Beach Blues

Dress - TK Maxx

Flipflops - Fit Flop

Hola readers!

So the weather has been a bit shitty, and following an extreeemely muddy weekend at Secret Garden Party, I felt it was time to bring some beachy vibes back into your life, and well.. into mine. Nothing cheers me up quite like looking through holiday photos and we took some beautiful ones in Barcelona so here they are! If you didn't check it out before, Danie (instagram: @_luciaphotography), my wonderful best friend AND incredible photographer has been shooting these past few posts, so have a look at her page and give it a follow. 

I'm aware FitFlops are hilarious looking, but they are soo comfy and I don't care. Based on the insane views on my previous fitness post, small tip; these badboys have been the easiest way to tone my legs without having had the chance to go running or keep up with my normal regimes during the intense Barcelona heat. They actually have a 50% sale right now so I'd get in there before other fashionista's grab them all lmao.

I know summer brings that ridiculous stress to look perfect in a bikini but a lot of feeling good about yourself doesn't actually come from looking good. Not that I'm so great at it either, but it all starts with believing you look good and deserve to feel it! Blogging has been my outlet for that, finding a way to feel good about yourself whilst building your own confidence at the same time. Hope I've cheered up your rainy days and also you've enjoyed catching up!

Anyway, thanks for visiting elliemikaela as always, share and comment, it makes me extremely happy!!

Big loves and happy summer-ing!

xo

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Maxi-ing With Some Grapes

Maxi Dress - TKMaxx

Shoes - Reebok Classic, Hi-Tops

Necklaces (Is there such a thing as too many at once? The answer is no) - 

Daisy Necklace- no idea

Coin Necklace - Portuguese Coin on Chain

Elephant Necklace - La Moda Charm on Chain

Heart Necklace- Rocks

'ellie' Necklace - Prague Market

We have had that vine for... well ever, and it has never had grapes, UNTIL NOW MY FRIENDS. This was very exciting so I took pics, to be fair they tasted disgusting and gave me a tummy-ache but whatever, they look pretty and that's all that mattered. Not much to say about this outfit except I wore it today on my 2nd Monday as a fashion student! Eek! If you have been keeping up with my other blog that I have had to start for the course you can see what I've been doing, the link to that blog is on a tab at the top of the page labelled 'Fashion and Textiles Blog'...or you can just click 'here'. But go check that out, I need as much feedback as possible as it goes towards my final mark so help me out please!!

Anyway, back to outfit, this dress is fab, the slits up the side make it really cool and airy and easy to walk in, unlike my other maxi's that I end up penguin walking in. I find TKMaxx can be a bit like Primark, where you have to search hard for the good stuff, but it is there. You can't really see my jumper but it's just a knitted off-the-shoulder topshop one, goes with everything. Perfectly slouchy.
This cuteeeee elephant necklace came with my La Moda Giveaway, and I adore it, I took it off the leather strap as I wanted to interchange the length of it depending on what I was wearing, but at £2.50 they're worth checking out, link here.

I feel like Princess Ariel as my hair's gone so red in the sun.. *smiles to self* Around this time last year I had to learn to love my curls, for straightening meant death to hair and my hair started to fall out which was kinda bad. So this is a message to all you girls who hate your curls, you shouldn't. 

Thanks and goodnight

xo 

Internship at Reiss's Head

Hihi readers,

This past month I have been an extremely lucky girl, I was given the chance to intern at Reiss Head Office in the Womenswear Design Department. As some of you may know I did a week work experience with them last year and they asked me back for this summer for a month internship. *screams*

Although this is how I felt for the first week....

But by the end I was like..

*queue extremely sassy walk down bond street*

Yah SO

This is a small collection of some of the outfits I have worn so far, obviously I have worn more than 7 but there are only so many pictures a girl can take and edit before she cries. The majority of these clothes I have mixed and matched over the month. I might do a second 'Ootd(s)' for this internship to show some of the other items I wore just in case you are DYING to know, and I wouldn't want anybody to die. 

Outfit 1

Top - Mums, vintage

Jeans - Forever 21

Shoes - Truffles, Amazon

Earrings - Primark

Bag - Osprey

Rings:

Blue Ring - Dubai (present) 

Double Ring - Berlin (random Australian girl gave me it) 

Midi Ring - Topshop 

Bracelets:

Sweetie Bracelet - Links 

Blue Plaited Bracelet - Idk it was a present soz

Name Tag - Barmiztvah pres

Outfit 2

Top - H&m

Sheer-back Blazer - Fenwick

Bra - Calvin K (ultimate bae)

Jeans - Self Ripped (DIY link here)

Shoes - TK Maxx

Leather Rucksack - Radley

Ring and Earrings - Forever 21

'ellie' Necklace - Prague Old Town Square Market

Outfit 3

Earrings - Forever 21

Top - Miss Selfridge

Trousers - TK Maxx 

Shoes - (Mums shh lol)

Outfit 4

White Trousers - Mango

Crotchet Shirt - Warehouse

Bag - (as before)

Earrings - (as before)

Shoes - (as before)

Outfit 5

White Trousers - Mango

Shirt - Absolute Vintage, Brick Lane Branch (£3!?!?!)

Earrings - (as before)

Shoes - (as before)

Outfit 6 

Can't remember where these trousers are from sorry, will get back to you on that one...

Sheer Top - Small Shop in Sheffield (sorry don't know that one either)

Bag - Topshop

Necklace - Rocks

Outfit 7

Trousers - TK Maxx 

Top - Topshop 

Necklace - DIY

Bag - (as before)

Shoes - (as before)

Blazer - Debenhams

Rings - (as before)

+ Ring from Camden Market

The beauty that I have discovered about working in fashion is that you can practically wear whatever you want, because at the end of the day if it your own personal style and its 'proper' then why shouldn't you wear it!? Black suits are for lawyers and funeral directors, I don't believe looking smart-ish means suits, and it definitely doesn't mean black only. Bring back colour mon amigos! Ye I know I wore 1 black out, but hey gimme a break, I was running out of clothes.
Anywho going off track, I had to shoot these all in one day hence why my hair doesn't change, and I also had had only a few hours sleep so I apologise for my face.

Anyway, it has been the best month and nothing has made me more determined to continue with my dreams to do fashion design. Hope you enjoyed this, let me know what you think in the comments; what your favourite outfit was and what kind of things you wear to work. (Mine was 3 but whatever you don't have to say that one)


Lots of love
xo

"You sold your soul to the devil when you put on your first pair of Jimmy Choo's, I saw it."

 

Dressing For The Flag

Maxi Dress - TK Maxx

Heels - Primark

Belt - No idea

Lip liner - Rimmel London

Lipstick - Mac 'Russian Red'

Earings - I want to say St Albans Market, but I can't actually remember

If you are wondering what 'OOTD' stands for, it means 'Outfit Of The Day' (just in case)
A little while ago I bought this cute maxi from TK Maxx and I think it's the perfect balance between daywear and nightwear, swapping in a pair of trainers and a fedora for big earings and a pair of heels. As the bottom of the dress is slit up the sides it can be easily tied up to make it 'beachy' and therefore casual, or left long and floaty, hence 'nightwear.'
And no.. I don't mean nightwear in the sense of what one wears to bed, because (just a guess here) but I don't know any 18 year olds who sleep in floor length dresses.

Don't actually have much to say about this, as its just a very simple outfit. Obviously featuring plaits, how else would I tame my hair and red lipstick just to bring it together. Ah...I am the colours of the British flag, how appropriate following their recent success in the world cup. 

As always, ta for reading, following, sharing

means a lot, be back soon!

xoxo