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Accessories to Murder #31

Posted on 5 June, 2016 by She and Hem — No Comments ↓

Hello and welcome to the 31st Accessories to Murder! Are you ready to delve into the world of amazing accessories featuring not one but two awesome Lazy Oaf goodies? Excellent. Without further ado, here are the accessories that have made it onto this week’s She and Hem’s Most Wanted.

Accessories to Murder #30 | She and Hem | Novelty Accessories — Summer Patch Set | £25 | The Whitepepper

I recently spotted these fun patches and thought that somebody a lot more crafty than I could create something quite wonderful with them. A lot like the fab dress above. They would look so great with the dress of the moment, this denim beauty from Zara. Are you a fan of patches? If so, send me a picture of something you have created!

Lazy Oaf have got novelty in the bag right now with these two incredible pieces. They are just so fun. Only a real Muppet wouldn’t love this Miss Piggy shoulder bag. The Killing It clutch reminds me of being in Lisbon, swooning over all of the colorful sardine tins in local stores. Those are a lot prettier than they sound, I promise!

Well, ahoy there! Hot on Lazy Oaf’s heels for the best novelty bag crown is ASOS. Here’s their catch of the day for all our mermaid readers, of which we have a surprising amount! There’s nothing fishy about this fetching clutch bag, and at £25, you’re not shelling out so much that your bank balance will get into a boatload of trouble!

Something else ASOS are particularly good at is shoes, glorious shoes.Take these Unicorn flats, for example. Even though they have a sparkly horn (!), these pastel coloured slip-ons are subtle enough to wear anywhere. I find ASOS shoes super comfortable, so I would imagine these would be no different.

Speaking of shoes, these fruity beauties caught my eye this week. They are on the pricey side, but don’t be too bitter, as they would be such a playful accessory for a Summer wedding, especially as they also do a matching bag. Anthropologie, we are really sweet on you. Zesty!

Last but certainly not least is this hat from Kate Spade. I say hat, it’s actually a cloche, which makes it even better. Who doesn’t want to take a cute cloche on their holidays? This cloche does not lie, I do need a vacation, but until then I’ll be more than happy sitting on my balcony in a bikini and this hat. With a jumper, blanket and cup of tea as well of course, because England.

Until next week, keep accessorising!

Black, White and Red all over

Posted on 24 February, 2016 by She and Hem — 3 Comments ↓

Black, White and Red all over | Boden | She and Hem

We are loving the many colourful stripes of 2016 but there’s something so classically stylish about keeping things monochrome. It’s just such a delightfully versatile print dontcha think? However, being us, we like to throw in a few bright bold colours when putting together any outfit. Let’s make those black and white stripes really pop!

Black, White and Red all over | Boden | She and Hem

We each styled the beautiful box pleated Maggie Ottoman Skirt from Boden*. The skirt is available in both mini and midi lengths and is in the most gorgeous heavy jersey material (zero ironing required – bonus!), plus it has pockets and you know how much we love a pocket!

I (Jo) plumped for the mini length which I was pleased to discover isn’t realllly so mini and hits just above the knee making it work appropriate! Hoorah. I teamed it with a yellow Visual Cashmere jumper, also from Boden*, which I thought helped make quite a nice transitional outfit thanks to the 3/4 sleeves. FYI these photos were taken on the one day of the year that the sun was out in full force so I got a bit carried away and thought Spring had arrived! The white polkadot tights are from UKTights (although they don’t seem to exist anywhere in the world – if anyone knows where I can get another pair please leave a comment!) and my black boots are an old pair from THE WHITEPEPPER. I finished off by tying a polkadot scarf round my head which was in no way whatsoever a cunning ploy just to hide my roots.

Victoria is totally rocking the midi length with gusto (we both agreed we feel much more comfortable in some sort of heel when wearing anything this length) and when teamed with Boden’s* poppy red Everyday Jumper those stripes become extra eye-catching. It’s such a good look – so much so in fact that Victoria ended up wearing a variation of this outfit to London Fashion Week….but that’s a post for another day. She kept her tights nude and finished off with those amazing Orla Kiely for Clarks shoes that make me so jealous whenever I see them. Oh Orla, please please please do more high-street collaborations!

Black, White and Red all over | Boden | She and Hem

WARNING: Monochrome stripes will attract monochrome moggies.

