Outfit of the day: old meets vintage

So firstly, hello and welcome to my new Blog site!! :) I have transferred over from Wordpress, and will now pick up from here.

I took an unexpected trip to the Manchester Science Museum last week. Basically, I planned to get some outdoor street-scene photographs, but Manchester being Manchester, it rained. A lot. Typical. So I decided to take shelter at the Science Museum: it was nearby, dry and free! Surprisingly, it was an appropriate scene for the photos; the juxtaposition of the industrial machinery against my vibrant jacket and spiky shorts contrasted well visually. 

Jacket: clothes swap event
Jumper: Topshop
Shorts: Topshop + customised
Shoes: Topshop
Ring: Pandora

It was love at first sight the moment I cast eyes on this vintage baseball jacket at a clothes swap event. It's hard not to notice it; the bright purple and yellow clash; it stands out, it grabs attention and that's why I fell for it. However, I must admit, I have found it hard to style as the colours are so contrasting. It is a 'stand-out' piece and I often wear it with more neutral tones so that attention is not detracted from it. Here, I wore it with my grey, sports-chic jumper, which I think paired perfectly, as the jacket is also sports-influenced. My little healed trainers matched the theme too. 

To add further detail I put on my denim, spiky customised shorts. I studded them a couple of summers ago and they're always perfect for giving an outfit that rock chick edge.

I'm excited to be reading and following new blogs now that I am signed up to Blogger. I hope you all enjoyed my first post on here, I'm happy to here what you think

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

Mint Festival Fashion..

Clinging onto the last of festival season (after not attending any this summer), I managed to squeeze one in and went to Mint Fest in Leeds on Saturday. The weather was dry and bright.. And if I can find an excuse NOT to wear wellies, I will! Bought a few new things for the occasion...

So, this is what I wore...





I love a good vintage shop, I took a trip to COW in Manchester (at Piccadilly bus station) and found this cool checked shirt, with cut off sleeves which was long enough to use as a dress. Looks like an old one my dad may have worn (which is all the range these days, isn't it?!). I found the tie dye effect on this one interesting (I'm guessing it had been done with bleach to take the colour out). The thing I like about vintage shops is everything in there is different and individual, you could literally spend hours looking!! .. Oh and this shirt was £16, which isn't too bad.





I wore the shirt buttoned up to the too, and layered a few necklaces over it. I found some cool cheap ones from Primark and an old one I've had for ages!




Okay, so I bought some new boots especially for Mint Fest. They are military style, from H&M, £25.. And I'm going to be wearing them throughout the autumn/winter they would look cool with some skinny jeans or with a little day dress and tights). I wore them with some grey long socks, pulled up just above the boot.





(Pictured after the festival, hence why a little dirty!!)

And lastly, you can't go to a festival without wearing sunglasses, can you?? And the sun was actually shining, so I took full advance.. And wore my absolute favourite sunglasses of mine which I picked up from a vintage shop earlier this year. I was wearing a lot of the round framed sunglasses this summer... But how cool are the heart lenses on these ones!




I got a few more pictures from the day of me and friends..