Those Silver Boots That I Always Wanted

Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
T-shirt – old, Skirt – old URBAN OUTFITTERS (SIMILAR), Boots – OFFICE, Sunglasses – RAY BAN, Choker – ASOS
Location: Redland, Bristol

I recently read a great piece on SHOT FROM THE STREET which really spoke to me about the consumerist world we live in. The blog’s author, Lizzy, interviewed stylist, presenter and shop owner Grace Woodward who spoke about micro trends and how “they befuddle who you are. Fashion is destabilising to make people buy, they consume more and more because they feel lost.” I really relate to this idea, not because that is exactly how I act, but for two contrasting reasons. 

Firstly, I am someone who is unable to buy as many clothes as she may want. My budget simply does not allow for it but also I am a thrifter at heart, who loves finding unique pieces for a fraction of high street prices. Secondly, I am certainly not an impulse buyer and I obsess over items I have seen for weeks, sometimes even months, wondering whether I could afford it or would I really wear it. Woodward backs the old fashioned idea of saving up for those special pieces that you really want rather than buying into every single trend that comes and goes so quickly and may not always be really ‘you’. 

These Office silver boots are certainly having their ‘moment’ with loads of bloggers wearing them or their rose gold/white/black/glitter equivalents and indeed as soon as I saw them a few months ago, I fell in love. In fact, I wanted silver ankle boots exactly like this way before these came out – it’s as if the Office shoe designers climbed into my head and then produced my dream boots. In typical indecisive, money-saving Izzie fashion, I have been ‘umming and arring’ over purchasing them for months but I finally did last week. And it felt great. This was not a case of following a micro trend, nor a case of buying them because my favourite bloggers are wearing them. No. I bought them because I had been thinking about them for months, imagining them looking perfect with pieces I already had in my wardrobe and knowing that they were really ‘me’. 

So let’s all just calm down – we do not need to have something just because it is ‘in’. I have not bought into the off the shoulder trend because I don’t think it suits me, nor did I buy those gorgeous pastel pink Dr Martens from their SS16 collection that I lusted over for just a day. Stay true to yourself and save up for those special pieces that you cannot stop thinking about – it will always be much more rewarding. 

Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted
Those Office Jazz Hands silver ankle boots that I always wanted

Récemment, j’ai lu un article génial qui m’a vraiment parlé sur le blog SHOT FROM THE STREET concernant ce monde consumériste dans lequel on habite. L’auteur du blog, Lizzy, a interviewé Grace Woodward (styliste, présentatrice et propriétaire d’une boutique) qui lui a parlé des petites tendances qui “nous brouillent. La mode nous déstabilise pour que les gens achètent, ils consomment plus parce qu’il se sentent perdu.” Je comprends très bien cette idée, non parce que j’agis comme cela, mais pour deux raisons opposées. 

Premièrement, je ne peux pas acheter autant de vêtements que je veux vraiment. Je ne peux pas à cause de mon budget mais aussi parce que j’économise et j’aime bien trouver des bons affaires et des pièces uniques. Deuxièmement, je ne suis pas une acheteuse impulsive – je fais une fixation sur une/des pièce(s) pendant des semaines ou même des mois, je me demande si j’ai assez d’argent pour l’acheter ou si je porterais souvent telle pièce. Woodward est pour la vieille idée qu’il faut économiser bien pour acheter des pièces spéciales au lieu d’acheter tous le temps de chaque petite tendance qui vient et part vite et qui n’est pas toujours vraiment ‘vous’.

C’est vrai que ces bottines argenté de chez Office sont super populaires en ce moment. Il y a plein de blogeuses qui les portent ou qui portent l’équivalent en rose doré/blanc/noir/paillettes et je vous avoue que je suis tombée amoureuse quand je les ai vues pour la première fois il y a quelques mois. En fait, ça fait plus longtemps que quelques mois que je voulais des bottines argentées – je pense que les stylistes de bottines chez Office ont lu dans mes pensées! Comme d’habitude, comme une personne indécise qui économise, je les ai achetées seulement la semaine dernière après des mois et des mois! Et je suis super contente. Je ne les ai pas achetées pour suivre une tendance ou parce que mes blogeuses préférées les ont. Non. Je les ai achetées parce que ça fait des mois que je les en pense, que je les imagine dans mes tenues et que je sais qu’elles sont vraiment mon style. 

