The ASOS Heritage Blazer

I think this blazer purchase was almost entirely motivated by the fact that it reminded me of my old horse riding garb. It's that brown toned tweed that feels equal parts prep and equestrian. I got it from ASOS about 2 months ago but have only been able to wear it now. In truth it's probably just a little bit too hot but I refuse to deny my Winter wardrobe an airing :)

In terms of wear, I think it goes best with other murky colours - dirty denims and khaki greens - and  the drab tone requires just a little bit of gold bling to lift it from the darkness.

I normally shy away from sporting colours like this but there is something about the blazer that works....I think it's the shape - fitted and with teeny tiny shoulder pads that act to create a structured silhouette. I typically hate shoulder pads but these are small enough to be non-offensive and yet substantial enough to make a positive difference.

As you can see I wore it with my man repelling boyfriend jeans, old knackered heels from Topshop and an American Eagle tee. I like this outfit - it's laid back but semi-together and as I launch into a 4 day weekend (Eid Mubarak!) it's a good introduction to what I anticipate to be a lazy long weekend :)




























Blazer: ASOS - Link!
Tee: American Eagle (LOVE this...cotton at the front and gauzey at the back...American Eagle is sometimes a bit of a hidden gem)
Belt: American Eagle
Jeans: Current/Elliott - Link!
Shoes: Topshop (very old but despite that I apparently never got round to removing the label on the sole....fashion crime committed right there :)
Necklace: Max & Chloe - Link!
Sunglasses: Celine
Bag: Celine

I need to tell you a couple of other things whilst I am here:

a) I joined Pinterest - Link! 

I have nosed on that site since it launched but never committed to have an account. Well now I have and hours of pinning later I can totally see why people love it. Inspiration is a lovely thing to share - especially when the interface is so much easier than Tumblr - and because of Pinterest I am doing this daily (in trying to be healthy) and buying this (because light blue nails are my latest obsession).

If you have a Pinterest account let me know :)

b) I haven't read a lot recently. This is mainly because of Roger. Puppies are life changers as you know and I said bye bye to lie-ins and a selfish focus on Me Me Me when I welcomed him into my home. I think this is a good thing but I have since turned dog obsessed and could easily chat about him all day...really trying not to include him in every post! :)

Roger says hi.....

So yes, I have only recently picked up a book again and it's currently Landfall by Helen Gordon - Link!

This was fairly slow to start but is now a compelling read. It's set in both London and the South East of England - two places I have spent the majority of my life, so there is something quite comforting about reading it. She describes the atmosphere so well and the characters are all nicely layered. So far it's a recommend and I have a feeling that there are some serious twists coming up!

I have quite a few posts lined up over the next few days so hopefully we can look forward to some regular posting!

Hope you are all well :)