Topshop Baxter pastel jeans

Sunglasses - ASOS

Coat - Monki

Jumper - Marc by Marc Jacobs

Jeans - Topshop

Cat socks - Topshop

Shoes - Clarks

Bag - American Apparel

Nail polish - Revlon "Cloud"

I had a lovely time in Paris this weekend; eating steak, drinking wine and seeing some amazing art at the Louvre and the Musee D'Orsay. Here, I'm wearing my new Topshop Baxter pastel skinnies in the beautiful Jardins des Tuileries.

Inbetween Days

Sunglasses - ASOS

Blouse - American Apparel

Skirt - Primark

Tights - ASOS

Shoes - Clarks

Bag - American Apparel

What I wore yesterday, when it was too cold for bare legs but sunny enough to try out my new cats eye shades.

Primark car print blouse

This week, I finally got my hands on Primark's car-print blouse, "inspired by"* Prada's spring-summer 2012 collection.

I rushed down to Marble Arch on Tuesday night, expecting huge queues outside and crowds of marauding fashionistas inside, fighting over the last size 10. Instead I found several racks full of the blouse, largely ignored by the hordes of Primark bargain-hunters.

In my state of frenzied excitement, I grabbed the top in both pale blue and lemon and headed to the till.

I can confirm that the blouse, with its 50s Americana print, is nearly identical to the real thing. What it lacks in quality, it makes up for in its sheer bargainousness (is that a word?).

*shamelessy ripped-off from

Blouse - Primark

Cardigan - Primark

Skirt - ASOS

Belt - ASOS

Necklace - Monki

Shoes - ASOS

Leather pouch - American Apparel

Nail polish - Barry M "Peach Melba"

Lipstick - Topshop "Confession"

American Apparel cable-knit pullover

Beret - American Apparel

Blouse - New Look

Pullover - American Apparel

Laura Palmer badge - Bookhouse Creations on Etsy

Belt - ASOS

Skirt - Hobbs NW3

Socks - American Apparel

Shoes - Hobbs NW3

Bag - American Apparel

It's virtually impossible to look good in this cold weather. Any nice outfit gets ruined by excess layers: hats, scarves, vests, extra jumpers and multiple pairs of tights. To be honest, shortly after these photos were taken I added another jumper and a snood. The only solution is to invest in knitwear - like this American Apparel pullover. When you can't take your jumper off, at least make sure it's a pretty one.

American Apparel leather carry-all pouches

Leather carry-all pouches - American Apparel

There's something quite edible about these soft leather pouches. They come in all kinds of colours, and at the moment I love the pastel shades. I like to use them as clutch bags for day or night, or else just look at them.

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Ambushed

Hat - American Apparel, jumper - Marc by Marc Jacobs, coat - TBA at Urban Outfitters, 

trousers - ASOS, bag- Primark, boots - Topshop

Call me shallow, but I get a weird sense of satisfaction when I buy something simply because I like it, and it turns out to be a fashion "thing". When I bought a black dress from Pearl Lowe's collection for Peacocks a few years ago, I couldn't help but feel smug when I read that Courtney Love had declared it was very "her in the nineties" and had asked for one to be couriered to her hotel in New York, while other celebs also joined the waiting list.

I recently bought these boots from Topshop, because I thought they looked nice and because I thought they would be comfortable and practical. Later, I looked at them online and found out they had been selling out all over the place.

These boots, which Topshop calls "Ambush", are apparently inspired by a pair of boots by uber-cool label Acne - the Acne Pistol boots. Acne's version was priced at £350 and is now sold out.

I love the fact that I wandered in to Topshop Oxford Circus, vaguely fancying some new boots, and picked up these beauties, only to discover that they are indeed a "thing". And I also love that I got them for £275 less than the Acne Pistols.

Country Life

Coat - Monki, Jumper - Marc by Marc Jacobs, T-Shirt - American Apparel, 

Trousers - ASOS, Necklace - Urban Outfitters, Shoes - Topshop, Green bag - Forever 21, 

Shopper - Marc by Marc Jacobs

We spent yesterday visiting my boyfriend's uncle in Rutland. He lives in a lovely old house in very pretty grounds. The perfect place for wearing my favourite autumnal colours.