New Year. 2014

Hello there!

Its finally the end of 2013 and time to take out all the bad things of 2013 *cough* leather trousers *cough* and welcome in the New Year. And as with all New Years comes  New Years Resolutions! so if you haven't got any, here are some suggestions;

- Eat Healthy

- Quit Smoking

- Start a Fashion Brand

- Go Out More
- Go Bingo

- Get Fit

-Get Ripped

- Start A Blog

etc.

I've decided to go for - Blog more, Read More, Don't Be a Pushover and Get Fit! But the real test is whether I stick to them! - fingers crossed...

I thought my first post of 2014 should be a cheeky little ootd, i would do my New Years ootd however I was a silly goose and never took a snap, however i recently went thrifting and found a few little treasures;

 - Short Sleeve Embroidered Jumper -
- £1.99 -

 - Pink Burberry Shirt -
- £2.50 -

- Denim Stand Collar Shirt -

- £1.99 -

And finally my FAVOURITE find in recent times;

 - Suede Coat with Bjorg Lining -
- £1 -

And so with this recent thrift and a ootd-less New Year I thought I'd do my ootd for today -

- Headphones - Sony, White Tee - Topman, Necklace - Topman, Coat - Thrifted, Jeans - Cheap Monday, Shoes - Nike Blazers -

I also thought I should give christmas a gentle nod in this post too  as its my favourite holiday of the year!

- A few of my favourite decorations, the last one is the oldest decoration we have in the house and is probably the one that I love the most -

Thats all for this post! I hope you all had an amazing New Year and I hope 2014 is equally as amazing for everyone!

Happy New Year

TTFN
Beards and Brogues!
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Labrinth Come In!

kumusta may!
and if you're not filipino
Hello there!

It's friday so its time for my SCF or Style Crush Friday!
this week my style crush is Labrinth

- Photo By Phil Sharp 2012 -

What I love most about labrinth style is the way that he mixes hip hop and urban with classic vintage pieces.
To me Labrinth is the definition of the word 'swag' if there ever was one, he's the only man I know that can wear turtle necks with a hat and a chain and a scarf without it looking too crowded! Another reason I have chosen him is because I like the fact that his outfits never really look similar, I imagine that if you spread his wardrobe out through a whole room and asked people how many peoples wardrobe do you think this is, I think they'd say at least 4 because of  that variety.

- normally I'm not a fan of cuffed chinos, but he makes them amazing!-
- Outfit all from Topman -

- I need this scarf! -

- Jumper - Cos, Jeans - Nudie, Boots - Topman -

- He even makes carrying a suitcase look cool -

- Tee - Urban Outfitters, Coat - Squadron HQ. -

This is one of my most favourite song, Earthquake and I like the Live Lounge version so much, my favourite thing about it is the choir that mix between hip hop and classic... I JUST LOVE IT!



TTFN

Beards and Brogues!

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I Want To Start Something New - SCW

Hello there!

Long time no see (I'm Sorry -PLEASE DONT HATE ME-)

I've been chocka bloka with college work but the rolling programme is now finished, so I have more time to focus on other things instead of running around like dick dastardly after the pigeon!

I've been thinking of what I can do as something new to my blog to make it more a fashion blog and less of a random thing, and I thought maybe I could have like a set day for a set thing. - kinda like how monday night is bingo night- but in the crazy world of blogging of course. So I was scrolling through the social networks and hoping an idea would just spring to mind., and just like that it did!

I noticed that these 'man crush mondays/MCM and women crush wednesdays/WCW' things were becoming fairly popular and then I thought I could do a style crush type thing where I just post about someone whose wardrobe I would love to run away with, and probably elope - but not in a creepy way! 

So this is my idea, i'm going to road test it for a few weeks and if it goes ah-may-zing then I might consider doing more things based on a daily theme!
so im thinking of naming it...
Style Crush Friday or SCF for short.
So here is my first post

Nick Grimshaw

I've chosen Nick Grimshaw for my first Style Crush Friday as I have always wanted to be him! he radiates cool and has a wardrobe to match. I love the way he mixes urban with tailored and tailored with casual to create an iconic look. Lets face it I'd be willing to say about 60% of men that know who Nick Grimshaw is has wanted to be him at least once in there life, I know I have!

- This makes me want a camel coat! -

-Nay I NEED a camel coat!-

- Grimmy definitely loves a biker jacket, who doesn't?- 

-Favourite outfit! those pesky layers always win me over!-

- I love that Grimmy wears a stripe pretty much all year round, but dresses it differently to make it weather and season appropriate -

TTFN

Beards and Brogues!
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Orley Spring 2014!

Orley have released their Spring 2014 collection, so I thought this would be the perfect chance for me to pick my favourite looks from their collection and give some form of review I guess, however I'm not the best at reviews as you're probably about to find out, but I'll try my bestest!

Orley is a Brand consisting of 2 Brothers (Alex and Matthew Orley) and Samantha Florence (Matthews Fiancee) and are a label that Specializes In Knitwear. As a brand they are constantly sourcing inspiration, be it from buildings in exoctic places to vintage iconic motifs. The Brand is constantly exceeding their challenge to never conform and to stand out! 

 “Our customers are Matthew and I, I don’t wear any black.” - Alex Orley

-Image Source: orley.us-

There SS14 Collection takes inspiration from islamic architecture and eastern motifs. What I love about this collection is their odd choice in colour bring autumnal shades and mixing them with pastels to revamp the spring colour palette! Another thing that really stands out to me is the way that they have used vintage style cumberbands, lowered them so they act more as a belt, I feel like this detail takes their looks to a much more classier and elite platform, making their garments look more expensive.
Their use of space dye knits and pleated shorts have really inspired me and made me want to start planning my spring wardrobe! Im also infatuated with their use of loafers and socks to give an 'old man' sense of being to the collection which brings me to the final thing that i love about this brand! their fashion video;

- I can't add it for some reason but I'll link it here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tguDsLerVLU

"We rely on our tenets of elegance and irreverence" - Matthew Orley

What I love about this video is that they have made it not an obvious fashion film or even to do with fashion!, and the fact that they have used elderly models for the film and young models for the photographs shows how versatile there clothing is and that the label doesn't see for any reason of fashion having restrictions to age!

TTFN
Beards and Brogues!
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Pulling My Socks Up

Hello again!

I've been wanting to post my second post now for over a week, but the sad truth is that I'm a massive procrastinator, I've been saying to myself all week 'I'll wait for something to happen' or 'I'll just do it tonight'. Then I fall asleep. So I've decided to pull my own socks up and told myself 'If i want to do this properly then I need to post on average 2 times a week!' so here goes nothing!...

I thought I'd share with you my recent thrift/charity shop haul, because I am a ha-yuge! charity shopper/thrifter!

-Mustard Yellow Aztec Knitted Jumper-

-99p-

-Oversized Check Shirt (Unsure of Material)-
-£1.00-

-NavyVersace Mesh V-Neck Tee-

-£3.99-

-Oversized Black and White Flannel Check Shirt-

-£3.99-

 And Finally My Best Find This Year I Think!
-Real Leather Biker Jacket-
-£9.99-

Thats all for my thrift/charity shop haul
And I'm going to make a promise to myself and blogger to post, post, post!

TTFN
Beards and Brogues!