Cropped Kimono Jacket / Wide Brim Hat / Black Gem Necklace

Hello all!

On Friday I spent the day in London with my mother. We were aiming primarily to return the unwanted items we had been accumulating, but unsurprisingly ended up doing considerably more shopping than un-shopping. (We'd also planned to go to The National Portrait Gallery but she forgot her glasses, so that plan failed spectacularly!) Also, I hope you'll be able to tell that I have a new camera (yay!) which is supposedly 3x the image quality and I'm so happy with how my first round of outfit pictures have turned out. Usually if I take photographs on dull, overcast days I feel like I have to fiddle with the lighting to capture the colours accurately, but no more!
I also cannot fully explain to you the joy I felt whilst I was perusing H&M's 'The New Icons' collection and noticed this hat - sold out in all sizes but LARGE. Cue choirs of angels. For once I do not have to sob over a beautiful hat which only comes in 'One Size Fits All'.

Jacket, Necklace & Shoes : ZARA. Sheer Long Jacket : River Island. Trousers & Top : Topshop. Hat : H&M. Bag : Chanel.

Silk Pyjama Suit Jacket / Plaid Trousers / Chanel Bag

Hello all!

I fear I am becoming a bit obsessed with black and white as of late (perhaps I should consider changing career paths entirely, move to France and become a mime?) The parts of my spring wardrobe I've already started collecting do actually contain some colour - but recently I've discovered what most people already know; black and white just go together so well...

I bought this pyjama-style suit on Friday, along with its matching trousers - which I initially planned to wear together. Despite these plans, when I got home and re-assesed the situation I decided the matching suit worn in the way that it's supposed to be is a little bit too predictable for me, I'd like to think you are accustomed to me enough by now to know that I favour something slightly more mad. (I did actually want to walk around with a pipe tucked into the jacket pocket so I could furrow my brow and pretend to smoke it whilst thinking, but my ever-descreasing sense of shame/public embarrassment stopped me. On this occasion.)

Jacket, Shoes & Shirt : ZARA. Bow-Tie : ASOS. Trousers : Topshop. Sunglasses : Miu Miu. Bag : Chanel.