J&V x

Double Thumbs Dresses will return next week x

Double Thumbs Dresses #69

Posted on 17 February, 2016 by She and Hem — No Comments ↓

Hello hello! Welcome back to Double Thumbs Dresses! It’s time once again for our frocktacular roundup of the dresses deemed worthy of the highly coveted Double Thumbs seal of approval….

Button Cuff Angel Dress White Sushi Print £55 from THE WHITEPEPPER

Hold on to your hats folks for the new THE WHITEPEPPER collection is soy fun that I think a party cannon has just exploded IN MY FACE. This smock dress with cropped sleeves is festooned with super adorable sushi, plus the odd panda and rainbow chucked in for good measure. This frock had better not sell out or else I’ll lose my tempura.

Blue Crepe Colour Block Collared Dress £70 from River Island

Ah, this River Island number is so purdy. I just love the blue and white together and the colour block panels work really nicely. How insanely gorgeous is that floral collar though? I may need to track this one down in store for a closer inspection.

With stripes being the in thing at the moment and blue and coral set to be the hawt colour combination of the season, this Oasis dress is taking trends and smashing them like it’s nobody’s business.

Patterned Dress in Black Dog £14.99 from H&M

I do love a novelty animal print so happy was I when I stumbled across these monochrome mutts on the H&M website. So cute! This frock is also available in two other non-novelty-animal prints if dogs aren’t your bag.

Button Front Shirt Dress With Rainbow Embroidery And Cloud Collar £65 from Lazy Oaf at ASOS

Lazy Oaf sure do know how to raise a smile don’t they? I adore this gorgeous blue shirt dress with it’s massive white scalloped collar and super sweet embroidered rainbow motif. It’s so bright and cheery!

Frill Detail Floral Dress £39 from Urban Outfitters

How sweet is this floral affair from Urban Outfitters? I’m digging the high neck and love the little extra details like the subtle bit of lace across the chest and the frills at the neck.

Liza Zebra Dress £54 from Sugarhill Boutique at John Lewis

We love a bit of Sugarhill Boutique here at She and Hem (*spoiler alert* there’s a new style post coming soon!) so I was very happy to find this John Lewis exclusive. Who doesn’t love a good zebra or 12? Such a good print and love that it’s cut to the knee.

This Zara tunic dress is joyously jazzy! The contrasting prints and colours make it really pop and it’s pretty much just a dream dress come true. Top work, everyone.

THE WHITEPEPPER x She and Hem

Posted on 29 November, 2015 by She and Hem — No Comments ↓

Thanks to their love of super fun vintage inspired fashion, we are always excited when a new THE WHITEPEPPER lookbook drops into our inbox. As two girls who love to play dress-up, the ‘Peek A Boo I See You’ collection for AW15 was always going to be right up our street! Taking influence from childhood days, this collection is all about the fun factor with a whimsical approach that successfully mixes childish influences (think dolls, playgrounds, and a sprinkling of Kawaii) with fashion for proper grownups, that’s us!….sadly. Stupid adulthood.

Naturally we couldn’t wait to get our hands on the Painted Paw shift dress, which thankfully comes in both pink and grey. We do love a bit of matchy matchy! We are not alone in our love for quirk, as so many people have admired those beautifully manicured embroidery hands. We’ve really been (White)peppered with compliments. A hands-down hit on the dress front, for sure! These dresses are so easy to dress up or down, as you can wear pretty much anything underneath the versatile sleeveless round neck design.

We’ve been styling them with winter jumpers and thick woolly tights as, we don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s quite cold out there. I (Victoria) went for the the Painted Paw shift dress in grey* and wore it with white tights from M&S, a belt from Next and the glitzy Audbrey Bow Flats* from Boden. Jo chose the Painted Paw shift dress in pink* and the incredible Half Face Bag in black*. She accessorized with a white blouse with bow detail from Zara, white tights from Topshop and the Round Heel Ankle Boots* which are also from THE WHITEPEPPER. Twinning is winning!

J&Vx

Accessories to Murder #16 Bag Special

Posted on 4 May, 2015 by She and Hem — No Comments ↓

Hello and welcome to the 16th Accessories to Murder. Are you ready to delve into the world of amazing accessories? Excellent! Without further ado, here are the accessories that have made it onto this week’s She and Hem’s Most Wanted. It’s a big ol’ bag bonanza this week!

Origami Boat Shoulder Bag | The Whitepepper | She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Origami shoulder bag from The Whitepepper via ASOS

I used to have a titanic fear of novelty boat bags, but that ship sailed when I laid eyes on this Origami shoulder bag from The Whitepepper via ASOS. Yes, it maybe a novelty bag, but it looks big enough to use day to day and definitely floats my boat.

