The Ellements Of Personal Style: Book Review

This year's hottest fashion bible: The Ellements of Personal Style has arrived.
The Ellements of Person Style celebrates Elle magazine's 20th anniversary with in-depth detail of the World's 20 most stylish icons. When I heard about this book, I just couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy!

The book features 20 case studies of the style icons and represents each one differently, using mood boards, photos, written information and collages. The book gives Elle readers and other readers, access to today's most glamorous personalities, and includes lots of photographs!

The Authors:

Joe Zee: One of the world's top stylists and Elle Creative Diretior has worked with today's leading fashion photographers. Also Zee has become famous for his advertising campains for designers and brands such as DKNY & Kenneth Cole.

Maggie Bullock: The Elle Deputy Editor is well known as a celebrity, fashion and beauty journalist, and has interviewed everyone from Marc Jacobs to Justin Timberlake. She has also written for Vogue.


One of my favourite pages, the start of the Lea Michelle section.



My favourite study in the book. The Erin Wasson section!
I love how each page in the book is presented beautifully and inspires you more and more as you read the book!


An insight to Erin's Oh so stylish home.

The book includes fashion tips from the icons themselves. (The ones in the photo above are from Erin Wasson)

Another Icon inside the book :Diane Von Furstenberg.

My Dream Wardrobe - It really belongs to Style Icon Olivia Wilde.

This book is a really good read and inspires me everytime I look through it!

And for my American Reader's it's available on Amazon for $19.80!

Asos Voucher Competition

(please take note not all items are in the right colours on this picture!)

When Discountcoder invited me to take part in their latest fashion blogger competition, I couldn't resist. Especially when the prize was ASOS vouchers!
As a huge fan of the site, picking out a fashionable outfit under £100 was a very hard task. But with the 20% discount code, this outfit comes to the price of £94.40!
i've chosen Basic Slub Scoop Vest Top (in white and £10), This gorgeous Lace Trim Bed Jacket (£25), these lovely Chino Trousers in Stone (but on the polyvore pictures they only had them in khaki) and these gorgeous Suede Timber Suede Padded Collar Lace Up Boots (which i couldn't found on polyvore, added it some like it though!)

Hope you like this outfit, I would definitely buy it if I had £100 to spare...

The All Year Round Hearts & Bows Dress

Do you always find yourself searching so many shops and online shops for that dress you can wear to every occasion and is not breaking the bank?
You really can't go wrong with a floral dress. Especially all the gorgeous ones in the Hearts & Bows collection!

Hearts & Bows Navy Pleat Dress - £22.99 from Ark Clothing

Floral dresses look good all year round. With bare legs and sandals for summer, and with black tights and brogues and a black cardigan for winter. And for day trips out and nights out, this dress fits into (almost every occasion).

Hearts & Bows Navy Pleat Dress - £22.99 from Ark Clothing

It's not too long and the sleeves are frilled and add that extra effect to make the dress standout. I really love how vintage and old fashioned the dress looks and it just show's how dresses like these NEVER go out of fashion!

With a pearl necklace, or gold vintage inspired necklace the outfit is complete. I'm wearing this dress with my knee highs from ASOS these are seriously the trendiest knee highs i've ever come across... I hope they do more colours...

Hearts & Bows Navy Pleat Dress - £22.99 from Ark Clothing

What do you think of this dress? How would you wear it?

& check out Ark Clothing now!

X-factor & Junk Jewels Review

Junk Jewels is an up and coming vintage inspired Jewellery company, owned by Zoe Jones. Her and her team make all the jewellery and have done since 2007. All my regular readers must know by now, how much of a big vintage inspired jewellery fan I am, and when I came across Junk Jewels online, I just had a purchase a couple of gorgeous necklaces!

First it's this very pretty Unicorn Clock and Rose Necklace which is only £12 you can take a look at it : here. This necklace has a lot of character, and is very different from other vintage inspired necklaces I have!

Necklace - Junk Jewels. This unicorn clock and rose necklace appears quite small, which makes it even more delicate. For the ultimate vintage look I will wear this necklace out and about with a floral dress, black tights and brogues. This will make the necklace stand out and add that little bit extra to your outfit!

