Laura Blair - A price tag doesn't define you, style does.

3 SIMPLE WAYS TO KICK THOSE LOW MOODS

I posted an image on my Instagram stories last night of myself in Paris two years ago. From the outside it probably looks like I’m having a fabulous time but on the inside I was going through what I can say has been the worst part of my life so far. I captioned the image ‘Paris March 2017 – I quit my job, my relationship, my life and started all over again. Do you ever wish you could go back in time and tell yourself it’s all going to be fine?’ I remember being in such a sad place. I’m…

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LFW 5 – DOLCE & GABBANA x PRADA

This is my last look of London Fashion Week and quite possibly my favourite. I’ve always been a huge fan of layering, I love the different silhouettes you can create with different pieces. The shirt underneath dresses is something I’ve been loving for a while now and will be in my wardrobe for the foreseeable future. I love popping a polo-neck, shirt and as we head into the warmer months a bardot blouse underneath items I already have in my wardrobe to create different looks. I started this look with the dress – after locking eyes upon the beautiful green…

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LFW 4 – CHRISTIAN DIOR X MCQUEEN

Look 4 has to be one of the most beautiful items of clothing I have ever worn – and I’ve worn a lot. This Dior blouse is something that wouldn’t seem out of place in an exhibition. Very relevant as the Dior exhibition had just landed in London V&A museum which I still need to go see! The billowing sleeves is something I want to take into this season – pairing this style underneath sleeveless knits would look adorable! Lacing as well is huge on the highstreet at the moment – Zara is full of incredible lace suits you need…

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LFW 3 – Dolce & Gabbana x Louis Vuitton

Look 3 is a monochrome affair emphasising one of my most favourable fashion rules – you just can’t go wrong with black! Black is my fail safe – I think it’s sexy & sophisticated, a definite winning combination. The 70’s vibe was all over last seasons catwalk and definitely my inspiration behind layering polo necks and shirts underneath dresses and jumpsuits lately. I put my own spin on it and instead of opting for the seventies psychedelic colour palette I’ve gone black & white. This look again is from Designer Exchange as we continue my LFW takeover. The stores actually…

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LFW 2 – Suited & Booted – Celine & Pucci

I put together the look for day 2 when my eyes fells upon this jewel embellished blazer by Emilio Pucci. Like a magpie I’m immediately drawn to anything that sparkles, but Pucci just manages to do it an elegant classy way that doesn’t scream disco Fridays! Not only was the soft twinkle working for me but the tailoring of this jacket is on point – fitted and feminine. So I went polar opposite and paired it with a mans white crisp shirt. I love androgynous vibes with super glam make up and hair I think it has a really powerful…

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LFW 1 – A DOUBLE AFFAIR WITH CHANEL

It’s my favourite time of year when the glitterati descend upon London and wear their most showcasing outfits. It’s a time to experiment, a time to stand out and a time to live and breathe fashion. I feel very much in my natural habitat at London Fashion Week. This year I have partnered with Designer Exchange who have offered to dress me for the week. If I haven’t gone on about them enough over the past few months they buy and sell designer items. So whether you have a piece you would like to sell, looking for a designer bargain…

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Let’s talk body image…

Size matters, right? In the sixties we were introduced to the stick thin model, led by Twiggy who first knocked the Marilyns off their pedestal. Then we had the 90’s – the era of the ‘Super Model’ with Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, all pushing slimness into the limelight completely isolating other body types. Media can be a dangerous thing that can brainwash society and body image is the perfect example. Now in the 2010’s the booty is taking the stage driven by the Kardashian clan and their speculated plastic asses. My point being for decades the media has…

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BEAUTY

CALLING BULLSHIT ON MEN IN SUITS & THE …

I like the way Christian thinks – creating a beauty product and a weapon. You can never skip on self-defence in this day and age. It’s the 7th January 2019 and I’m going to say what everyone else says… where the hell did 2018 go? Whether you conquered all in the last year or it was abysmal January is always a time to reset, rebalance and reassess your life. I’d like to inform you that my new years resolution no.1 of becoming a morning person is going swimmingly as I’ve just surfaced at midday due to a noisy Italian neighbour…

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PARTYWEAR WITH MARKS & SPENCER

It’s that time of year when shopping lists are drawn up, presents are bought and we’re constantly asked to reveal what it is we want. It’s human nature to long for things we don’t have or lust after what others have that sometimes we forget all the amazing things we have in our lives. I’m very lucky as a blogger to receive a lot of amazing things through the post which I’ve never taken for granted, especially as I started with pretty much nothing. The one thing about my job that I’m very grateful for is that it put materialism…

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IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START …

We’re pretty much told at 16 years old to decide our careers. Then at 18 we should go to university because obviously degrees are so important. Then somewhere mid twenties we should meet our dream partner. Married at thirty. Pop a few kids out by the time we’re 35. If we don’t do the above in said order are we failures? Well, I’m thirty and I haven’t done half of that list and the other half I did in completely the wrong order. Have I failed? My shoe closet says otherwise… I was always smart at school,…

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