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Happy Halloween – A Fallen Angel Devil

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Happy Halloween everyone! As you know, I love to do a costume every single year, creating something new and different, but last year, due to Covid, I wasn’t able to do one. I don’t usually opt into the realm of scary or evil costumes, but this year, I wanted to embrace that and do something sexy and fun. I chose to do a fallen angel/Devil combination with two different latex playsuits! The black feathered wings were really inexpensive and they were from the children’s department. All of the accessories were cheap actually, the priciest part was the bodysuit, but even that wasn’t too bad. I bought all of these items separately and put this together myself, so it’s not an actual costume that you can buy as a set – it’s all my own creation. I absolutely love it though! I had so much fun shooting these photos and I even spent a few hours creating a fun video, which you can check out below. What do you think of my costume this year? You can check out my previous costumes here. Lorna xx. Click here to see my Halloween costume video!

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Why You Need These 6 Classic Mulberry Bags

Why I Love Mulberry & 6 Classic Bags To Buy I’ve had a bit of a roller coaster ride with Mulberry over the years. It was my first designer bag brand that I truly loved and that was back in 2011, I even met the founder, Roger Saul, at Kilver Court in Shepton Mallet where the brand was founded (there’s still an outlet shop there where I bought my very first Mulberry bag) as it’s not too far from my city of Bath. I used to love the fact that the bag designs were classic, yet cool, and were definitely affordable compared to other high end designers. I own 6 Mulberry bags which I pretty much got between 2011-2013 and after that, I sort of went off the brand a bit in favour of others, and I will tell you why. Instead of all Mulberry bags being made in England where their factory was, they started outsourcing to China and Turkey which I thought was a bit unfair. Some were still made in England, but the majority were not and they were still keeping the same price tag even though they weren’t being made here. This really did put me off as they had had an increase in prices too, which I thought wasn’t right given the facts. However, a couple of years ago the brand did quite a large price increase (compared to what they used to cost) and I was even more shocked, but I didn’t realise why at the time. Anyway, I wore my Mulberry Lily in Oak on holiday a few weeks ago (see here) and…

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A Casual Green Plaid Cropped Shirt

An American Eagle Outfit With Converse Hey everyone! I know I promised you a second part to my Ohio photo diary, but it’s been a while since I shared an outfit blog post with you, and these were shot in Ohio, with clothes I had purchased there, so that also counts! Christen and I had found this really cool location down town, and I loved how it gave off a Mediterranean feel, even though it was in the middle of America. For this outfit, this top was one of the first things I purchased when I was in the US. I had gone to American Eagle in the mall, for the very first time as we don’t have that store here in the UK, and completely fell in love with it! I ended up going there numerous times, and ordering online, ha ha. Just so I could get more of their clothes! This is one of their trending pieces, a green plaid cropped flannel, which I also picked up in another colour, but the green was something unique for me! If you watched my live I did on Instagram, you will know that I was showing off some of the American Eagle jeans that I purchased too, and these High Waisted Jeggings in Black are one of those. I fell in love with their denim because the fit and comfort is amazing, who knew? These are a size 6 and I adore them! Now getting to the shoes, I literally lived in these Converse! I came across them in Kohl’s, and they have a padded tongue and heel, making them…

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Currently Craving Wish List: October 2021

I’m so sorry that I missed last months Currently Craving Wish List! As you know, I was in Ohio in the United States, and was really busy most of the time, so I didn’t get to put one together. This version for October though is great! It’s filled with items I love, own, and have in the mail! Plus, Shopbop is having a big 25% off event at the moment! I love it when they do this as discounted shopping is the best! The details are as follows: 15% off orders of $200+ 20% off orders of $500+ 25% off orders of $800+ Use code STYLE at the checkout. Look for items labeled Style Event as not all of the brands are included in the promotion, but most of the denim is, which is great for us denim lovers. Offer ends October 14, 2021, at 11:59pm PT, so get your shopping in now ahead of the holidays and pick up some bargains! Combine your order with friends too, to make sure that it’s over $800 and you can get the maximum discount! Click here to shop the sale. Anyway, check out the look book below and see what’s on my wish list!     The very first option above is the Saint Laurent 5 A 7 bag, in Black, and I’ve wanted this bag for quite a few months. I finally bit the bullet and ordered it as I had a £300 off coupon to use, and I opened it up yesterday. It’s really gorgeous! I can’t wait to review it for you very soon in its own blog post!…

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Get My Favourite Denim Autumn Looks

