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The Best Basket Bags for Summer 2022
Nothing says summer like a a classic basket bag or straw tote. It’s perfect for taking to the park, packing your beach essentials, or filling…
9 HUGE TRENDS YOU NEED FOR AUTUMN 2021
Summer is long gone. Well, it officially left us the past couple of days. The extended Indian Summer way into September really has come to…

The White Summer Dress Edit
The little white dress – admittedly my ultimate summer staple. Ever. Every single year. This year, the styles that have reeeelly caught my eye are…

Chanel Dad Sandals: the best dupes and everything you need to know about the real ones
My Chanel dad sandal obsession has taken on a life of its own. I never thought the ugly sandal trend would be for me but…

The Best Block Heel Sandals for Summer 2020
It’s officially sandal season!! Which is, quite frankly, my favourite, as it means bare legs and short skirts… basically. I thought it would be good…
My Top Picks for ASOS 20% Off Promotion!
YAY. This is exactly what we need right now. A juicy ASOS discount code. They’re offering 20% off when you spend over £100 and use…
The Only Gifts I Want Under My Tree This Year
Sponsored by Missoma This has to be the worst kept secret in gifting, but when it comes to presents, Missoma will never fail to hit…
Travelling In Style And The Joys Of Fancy Luggage
This post is sponsored by Lipault. Do you have a few random things in life that when you’ve achieved it you know that you’ve made…
Destination: Summer in The City
This post was created in collaboration with ASOS and rewardStyle My Instagram feed might be filling up with gorgeous trips to Barcelona, the Balearics, Mykonos…
Falling in Love With Bali
I’ll start this post with a little bit of a confession: I sometimes hate holidays. You know, the time you take off work to truly enjoy…
Spring Style Is Here (FINALLY!)
Can we all do a collective sigh of relief please? After months, and months and months (and what feels like years, if we’re being honest)…
3 Reasons Why Denim Is Your Best Friend
This post was created in collaboration with New Look Jeans – they’re the sartorial equivalent of the love of your life. Reliable. Trustworthy. Always there…
Embracing New Styles for 2018 (And Being Late To The Party…)
Being late to a party is usually considered the fashionable thing. You know, the whole “fashionably late!” thing – make an entrance, yada yada. But…
Sassy Party Accessories And Stylish Gifts
Party season is in full swing IRL and on Fashion Slave – because here I am, at it again, in the sparkly outfits and on…
3 Party Looks for 3 Party Occasions
Party season is upon us! Almost – count down the days with me. I hope you’ve practiced your best fake (and real) smiles, swotted up…
There I Said It: I REALLY Hate Winter
I hate winter. There, I said it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate the way it gets dark so early….
I KNOW WE’RE ALL BORED OF BLACK FRIDAY NOW…
Black Friday! Is everyone already a little bored of it? Blink and you sort of well, missed it? That’s certainly how it feels. We’ve only…
The Only Piece Of Clothing You Need To Look Cool
I’ve written before about my lack of coolness. How that now I’ve grown up a bit, I’ve totally embraced the fact that I’m not cool…
How To Do Halloween Stylishly
I’m guessing you may fall into one of two camps. One being you hate Halloween because you hate dressing up. It’s not your vibe. It’s…
What To Wear To Afternoon Tea
“What do I wear to an afternoon tea?” – It’s a question I’ve been asked by my friends a surprising amount of times. I’d like to…
The Cutest, Cuddliest, Coat Trend for AW17
Teddy bears. Those cute, universally-friendly, cuddly things we had growing up – and still, many of us have them now. There’s something still so comforting…
See You At The Afterparty xoxo
Afterparty! Where? At mine, duh. Everyone knows it’s the after party where it’s at. Club closes. Nobody wants to go home. The night is still…
Saying Goodbye To Summer Sophie (And The Best Summer Ever)
Who, who you ask, is summer Sophie? Why is she different to normal Sophie? Are there other seasonal Sophie’s? And why are we saying goodbye…
My Conflicted Guilt About Fashion Blogging
Fashion blogging and YouTubing is such a multifaceted concept. What are we here for? What do we do? What do people get from us? Personally,…
The Transitional Jacket Your Wardrobe Is Missing
It’s okay everyone – if you invested in a puffer jacket last year, you can pull yours back out of your wardrobe because it’s safe…
Do I Spend Too Long Trying To Look Good?
