Isabel Marant for H&M

H&M have had some spectacular collaborations over the last 9 years. Starting with the legendary Karl Lagerfeld, we have since been lucky enough to see pieces by Versace, Marni, Roberto Cavalli and now it has just been announced that the latest pairing will be with Isabel Marant.

I can't wait for it to hit the stores. The A/W13-14 was one of my favourite shows of the season and I will be intrigued to see whether it will include more of the brightly coloured and patterned pieces that we saw in SS13 or whether she will be sticking to her monochrome scheme that we saw in the latest show. All I know is that I expect patterns and embellishments as well as unconventional cuts, and it will all be effortlessly chic.

Here are some of my favourite pieces from the last collection and I hope to see items similar to this in the shops come November 14th..

THESE TROUSERS. I love the mixture of textures in this whole look. 

I love the cut of this jumper and the dress that it seems to be layered over. The hem line on the dress is also something we saw a lot of within this collection and I think I have fallen in love with it slightly so I am desperately hoping to get my hands on something like this.

This monochromatic look is something that we've seen a lot of over the past season and I personally love it, especially this look in all white. C'est beau.

YES. EXCITING.

(Images taken from Vogue.co.uk)

Clothes: How I'd Style It

If I had money and wasn't living on a student budget, I'd probably be drowning in clothes. However, I don't have the money and I am still a student (for now) so I have to think properly about what I buy before I buy it, will it go with anything I already own, and how much will I wear it? This is why I tend to buy basic clothes and one of my must haves is a simple pair of black trousers. I have two pairs, a cotton pair and a waxed denim pair and they are the staples of my wardrobe. 

This might seem like a really boring item to do a post about, but they are extremely versatile so I'm going to show you 3 ways that I would style them... if I had the money.

I've used this pair of waxed black trousers from Weekday as an example. They cost £55, slightly more expensive than I would want to pay but still not bad. You can find them HERE.

First up, casual:

The top, also from Weekday (HERE), is a loose fitting baseball style top. It costs a mere £16 and I think I actually might have to invest in it now I've found it. The boots are from Urban Outfitters (£65 - HERE) and although you can't really see in the photo, these are a slightly updated stye of the classic western book that's been so on trend recently and they have cut out sections at the side. The rings are, again, from Weekday costing only £9 for three and can be found HERE. 

Total cost of outfit not including the trousers: £90

Second, office wear/smart:

Here I've put the trousers with a white oxford shirt, which I actually bought a couple of weeks ago. It's from Urban Outfitters and in the sale at the moment at £25, you can buy it HERE. The shoes are from ASOS and I've been longing after them since I first saw them last week (HERE). The jumper is from Weekday and costs only £27, pretty good for a nice piece of knitwear I think (HERE). Finally this ASOS gold chain brightens the outfit up a bit and can be found HERE.

Total cost of outfit not including the trousers: £99

Finally, dressed up:

For this outfit I put the jeans with a simple mesh insert top from & Other Stories (£19 - HERE), and necklace from the same place at £29 (HERE) and finally some Zara heels that you can buy HERE.

Total cost of outfit not including the trousers: £77.99