Alice Rhodes

My last post covered my travel look- check it out if you missed it. But what did I where whilst adventuring to all the independent shops in Nottingham? Possibly one of the most 'art student' looks I've ever worn. I paired my vintage faux fur leopard print coat with my new Topshop midi dress, Clarks trainers and Urban Outfitters rucksack. The overall look made quite a big statement and I'm not sure everyone would wear it but I think it had a bit of a 'seventies glam' edge to it. As, in my opinion, the seventies had the best fashion ever, I think the look was brilliant. 

If comfort is your thing, this look definitely served. Don't get me wrong I love a good chunky heeled, statement boot and I have quite the collection to satisfy my love of quirky shoes but some days are trainer days and walking around Nottingham all day, is a trainer day. Clarks have some gorgeous trainers and pumps out at the moment, the colour schemes are perfect, the designs are flawless and they're so comfy! I wear them a lot and they haven't worn out yet so it's safe to say I'm chuffed with them!

Continuing with comfort, in my opinion it doesn't get more comfy than a dress, better than that a dress long enough to not wear tights without being too cold. Midi dresses. Topshop have a lot of them out at the moment, ranging from relaxed day-wear (like the one I have on) to green velvet and black lace party season midi dresses (Yes, they have that in store right now. Yes, you do need one). I'm putting it out there, midi dresses are ultimate way to feel comfortable whilst looking classy. Tanya Burr is the best example of this, her closet is full of them- does she ever have a bad fashion day, nope.

Overall my outfit was practical and stylish as hell (assuming you don't hate leopard print or midi dresses) and it got me through a whole day of waltzing around Nottingham exploring the cute little independent stores with my sister! Hope you enjoyed this post, look forward to exciting things in December on my blog *cough* Twelve days of Blogmass *cough*.

How do I travel? In style. Yep, this is the outfit I travelled to Nottingham in...... it's only a bit over the top. My sister has started her first year of Uni and I went to visit her for a two night break a few days ago. As I don't own any sports wear and the closest thing I have to 'travel attire' is PJ's I tend to just dress in outfits I want to wear on my holidays whilst I'm travelling hence why I ended up looking  little a bit crazy on the National Express Coach. In order to fit in with the 'cool uni student' crowd I decided to up my fashion game and indulge in the most 'extra' outfit I have ever worn. I think go big or go home is the best way to describe this look.

Starting from the top, I'm wearing two H&M tops layered (because its starting to get a bit chilly outside) the first one is a frilly, see through, pink polka-dot blouse which is a bit of a nod to glam rock seventies fashion. Over that I have my pink 'love' t-shirt which I got for a bargain £5 in the sales! It has really interesting texture because the love is in a second material which I can only describe as feeling like a door matt, in the best way possible. I tucked both tops into my plastic/leather Primark skirt which is very much on trend this season and was only £8!

I went for red fishnets and pink sparkly socks to continue the colour scheme down to my feet. I also had an eye catching matte red lip and Topshop pink fluffy pom-pom earrings to make the outfit even more fun. To finish it off I went for some practical black ankle boots, a black leather rucksack and my leopard print coat because it was freezing outside!

This is the first part of my 'Nottingham: What I Wore' so expect another outfit post soon (possibly even two more as I did have quite a few outfit changes.... oops). I hope you enjoyed it and got a bit of inspiration, have a great weekend!