Wow, okay this title sounds like a quote that could easily have been lifted from Zoolander 3, and uttered whilst looking into the back of a spoon,…
The Art of Summer Holiday Style
Instagram comes alive in the summer time. Hot dog legs, melting ice creams, sandy beaches, blue skies, bikinis, infinity pools, Santorini, roof top bars, basket…
I Don’t Want To Settle For A Simple Life
I have never ever been a settler. From a young age I wanted the best grades and the best toys (luckily if your parents are…
On (Not) Being Cool
I have always been intimidated by cool people. Always. As soon as I figured out what cool was – and simultaneously, that I was most…
Girly Summer Lookbook
New.video.alert. This time it’s a super girly lookbook – well, I say super, but it’s pretty girly in terms of colours and prints! – filmed…
It’s The Little Things That Count, with JewelStreet
Never forget the little things Maybe it’s the way he always rolls over to kiss you when you’re sleeping. Or the strange little way she…
Who (or What!) Is Your Festival Style Alter Ego?
Apparently mine is Rockstar Care Bear… So the sirens of Coachella signalled the start of festival season around the world, and thus began the countdown…
Step Into Summer
Yesterday officially marked the start of British Summertime, and I feel like doing a very Elle Woods valedictorian speech “We did it!!!” because making…
How To Dress in Marrakesh
It would seem wrong to do a stylish travel guide to Marrakesh and not do a post that’s actually about style. But seeing as that post…
The Secret To Buying Luxury Fashion at Affordable Prices
I still remember my first ever experience of wearing ‘designer’. It was for my year 6 school disco, I bought a top from the ‘designer’…
Comfort, Style, and Function: Can Lingerie Really Have It All?
Quick answer: yes. Come find out how! What is it about wearing great underwear that makes you feel, so, well, great? I always believe in…
Realisation Par Dress Dupes
If one dress defined last summer, it was Realisation Par’s Alexandra – no shadow of a doubt about that. It caused headlines for being ‘sexist’,…
The Third Date Dress
You know you’ve hit a certain low when you’ve swiped through every single man on Tinder in your 6 mile radius setting in London. 6…
Overcoming Bullying + Becoming Confident: My Experience
It was my first day of secondary school when I looked in the mirror and thought “that thing on my face isn’t right.” Not only…
Cheating On Denim
I love jeans so much that if they were a human male they’d definitely be my boyfriend. Although, it would be somewhat awkward as I…
Race Ready With PrettyLittleThing
The races: a day where people congregate to place bets on running horses, cheer them on, and drink copious amounts of beer/champagne (delete as appropriate)….
How I’m Ditching My Pessimistic Tendencies (Without Becoming A Positivity Overlord)
Don’t worry, this isn’t a blog post trying to brainwash you into the positivity camp. Fellow pessimists, hear me out! I’d be lying to you…
Ravel X V&A Museum
I’ve always been a little bit of a nerd at heart. I was top in lots of my classes in school, won pupil of the…
My Colourful Life
London – it’s a city known for its grey skies, grey buildings, and somewhat grey skin pallor of its inhabitants, and having cemented my roots…
The Gucci Silver Bomber Dupe
= more money to spend on cocktails Metallic sporty bomber – three words I never thought I’d put into a sentence together, let alone put…
Forget Diamonds – The LBD Is A (Millennial) Girl’s Best Friend
Girl’s Night Out uniform Marilyn Monroe – she made that phrase as timeless and iconic as it is today: diamonds are a girl’s best…
The Online Shopping Site You Need To Up Your Personal Style Game
”OMG where did you get that?! I really like to avoid using clickbaity sounding titles that use verbs like MUST, NEED, SHOULD (!!!) to stress…
The New Way To Not Wear Your Jacket Properly
Dispatches from the frontline of LFW Shoulder-draping? Err, how very 2014. Whilst shrugging your coat off both shoulders the Demna-approved way remained popular amongst some,…
Fashion Week Fear
Lights, camera, action – Tomorrow marks the start of LFW once again so I hope you’ve practiced your pronunciation of all the major designers, got…
A Weekend in Paris: My Essential City Break Style
City breaks to in Europe: they conjure up images of compact suitcases overflowing with gorgeous garments, a little bit of romance (ooh la la!), and…
11 Things That Bell Sleeves Make 11 Times Harder
Fashion – every now and again you bring out a trend which looks great in theory, but in practice, can often be a little problematic….
