MEOW | NEW CAT DRESS FROM BLACKFIVE

I was recently sent this adorable dress by BlackFive! Covered in cats, (oh my gosh I want a cat so badly), this fun little number is sure to add charm to your summer wardrobe, and it's super soft and comfy too! What I will say however, is that the design is very short, so I would not reccomend it to anyone over 5'5", or maybe if you are taller you could order a size up as you'll probably gain more length then too!

DRESS FROM BLACKFIVE

AN AFTERNOON IN TAVISTOCK

I spent this weekend in Devon after travelling down on Thursday to surprise my Mum on her birthday! On the Friday we went into Tavistock, the town where I grew up, and Matt and I went to my favourite restaurant for lunch. Robertson's is a great little organic place which does the most amazing chocolate milkshakes and delicious healthy food! I had an avocado sandwich and Matt had pork and fennel lasagne, yum.

After lunch, (and after a quick trip to a phone shop to sort out my brand new iPhone 5S, eee), we went for a walk in the park, met my "little" brother and went on the swings for a while! We then met my Mum and sister with the dog before heading home for a cosy night in, (for it then rained for most of the weekend).

VINTAGE BLOUSE FROM MERO RETRO

VINTAGE SHORTS

DR MARTENS SHOES 

I was wearing my lovely vintage, patterned blouse that I got at the Mero Retro event a while ago; I love the pretty collar and length of the sleeves! 

SHOPPING & CUPCAKES WITH MERO RETRO

A few months ago, (wow talk about a late post), I was invited by the lovely Julia of Stylonylon to a vintage party at Mero Retro in Clapton. Also accompanied by Leigh of Fox & Feather, Jaclyn of Bumpkin Betty and Paula of The P-Ho Diaries, we were all treated to a delightful spring afternoon of personalised cupcakes, Prosecco and vintage shopping. I picked up an adorable collared blouse, (shown below), i'll be sure to get an outfit post featuring this up soon!

Treat yourself to 15% off of Mero Retro's online store now by putting the discount code "Fashion your Seatbelts" in at the checkout! 

BACK TO WORK

Ah, so the long Easter weekend is now over and it's back to work/education for us all! I spent the last day of holiday styling a menswear photoshoot…. just a test out and about in Shoreditch with quite a cool, urban feel. I also went to the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen near Old Street station for a late lunch, we had cocktails and mexican food, yum!

JUMPER FROM TOPSHOP

JACKET FROM WAREHOUSE

JEANS FROM ASOS 

DR MARTENS SHOES

GLASSES FROM SWAG & STARE

BAG FROM H&M

WHAT HAPPENS TO MY LEFTOVER EASTER EGGS….

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MATT LAIN & TONI CAROLINE

HAPPY EASTER!

On Thursday evening before my beautiful long weekend started, (I wish every weekend had four days), I left work and headed to Essex for a wedding reception. I wore this fabulous new sparkly dress from Front Row Shop, my new favourite shopping destination - seriously! I actually ordered a size larger than normal for a more relaxed, oversized fit; I love the thickness of the fabric as it gives the skirt a bit of structure, and the texture is fab too!

Front Row Shop have an absolutely stunning selection of modern, unique and "minimal" designs so are definitely worth checking out - I can't believe I hadn't come across their website before! I just really love the overall look of their brand, from the chic, simplistic designs to the clean, fresh product photography - you'll definitely be hearing more about them from me! So…. this post wasn't really about Easter but I hope everyone's having a lovely long weekend and eating lots of chocolate! 

DRESS - FRONT ROW SHOP 

SHOES - KURT GEIGER

SPRING SUNDAE

Happy Easter weekend everyone! I just wanted to share some of my recent work with you… Matt and I recently shot the beautiful Evelina from Established Models. I styled her in The Whitepepper, Quay Australia, JuJu Jellies and Lot78 using a palette of white, grey, pink and blue for a real "spring feel"; I hope you like it! By the way I post all of my work on my tumblr, so feel free to follow me if you're interested! http://tonicarolineogle.tumblr.com

Photography Matt Lain
Styling & Art Direction Toni Caroline
Hair & Makeup Hayley Campbell
Model Evelina @Established Models

SILVER

Check out these beautiful silver brogues by Red or Dead! I'm never really sure how to wear metallics but I rather like the simplicity of these paired with an otherwise quite boring and ordinary outfit. Here I also wore a sparkly jumper to compliment my new shoes and spread sparkles throughout the entire look! How do you like to wear your metallics?

Is anyone else desperate for the long weekend to begin!? 4 day weekend, woohoo! :)

GLASSES FROM SWAG & STARE

JUMPER FROM H&M

BODEN SHIRT

JEANS FROM ASOS

SILVER SHOES BY RED OR DEAD

THREE WAYS TO WEAR | WHITE DUNGAREES

Since starting my new job back in January I've been terrible, I repeat, TERRIBLE with money. Excited by the regularity of "that time of the month", (payday that is), I've been eating out, enjoying mid-week wine and the most bank breaking of all, shopping. For once I am completely on board with summer trends and am finding it hard to resist retail therapy; either I'm having an early mid-life crisis or I've turned into a summer person!?

Back to the point - there are so many amazing styles on the high street at the moment! I popped into the Oxford Circus New Look the other day and found lots of great 70s bits as well as cute dresses and basic tops, they're a great go-to place when shopping on a budget. These adorable white dungarees for example are just £24.99! I was asked to style them in three different ways ready for summer... here's what I did!

I thought this vintage floral shirt looked super girly and cute - perfect for summer! As the dungarees are white it was actually harder than I thought to style them, just cos most of my wardrobe is quite dark and I don't like too much contrast in my outfits. Of course I still couldn't resist throwing my new black DMs into the mix though! (I had to throw my old ones away cos they were so trashed!)  

For my next two looks I chose to utilise the only two striped garments I own! This long sleeve funnel neck top is great because it's not really warm enough for bare arms yet, and I added t-bar shoes for a cute little twist. The last look is also very summery, I'll definitely be waiting till June to wear this one, brr! Again, I wore black Dr Martens and also my black leather backpack for an overall monochrome look.

PIGTAILS & BOWS

Last Sunday I spent the morning relaxing and catching up on emails before heading out in the afternoon to help with a friend's lookbook shoot. I wore one of my favourite dresses from Asos, with a collar, a cardigan, and these adorable new bow brogues from Olive and Frank. (You can get them in burgundy too!)

Oh by the way I need a little hair help - I can't decide whether or not to cut my fringe back in… (if you haven't noticed already this is an endless debate I have with myself)… what do you think? Fringe or no fringe?

DRESS FROM ASOS

CARDIGAN FROM TOPSHOP

SHOES FROM OLIVE AND FRANK