Belated FBFF - Autumn Trends

I am really cross for myself with being so late with the post, so much for Friday, it is now Saturday. I wanted to illustrate the post with some outfits that I have made but as I have been having major problems with my camera, I have had to make do with what I could get and combine with Instagram pictures from my Iphone.

This weeks topic is Autumn trends and we were asked:
Name your five favorite fall trends and how you plan to wear them this season?

I don't plan to buy lots of new clothes for autumn as I already have so many clothes. Instead I will be trying to make some of my favourite autumn trends from clothes that I already have in my wardrobe, perhaps topped up with a few charity shop and vintage finds.

Animal Prints

Last week I treated myself to a Konad nail stamping set after I saw so many amazing nails on FBFF. I couldn't believe how easy it was to create a pretty professional looking nails. Here I have got zebra nails with a navy Barry M polish as the base. I also have a leopard print stamp so will no doubt be giving this a try soon.

As much as I love them, I know that I am not going to be able to afford those Prada snakeskin boots, I did manage to find this fake snakeskin clutch yesterday for £3 in a secondhand shop.

Dark Florals

Dress - Vintage

Shoes Irregular Choice

I am a big fan of florals and I don't see any reason why they can't work for winter as well as summer. I absolutely loved the florals for Autumn at Mary Katrantzou, Erdem, Paul Smith, Jil Sander and Paul & Joe. Florals offer endless possibilities for pattern mixing and I will probably get some floral tights to keep my legs both warm and flowery.

Plaid and Layered Jackets

Chanel AW11 - Image credit

Jackets - Charity shops

Jeans - Vila

Shoes - Melissa

Top - Dorothy Perkins

Tweed, plaid, check and Herringbone all featured heavily on the catwalks for autumn. I particularly liked the layered jacket look at Chanel. There are loads of these Chanel style jackets around in charity shops and I just happened to have a slightly larger sized one which fitted perfectly over a plain tailored jacket. The great thing about this outfit is that it is really warm.

Retro

Counting retro as one trend is a little bit cheeky as it encompasses so many different looks but I just couldn't choose between them. For autumn, I love all of the looks from the forties to seventies. I have a few different vintage pieces which I will be wearing. Yesterday I found this Laura Ashley cord shift dress in Oxfam for £6.50. I will be wearing it with boots or coloured and patterned tights for a sixties look. I will also be wearing pencil skirts with blouses.

I also managed to get this beautiful vintage kimono in the local secondhand shop yesterday, It just needs shortening a little.

Tunics and trousers

The final trend that I love is tunics and trousers. This is such a flattering and easy look to do. I will just wear a mini dress with trousers, perhaps one that I already have or one from a charity shop. Although most of the catwalk looks were quite minimalist, I will be much more likely to use this outfit as a base for showing off statement accessories as I rarely do minimalist.

So over to you, what are your favourite trends for autumn?

You can find plenty of inspiration from the other FBFF posts over at Modly Chic. Have a good weekend.

With warmest wishes

Ceri X

FBFF - Uniforms and Outfit Formulas

Todays FBFF topic is uniforms and outfit formulas. Vahni from Grit and Glamour has a post several weeks ago in which she outlined her personal uniform or outfit formula as she dubbed it.

1. What’s your go-to outfit formula?

I'm not sure I really have a go to outfit formula, I try and dress differently each day. But I tend to wear a lot of dresses which are usually a line or shift dresses. I also tend to wear short cropped cardigans and jackets. I almost always add accessories including jewellery, scarves and hair decorations. I usually have a neutral coloured handbag as it goes with everything. I suppose the most worn outfit I have is a little black mini shift dress which I wear with leggings, it can be accessorised in so many different ways. I usually try and cram as much colour and pattern as possible into my outfits but if I am wearing something plain or neutral I try and wear a statement accessory.

2. How did you come about this formula?

I just like wearing dresses, I have so many of them, I decided I should start getting a little more wear out of them. Cropped jackets suit me because I am quite short, they sort of trick the eye into thinking I have a longer body.

3. Do you have different formulas for different occasions in your life?

Yes situations when I do need to be practical I tend to wear leggings and ballet pumps with my dresses. For smarter occasions I wear tailored jackets and heels, for parties cropped cardigans plus heels and clutch bags.

4. Has it morphed over the years?

Yes I used to wear a  lot of jeans for day to day wear. I hardly ever wear jeans these days. Perhaps this is because I work from home so don't really separate my work and causal outfits, I just wear what I want everyday. Also the children are getting a little older so my outfits don't need to be as practical as when they were babies. The blog has also affected how I dress as I explained in last weeks Friend Friday post on blogging and personal style.

5. Which other blogger’s outfit formula would you like to swipe?

Definitely Susie from Style Bubble - Surely she doesn't have a formula though!

You can read more posts over at Modly Chic.

Do you have a uniform of outfit formula.?
With warmest wishes

Ceri X