Do Bloggers Make Trends or Kill Trends?
“If I see one more blogger wearing a jumper dress and over the knee boots I swear to god I’ll just unfollow them” Erm…. awkward….
Date Night With Your Bestie & PrettyLittleThing
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and cliche or not, everyone always has some form of an opinion on it. Perhaps you absolutely love heart-shaped chocolate…
5 Style Goals for 2017
Upping my personal style game 2k17 I know I know, a post titled anything with the word “Goals” and “2017” feels soooooo 2016 right now….
I’m So Over Trying To Look Effortless
Hair extensions, contour, highlight, fake tan and clothes. No, these are not a list of 5 things a member of the TOWIE cast could not…
Low-Key New Year’s Eve Style
Festive style – be it your Christmas party outfits or New Year’s Eve look – never fails to conjure up images of migraine-inducing sparkle, Santa…
In Defence of Not Defining your Personal Style
Interviewer: “Define your personal style in three words” Me (sweating profusely): “Errrr, uhm, fuck…” Interviewer: “Right… not exactly the descriptives we had hoped for”…
Your Festive Footwear Fix
put some shimmer in your shimmy Party dresses and suits have already been covered in great length here on Fashion Slave now that holiday season…
Ultimate Office Christmas Party Style
It’s time to stretch your smile muscles, practice your best “oh my god that was so funny” laugh, and break your new heels in because…
Unique and Chic Christmas Gifts
Presents for your pickiest pals I’ll start this post with a neat dose of (perhaps unsurprising) honesty: I’m a little bit materialistic. Does it come…
What To Wear To A Christmas Party If You Don’t Like Dresses
We’re looking down the lens of party season, and if you’re currently being blinded in your quest for the perfect outfit with a dizzying overload…
The Only Black Friday Fashion Sales Worth Knowing About
Black Friday has officially touched down so as promised, here’s the best of the Black Friday fashion sales and all the codes you may need…
Nailing Day-To-Night Dressing
Post-work drinks? Cocktails with the girls? Boozy lunch leading into a bar crawl? Super hot Bumble date? (Because we all know Tinder is so 2014)……
The Best Thing About Puffer Jackets
Let your former 5-year-old self playing in the snow be your muse for AW16 because the puffer jacket has made a spectacular comeback, firmly positioning…
5 Ways to Wear Velvet
… and not look like a 5 year old at a school disco. The latest installation of my AW16 trends mini-series set out to answer…
The Denim That I Can't Live Without
If I look to my right in my bedroom at this very moment, there’s a pretty Scandi-style rail with 19 pairs of jeans hanging…
5 Ways To Wear Embroidery
Episode 2 of my AW16 Trends mini-series is all about embroidery Two things come to mind when I think of embroidery. Grannies and children. At…
Two Big Trends: One Sassy Coat
Consider this two-trend-nailing coat the answer to your AW16 prayers It’s time to get out your new-season sartorial check list. Pink – check. Leopard print…
Leopard Print Lookbook – AW16 Trends Ep 1
Rock ‘n’ Roll royalty meets ultimate glamour I was always Scary Spice whenever we dressed up as the Spice Girls. Although I always touted myself…
More Ruffles, Please!
