Trend Tuesday- Lingerie Inspiration

Underwear as outerwear is becoming really common and I have to say I love it! It adds a bit of sexiness to any outfit and makes the wearer look pretty fashionable which is never a bad thing ;). It's quite reminiscent of early Madonna but depending on your take can also give a vintage or Wang feel to a look. My main love for this is bralets/ brassieres but lace and those tights with suspenders on are also ah-maazing. Obviously Gaga kickstarted this trend with her OTT outfits but they have grown up quite a lot since then.

Susie Lau does the whole suspenders look very well here, but tbh that is a bit obvious considering how well she works every other trend. I also lovelovelove Frida's new nude bralet from H&M and am extremely jealous of all the ways she can think of to wear it.

My favourite pieces from this trend are mainly bralets with a couple of other pieces thrown in for good measure:
Topshop
Topshop
Topshop
UO
UO
Topshop (all below are too)

Trend Tuesday- Utilitarian

I adooorrree this trend at the moment, trenches, parkas, khaki, neutrals, jumpsuits, who could resist?! The looseness of this trend makes it easy to wear with skinnies, leggings, dresses or skirts to dress down an outfit. An even better thing is that most of the pieces are classics or can be reworked and they get better with age so if you spend quite a bit on a timeless piece now it actually WILL last you for yeaaars (I know this is a fashion cliche but for this trend I truly believe it)

Okay so the ten pieces I choose for this trend are..
Jeans- Miss Selfridge

Trench- UO

Playsuit- Topshop

Shorts- Topshop

Worker's boots- Topshop

Jacket- UO

Jacket number 2- UO

Shorts number 2- UO

Jacket number 3- UO

Playsuit number 2- UO

yeah I know there are variations on the same thing and only a few shops but I couldn't choose which to put up and I love these shops soo much it's insane.

Trend Tuesday- Lace and Leather

I adore the whole lace and leather thing going on at the moment. It's the perfect mix of masculine and feminine when done well. Even a little bit of this juxtaposition can really change and update an outfit. I have so many clothes that I love that fit this theme so I'm going to limit myself and only put 10 up here. I realise most of these are the typical black but I actually really love the coloured leather that's around at the moment- especially the pastel leather jackets I've been seeing on people. I just wish I had a huuuuge budget so i could buy all the things I wanted. Thrift stores can be a good alternative to highstreet shops for leather jackets etc. they're not as good for lace though because over time it can get ripped and damaged pretty easily.

Lace top by UO, boots by Topshop, jacket by Miss Selfridge, lace trousers and sweater by UO, lace culottes by Topshop, leather skirt Renewal by UO and the rest by Topshop