oxo

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Today's outfit

Off to work. Sorry for the mirror photograph! Today I wear topshop dress (spring 2012 collection) assortment of bracelets, snake skin patterned belt, ASOS sandals. I'm not sure about the sandals yet, I would love an opinion!

Hope everyone has a nice day

H oxo

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Monochrome Highs

Hello Everyone,

Firstly I'd just like to announce that i've actually finished university! Not only that.. I Graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Fashion with Photography. My gosh I had the biggest adrenalin high when I read that e-mail!

But anyway, I thought I better do an outfit post! This is an outfit thats has been sitting on my computer for a while. I love it purely for its simplicity, and noone could go wrong with this monochrome look. I've tried edgy looks with fussy garments and prints, but I find myself always going back to what I know looks alright on me.

I would also love to know what everyone does, or studies! I'm always looking for new projects and opportunities with people, plus i'm just generally interested! After all you definitely DONT have to study fashion to be fashionable!!!

Let me know

H oxo

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