Strike the balance between ultra feminine and no-frills tailoring with, well, some frills… Happy Humpday! If anything is needed to give a kick to…
3 Ways To Wear A Leopard-Print Coat
They say a leopard can’t change its spots, but why would it want to when they look this good? Striking the balance between bad-girl cool…
New Term X Topshop
Every August something a little strange happens. I still feel a little twinge of fear when all of the Back To School signs start popping…
Denim & Stripes are the Drake & Rihanna of My Wardrobe
Avocado and toast. Ant and Dec. Chips and ketchup. In fact, ketchup and everything. Yes, it’s all very well known that somethings in life certainly…
Why I’ll Always Love Dressing Like a “Girly” Girl
Sensory memory is a weird thing. You can spend years not thinking about your ex boyfriend from high school until a stranger comes walking by…
Go Big or Go Home
Extra long sleeves – aka, can’t text back sleeves – give you the perfect excuse to ghost that awful Tinder date, because you quite literally…
The Best Accessories To See You Through The New Season
Autumn/ Winter 2016 trends are coming in faster than you can say “but I still have sweat patches from this incessant heat?” and whilst I’ve already covered the…
New-Season Staples To Get Your Hands on Now
What are the wise investments to buy now that we’re still as likely to break a sweat as soon as we set our sights on…
Have You Got End-of-Summer Fear Too?
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of beer caps popping, just with a little more urgency. Sun cream slapping on oh-so-slightly burnt British skin…
The Best Shorts For Thigh-Conscious Girls
Few phrases have the power to instil quiver-inducing, pee-your-pants style fear in me. Like, we’ve ran out of ketchup. We need to talk. Sorry we…
An Ode To Off-Duty Dressing
In collaboration with Dorothy Perkins Call it the aftermath of the normcore trend which subverted fashion on its spindliest high heels a couple of years…
Exciting Life Updates and A Little Advice
Life is changing. I’m having my cake and eating it too. Hey, I might even eat yours as well if I’m feeling hungry… Today started…
2 Ways To Style Over The Knee Boots for AW16
Sass and attitude. Sassitude? Erm, go on then… I know what you’re thinking: it’s only August and you’re already talking about autumn? Again? But on…
What To Buy Whilst It’s Still Summer To Wear When It’s Not Summer
We’ve reached a sartorial turning point of the year. The dregs of summer sales remain in store, with flimsy dresses lingering on corner rails like…
The New New New Basics
Fail-safe summer essentials that you probably already have lurking in your wardrobe somewhere We all have those “what the fuck do I wear to work?”…
In Defence of Realisation Par’s ‘Sexist’ Dress
Is this dress sexist?… Is this dress sexist? That was the question splashed across headlines on news sites, fashion platforms, and social media about Realisation Par’s…
Rekindling Old (Sartorial) Flames
We live in a culture where speed is king. We want every little thing right now – no, yesterday – and it goes for fashion…
Never Fully Dressed
The phrase Never Fully Dressed has been stripped back to its literal meaning, because I have been spending 95% of my life just so: never…
14 of the Best Distressed Jeans To Make Your Nan Mad
Picture this: you’re turning up to Sunday dinner at your Nan’s house, wearing your favourite brand new not-so-new-looking jeans, all ripped-up, shredded, as though they’ve…
Styling Hack: Repurposing A Summer Dress for Rainy Days
Earlier this week I waxed lyrical about this £15 off-the-shoulder ASOS dress that all summer dreams are made of. And of course, the question on…
The Essential £15 Summer Dress
Rooftop bar? Beer Garden? Cocktails on the terrace? House party? Holidays! Tinnies in the park (I mean prosecco, obviously) – Summer throws out all kind…
How To Style A Slip Dress & A T-Shirt
How to style a slip dress and a T-shirt, aka, how to style a slip dress on larger boobs, the sequel. How to style a…
The Fail-Safe Formula For Summer Layering
What’s worse than getting on the Central line in the height of summer? Nothing. Absolutely nothing (perhaps, apart from trying to get on the…
18 Off The Shoulder Tops Under £40
Shoulders are the new cleavage – not that cleavage was ever fashionable to anyone other than WAGs circa the World Cup circa 2006. It’s the…
Styling A Shirt The Fashion Girl Way
Something weird is happening in fashion. It would appear as though the trend pool is in the midst of a sartorial drought, and we’re…
The Only Jacket You Need This Summer
