Key Trends - Accessories

When it comes to accessories, we have the shoes at £49.99 and the bracelet at £6.99, both from New Look.

This Cross-Body Bag is £17.50 from Therapy at House of Fraser (also available in black and pink).

 
To finish the look, we have sunglasses for £16.50 from Topshop.

I'd have to go for shocking pink lips and brightly coloured nails with this outfit as well.

Apart from Mango; New Look, Dorothy Perkins, and H&M are perfect for getting some basic tops to wear with a number of different outfits. Of course you can always go for a crop top if you’re a svelte, ab-confident lady! And blue or mint tones would be great alternative accent colours to compliment these leggings. 

Clashing prints can work very well, but if you're going for an outfit like this with some more edgy acessories (the shoes) I’d keep things a bit more simple.

Leah J x

@Leah_Alexander_

Key Trends

Great news, ladies! It’s safe to say that there are some fabulous trends around this summer! This means that every single one of us will be able to work some of these trends in to our wardrobe without too much effort

I’m going to show you three of my favourite looks so far, which I’ve tried to make as different as possible. You are forewarned that I am sticking to the high street and there are a lot of New Look and Topshop pieces! Both stores have brilliant collections this season – particularly on accessories – and I for one can’t wait to hit the sales!

First of all, bold prints and bright colours are a huge hit this summer.  They're fun, brave and they take a fair amount of confidence to pull off.  If you love experimenting with new styles and colour, you'll probably feel right at home here.

These patterned leggings, £30.00 from Topshop, work perfectly with a block coloured top like this one, £4.99 from Mango. This look is ideal if the sun is already shining but here in the UK we sadly have no guarantee.  So you can add a few bursts of colour to this outfit with some bright accessories to really stand out!

If you need an extra layer with this outift, this leather look jacket for £29.99 at H&M really works. 

I've also found a perfect little denim gillet for £45.00 at Miss Selfridge, which is one of the more expensive pieces here.  Denim is a staple though, so it’s often worth splashing out on a few nicer items.  

Thanks for reading and Happy Shopping! :)

@Leah_Alexander_

Hannah Jackson Jewellery

An independent jewellery designer specialising in gorgeous fashion & bespoke Jewellery. All their pieces are specially handmade in the UK. There website sets the standard with this quote  "Design is our passion & jewellery is our forte,"

Below are a few pieces that i really love, why not take a look round there website. I'm sure you will fall in love with something...

Pink swarovski crystal heart pendant on sterling silver necklace!

'Leah' Earrings By Hannah Jackson.

Elegant Packaging for that ideal gift idea

You can find out more here: www.hjjewellery.co.uk

Aliza
@oozescouture

Mumtaz Collection Custom Jewellery

We at Oozes Couture love to see pride taken in building something unique, this clip shows some custom jewellery as soon as we saw this clip, it oozed class, we could tell there was a custom twist to each piece.

Image Credit: MumtazCollection

After a little digging around we discovered they are based in Birmingham on Highgate Road. Speclising in offering customised jewellery and bridal accesories made from Swarovski crystals.
The main reason we felt is deserved a mention was due to each peice being hand made in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter. (we all know how renowed birmingham is for its jewellery quarter)



Mumtaz Collection on Facebook

I will be paying them a visit the next time im around Birmingham.

Aliza
@oozescouture

Christmas Special - Jute & Juco eco bags

Weekend Custom Couture Accessories  - As soon as I saw the Pakistan Fashion Week Edition of this Jute & Juco eco bag I had to find out who makes these and give it a special feature on our blog.

Jute & Juco PFW3 Bag

Its easy to see this is as RAW as it gets, an actual real person would have put their heart and mind into designing these amazing accessories. You will know I'm not a fan of mass produced machined products, which makes owning such a design that extra bit rewarding.

Personalised Jute & Juco Bag

Ladies if you are anything like me, you will love the ability to request endless possibilities of adding,  Swarovski Crystals, Sequins, flowers and bows to your bags. The bags are all hand painted and personalised by name, hair style/colour and eye colour. I can tell from the photos below each bag is uniquely made and there is little chance someone else will have the exact same design.

Personalised Jute & Juco Bag

They have lots of great concepts I couldn't fit them all on this post but feel free to check them out on twitter @Handycandybags and facebook

"Jute & Juco eco bags..but with a sweet twist..they are personalised to you..!!

"Each bag includes; a hand painted doll with an item in the right hand, your name and a statement bow placed on the bag. All bags will include some sort of glitter, crystals and 1-4 butterfly's."

Personalised Jute & Juco Bag

Personalised Jute & Juco Bag

I will be contacting Jute & Juco eco bags and hope to bring you a speacial feature very soon. Maybe even a chance to win a OozeCouture version of this bag... stay tuned..

I wish all you all a Merry Christmas

Aliza
@oozescouture

Kyles Collection

After concluding that Kyle’s Collection has some amazing pieces of jewellery, one of the favourite pieces would have to be the Amulet Teardrop Set.

Amulet Teardrop Set

The piece is very traditional, simply classic and beautiful. The price is quite steep coming in at £606 for the 

Men wearing Shamballa bracelets?

I've recently starting noticing men wearing Shamballa bracelets. I’m not really sure if that’s a little worrying or not…





Flickr photo by shambaddict Shamballa Leopard Bracelet



Admittedly they are the new “trend” at the moment, unlike the long gone scoobie bracelets but did you know there is a deeper meaning behind the Shamballa bracelet. It’s the energy of unconditional love....

However due to the clear cut design of Shamballa bracelets they have become a popular fashion accessory.

A great explanation covering the Religious meaning can be found here Introduction to Shamballa by Bobby Alexander 

Coming back to the question of Men and Shamballa bracelets. It’s as simple as this, all a real man needs on his wrist is an elegant expensive watch.

What ever happen to “A man should be a man”? 



Photo by FarhanDin Seiko SD600m & Breitling Chrono Avenger

We think: Men wearing shamballa bracelets “Doesn't Ooze Couture”

Aliza

@OozesCouture

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