SALE picks from the high street under £75

 

H m dress, €24 / H M short beaded dress, €14 / H M top, €18 / H M knit cardigan, €20 / H M long sleeve blouse, €9,63 / H M sleeveless top, €4,82 / H M lined jacket, €9,63 / H M purple motorcycle jacket, €18 / H m coat, €60 / H m skirt, €12 / H M high heel bootie, €20 / H M high heel bootie, €24 / H&M ankle strap shoes, €12 / H M pocket purse, €20

With the new year comes the sales! From Designer to High Street – everyone is discounting the last season and tempting us with spring colours and chiffon dresses. Be smart and shop the pieces that were a little out of your price range or just haven’t made it into your closet yet – cause you still have a couple of months to wear it until the weather will let you throw on your chiffon dresses!

Here are my favorites from the high street’s big retailers! Which ones are your favorites? Links below the pictures!

H&M: My H&M picks are all quite classic shapes with a little twist. I love H&M for timeless shapes that you can wear in different seasons and different occasions. The palette is pretty much in soft, simple shades of black, blue, grey and beige.

 

Topshop mini dress, €36 / Topshop coat, €36 / Topshop jacket, €42 / Topshop navy shorts, €22 / Oh My Love skater skirt,

€18 / Topshop skirt, €24 / Topshop leather shoes, €22 / Topshop red leather booties, €29 / Topshop leather shoes, €36 /

Topshop peeptoe booties, €29 / Topshop kohl shoes, €42 / Topshop rhinestone jewelry, €10 / Topshop bracelet, €10 / Topshop chain necklace, €36 / Topshop accessory, £75 / Topshop hat, €14

 

Topshop: Topshop is the place to go for more quirky, on-trend designs and patterns. I picked a wild mix of things that caught my eye; I sometimes find their online offering a bit overwhelming… these are some things that I would like to take home. As Topshop is a little on the pricier side in terms of high street they do have some great bargains during the sale and I especially love their wide choice of whimsy heels that are usually more than 50% off… (check out those burgundy leather booties and the embellished coat, both down to €36 from €120!)

 

 

Black mesh dress, €17 / AX Paris going out dress, €18 / Black velvet dress, €9,63 / Embellished t shirt, €6,02 / Night out top, €6,02 / Roll neck sweater, €12 / Black biker jacket, €39 / Vintage black skirt, €14 / ONLY black flared skirt, €17 / Peeptoe shoes, €17 / Duffle backpack, €14 / Croco handbag, €9,63 / Black gold jewelry, €4,82 / Gold chain jewelry, €3,61 / Black wrist watch, €6,02 / Skull jewelry, €2,41 / Polish jewelry, €3,61 / Tribal jewelry, €4,82

NEW LOOK: New Look has a really impressive sale going on right now, I had a really hard time choosing the items as I loved so many things on the website! They have a great selection of dresses, tops and skirts and I loved the bags and rings I saw. They discounted heavily and since New Look is quite affordable already most of these lovely items are a total bargain! Check out the T-Shirt for less then a tenner and the cute backpack for under £15!

And yes, I want all of it.

ozwald boateng screening

    What I was wearing: Coat – Vintage | Faux Fur – H&M | Dress – Topshop Unique | Shirt – Zara | Earring, Boots – Topshop | Rings – YSL and Ebay | Tote – Dan Hillier

Went to a see the screening of Ozwald Boateng’s new movie “A man’s story” today (thanks VA! <3) – I really liked it! It took place in Soho House in a very small home theatre-like venue with about 20 (? I am bad at guessing lol) other bloggers.

After the screening the director Varon Bonicos, who followed Boateng for 12 years, and the designer himself came in to answer questions – trust me, that is one well dressed man! I really enjoyed seeing him in person after the film as it really mirrored what we just saw on screen – a very energetic, passionate and also funny person, very charismatic! It was actually his birthday today! Initially I thought he’d be much more reserved being a fashion hero (having been head designer of Givenchy, dressing the Oscar nominees, having an OBE and all) but he was very laid back and cool, very likable. When I came out of the theatre he was standing outside and shook my hand and I had the chance to whish him Happy Birthday- Eeeek! I whish I’d asked him for a picture though!