Step out onto Oxford Street and tell me how many people are wearing bomber jackets. Got bored of counting? So did I. But I did…
What To Wear To A Summer Wedding That Isn’t Florals
Something weird happens around mid-May and lasts until around the end of September. Your bank account gets drained. Your Facebook becomes filled with images that…
Styling A Slip Dress on Larger Boobs
Oh slip dresses, this love affair is going on strong for another season, and whilst it looked oh-so-elegant on the tall and…
5 Fashion Things I Didn’t Really Get (But Pretended I Did and Wore Anyway)
Trends have such a weird way of tricking us into thinking they look good when often they really don’t. Let’s blame Instagram, influencers, and a…
The Art Of Summer Tailoring
The Art Of Summer Tailoring – it’s a rather optimistic post title, isn’t it really? That’s assuming we are getting a summer this year, and…
Celine on the Streets, Versace on the Sheets
It’s becoming common knowledge that I’m a slogan T-shirt aficionado – did you see me fangirling over my Cute but Psycho T-shirt? But it’s not…
The Importance of Taking Time Out
Life sometimes feels like a perennial treadmill, stuck on 13.5 speed with an incline of 6. Slow your pace down for a second and you…
The Best Affordable Bikinis for Bigger Boobs
Blue domed churches, picturesque white villas, glistening blue waves and the most pristine white sands. From Santorini to the Maldives (arguably the two biggest blogger…
From Bedroom to Bar (To Bedroom, Again…)
Pyjamas have become a little sassy. No longer the frumpy things you throw on as soon as you get through the door on a Monday…
Extreme Sleeves & Shredded Cuffs
When is a white cotton shirt not just a white cotton shirt? When it has ridiculously supersized sleeves, that’s when. Anyone who’s anyone on the…
Archive By Alexa #2 – The Eliza Dress
High necklines, swinging A-line silhouettes and thigh-grazing hemlines – yes, there’s a lot to love about the Eliza dress, my second instalment of what I…
Cute But Psycho – And The Craziest Thing I’ve Done In A Relationship
Hell hath no fury like a girlfriend scorned. Especially when said girlfriend owns spray paint and has a total disregard for criminal damage offences. Last week, images went…
Archive by Alexa #1 – The Ada Blazer
Photography by Joe Davenport In the kind of honesty you only really get after having a few glasses of wine, I completely forgot about the…
All The Best Lingerie To Wear Under Your (imaginary) Boyfriend’s Shirt
Remember the days in secondary school when it was practically a right of passage to have your La Senza butterfly thong poking out from black low-rise…
What Do You Even Wear On A Date These Days Anyway?
This blog post was originally meant to be titled what to wear on a first date. Then what to wear on a first date if…
The Spring Denim Story So Far
Photography by Joe Davenport Jeans by Bershka And God looked down to the people and said “let there be a effortlessly cool, undeniably casual piece…
The Freshest Way To Show Some Skin
Fashion’s latest erogenous zone? Shoulders, of course. Gone are plunging necklines and low-cut backs: the sexiest (and sweetest) way to show some skin this season…
How To Wear Tracksuit Bottoms (without looking like Vicky Pollard et al)
Paris Hilton. Tulisa in her N-Dubz days. Vicky Pollard. What do they all have in common? A penchant for tracksuits, of course. Cast your memory…
Colourful Accessories to Brighten Up Your Basics
See this full look here Jeans, T-shirts, and jumpers – they form up our everyday uniform of go-to’s and must-haves when we cannot be bothered…
3 Ways To Wear A Bodysuit for SS16
What do Fame (the musical), ballet dancers, Beyonce and the Kardashians kollectively have in common? A serious taste for bodysuits. And it seems that…
Pristine Palettes for Spring
I’m not sure what Andy Williams was talking about when he crooned his classic Christmas hit, because the most wonderful time of the year is…
4 Occasion Looks For Your Spring/Summer Events Calendar
Weddings. Christenings. Garden Parties. Polo. Prom. The Races – Yes, the spring/summer seasons drop a whole variety of occasions into our social calendars that would…
I Feel So USA Right Now: the Americana Trend
Patriotism can creep up on you when you least expect it. Like when the Football World Cup is on (because this time might really be England’s time! –…
Cinderella Story: Why Fashion Matters
A few weekends ago I went to a dinner party with university friends at one of their new swanky north London apartments. Obviously it the…
Twinkle Toes: Metallic Must-Have Shoes
