Forever 21 Haul

I finally managed to get a chance to go to the new Forever 21 on Oxford Street last week and picked up a few things.  I was so excited to finally see a real life version of the popular US shop and was impressed with the store.  My first thought was just how much stuff they had there; it seemed to go on forever (21 haha).   I loved the layout of the different collections and the clothes grouped by colour, which made it much easier to find things.  As for the design of the shop itself, it was as if somebody had emptied the contents of my head, all bright colours, sparkly chandeliers, and an ice cream van at the top!

However, what I was most excited about was the jewellery, which didn’t disappoint.  It was like an Aladdin’s cave of all things sparkly but without the expensive price tags.  By the time it came for the jewellery shopping it had got quite busy, so it was quite manic, but again it was really nicely laid out to make things much easier to find. 

So onto the ‘haul’, please excuse the creases, I wouldn’t say the shop assistants are the best packers in the world!


I chose this lovely purple lace top.  I haven’t yet decided what to layer this over as it is see-through so obviously needs a base layer.  I thought silver, black or white would be nice to show off the lace pattern, but you could also match the colour with purple or pinks.  

I bought this lovely flowy patterned top, it’s longer in the back, so sits really nicely and looks great over skinny jeans.  I would wear this with a pink vest underneath, and maybe slightly off the shoulder. 

I also chose this lovely blue tunic top.  I loved the cut-out back detail of this top, it could be paired with jeans or leggings. 

I got this purple flecked jacket which is simple to throw over a casual outfit and comes in lots of colours.

I bought this simple floral skirt which comes with a belt and looks great worn high-waisted with a top tucked in either with or without tights.

Finally I chose this simple silver and gold toned heart necklace, a bargain at £2.40!

I tried to resist some of the bright floral dresses as I realised that Autumn/Winter was too fast approaching to justify them.  The prices are all quite reasonable so you have to hold yourself back somewhat before all your ‘£13.75’s’suddenly become ‘that’s £250.75 please’!  In other news, I tried Pinkberry for the first time, in Selfridges, yum!

New Collections

Yes, I know it’s early, but I just can’t resist looking at the new season collections arriving in the shops.  Although my summer clothes barely got an outing, it’s already time for Autumn clothing.  I perused the new season collection in Zara and saw some lovely things.

There were lots of cosy jumpers in camel, cream and gold, and I chose this lovely cream knit jumper with gold threaded through.  It’s quite a baggy fit so would look great over skinny jeans or leggings. 

Topshop also had some great jumpers like this ‘&’ one:

And squirrel design:

I also picked up this pretty feather print top in Zara.  The latest feather hair extensions trend seems to have made its way into clothing, with lots of tops having feather designs.  I love the bright colours in this top and again it would look great with skinny jeans or even over a high waisted skirt.

Zara had some lovely lace tops and dresses in cream which would be perfect for both day and night.

Although I’m a huge fan of bright summer print dresses and skirts, I always get excited when the autumn boots, jackets and jumpers hit the shops.  Has anyone else ventured into Autumn shopping yet or is just too early? :)