WISH LIST: Carrie-inspired

When I spotted the fabulous Susie of Bargainista Fashionista twirling in her gorgeous Carrie skirt from Whistles, I knew that I had found the sartorial "one":

I am totally in love with this skirt. What is not to love? Brights? Check! Pleats? Check! Waisted? Check! Midi? Maybe not... but it does come in a midi length version too! Not only that but it has been named after one of my all-time favourite fashionistas. Now, I just have to locate a store near me with my size... Oh, and the £95 to pay for it! Anyone?

Have you been lucky enough to get your hands on the Carrie skirt?

Asos Black

I’ve recently discovered ASOS BLACK which is a capsule collection brought to you by asos. The collections are simple dressed-up designs made with luxe fabrics. The pieces are really wearable and good value for the quality and design. I’ve always been a bit wary of buying online due to not being able to try before buying however in this case I am more than willing to make the exception.

Asos Black, Loop Detail Racer Back, £36.
Gorgeous nude vest, perfect for going from day to night

Asos Black, Pleat Front Peg Leg Trousers, £65

Perfect black peg trousers to add to your staple collection

Asos Black, Pleated Tiered Mini Skirt, £45.00

Love this tiered skirt, great fun and perfect for the party season

Asos Black, One Shoulder Organza, £85.00
My favourite dress on the high street this A/W, beautiful ruffle details

Leather Trousers Wish List

I've been dreaming of leather trousers recently, Isabel Marant's leather biker ones to be precise. These trousers are amazing and have been seen on the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle Macpherson and Gemma Arterton. Unfortunately the £1500 price tag is a little steep for me so I shall be channeling some on the high street. Any good recommendations?

A/W Shopping Wish List

The best thing about the change of season is creating a new wardrobe from existing favourites and carefully trawling through magazines, the net and shops and making notes on the perfect autumn/winter additions.

There seems to be a plethora of great pieces to be had this season, here is a much refined list of my absolute favourites:

1. Angel Jackson snakeskin lianto handbag - A beautiful classic handbag that will be such a great investment for years to come.
2. Fingerless gloves - The gloves that keep your hands warm as well as allowing you to apply lip gloss, text, and rummage in your bag for your keys/purse/oyster card. What more could you want?
   
3. Anything from Cos this season - I keep on raving to anyone who will listen at the moment about Cos' A/W collection; it is quite honestly amazing! So much so that I've blown my monthly food/socialising/clothing/emergency budget on Cos clothes last Thursday. Bring on next payday.
4. Silk shirt -I have been trawling for a beautiful silk shirt for about 18 months now with no luck. May the search continue.
   
5. The perfect skinny trousers from Gap - As seen in every fashion page in the past month. However I have trawled many Gap stores in the past few weeks only to find that they have been sold out. A shop assistant did helpfully suggest the other day that I ate solidly for a fortnight to fit into the last pair of larger skinny trousers if I really wanted a pair, I'm tempted...

Patricia Nicolas Jewellery

Continuing on the jewellery theme - can you tell that I’m a little obsessed with the stuff - here is another young designer that is producing beautiful pieces: Patricia Nicolas. I love her new ‘The Boyfriends’ collection featuring skull pendants. My jewellery wish list seems to be getting bigger by the day...