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.

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"

Spring cravings

It's only January 7th, and already I'm bored of my winter wardrobe. It's just so...well, wintry.

I've started craving pastel colours like they're cupcakes, and black just doesn't feel right. I blame the cover of February's Elle, featuring Dakota Fanning (total cutie) in a Prada blouse and Nicola Roberts gracing the cover of InStyle in Preen.

Even though it's cold and windy outside, these are the kind of items I'm coveting.

Stocking fillers

Coat - Monki

Blouse - Monki

Necklace - Monki

Skirt - ASOS

Bag - Marc by Marc Jacobs

Tights - ASOS

Shoes - Topshop

I was lucky enough to receive some of the things I'm wearing here as stocking fillers from my lovely boyfriend. I gave him a pretty big hint ("anything from Monki") and this is what he came up with: a yellow blouse and cute apple necklace. This man knows my taste.

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.

San Francisco's calling us

I recently returned to my beloved California, spending time in San Francisco, Berkeley, Yosemite, Big Sur and Santa Cruz. Here are some shots from San Francisco.

Dress - Forever 21, jacket - Topshop, necklace - Marc by Marc Jacobs, bag - Urban Outfitters, shoes - H&M

 Outside Marc Jacobs

Jacket - Topshop, T-shirt - H&M, skirt - ASOS, shoes - ASOS, tights - ASOS, sunglasses - Primark

 Marc by Marc Jacobs

 Banksy in North Beach?

  Amoeba Music on Haight Street

 Street car in the Castro

 Motel in the Castro

Sculpture at SF MOMA

In a chemical world

Cardigan - Urban Outfitters

Top - Topshop

Necklace - Marc by Marc Jacobs

Skirt - ASOS

Shoes - H&M

Bag - Primark

Nails - Barry M "Blueberry Ice Cream"

Stopped off to take some shots near our flat, on our way to dinner with some friends in Belsize Park.

Blue and camel

Hat - Primark

Scarf - gift

Necklace - Marc by Marc Jacobs

Top - Topshop

Blazer - Topshop

Skirt - ASOS

Shoes - ASOS

Bag - Urban Outfitters