The movie is more about the man behind the name than the fashion side which I enjoyed as that made it much more personal but I would have liked to see more about his talent and creativity – but I guess that’s not what Varon was focusing on anyways. The movie is definately worth seeing as it gives you a lot of inspiration to follow your dreams, seeing him struggle so many times but never giving up… he gave some last advice to anyone aspiring to do what he does:

You’ve got to believe in what you do as you can only be successful if you believe in yourself.

Well said! I must say that I look at suits at a completely different way now though! Was already checking out all the guys suits on my way home haha!

The movie will come out on 9th of march and you can visit the facebook page here to win tickets to screenings!

xxx

3000 words

  (Jumper – Primark / Shirt, Fur Pendant, Bag – H&M / Shoes, Jeans, Ring – Topshop / Necklace – Forever 21)

 

I am back in London and already buried in university work again. Friday is the due date for one of my assignments – a 3000 word group report on Zara. Although the subject is really interesting it is really hard to filter what is really important. 3000 words sounds like a lot but it actually isn’t, plus there’s going to be about 20 pages appendix… le sigh.

But enough of boring universtity stories. Finally managed to take some outfit pictures today, although the lighting is awful… My boyfriend is always out when I need him!

On another note, did you notice anything? Yes, that’s right – I changed my header again! Do you like it? Whith Christmas being over the old one looked kinda out-of-season. So what do you think of the new one? Leave me a comment, I’d appreciate it!

xxx

                                                                                                                      

 

Ich bin wieder zurück in London und stecke schon wieder bis zum Hals in Uni Arbeiten. Freitag ist Abgabetermin für einen 3000 Wort Report über Zara. Obwohl das Thema echt super interessant ist, ist es einfach schwer sich auf das Wichtigste zu beschränken. 3000 Wörter hört sich viel an, sind aber im Nu geschrieben obwohl man noch auf so viel mehr eingehen wollte…

Naja, genug langweiliges Uni Zeug erzählt. Hab es heute endlich mal wieder geschafft Outfit Bilder zu machen. Die Lichtverhältnisse sind äußerst bescheiden aber so ist das nun mal wenn der Freund immer dann aus dem Haus ist wenn man ihn zum Fotos machen braucht!

Mal ganz nebenbei, habt ihr was bemerkt? Ja, ein neuer Header! Gefällt er euch? Da Weihnachten ja jetzt auch schon wieder ewig vorbei ist, wirkte der Alte etwas unpassend. Also, was denkt ihr? Hinterlasst mir doch einen Kommentar, würde mich sehr freuen!

xxx

what i wore: christmas day

(Dress – Asos / Coat – New Look / Boots – Topshop)

This is what I wore on Christmas day - you know how much I love berry colours atm, especially burgundy. The dress was love at first sight; I adore the 40’s style cut and it’s finally a dress that is long – even for me! Usually Asos dresses are more like longshirts for me.

Remember these boots? I posted about them here – yes, they came back in stock and yes, at a time that I could actually afford them! I love them! Despite their relatively low heel they gave me massive pain the first few times I wore them but I feel that it is getting better – I guess I just have to break them in. Qualitywise they’re amazing; gorgeous leather and a good fit. Love ‘em.

Oh – remeber this coat? It’s the berry coloured coat from New Look I posted about in my coat special here. My sister saw it on my blog and called my straight after to get it for her. Since we have the same size I was able to try it on to see how it fits and now she can finally wear it. It matches my dress so perfectly so she lent it to me today. It’s lovely don’t you think?

xxx

a walk after the rain

Hey everyone!
Hope you’re enjoying your sunday as much as I do! London is treating us with the finest English weather at the moment, but from time to time the sun does make an appearance. So I decided to take a walk after the rain when the air was crisp and the sun glistening in the raindrops.

