Henry Holland Tights

Tights - £12 - Lingerie Please

These tights are everywhere right now and i've got the red pair so I thought why not get black too? They look great with body con skirts and daywear dresses. I'd wear these tights like the photo's above or maybe with a peter pan collar dress. This tights look great with wedges or with the traditional favourite brogues! I love how high-street stores have replicated these tights like asos, topshop & new look but nothing beats the original!

Do you have these tights? How do you wear them? What do you think of them?

And Don't forget to enter the pocket watch necklace competition! I'm wearing mine in this post!

Chelsea Doll Competition with Fashion-Train

This is one of my favourite giveaways yet, because the winner of this giveaway I hope will love this necklace as much as I do. Have you ever wanted a necklace which goes with everything you wear? Remember this pocket watch necklace from Chelsea Doll? Well Chelsea Doll are offering one lucky reader a chance to win this gorgeous necklace!


Want a chance to win this gold pocket watch necklace?
All you have to do is...

1. you can tweet: 'follow @chelseadollx & @fashiontrain for a chance to win a gold pocket watch necklace'
2. Like Chelsea Doll Facebook and comment with 'enter me for the pocket watch necklace competition with fashion-train'.
3. Comment on this blog and follow fashion-train by google reader.

Competition ends on 31st January 2010!

GOOD LUCK!

Anna Sui's gossip girl collection for Target

I know what all you American readers are thinking, this collection is really old! Yes I know it's old, but I find it inspiring. Specially being a huge gossip girl fan. So i've picked out some of my favourite looks from the collection and I think they might inspire you as much as they've inspired me!

I love how elegant each of these 4 looks are, and how okay maybe you wouldn't wear them to school but of how you'd see them on gossip girl and think 'wow she looks great!' - I think the outfit i'd most likely to wear would be the second outfit, the shift dress and knee high boots look is quite casual!
Also, check out these Target Coupon deals!

Anyway, what did you think of this collection when it first came out? Do you like Target or do you prefer other stores like forever 21? Which outfit are you most likely to wear?

What I Wore To College : Day Five

Today I'm wearing a caramel chunky knit cardigan, which is a bargain from Desire Clothing! It's an unusual colour which i'd not normally wear and a different design but i've had so many lovely comments from wearing this, I love this jumper!

I love how at the front of this jumper, it's got a gorgeous rip detail effect which makes it very unique. I love how with this jumper, you can throw it on will a long sleeved top and a pair of leggings. Mine are from Topshop.

One of my most recent purchases is from Online Jewellery Store Chelsea Doll. I'm a huge fan of their antique necklaces! This Antique Gold Oval Baroque Necklace is £10 from Chelsea Doll. It's a necklace you can wear with anything and that you'll wear year after year!


These are one of my favourite pairs of Military Boots and they are now in the sale for £20 from Linzi Shoes I wear these all the time and are great for those casual day-to-day outfits!

Total Outfit Costs=£67

I'm really loving this jumper right now it's perfect for the weather and it's super warm! What do you think of this outfit?
What have you thought of this college feature? Should I do more of them?

What I Wore To College: Day Four

Today I've gone for 'casual cool' waking up late, I had to put a hoody on! I suppose this could be a looking stylish when getting ready in 10 minutes look....
I put on my winter patterned leggings, I love these!

Hoody - 2 for £50 @ Republic (£35 each), Leggings - £12 - Desire Clothing

I suppose most of my English readers owns this hoody In at least one colour, as these soul cal Republic ones are really popular! I bought a couple last week as a treat as there's those days when you just want to put a hoody on and not make the most amount of effort possible!

But Back to these gorgeous wintery leggings from Desire Clothing, At £12 they are one of my favourite pairs, they are very warm and go with pretty much every top/cardigan so you can wear them all the time! I'll be wearing these a lot more, they are fab!

And I can guess you know what shoes i'm wearing!



Yes it's these gorgeous boots again! Sorry for featuring them again this week, but this is exactly what i've worn to college today. These are my favourite shoes right now, and they go with pretty much everything I own, these were a very good investment at £25 from Linzi Shoes!

Total Outfit Cost = £72

It's not an overly expensive outfit, but it's not my cheapest. But in my opinion it's worth spending that little bit extra if you know your going to wear the item a lot!

What do you think of this outfit? Are you inspired? Are you loving the winter leggings?

What I Wore To College: Day Three

Today I've gone for casual and comfortable!

Aviator Jacket - £20 - Chiara Fashion, Top - £5 - ASOS sale, Scarf - Vintage, Leggings - £12 - Topshop

As you can see, I'm wearing the Aviator Jacket and scarf again which shows how you can adapt what you have to make a stylish outfit without buying anything new!
I bought this top in the ASOS sale in the summer knowing that It would come in handy for this season! This is a top which can easily be worn tucked into shorts, worn with leggings, jeans and skirts!



Boots - £25 - Linzi Shoes

Total Outfit Cost=£62

I'm wearing these gorgeous Boots from Linzi Shoes again as they simply are one of the best pairs of shoes I have and are great and so practical for college, days out and in tan brown they go with everything!


What do you think of this outfit?

What I wore to college: Day Two

Today i'm wearing complete Topshop appart from My shoes!
I love the fact that with Topshop clothes you seem to be able to by them seasons apart yet, they'll still go together months/years later. This cardigan was bought early last year in the topshop sale!

Wearing Cardigan - £10 sale - vintage Topshop, Top - £12 - Topshop, Scarf - Vintage, Leggings - £12 - Topshop!