Dino Clutch Bag | The Whitepepper | She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Dino Clutch from The Whitepepper via ASOS

Boom! This Dinosaur clutch bag is dino-mite. You can always rely on The Whitepepper for a great animal clutch. Remember those unicorn beauts? This season, you will mostly find me carrying this dino whilst zealously humming the Jurassic Park theme tune. It’ll be roarsome.

Cara Camera Bag | Accessorize| She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Cara Camera Bag from Accessorize

Accessorize have updated their cute Cara Camera Bag, although I’m sorry to tell you that you still can’t take a selfie with it. Unlucky. If that makes you a little snappy, perhaps you should go for their Apple Juice Bag instead? It’s very a-peeling indeed! Having admired it in store several times, I would say this fun and fruity little number is just about big enough to carry your essentials in.

Apple Juice Bag | Accessorize| She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Apple Juice Bag from Accessorize

I’ve really been impressed with New Look’s selection of bags ever since getting my amazing Orange clutch that I took along to the Company Awards last year. This year, they have gone bonkers for bananas and preposterous for pineapples. Not to mention wacky about watermelon, ludicrous for lemons and silly for strawberries. What a bunch of fruitcakes! I just couldn’t feature New Look without giving you the scoop on their delightful Ice Cream Clutch. Perfect for any day of the week, especially a Sundae…

Pineapple Clutch | New Look | She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Yellow Pineapple Clutch from New Look

Banana Clutch | New Look | She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Yellow Banana Clutch from New Look

Ice Cream Clutch Bag | New Look | She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Ice Cream Clutch from New Look

I’ve been trying to get my hands on one of these Next Drumstick Clutch bags since I first saw them pop up on Next’s Instagram during a recent press day. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get one in any local stores or online, until the other day when I managed to track them down, hiding in the clearance section online! Sweet victory! What’s even sweeter is, that it’s just been reduced from £32 to £11. Definitely the best bargain I’ve seen all year.

Novelty Drumstick Lolly Bag | Next | She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Drumstick Clutch from Next

Lastly I’ve chosen this Postcard Clutch, again from Next. Although both bags are called clutch’s, they do both come with chains, so can be worn over the shoulder. If Next bring out any more incredible bags, I’ll be sure to keep you posted!

Novelty Postcard Bag | Next | She and Hem | Accessories to Murder — Postcard Clutch from Next

Please let me know if you’ve seen any amazing bags recently!

Double Thumbs Dresses #54

Posted on 3 April, 2015 by She and Hem — 1 Comment ↓

Hello hello! Welcome back to Double Thumbs Dresses and a very happy Easter to you all! It’s time once again for our frocktacular roundup of the dresses deemed worthy of the highly coveted Double Thumbs seal of approval….

Sunflower Dress £59 from Dickins & Jones

Candy stripe dress £59 from Dickins and Jones

First up we have two gorgeous tea dresses from Dickins & Jones at House of Fraser, who for me are totally hitting it out of the park when it comes to vintage inspired fashion! The first frock features a stunning yellow sunflower print that will certainty turn heads! I just love the little v-neck detail and the nipped in waste will make it super flattering and easy to wear. The second is such a cute little dress with a candy stripe print, rounded collar and little buttons to fasten it up at the back. It also has a lovely bow belt! Both dresses would make the perfect additions to any spring/summer wardrobe and I fear both are destined to be mine!

Hold the phone, this beautiful seaside print dress is a supermarket bargain! How gorgeous is that print? The colours are simply fabulous and I cannot believe that it’s only £20. My size is currently out of stock on the website (sob) so I will be elbowing my way around my nearest ASDA until I find one!

Blue Summer Cocktails £75 from Emily and Fin

And after all that elbowing what better way to celebrate than with a cocktail? I feel this fifties style sundress from Emily and Fin would be just the ticket! It’s so much fun! I adore the red and blues together and it’s such a fab summer print. Mojito, anyone?

Vintage Shift Dress in Geo Print £55 from ASOS

I full on gasped when I saw this stunning ASOS dress. That’s how much I love it! It’s like the vintage dress of my dreams and I just want to wear it everywhere with some massive hair and some equally massive sunglasses. Gimmie.

Dinosaur Smock Dress Multicolour £55 from THE WHITEPEPPER

This THE WHITEPEPPER smock dress is pretty dino-mite, amiright? It’s such an adorable print and the playful childlike design works perfectly with the shape of the dress. I want to swoosh around in it! I also really love the blue underlayer which really makes the dress standout.

