Leather Jacket Love Song

Leather jackets are for sure a staple piece that have earned their place in the wardrobes of men and women everywhere, even so, I never fail to be impressed by the variety of leather jackets that are available on the high street, and this season is no exception in fact i would say that this season i have seen the most variety due to leather jackets fitting into the current nostalgic vintage feel that has taken the catwalk and the high street by storm. I believe that leather jackets are a timeless classic so I therefore allow my budget to increase because they're so versatile and I'll defiantly (hopefully) get my money's worth.

Starting unusually with what River Island have to offer, I rarely shop at River Island but was surprised when I took a liking to their biker jackets after i saw them on Asos...

River Island
Colbalt Blue Biker Jacket
 £120

River Island
Red Leather Quilted Biker Jacket
£120

Asos had a huge collection from all kinds of brands including their own...

Asos
The WhitePepper PU Biker Jacket
£88

Asos
Whistles Dakota Leather Jacket
£295

                                 This is possibly stretching the overstretched budget too far

Asos
Kill City Contrast Faux Leather Biker Jacket
 £95

Back to familiar ground, here's what Topshop have to offer...

Topshop
 Leather Biker Jacket
£158

Topshop
Quilted Biker Jacket
£58

Topshop
Sheepskin Biker
 £325

This is just an unrealistic expectation of my bank balance

And Finally, Urban Outfitters...

Urban Outfitters
Sparkle & Fade Biker Jacket
£198

Urban Outfitters
Schott Perfecto Leather Jacket
 £295

From this leather lesson I have learned that although some of the prices may be painful and at times eye watering, if you shop around and even look in places you would normally look you might be surprised by what you find. I'm not sure if you'll ever find a good quality bargain but I don't think I'd ever pay anything over £200 for a Leather Jacket.

Onto music news, in the early hours of this morning Arctic Monkeys official twitter page released the video for 'Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?'. The video, directed by Nabil shows a drunken Alex stumbling through dark London streets on his way to find a girl named Stephanie who is eager to see him if you know what I mean. Turns out that Alex was knocking at the wrong house, maybe you should have stayed in the pub with the rest of the band Al. Watch the video below.

Arctic Monkeys 5th studio album entitled 'AM' is out on the 9th of September.

New York I Love You

New York Street Style is known for being the coolest, edgiest and the best 'not trying' look in the world. It's all about Beanies, jeans and boots. So, to celebrate the greatness of New York street style, in this post I'll be doing my best to create my own looks straight from the high street.

So, starting with Topshop

Topshop
Food Badge MA1 Airforce Bomber
£58

Topshop
Knitted Quilted Jumper
£38

Topshop
MOTO Lilac Acid Mom Jeans
£42

Topshop
ARGO Heavy Strap Boots
£92

Topshop
Medium Leather Holdall
 £55

Topshop
 Bright Green Skater Rib Beanie
 £10

I like the idea of the beanie adding a pop of colour to the outfit

Next, Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters
Truly Madly Deeply Missing Unicorn Tank
£32

Urban Outfitters
BDG Drop Crotch Boyfriend Jeans
£55

Urban Outfitters
VIntage Renewal Leather Biker Jacket
£165

Urban Outfitters
Dr. Martens 1460 8 Eyelet Boots
£90

Urban Outfitters
Graduated Chunky Necklace In Silver
£16

Urban Outfitters
BDG Plain Beanie Hat In Colbolt
£12

And finally, American Apparel...

American Apparel
Unisex French Terry Drop Shoulder Sweater in Martini Blue
£39

American Apparel
Stone Wash High Waisted Jeans
£75

American Apparel
Unisex Denim Jacket
£72

American Apparel Leather Carry All Pouch

American Apparel
Unisex Acrylic Lined Beanie
£17

To finish, Mumford and Sons' new video for their latest single 'Hopeless Wanderer' from the number one album 'Babel' has been dubbed the 'perfect music video' by critics everywhere and shows that the country rock boys from London don't take themselves too seriously (watch their video below)

The video begins by looking like a classic Mumford video, the usual countryside/farm setting with what looks like the band members in their normal folk get up. However, as look closely and as the video progresses you soon realise that it is not in fact Mumford and sons that are featured in their own video. The band enlisted the help of comic actors, former Saturday Night Live members Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte to play frontman Marcus Mumford and Bassist Ted Dwayne. Jason Bateman (30 Rock and Aressted Development) stars as the bands banjo player Winston Marshall and Ed Helms (The Office) plays multi musically talented Ben Lovett. The video currently has over 4 million hits of Youtube and was directed by Sam Jones

Suki Style Crush Waterhouse

Introducing, one of the coolest and best dressed girls in London, model Suki Waterhouse, 21 is one of my style icons and is part of a new wave of models who seem to have their own distinct style.

Known for her cute 60s style Suki was discovered at the age of 14 at a party in Oxford Circus, the teenager was reluctant to take up the career so went back to top private school Bedales (the same school that Cara Delevingne and Georgia Jagger attented). But swapped education for modelling at the age of 16. Suki drescribes her style as 'playful' and says that 'sometimes it borders on fancy dress'!

The Vespa-Driving model, singer, actress, photographer and part-time kickboxer first turned heads when she landed a campaign for  M&S underwear at only 19. Since then, she's featured in Vogue UK has their 'Today I'm Wearing' girl, had her own Burberry, PePe Jeans and French Connection campaign and has also modeled for one of my favorite shops, Urban Outfitters

My favorite looks of Suki are...

Suki with her rumored boyfriend Bradley Cooper in Paris wearing a cute, oversized velvet coat, vintage Lennon-like sunglasses and doc martens.

In 2012 at September's Fashion night Out Suki wore a cute khaki coat with knitted shorts and a top to match, finishing with white courts.

At London Fashion Week Suki was dressed in head to toe Burberry

And at the Wimbledon Final Suki, Bradley and Gerard all looked pretty sharp.

So, to achieve your own 60's Suki style, here are my suggestions...

Urban Outfitters
Vintage O&O Babydoll Shirt Dress
£45

Pop Boutique
Textured Dress
£30

Urban Outfitters
Little White Lies Fanny Floral Coral Dress
£50 (reduced from £90)

Topshop
Boyfriend Coat
£58

Topshop
PUNK Premium Chelsea Boots
£110

Finishing by showing off Suki's singing talents listen to her song 'Stoned' here

Nailed It

There's nothing better than looking down at your hands and seeing a splash of colour across your nails, in fact, I would say that painted nails are essential in day to day life and this season it's gone one step further. No longer is your nail a wall that needs to be painted, but a blank canvas that needs to be turned into art. Women and girls have gone nail art mad this season and I love it.



As a result of this latest craze, many of the major brands have come up with their own versions of nail art.

Essie's new collection 'Sleek Sticks' is a range of brightly coloured stick on patterns to create an unique and stylish look.


O.P.I have a 'Liquid Sand' collection which creates texture





Ciate have their famous nail caviar which adds a 3D effect



However, the intagrammers seem to swear by one simple utensil, and for only £6 I'm not surprised....

Models Own nail art pen

It comes in 10 different colours ranging from black to baby pink and is a quick and apparently easy way to achieve DIY nail art.

So there you have it, a nail art 101
And to finish, a little Jamie T, word is he's finishing recording his new album with Tribes frontman Johnny Lloyd after what seems like an age, about time Jamie.
Jamie T-Brand new Base Guitar



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