Donc, il faut nous calmer – nous ne devons pas avoir une pièce juste parce qu’elle est super tendance. Moi, je ne porte pas la tendance “off the shoulder” parce qu’elle ne me va pas et je n’ai pas acheté les Dr Martens rose pastel dont j’en ai pensé pendant qu’une journée. Restez vous-même et économisez pour ces pièces spéciales dont vous ne pouvez pas arrêtez de penser – comme cela c’est plus gratifiant.


Izzie x


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YouTube: Behind The Scenes Of Blogger Outfit Shoots


Hello there huns! After a mini YouTube hiatus, today I’m back with a video that is a little different – a behind the scenes look at fashion blogger outfit shoots. Recently, ANNA one of my best friends was visiting from Paris and as she is also a blogger, we decided to take a whole day to shoot a few looks each and I vlogged it. I really like this video because it is a mix of a haul, a lookbook and a general vlog all in a short and sweet video of 4 minutes and 19 seconds. I absolutely loved creating this video with ANNA and I hope you like it too!

Happy Sunday!

Izzie x

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My Fashion Photography And Blogger Love

Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Today’s post is all about introducing you to two things – my fashion photography and my best friend and blogger, ANNA. You will all be used to seeing me in front of the camera, not behind it, so what’s going on? 
I have always been passionate about photography and I even studied it at A level for which I did projects such as fashion and live music photography. The imagery on this blog is just as important for me as what I actually write so when posing for outfit photographs, I am quite a hands on and talkative model because I often already have an image in my head of how I want the photos to look. 
When Anna started her fabulous blog PRETTY GIRLS MAKES GRAVES about a year ago now, we started taking photos of each other on our lunch break (we worked together in Paris). It is super fun to collaborate with a fellow blogger, understand their vision and produce some amazing content together. So, when Anna came to visit recently, we took a whole day to shoot loads of outfits and I realised that I had really missed being the photographer. Anna’s style is really quirky and fun so it important to get that across in the photos, which I hope I have.
So here are just some of the photos that I took of gorgeous Anna – I hope you like them! I miss girly photoshoot days so if you are interested in collaborating (for free!), please get in touch. FYI, there’ll be a blogger behind the scenes video of our photoshoot day up on my YOUTUBE CHANNEL on Sunday!
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography

Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
Isabelle Hardy fashion blogger photography
All styling by Anna Rundberg
All photography by Isabelle Hardy

Seventies Pyjama Style Shirt And Gold Hoops

Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Shirt – secondhand (SIMILAR) | Jeans – MONKI | Boots – ASOS (SIMILAR) | Scarf – ASOS | Sunglasses – RAY BAN | Earrings – PRIMARK
Location: Redland, Bristol
Photos by ANNA

I have previously written about PYJAMA STYLE and my love for this season’s comfiest trend. However, today is all about this seventies pyjama style shirt, rather than loose fitting, patterned trousers, which the trend generally focuses on. I picked up the shirt in a charity shop for just £3 and I knew instantly that its slouchy shape and bold print would be the perfect ‘throw-on’ piece with some simple skinny jeans and boots. Next I just needed some accessories to finish off the look and I was good to go.
Recently, I have been getting more and more into accessories – I rarely leave the house without some form of neckwear, especially when the neckline is low or the collar is open and today I’m wearing a simple skinny scarf tucked down into the shirt. So, with neckwear sussed and having finally purchased these Ray Ban Round sunglasses that I keep banging on about, it is time to up my earring game.

On shoot day for this outfit, I was in Primark so I took the opportunity to pick up some super cheap gold hoops that I had been craving for a while. Wearing big hoops again makes me nostalgic for my mid-teenage years, pre carefully thought out fashion choices, and my first festival fashion attempts. Of course, gold hoops can be tricky to wear well but I thought that these would be the perfect boho accessory for this seventies style pyjama shirt – and I was right.

The gold hoops, round sunglasses and skinny scarf match the shirt’s colours perfectly and really bring the shirt into its own. The fact that this outfit requires minimal effort but is suitable for casual daywear, dinner or a night out means that it is a total winner in my eyes.

Are you reverting to any nostalgic pieces this season? Or are you firmly sticking with new fashion choices?

Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Seventies pyjama style shirt and gold hoops
Je vous ai déjà parlé du STYLE PYJAMA et le fait que j’aime bien cette tendance super confortable. Cependant, aujourd’hui je vous montre une chemise du style pyjama plutôt que un pantalon ample pour lequel on connais normalement cette tendance. J’ai acheté cette chemise seventies dans un magasin d’occasion pour £3 et j’ai su immédiatement qu’elle serait parfait pour enfiler avec un jean skinny et des bottines, grâce à sa forme ample et son motif vif.
Récemment, je porte des accessoires plus souvent – c’est rare que je pars de chez moi sans une accessoire de cou, surtout quand le décolleté est bas ou le col est ouvert et aujourd’hui je porte une écharpe skinny rentrée dans la chemise. Alors, j’ai pigé les accessoires de cou et enfin j’ai acheté mes lunettes de soleil ronds de Ray Ban, maintenant je me concentre sur des boucles d’oreille. 
Le jour de ce shoot, j’étais chez Primark du coup j’en ai profité pour acheter des grosses créoles dorées. Ça faisait longtemps que je les ai voulu et en portant les grosses créoles, je deviens nostalgique pour mes années adolescentes. C’est sûr qu’il est difficile de bien porter des grosses créoles dorées mais j’ai pensé qu’elles seraient l’accessoire bohème parfaite pour aller avec cette chemise pyjama seventies – et j’ai eu raison.
Les créoles dorées, les lunettes de soleil ronds et l’écharpe skinny vont super bien avec les couleurs de le chemise et la chemise devient mieux grâce à ces accessoires. J’aime beaucoup qu’il ne faut pas penser trop pour mettre cette tenue et on peut la porter pendant la journée, pour un dîner ou même pour sortir entre filles!
Vous mettez des pièces qui vous donnent de la nostalgie cette saison? Ou vous n’essayez que des tendances neuves?

Izzie x

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Frilled Sleeve Top

Zara frilled sleeve top
Zara frilled sleeve top
Zara frilled sleeve top
Zara frilled sleeve top
Zara frilled sleeve top
Top – ZARA | Skirt – old URBAN OUTFITTERS (SIMILAR) | Shoes – DR MARTENS | Socks – old TOPSHOP (SIMILAR)
Location: Redland, Bristol
Photos by ANNA

Look, it’s another one of those pastel coloured, frilly Zara tops! I am sure you are sick of seeing these kind of tops everywhere but when I popped in recently to check out their huge sale (where I also picked up this amazing COLD SHOULDER DRESS), I just could not help myself.

As those massive frilled sleeves really just speak for themselves, I kept the styling pretty simple with a button down denim skirt, frilly socks whose colour matches the pastel blue of the top and my Dr Martens. I think that this top will be a great transitional piece into autumn with some tailored trousers or jeans, depending on the occasion.

So apparently I am already thinking about autumn when it’s only July! Perhaps that is due to my summer starting earlier than usual (April) because I was in Barcelona and now in England I am fed up with this weather that taunts us with 33 degrees one day and a colder, breezy day the next. Come on England, sort it out!

Zara frilled sleeve top
Zara frilled sleeve top
Zara frilled sleeve top
Zara frilled sleeve top
Dr Martens shoes and frilly socks
Regardez! C’est un autre haut pastel à froufrous de chez Zara! J’en suis sûr que vous en avez marre de voir ce genre de chemisier tous le temps mais quand je suis passée chez Zara pour regarder leurs grandes soldes (où j’ai acheté aussi une ROBE FLEURI), je n’ai pas pu partir sans l’acheter.
Vu que ces manches à grands froufrous suffisent, la reste de la tenue est simple avec une mini-jupe boutonnée en jean, des chaussettes à froufrous de la même couleur du chemisier et mes Dr Martens. Je pense que ce haut sera une pièce géniale à mettre entre été et automne avec un pantalon costume ou un jean, selon l’occasion. 
Vous lisez bien que je vous parle déjà de l’automne en juillet! Il est possible que vu que j’ai commencé mon été plus tôt cette année (en avril) parce que j’étais à Barcelone, j’en ai déjà marre de ce temps bizarre en Angleterre qui nous donne 33 degrés un jour et un jour plus frais et légèrement venteux le lendemain. Il faut que Angleterre décide l’un ou l’autre! 

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