All that glitters is not just gold. It’s silver, bronze, copper, chrome, platinum – you get the picture. From those social media star adidas Superstar 80s…
Zero F*cks Fashion
Photography by Ella H Baggy shirt. Grey sweatshirt. Cropped flares. Cap. Clunky boots that make my feet look a bit like black hooves. Yes, this…
4 Instant SS16 Styling Updates
My mind’s telling me no, but my body, my body is telling me yes. When it hits March, it’s safe to say that the opposite…
The Pink Coat Comeback
“On Wednesday’s we wear pink” chirpsed The Plastics in the eternal, infinitely quotable Mean Girls. Actually, if fashion week’s street stylers and the LFW shows…
Taking Care Of Your Style
Clothes. They are the fabric of life (geddit?) Awful puns aside, and ignoring the fact that I’m utterly obsessed with fashion and therefore biased, clothes…
Drunk Shopping: A Surprising Sartorial Success Story
Driving. Putting on makeup. Starting fights. Talking to very attractive men. There are certain things that you really really should not do after drinking. Shopping,…
Denim SOS: Yes, I am Actually Wearing Jeggings
Everyone knows I’m a girl who’s all about style and comfort. Jumpsuits – win (they are basically onesies, no?) Wide leg trousers – win…
Transeasonal Staples Wish Lyst
Love it or hate it, that tricksy in-between-season period can be a difficult one to sartorially navigate. With the weather being so icy cold/ rainy/…
Pink Ladies 2.0
The Pink Ladies. Were they not just the baddest bitches in town back in the day? The Original Mean Girls who thought that wearing pink…
The Cropped Flare Obsession Continues
Despite last season’s 70s comeback, full-length, fully-flared jeans (or trousers, for that matter) failed to make enough of an impact on me to actually force…
DIY Frayed Hem Jeans
If my obsession with cropped flare jeans has so far gone unnoticed, it’s about time I remind you. Recently I spent an entire…
It’s Friday Night And I Have Nothing To Wear (?!)
8pm, Friday Night, London – nothing says weekend like going out-out for overpriced cocktails. A quick dash into Sainsbury’s to pick up the mandatory Prosecco for…
Everyone’s Obsessed with Rainbow Stripes
Haven’t you heard? Orange is the new black. Along with yellow, green, blue, pink, violet, and red, all together in big bold candy stripes. Since…
Playground Tactics: the Backpack is back (and here to stay)
I have never been a backpack girl. As soon as I left primary school I begged my mum to let me ditch my shabby…
Thailand: Beach Cafe Lookbook
One of the greatest perks of being a blogger? Working with brands and stores that I really love. The wonderful team over at Beach…
The Jacket Every Blogger Is Obsessed With
Sometimes a piece of clothing cements itself in the bloggersphere as a bit of an it-item. The Zara skorts, Stan Smith’s, Chloe’s Faye bag, the…
Update Your Style With Rose Gold & Copper Accents
The hottest hues currently trending? Copper and rose gold. These two metallics were big news in interior design for 2015, and are following suit in fashion…
New Year’s Eve Party Style
New Year’s Eve, forever causing a sizeable amount of fear and panic amongst women who know (and don’t know, for that matter) how to dress….
Je Ne Regrette Rien (aka #NoRegrets)
Je Ne Regrette Rien, AKA, no regrets. Well, to be utterly precise, it actually translates as No, I regret nothing, referencing the popular song that I’m pretty…
After the After Party
6:45am, London – Sometimes you don’t realise how much your life has changed until something pulls you back to your past and reminds you. So…
Festive Fashion (it’s not all about sparkle…)
December. I only need to take one step inside a high-street store before I can feel my skin breaking out into a rash at…
Winter Style Fix: The Oversized Scarf
Winter, I have already discussed in great length my distaste for you. Despite a complete and utter adoration for winter style – the oversized coats,…
Snug as a Bug in UGG
I love Christmas, but I loathe being cold. And unfortunately when you live this side and position of the hemisphere, Christmas and coldness happen to…
The Essential Black Friday & Cyber Weekend Fashion Sales
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Cyber Weekend. Cyber Week. Before our minds explode with this overload of information, influx of price slashes, and quite frankly, total…
Graduation: Top 3 Gifts for the Sartorially Obsessed
If you google ‘graduation gift’ youare faced with pages of online stores offering you an array of graduatedelights ranging from cuddly personalised graduation bears , …