Festival Bunting Print Smock Dress £50 from Sugarhill Boutique

Ice Lolly Print Midi Fit and Flare Dress £55 from Sugarhill Boutique

Last but not least we have these two wonderful frocks from Sugarhill Boutique, who always know the way to my novelty print loving heart! Elephants and bunting you say? Sure, why not. Fab and rocket ice lollies? Consider it done! Both prints are totally delightful but I would expect nothing less from the masters of the playful print.

London Fashion Week AW15: Day Two

Posted on 20 March, 2015 by She and Hem — No Comments ↓

#LFW: Day 2 Street Style | Twinning Pastels | She and Hem | 2015 — Photo by Celine Gaille for Runway Manhattan

We started off Day 2 of LFW with a trip to the Orla Kiely showcase (which we have written a post about here!). After that, we had some time to kill between shows, so we decided to go and check out the ever fabulous Somerset House. Pretty standard London Fashion Week activities I’m sure you will agree. What we are not so accustomed to is how we traveled there… in a stretch hummer! The lovely Kristabel from I Want You To Know captured this in her awesome Fashion Week Vlog. Be warned, the vlog does feature me (Victoria) getting a little over excited and doing what the kids are now calling #hummerdance.

I wore the Square Print Pleat Skirt Dress from The Whitepepper with probably the most worn item in my wardrobe ever, my yellow Ingrid Coat from Boden* (now in the sale!). I accessorised with fun spotty tights from UK Tights*, white ASOS Strike Heels and a yellow Westminster bag from Boden*. Jo wore a gorgeous Needle and Thread tulle skirt from ASOS, with a vintage blue jacket from Heartfelt Vintage and floral Emilie top from Boden*. Her Alice Heels are also from Boden and that glorious pink bag is Kate Spade.

Our jazzy outfits proved to be quite the hit on the cobbles, and we ended up popping up all over the place. Some of our favourite features we saw over the weekend were Yahoo’s best street style, ASOS Fashion Finder, STYLELDN and Boden Diaries. We had such a blast that we often struggled to pull our best ‘we are very serious about fashion’ faces.

We had quite a busy schedule that afternoon, but our favourite show was the couture collection from Hellavagirl. The show was a kaleidoscopic dream! Vibrant, dramatic and seriously sparkly. Just look at those incredible giant sequin bow headbands!

#LFW: Day 2 Street Style | Twinning Pastels | She and Hem | 2015

Having been up since 7am and in need of a pick me up, we made use of our central location and decided to head back to base for a quick G&T and get changed into our chirpy Poppy frocks before heading out to our evening shows. Lady Gaga would be proud! I wore the Iris Navy Budgie Dress and Jo wore the Mable White Budgie Dress. Keep your eyes peeled and your beaks sharpened for a new Poppy post next week.

#LFW: Day 2 Street Style | Poppy England | She and Hem | 2015

London Fashion Week AW15: Day 3 coming next week, you lucky things!

V&Jx

London Fashion Week AW15: Day 1 OOTD

Posted on 11 March, 2015 by She and Hem — 4 Comments ↓

London Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2015 | Street Style | She and Hem | Outfit of the Day 1

During London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2015, we spent three incredibly fun days attending shows, randomly bumping into blogger buddies and drinking several palm trees worth of Vita Coco. With British fashion stronger than ever, we were so happy to be in the capital for one of our favourite events of the year. Second only to pancake day, obviously.

On day one, with a strong coffee in hand, we headed over to Somerset House super early ready for the first show of the season, J.JS Lee. After the show, and before bumping into the lovely Joseph and Kristabel, we took a few outfit photos in the midst of all the fashionable fun. We were very kindly loaned a few beautiful items from the glorious Heartfelt Vintage in Bristol. I (Victoria) wore an original 1970’s black velvet skirt with a colorful jacket by House of Frou Frou, both from Heartfelt Vintage. My white shirt is from Marks & Spencer, the yellow square shoulder bag is vintage and my new favourite Dilly heels are Orla Kiely for Clarks. Jo’s floral 1950’s dress and vintage cloche also came from Heartfelt vintage, which she teamed with a black leather jacket from Marks & Spencer, a yellow Westminster bag from Boden and black round heel ankle boots from The Whitepepper.

London Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2015 | Street Style | She and Hem | Outfit of the Day 1

Keep an eye out for London Fashion Week Day 2 and 3 OOTD’s next week!