I’ve had a cystitis the last couple of days (nasty one!) so I avoided going anywhere apart from the obligatory duties like food shopping etc. So while I was more or less forced to stay at home, I used the time to photograph the stuff from my closet clear out and put (most of it) on my Kleiderkreisel account. If you’re not registered but you see anything that you like, feel free to write me an email at londonlastnight[at]hotmail[dot]com. There will be more stuff coming shortly, just takes me ages…

Yesterday I also went to the Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, I guess you might have heard of it on a couple of other british blogs, there was the Look Show going on. Basically they’re presenting the new collections from all the main high street retailers there (e.g. H&M, New Look, River Island…). It was in all honesty the most crowded place I have ever been to (and I hate crowded places) so I had a look around an buzzed off after about an hour without buying anything. I would like to have a proper look at the massive F21 in the future but I guess I’ll be avoiding Stratford for the next few weeks until things have cooled down a bit.

On another note, I opened a twitter account on friday and I am still pretty clueless how it works. I am yet to discover what’s so special about it. Maybe you’d like to enlighten me and give me a little intro into the whole twitter thing? You can also follow me if you want but be aware that there is not much going on (as of yet) and I’m not even sure if I got the right link. We’ll see what twitter brings!

So hope you’re all well and have a nice cozy sunday evening!

xxx

hello autumn

(Silk Shirt – Vintage / Skirt and belt – River Island / Shoes – Zara / Necklace – Portobello Market)

I’ve got to say I am not very sad about the fact that autumn is here now. It’s not like I don’t like summer, I just love autumn. I love the colours of the leaves, I love the golden sunsets, I love the wind and the layering. Oh yes, the layering. In a city like London where it’s got about 12°C outside but 30°C in the underground, layering is essential so you can strip down a few layers when needed.

When I threw this outfit together I didn’t have anything particular in mind. In the end I felt a little bit like going to the Oktoberfest in this. Although you should really wear a Dirndl. I think. Btw; anyone going this year?

I got this lovely vintage silk shirt from a girl in austria and I love the sleeves and the cute print. The necklace is from Portobello Market from a lovely couple that make all kinds of whimsical jewellery out of wood from their own designs. I wish I could remember the name of their shop, I think you could also order their stuff online. Makes me realize that I haven’t been to Portobello Road for ages… I guess next Saturday would be nice!

Any plans for the weekend?

xxx

Ich muss sagen ich bin nicht sehr traurig darüber dass es jetzt Herbst ist. Es ist nicht so dass ich den Sommer nicht mag, ich liebe den Herbst nur so sehr. Die Farben des Laubs, die goldenen Sonnenuntergänge, den Wind und das Layering. Oh ja, das Layering. In einer Stadt wie London in der es gut und gerne mal einen Unterschied von 15°C zwischen Außentemperatur und U-Bahn hat, ist Layering das einzig Wahre.

Als ich dieses Outfit zusammengestellt habe hatte ich eigentlich nichts bestimmtes im Sinn. Im Endeffekt finde ich es wäre fürs Oktoberfest gar nicht so ungeeignet. Obwohl man eigentlich im Dirndl gehen MUSS. Finde ich. Geht irgendwer dieses Jahr?

Diese wunderschöne Bluse hab ich bei einem netten Mädel aus Österreich erkreiselt, ich liebe das Muster und die Ärmel. Die Kette ist vom Portobello Markt von einem süßen Pärchen die lauter schöne Schmuckstücke nach eigenem Design aus Holz machen. Ich hab leider vergessen wie der Laden hieß, man konnte da auch online bestellen. Erinnert mich übrigens daran dass ich schon ewig nicht mehr da war, ich glaube am Samstag wärs mal wieder Zeit!

