Styling A Duster Coat - Featuring House Of Jam/Fashion Union

What's up guys! Safe to say im all wrapped up in today's post thanks to House Of Jam, I really enjoyed styling this as I'd recently purchased some other clothing that I thought would go down a treat with my duster coat perfectly! I got the oversized duster coat in a small and I am 5ft 4 and it lifts off the ground just about so if you're short I'd recommend heeled footwear. I was really impressed with their very swift delivery and fab customer service which I think is an important trait in a company.

House Of Jam have a boutique on ASOS and have everything for your vintage needs but at more affordable prices. They sell beautiful one off vintage designs and also new designs which they have multiples of. I have to say I found it hard to pick something from them as they have so many pretty things and I've already got my eyes on a dress of theirs hehe.

I'm impressed with how soft and fleecy the duster jacket is which makes it a must have for the now turning bitter weather that's arrived (yes it's car scraping weather again!!!) I'm not a huge fan of the cold so this is the ideal warmer for me! It has two deep pockets and two buttons that can be done up if necessary but I personally like it open, everyone's different. It's like walking around in a big fleecy blanket!!

This duster coat is very versatile and I think would look fab with a swing dress, ankle boots and a fedora hat or like I have styled it in my pictures on the blog today! Or if you're in a party mood it's a nice coat to take with you for blog events/parties/a show etc it will keep you warm whilst looking stylish!! You can buy the coat on House Of Jam's website (will leave a link at the end to their boutique) it was a mere £60 which to me for a good quality, thick, full length duster coat is a justifiable price to pay.

I decided to go for an everyday look and chose two items of clothing to wear with it which I picked up whilst in Canterbury the other week....I was supposed to be buying "Christmas presents" but of course I ended up having to treat myself for my hard efforts hehe why not!!

My khaki green knit jumper was from H&M, I tried a size 8 on and it was quite fitted so I went for a size 10 as I much prefer baggy knits. I bought it for £14.99 which I think is reasonable price for a jumper! It's got a textured pattern which drew me to it as I love things like that.

I tucked the jumper loosely into my other investment, a tartan skort (my first ever skort!!) which is fairly short by the way so you could wear leggings or tights with it but as I had the duster coat on I was nice and cosy. I got the skort from Primark in a size 8....another impulse buy in Canterbury and it was £10 not bad, not bad!

And I added a nice necklace to my jumper to brighten up the outfit. It's a lovely necklace from a shop on instagram called @blossomapparel which are now also designing a cool clothing line, some phone accessories and selling a selection of jewellery too. It's a purple stoned necklace and I wore my purple crystal drop earrings from new look to match which I got from my friend and I am totally in love with!

For footwear im wearing another amazing pair of boots from the lovely Fashion Union girls which are £34.00 and if you fancy having a peek at these on their website they are the "Phuong Double Buckled Chunky Boot" in black. Oh and a little tip if you sign up to their newsletter you get a cheeky 15% off your next order with them...even more reason to purchase these booties! They are true to size and comfy considering it's a high heel. I love the buckle detailing on the sides too these are a must have! And yes fyi girls and boys I am wearing Christmas penguin socks with this outfit!! The red rims on the socks went with my tartan skort it's never too early for Christmas!! ;)

So that's my outfit wrapped up I hope you enjoyed my post! I have something more beauty related coming your way next...thought i'd change it up a bit as I enjoy posting both!

What blog posts would you guys like to see me do in the future? I have lots of ideas but i'd like to get your ideas too!!

Links:

Fashion Union: http://www.fashionunion.com/boots/phuong-double-buckled-chunky-boot-in-black/invt/fwbt0511blk
House Of Jam: https://marketplace.asos.com/listing/coats/new-fleeced-oversized-duster-coat/1998709
H&M khaki green knit: http://www.hm.com/gb/product/23948?article=23948-A
Tartan Skort - Primark
Necklace - Instagram shop - @BlossomApparel

Wearing MISSPAP - Second Outfit!!

Hey guys I haven't blogged for a while so I do apologise! I've been feeling a bit run down in the past few weeks as I have been ill with flu and then working ALOT more than normal which of course is due to Christmas (most of you guys im sure will know what it's like for us retail workers - it's the busiest time of the year!) and I work at a Yankee candle shop so we are a very seasonal shop too, everyone goes crazy for candles specifically in the autumn/winter. Unlike me who burns them almost everyday of the year aha! ;)

So today's post is my second outfit from misspap http://www.misspap.co.uk wearing their Holly Floral Shift Dress but a more casual style this time. I've shown you how I'd wear it on a night out somewhere in my second to last post if you haven't seen that already btw ;)

So I decided to wear a black lace collared t-shirt over the top of the dress 1. to give extra warmth in this chilly weather and 2. to give it a skirt and tee look! It just looks like I'm wearing a skirt!

I also added some tights into the equation to dress it down and the tights co-ordinate with the lace on my top.....even better!

I thought I'd wear my gorgeous +Fashion Union reanne booties too as they're a lot flatter than the boots in my last misspap outfit so they are much easier to walk about in if you're just going to uni, college, town etc!

And finally I grabbed my super cute Kipling bag I've had for YONKS which I decided to pick out of the closet cz it's cute aha ;) the bag also picks out the blue in the Daisy's so I'm pretty coordinated!

I hope you like this outfit idea! You could also use this idea for any of your dresses especially if your dying to wear a dress but hating the idea of being cold wearing it or just want to wear it without looking ott if your just going for a casual look!

That's it for this post! I'm currently in the middle of editing my next Youtube video too and I'm super excited as just before Halloween I hit 2000 subscribers which I'm super happy about as it's a big thing for me! My youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/bronnylovesyou so hit the sub button and give my vlogs a watch too I'd really appreciate it! I've got so many videos coming up!

I have a few blogpost ideas coming your way on here too so make sure you keep up with me!! :)

Here's a breakdown of my outfit:

- Lace collared tee - Primark - £8

- Lace black tights - New look

- Reanne black boots - Fashion Union - £30.00

- Holly Floral Shift Dress - Misspap - £19.99

- Blue Kipling Bag - Gift