Get My Favourite Denim Autumn Looks So… It’s officially Autumn! That means it’s my favourite season of the year! The boots, the jackets, the leathers, the scarves… Yay! Things are finally back to ‘somewhat normal’ too regarding the whole Covid situation, so I cannot wait to shoot some more Autumn inspired outfits for you soon! I am currently still in the USA in Ohio, and I’m not back for a couple more weeks, but I thought I would get started with this blog post and showing you how you can get some of my favourite Autumn outfit looks for a little less! I’ve chosen some of the newer jeans styles and cuts, with a more affordable price point, so take a look below, and check out some of my outfit styling tips! Happy shopping! Lorna xx.   The Slim Bootcut Jean V by Very | New Look | V by Very I used to be a huge fan of bootcut jeans when I first got into premium denim and bootcut was pretty much the only option around, but when skinny came out, I instantly switched to that cut as they were less overwhelming and easier to wear. The trend of the slim bootcut has since came around and I absolutely love it! You get the look of the bootcut, but in a more refined, elegant, and stylish way. There’s no excess material bulking at the ankle, and the hem is cropped too, perfect for showing off your boots. The way I love to wear mine is with a suede or leather biker jacket, a t-shirt or slim knit, and a…

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My Ohio, United States Photo Diary – Part 1

Christen and I in his car. I’ve officially been in the United States, specifically Ohio, for 19 days now! I can’t believe it’s almost 3 weeks! I go back home in 2 and a half weeks, and there’s still so much that I want to do and see. I’m splitting my photo diary into about 3 different blog posts because there’s so much to share, so here’s part one, which compiles some of the snaps I took from the first 2 weeks. I don’t want to write too much text as it’s quite picture heavy, so I will just put a few little captions underneath each pic. So far though, after arriving here from Croatia, I’m having a wonderful time and experiencing so much! I’ve already been to Walmart, Kroger, Meijer, Bob Evans, Fizoli’s, Chipotle, Circle K, Old Navy, American Eagle, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Kohl’s, Texas Roadhouse and so much more! The scenery is amazing here too! The sky is stunning in the evenings, everything is so big and open spaced, the cars are on the wrong side of the road… Ha ha. I love the USA and everyone is so friendly! As you know from my previous post though, I’m staying here with Christen, and meeting him when I arrived into Columbus, Ohio airport was so surreal. I met a lovely lady on the second flight from Newark to Columbus, and she took our photo as I arrived. When I was in Newark airport in New Jersey, I got to see the New York skyline out of the window, and that was pretty incredible! I can’t wait to…

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Coach Leather Biker Jacket With Saint Laurent Boots

A Coach Leather Biker Jacket Outfit With Saint Laurent West Harness Boots For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you will have seen this gorgeous Coach Leather Biker Jacket in a couple of my live streams. I was doing a new purchases haul a couple of months ago, and I couldn’t wait to share how amazing this is! There’s a little story behind it, so let me tell you! The men’s version of this Coach Biker Jacket is what Christen owns, before I met him, and I absolutely loved it. I never considered buying it myself as it costs too much, however I did try it last year, but felt like it was a bit boxy, so I sent it back. Now there was a Mother’s Day 20% discount a while ago, on the US website, and I asked Christen to purchase it for me (I’d pay him back), and keep it at his until I arrived. That didn’t go to plan as the first one arrived damaged, and without the Rexy charm, and the second one also arrived with flaws, minus the Rexy charm. We couldn’t exchange it again as all of the size 2’s were then out of stock! So I was back to the drawing board. I then couldn’t get the jacket off of my mind (you know how it is!) and decided to finally order just one size 2 on the UK website, at full price, and see what happens. I wasn’t happy about paying so much for it, knowing it could have been discounted, however, the one I received was absolutely perfect! It…

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ALLSAINTS Dalby Leather Biker Jacket Review

Allsaints Dalby Leather Biker Jacket Review I’m excited to be sharing a new leather jacket review with you! We all know how much I love them and when I saw this one, I fell in love instantly. I will admit that it was an impulse buy as Adam and I had just walked into Allsaints to kill some time and browse around, fully intending not to buy anything, but then I saw it… The rest of the story will unfold in the review below for you. This was when I first fell in love with the minimal and sleek design of the Dalby, and I have since purchased 3 more! I own the Dalby in Black, White, Burgundy, and Blush Pink. That’s how much I love it! It’s one of Allsaint’s most classic and popular designs, along with the Balfern (see my Allsaints Balfern leather jacket review), so read on and see why you need this jacket too! The Fit & Design The Dalby is much like a classic biker cut, it features simple lapels that snap down securely with poppers so they don’t flap about (a design detail I love), and a slightly cropped fit. It has no belt around the bottom, no over the top zips, just two simple zipped pockets on each side and a sleek, minimal design all over. The main zipper is asymmetrical, giving it a more flattering look when it’s zipped up, but as I never zip my jackets up (due to a larger chest, smaller waist/shoulder ratio), that’s not really something I can talk about. Overall though, this design is something that I’m…

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