Afternoon Tea.

Afternoon tea in Killashee House with the family and the granny a couple of days ago. The cakes are pretty damn good and the building is super interesting and pretty. Light seems to fall perfectly everywhere around it.

Boots - Topshop - Jeans - Topshop - Shirt - Dunnes - Jacket - random boutique.

Coats and Jackets from Zara.

Zara, seriously, stop it. Your clothes are too wonderful and I don't have enough money to buy them all. No, really. SQUEEEEEEE.

Okay, I've calmed myself a bit. Zara's offering some amazing coats and jackets for this coming cooler season. Here are just some of the best of the best and my personal favourites:

1. The Sequin Bomber - Because I'm bomber jacket crazy and sequins often spell tack for me but here? Spot on. What kind of damaged individual would say no to a bomber that looks equally good paired with a tee and jeans and a party dress?

2. The Mannish Coat - Because androgyny is in and this coat will never, ever be out. This is a wonderful example of a timeless, wear-til-it-tears garment. A must-have for every wardrobe.

3. Oversized leather - Because it's very versatile. You can make this waistcoat punk, darkly romantic or It-Girl cool. Run with it. Or better yet, run to me with one. Right now.

4. The Achingly Modern Cool - Because you want to be what you wear. This linen jacket is another highly versatile number that is fresh, a unique take on the biker and an easy way to rock A/W pastels.

All can be purchased in stores or at: zara.com

Lots of leather tamed by Oscar.

Here's the Oscar de la Renta dress I got the other day...technically a nightdress but too super-soft and pretty to relegate to the dark. I'm going with a kind of underwear-as-outerwear vibe. Today, the beautifully floaty girl piece, helped tame an otherwise entirely leather look. The result? Kind of a biker/Courtney Love/wannabe/hack. But hey, when said hack is wearing Oscar, things can't be that bad.

Oh, and also, here's a picture I took of some roses. I'm just including it because it's pretty and it's my blog and I can!

How to do leather - BtVS.

Okay, last post based on Whedonverse fashion, I swear. (For now, at least.) So, if there's one thing Buffy's taught me (aside from teaching me how to quip, which end to stick monsters with and introducing me to feminism as a kid) it's how to do leather whether it be trousers, jackets, coats or skirts. The key is that everything is fitted (unless it's a biker jacket because that would defeat the purpose) and it's never too much, paired with jumpers or simple tanks. Never overkill. She even pulls off red leather which is so often slutty as hell. Spike's duster is iconic, a similarly hard look to pull off and usually sported by teenage metalheads. The key here is that he isn't swamped. He wears the jacket and not the other way around; Spike's got a crazy-awesome physique, a bad-ass attitude and one hell of a swagger. He's even managed to do leather pants before without coming across all village people. 

Leather pants tamed by luxurious knitwear

Over-size biker jacket, attitude, crucifix = nineties love

Super-cute hat and coat. Yucky Riley.

Posted this before but the flowy white dress and leather jacket combo (and crossbow) is so perfect!

More leather pants being tamed by more casual top

Simple high-necked tank + red leather pants = not the horrible mess these pants could have caused

Another repost out of love

Love a man who can work that much leather. And d'aw! He looks confused.