Next is this gold love and rose necklace, which is very adorable! - I love how this type of necklace is perfect for a best friend as a present, especially this christmas! And at £8 it's a very reasonable price too. View it here : Junk Jewels

The necklace has the same size chain as the Unicorn Clock and Rose Necklace (30 inch) but the necklace is available on a (17 inch) chain too, if you prefer your necklaces smaller!

Close up on both stunning necklaces from Junk Jewels.

Junk Jewels has also been seen on most of the female members of this year xfactor in the past coming weeks. Pictured Geneva from Belle Amie and Cher Lloyd both wearing the Harmonica Necklace. Also X-factor's Treyc has been seen wearing Junk Jewels too!

And for all my British readers, Junk Jewels are also at The Clothes Show Live from 3rd-8th December at the Birmingham NEC, so if your going, stop and take a look!

What do you think of Junk Jewels? Are you a fan of them? Have you seen necklaces like this before?

LONDON with Matalan: Part Two

As you all know I went on a trip to London early October 2010 here is post two, which i keep forgetting to post!

Hair and Make-up and beauty blogger Katherine from Perfectly Polished!

Olivia from Matalan's PR, the organiser of the trip and the woman in charge!

One of my favourite bloggers Vicki from Magpie Girl

My favourite item of clothing on the shoot, gorgeous leopard print hareem pants!

Each Model had a board like this, to show every outfit they were going to wear on the shoot!

The models having some lunch.

Back to work, walking down the catwalk!

Vicki with her model which she was styling!

Me and Vicki outside Shoreditch Studios, by the big red bus!

Me outside Shoreditch studios, about to go for a shop on Oxford Street!

Outside Topshop Oxford Street, that shop is pure heaven!

Chelsea Doll Necklaces

As all my regular readers will know by now, i'm a massive fan of vintage kitsch jewellery especially necklaces! One of my favourite stores is Chelsea Doll, which is where this gorgeous Antique gold pocket watch necklace is from, I wear it pretty much everyday to college. I get lots of compliments as it's so unusual and quirky and at only £14 it's a good buy too.

I love the detailing on the front too, and if you press the top of the necklace it opens the clock!

This necklace is very unusual as it has a denim floral attached to a multi-row of pearls. It's really pretty and I wear this necklace all the time with plain coloured tops & dresses. It's ONLY £10 from Chelsea Doll

Necklace - £10 - Chelsea Doll

And finally this owl necklace. It's different to the ones around at the moment but it's adorable how it's hanging from it's own little branch!
It's £12 from Chelsea Doll

It's a quite long necklace too, which is lovely. The thing I love about these necklaces is, they go with pretty much everything!

What do you think of these necklaces? do you like vintage kitsch jewellery? which necklace is your favourite?

Phix Clothing: The Perfect Party Dress

Don't you love a perfect christmas party dress? Well you can never have too many, as there's a lot of parties to go to this winter! Mine is from the motel selection at Phix Clothing!
it's a tight bodycon dress which compliments the body really well (so if you want to WOW at that party and feel your best) this dress is for you!

At £39.99 its a cheap party dress too, you can dress is casual with a denim shirt and tights and military boots, or you can dress it up with tights and black peep toe wedges! My wedges are from So You Shoes and only £30! So yes this whole outfit under £75?! Bargain!
I really like the print on this Motel Rocks bodycon dress from Phix Clothing, it's really unique and you know when you wear it to a party no-one else will be wearing a stylish dress like it!

Also, please don't forget that Phix Clothing has decided to offer all FASHION-TRAIN readers 10% off all orders until December 31st all you have to do is type in 'fashiontrain' at the check out!
, so go and take a look at Phix Clothing now!

What do you think of the party dress? How would you wear it for that 'perfect' christmas party this winter?

The Winter Coat from Miss Selfridge

Today I received my winter coat in the post, even though it was an expensive purchase at £55 from Miss Selfridge

It's very on trend this season as it's a camel coloured duffle coat, perfect for those cold college days needing to look stylish!

I really like the coat's fastenings too, 3 wooden toggles!

Also, who can resist this stunning fake fur hood?!



This coat is just perfect for A/W 2010!
Also, why not check out fashion-train on youtube & subscribe too?!

What do you think of this gorgeous camel coat? have you found your perfect coat this A/W? how much are you willing to spend on 'the perfect' coat?