Outfit of the Day

Hello guys :)
I have been so busy over the past few weeks with uni work; I found a second home in the library!! I was warned how hard third year would be.. But I didn't anticipate it to be this hard. Anyway, my last deadline was on Monday (woo!!!) so I am now a free lady (for the time being...). I went out on Wednesday night to celebrate and thought I'd share on here what I wore.

I experimented with a new statement make-up look- BLACK LIPS. So obviously it's quite a gothic look and I thought the best way to pull it off would be to wear black, but then add colour with accessories to make it less gothic.




To do my lips I actually just used a black pencil eyeliner; I didn't want to commit to buying black lipstick incase I wasn't keen on the look. I patted a black loose powder eyeshadow over the liner to seal the colour. I thought the liner would stain my lips and that it would be a nightmare to get off.. But surprisingly it wasn't! I kept the rest of my makeup simple by using a nude colour shadow on my eyelids, and then added to lashes.













Body- Lipsy
Shorts- Levi 501
Army jacket- given to me!
Shoes- Urban Outfitters
Necklace- Primark

I wore the body backwards, so that the neck was high and there was a deep V at the back. I think its sexy to show some back!! And in true 90s fashion I tied my army jacket round my waist. The trend was featured on Rihanna's latest collection for River Island, and celebrities such as Nicole Richie have also been rocking it!
Let me know what you think..

Danielle x

Pop swap haul

If you've been following my recent posts you will have seen I was involved with a clothes swap event. We actually had some well cool stuff donated into us... And I came away with a few bits and pieces.


(Pile of the clothes I returned with - no money involved, everything was swapped!!)
So here's what I got... Also... over the next few weeks I'm gonna use each item of clothing in an outfit of the day post to show how I'd wear them. I may do a bit of modifying here to there to some of the clothes, but anything creative I do, I will document on here :)

The fabric on this dress is honestly beautiful!! It's in a huge size though... But I couldn't let it go to waste!!! I have a few ideas on what to do with it though, so I'll keep you updated on here :)


I got this proper vintage baseball jacket!!! There so in right now- and I'm so in love <3


This shirt is men's, but I love a bit of oversize. It's got a pretty colourful print on it.. And I've been trying to update my style with more colour, so thought it would be perfect


The way I folded this shirt for the picture make it look weird! Haha. But anyway, again it's pretty oversized, but really cool. I don't know if you can see, but there's like gold beading on the top half of the shirt- it's pretty cowboy-esk


I was unsure wether to take this skirt or not... But I thought I could definitely find a use for it. It's like a little under skirt they wore in the olden days; I think it's really cute!
I'm so happy with the stuff I've come away with, I've practically come away with a new wardrobe .. And it cost me nothing, just other peoples clothes that they didn't want. I'm a fan of vintage shopping, but there's something about when it's other peoples unwanted stuff and a more limited collection (we had about 150/200 items of clothing).. I kind of started thinking outside the box of different ways to wear things... And I'm really excited to post on here the ways I'm gonna style these outfits! Hopefully will have them all up in the next two or three weeks :) so keep looking out. I'm always happy to hear your opinions on what you think, so please tell me what you like and what you don't!!
Danielle x

Pop swap review

If you read my last post you, will know that I have been participating and promoting Pop Swap (a clothes and books swap event my uni has been running). The event took place yesterday and was a great success!!! YAY!! People's generosity exceeded our expectations; we received a fantastic amount of donations, so much so that we had more clothes than we had hangers!!
We displayed all the donated items about the room to make the place into our own little pop swap shop. It looked so cute! We had a table dedicated to t-shirts and separate Mens and women's rails. We stuck posters to the wall to give the room a pop of colour. Here are some photos I got before the swapping commenced...










Once we let people loose on the clothes, things got a bit hectic, but we tried our best to keep on top of keeping the displays tidy!






I met a lovely girl called Suzie who was busy swapping. She had an amazing fashion sense and I couldn't resist asking her if I could take some photos to post up on here! Her style is so fearless and I absolutely admire her confidence with clothes and expressing herself. She buys a lot of her stuff from charity shops and car boot sales for really cheap to individualise her look.








I got some a few things myself, which I'm excited to share up on here with you all!
Danielle x

Pop swap

I've been participating in a clothes and books swap event that my university is running. The event has been set up by the MMU Environment team and aims to promote sustainability. Sustainability within the fashion industry has become a mainstream issue and retailer are more and more aware of their carbon footprint and the impact they are having on the environment; for example, H&M launched their 'Conscious Collection' in 2010.
So basically the idea behind the project is to encourage people to recycle and be more green! All people have to do is bring in their unwanted clothes or books and then swap them on the day of the event. Simple. It's an ideal opportunity for people to bag themselves a new item without spending a penny (perfect for cash-strapped students). Any unswapped items are donated to the British Heart Foundation- so it's all for a good cause.
We have asked people to donate their unwanted things to us before the day of the event, so that everything is available to view on the day and ready for people to get swapping. We have had some pretty wild and wonderful things given to us already...











On the event day we've got a band to play, and we're going to set up the area to display all the items to look like a little vintage shop... Oohhh.. And decorate the room with balloons - amazing!!
I'm in charge of the social media, so I've been busy facebooking and tweeting away. The event is happening in Manchester at MMUs All Saints campus (don't need to be a student to come) if by any chance ANY of you reading this are in the Manchester area, get involved!! Click here for Facebook event page

I'll be getting my swapping shoes on too! And will post the clothes I come away with on here! Can't wait :)
Danielle x