Irgendwelche Pläne fürs Wochenende?

xxx

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what i wore - yesterday

 

This is what I wore on the day Lena and me met up. The dress was a lucky find when I had a look around at Peacock’s and it was even on sale! It’s got a cute Peter Pan collar but you can’t really see it on these pics unfortunately… I got the necklace and the ring in Germany in a shop called New Yorker. They usually sell loads of crap, targeted at 14 year old emos so I was so surprised when I saw them! I also got some burgundy coloured pants and an aztec print top that day, so I guess they are now working on their image and stock.

The belt is from Zara, the bag and jacket from H&M and the shoes are from Topshop. They are super comfy and simply go with everything! At £38 they are also a steal for real leather boots so I advise you to be quick as they will sell out in no time! I would advise you to go one size up though cause they come quite small!

I will try to post yesterday’s pics tomorrow, I guess I am always a bit behind with things! Oh well. Tomorrow I will also try to get up early as we want to go to a car boot sale! I love car boot sales! ;)

Hope you are having a gorgeous weekend!

xxx

 

Hier also das Outfit das ich an dem Tag vom yesterday Post getragen habe. Das Kleid war ein Glücksgriff und sogar im Sale als ich letztens mal im Peacocks vorbeigeschaut habe. Es hat einen niedlichen Peter Pan Kragen, den man auf diesen Bildern aber leider nicht wirklich erkennen kann... Die Kette und den Ring hab ich in Deutschland im New Yorker gefunden. Da ich New Yorker normalerweise mit unsäglich quietsch bunten Shirts und Emo Sachen verbinde, war ich umso mehr überrascht als ich sie dort hängen sah. Ich hab an dem Tag auch eine weinrote Hose und ein Top mit Aztek Print gekauft also vermute ich dass sie wohl von dem alten Image weg wollen.
Der Gürtel ist aus Zara, die Tasche und Jacke von H & M und die Schuhe von Topshop. Sie sind super bequem und einfach mit allem kombinierbar. Für £38 sie sind auch ein Schnäppchen für echte Lederstiefel und ich rate jedem der sie haben will schnell zu sein; ich gehe davon aus dass sie in Kürze ausverkauft sind. Aber kauft sie unbedingt eine Nummer Größe größer, die fallen nämlich ziemlich klein aus!

Ich werd versuchen morgen die gestrigen Bilder zu posten, irgendwie bin ich immer ein wenig hinterher! Naja. Morgen heißt es auch früh aufstehen weil wir auf einen Flohmarkt gehen wollen. Ich liebe Flohmärkte! ;)
Ich hoffe ihr habt ein wunderschönes Wochenende!

xxx

the boots thing

So I’ve got my Topshop order today (everythings lovely, the flats are probably my most comfortable flats everrrr!) but the boots were too small. Does anyone have the same issue with Topshop shoes, that they are too small like 90% of the time? Anyways, so I checked online and they were already sold out one size bigger so I had to go to Oxford Circus to exchange them.

I hate that store. Don’t get me wrong – the store decoration, the stock, the variety… it’s all great but it’s just too much for me to bare! All those people and the music and the light and the colours! Phew! Makes me dizzy! Anyone know what I mean? I go through and think wow this is great – and that ! And that! And I never buy anything there because I just have that urge to get out as soon as I can!

Anyways, so I got the right size, am super happy and make my way back to the exit when I came across these (on the feet of a mannequin):

Gorgeous right? Like Alexander Wang had a go at the Acne Pistol Boots.

So they were spinning around in my head until I came home and I researched them, apparently they are a special edition from ages ago and around £200? Yeah whatever.

Apropos Pistol boots. I feel like everybody is lusting over those babes right now and only a few are able to pay the £360.00 for the real deal, so I was more than exited when I saw these while browsing:

Yes please??? 

You cannot deny the resemblence. I think they are just perfect and a style staple; not too high, simple yet with that certain touch. Now I am just hoping and praying that they will come back in stock! For comparison: These are the original Acne Pistol Boots:

 

There is also a brand called AKIRA that sell a similar pair for about £70 but I haven’t been quick enough and they sold out too! Arrrgh!

The AKIRA version.

Which one do you prefer? Or do you think it’s all just a hype? Leave a comment and do tell!

xxx