V&Jx

Double Thumbs Dresses #43

Posted on 21 August, 2014 by She and Hem — 2 Comments ↓

Hello hello! It’s Double Thumbs time again! Our roundup of the dresses we have deemed worthy of the highly coveted She and Hem Double Thumbs seal of approval. Let’s begin!

Guest of Honor Dress in Balloons £56.99 (ish) by Effie’s Heart from Modcloth

I think we’ve successfully established that we really appreciate a good hot air balloon print, especially when it’s on a dress! This Effie’s Heart dress from Modcloth therefore ticks all of the right She and Hem boxes. Plus it has a massive bow. You just can’t argue with that level of brilliance

Yours Truly Dress £59 by Emily and Fin available to Pre Order from Aspire Style

Tea Time Dress £59 by Emily and Fin available to Pre-Order from Aspire Style

Speaking of brilliance, the Emily and Fin A/W collection has truly blown my novelty print loving socks off. For the impatient among you (hi), a few of the pieces are already available to pre-order from Aspire Style. Look at those adorable little envelopes! Look at those adorable little forks! I can also promise you skiers, roaming deer and figure skaters in the future. Crikey.

Ava Long Sleeves in Brown Hardware Store £159 from Poppy

Yet more torture for the bank balance as Poppy have also unveiled their A/W collection. There are a lot of lovely new prints to choose from but I instantly fell for this hardware print frock. I just hope I don’t feel like a tool in it.

It may be August (emphasis on the may. Sunshine, why do you hate us?) but I have already found a contender for my Christmas and New Year dress. I love this sparkly 60’s inspired number from Monsoon. So shiny.

Princess Dress in Ivory £125 from Pretty Eccentric

Whilst we were in Brighton last week we discovered our new favourite shop, Pretty Eccentric. We spent an embarrassing amount of time cooing over all of the fabulous dresses and totally fell in love with this stunning lace princess dress. We really need to go to more balls.

Skater Dress with Contrast Belt £28 from ASOS

There’s something ever so pleasing about this ASOS skater dress. I love the navy and white together and can imagine throwing it on for any occasion. The shape is gorgeous too. A perfect ‘go to’ dress.

Trees and Bluebell Print Dress £75 by Uttam Boutique from Yumi

This is quite the gorgeous print dress from Uttam. I adore the beautiful trees and flowers but those colours just take it to a whole other level of dreamy. Perfect.

Shift Dress in Scuba in Cat Print with Peplem Hem £38 from ASOS

Well, it seemed unlikely we were going to get through a Double Thumbs without any cats didn’t it? Thank you dear ASOS for making this ridiculous purple pussy dress of wonder.

T-Shirt Smock Dress in Egg Print £55 from THE WHITEPEPPER

It’s no yolk, this really is an egg print smock dress! THE WHITEPEPPER have really gone to town with their Fry Up collection and I have to say it really is cracking. I know there will be a massive scramble for these so I’m going to buy one before they all get poached.

Sorry

Have you read Double Thumbs Dresses #42?

Double Thumbs Dresses #19

Posted on 11 November, 2013 by She and Hem — No Comments ↓

Well, it’s Monday again (boo) but that means it’s time for Double Thumbs Dresses (yay!). That’s right, I’m back once again with a round-up of dresses considered worthy enough to receive the highly coveted She and Hem Double Thumbs seal of approval. It really is highly coveted, you know. This week is a bit of an odd one in that I seem to have been attracted to very similar dresses. We begin with three rosy numbers, continue with three sparkly affairs and finish off with something completely different. Just to keep you on your toes…

Hearts & Bows Floral Romario Smock Dress £26.99 from Ark

Rosy frock #1 comes courtesy of Ark. It’s a gorgeous smock shape with beautifully detailed roses, which I find rather Alice in Wonderlandesque. Off with her head! As always, I’m a big fan of the Peter-Pan collar and those lovely short sleeves.

Rosy frock #2 is this dapper 50s number from Peacocks, who have consistently been producing wonderful dresses in this shape for a while now.I bought this one from Double Thumbs #13 and it gets no end of compliments whenever I wear it. Thumbs firmly in the upward trajectory.

And rosy dress #3 is this twirly wonder from People Tree. A bit more expensive than the other two but surely a dress worthy of a special occasion. Plus, it has a big bow. I’ll spend anything on a big bow.

Sleeveless Spangle Dress Gold - THE WHITEPEPPER — Sleeveless Spangle Dress £58 from The Whitepepper

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