OUTFIT: FOREVER 21 X NEW LOOK

The day of the Blogger_LU meet up, at Cathy Goedert, two and a half weeks ago was a such a beautiful day that warranted for a breezy outfit. I bought this Forever 21 playsuit at the Dubai Mall - the same time I found this gorgeous hat! I was definitely um-ing and -ah-ing over it but in the end, the button on the front which prevents an all embarassing slip from happening convinced me to parrade to the tills and make a purchase. I love it when clothes have nifty little designs like that. I have come across a few tops in Japan that have clippable straps inside the T-shirt to prevent bra straps from uncomfortably rolling down your shoulder - how have we not seen more of those?!

I decided to wear the plasuit with a long New Look blazer for a little more of a Saturday day-time modesty as the playsuit is also backless along with my trusty H&M heeled boots which I have had for what feels like ages. It must be around two years or so! I love how easy it is to incorporate typically A/W shoes with more summer-y outfits.

As for my nails in the last photo... My friend has now really got me into having my nails done! I've already been back a second time to the same place and I will definitely be going again just before my graduation and heading off to Japan for 4 weeks. Expect a post and my thoughts about the place then!

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Jacket - New Look

Hat & playsuit - Forever 21

Boots - H&M

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ALL BLACK OOTD - THOUGHTS ON WORK EXPERIENCE

The sun has been shining so much on Luxembourg and boy does it feel good! I've just finished the first week of my internship in social media for a tourist office and I cannot wait to get into my second week. I finished uni incredibly early so I knew I wanted to secure an internship for at least a month. I was fortunate enough to do a work placement year as a part of my course but gaining professional experience is ever more important these days when having a bachelor's degree is the norm and having a master's is not uncommon.

Quite a few people manage to set up internships through connections they already. It's certainly not something to be ashamed of! If you that someone do that something who could likely help you get your foot through the door then don't hesitate to ask them to set up an interview or an introduction of some sort. One of the things I have learnt, though, is when I don't have that connection I need to go after and build it myself and I cannot be afraid of that especially if I want to get into an industry that doesn't entirely relate to my BSc Sociology degree in terms of practical knowledge and understanding.

It has been only one week but I have already learnt so much from my supervisor and it has been great learning about how social media is used in a more professional context rather than for blogging where personal branding is more at stake than a whole company's.

With that being said, it still baffles me how I was able to jump over hurdles to land this internship and yet I still cannot seem to bring myself out of my monochrome madness. I just love an all black outfit way too much! Here, I'm wearing my all-time favourite jeggings from River Island, the "Molly" style, along with my long blazer from New Look. My sandals and tote bag are from H&M, and my sunglasses are ones that I picked up in a random Japanese store quite a few summers ago. I do love  a good pair of tortoise shell sunnies but Kristiana got my these (here on instagram) black, slightly cat-eye, Quay Australia ones for my birthday and I have totally been loving them since.

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Necklace - Topshop

Bag & sandals - H&M

Jacket - New Look

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GREY FEATHER FEDORA

With my hair being so dead straight and heavy, sometimes the easiest thing to do is to pop on a cap or a hat over my head. I own three snapbacks but I also do have a great love for fedoras. I found this one when I was browsing the shelves of Accessorize in Carlisle and I hesitated for a bit before deciding that it would be a reasonable purchase.

I absolutely love wearing it on drizzly rainy days but here the sun decided to make an appearance and luckily enough I was wearing a back cold shoulder dress which I picked up in New Look. I have one in blue from Motel Rocks but this one is a bit longer and so I am not as worried about being too indecent.

Mes cheveux sont si raides et si abondants que, parfois, la solution la plus simple c'est de me mettre un chapeau ou une casquette. J'ai trois casquettes réglables mais j'ai un grand penchant pour les fedoras. J'ai découvert cet exemplaire chez Accessorize à Carlisle (au nord de l'Angleterre), et j'ai réfléchi un peu avant de me convaincre qu'il était opportun de l'acheter. 

J'aime bien le porter par les jours sombres et pluvieux, mais cette fois le soleil a fait son apparition. Heureusement, je portais une robe noire aux épaules découvertes que j'avais achetée chez New Look. J'en ai une autre en bleu, achetée chez Motel Rocks, mais cette robe noire est un peu plus longue - ce qui protège ma modestie!

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