For all you leggings lover out there, this speckled vest is great to just throw on with some leggings (yes it covers way past your bum!) I am tempted to buy it in a couple more colours now....

And as for shoes, these are some favourites of mine!


Boots - £20 - Linzi Shoes

Total Outfit Cost = £54

These are favourite shoes of mine, and at the reduced cost of £20 instead of paying £80 on the high street I love these boots even more. They are so comfortable and with a heel too so all your petite readers (yes you can be tall for college without putting high heels on!)

What do you think of this outfit? Are you inspired for your trip to school/college/uni tomorrow?

What I wore to college: Day One

This inspiration came from all you lovely readers! I kept receiving email after email about what to wear daily to college and stay fashionable on a budget at the same time, so this week each day (Monday-Friday) I'll post the exact outfit I wore to college that day! - Hope this inspires you all (especially those who emailed me!)
In general I tend to wear comfy clothes day to day, this includes my favourite item of clothing leggings!

Aviator Jacket - £20 - Chiara Fashion, Scarf - £3 - Primark, Leggings - £12 - Goddiva, Top - £16 - Topshop


Shoes - £25 - Linzi Shoes, Knee highs - £6 - Topshop

Total Outfit cost = £72

If you add everything up the total seems quite expensive, but some items have been gifts and bought months ago aswell (so i've worn these leggings since I bought them about a year ago!)

These Shoes are new though, from Linzi Shoes and a very good buy at £25. I was going to buy the River Island version, but the Linzi Shoes version has a floral print on the inside and I just had to have them! I've worn these everyday since I've worn them and received so many lovely compliments!
These shoes are great for college as they are flat and comfortable and very stylish!

What do you think of this feature? Are you inspired? what are you going to wear to college tomorrow?

Models Own Make-up Shrine & Feature!

Over the current months, my Models Own make-up collection has grown and grown and the more I buy the more i realise it's the perfect make-up brand for me!

(my modelsown make-up collection, minus the make up brushes!)
It all started out with the nail polish, i've read on other make-up brands that Models Own Nail Polish was really good and that the rage of colours were amazing too! - They were right!

At £5 a time, they are quite expensive nail polishes, but they are worth every penny. When I go out at the weekends and wear that special dress, Modelsown always have a nail colour to match it!

My favourite false eyelashes & blusher!

My regular eyeshadows!

Mascara & Eyeliner

Current nail polish on and the nail polish.
And it was too my suprise this morning logging on to Twitter, to find out that fashion-train's been featured on the Models Own Blog!
They featured their 3 favourite fashion blogs!


You can check out the feature by either clicking on the last two photos, or clicking here!

Do you have a larger collection of Models Own Make up? What do you think of Models Own? Are you loving the nail polishes like I am?

NEXT bloggers styling challenge

As part of the NEXT bloggers event, We were all give a piece from the spring summer collection to style with items of our choice from the mock shop!

I was given some 70's style wide leg jeans and I styled them with a brown blouse, necklace, belt and these gorgeous shoes and tan brown bag!

We had about an hour to choose out outfits and get the pictures taken! here are mine...

After having a lovely lunch the winners were announced and here are their winning outfits & blog names!


What do you think of this challenge? How would you have styled these jeans?

NEXT blogger event & styling challenge

Today, luckily enough I was picked to attend Next's first blogger event which included a styling challenge! 25 bloggers were picked and we all made the early journey to Leicester first thing this morning!

When we got there, we were shown around the (amazing!) headquarters and given vip press passes each!

Other bloggers meeting each other, having a chat and having some canapes for breakfast!

yummy canapes! - There were these lovely white chocolate muffins too, but they disappeared quickly!

We were shown the latest trends & collection by the NEXT buyers

My favourite moodboards - the two collections I will think will be the most popular amongst all of my readers! 70's Lauren Canyon & Locker Room!
I loved the Lauren Canyon collection due to the colours of rust orange, tobacco, and lots of navy blue! In the form of crochet, fringing and denim. I really liked the 'Locker Room' trend as its very casual and a twist to the basic grey jogging bottoms and sweatshirts!

These looks really appealed to me in the shop window, They stood out so much! I love how each of these looks is casual and can be worn over and over and very affordable, i'd seriously go and check out NEXT now... there is so much I want to buy...

p.s It was so lovely to meet all the fashion bloggers!
pp.s Next post will be about the fashion challenge, the info and the winners!

Peter Pan Collar Dress under £20!

Firsty, I am very sorry about not updating for these past 4 days, been so busy with revision!
But i've managed to fit a post in! Here's a new dress I bought from New Look. I love the whole Peter Pan collar trend and really love how lady-like garments are making there way back into fashion (think Breakfast At Tiffanys!)

dress - New Look, tights - ASOS and wedges - Missguided

dress - New Look, tights - ASOS and wedges - Missguided

dress - New Look, tights - ASOS and wedges - Missguided

dress - New Look, tights - ASOS and wedges - Missguided
I absolutely adore this dress, especially the leopard print collar, it makes its stand out and is very unique and this dress is so affordable too at only £16.99!
what do you think? Do you like this Peter Pan Collar trend around right now?

p.s on THURSDAY fashion-train reached 250,000 hits! (thankyou so much everybody who has visited and keeps on visiting!

Lady Gaga fashion inspiration.

*Photos i've found on the internet but have been posted on my Tumblr*

I know Lady Gaga is seen as too controversial and stands out too much from the crowd, but I love the way she's influenced other female music artists through-out 2010 and looks different in each photo.
What do you think? What do you think of Lady Gaga? Do you like these photos?