Showing posts with label dresses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dresses. Show all posts

Monday, 15 September 2014

Back to school lookbook Gothic Grunge Alternative

when the dream ends, your eyes are wide open but your mind is lost and your wardrobe is empty... or at least that's what you think.

It may be a dreadful sunny morning or a gloomy afternoon but you're

 out of ideas and time is going by... Tick...Tock...Tick...Tock... But hold up! All you need is some inspiration and positivity to glam up your day; so here are some outfits I put together to help enlighten you on such a day! But for a bonus outfit watch my look-book on my YouTube channel (avril vanes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWWH8i8SRVk

Deadly But Sweet:

A sugary treat can never be more Kawaii!

Here, I wore a bold skater dress (H&M) with the adorable cupcake pattern and the sassy lace choker. So when you're in doubt wear a dress with a bold pattern because that way you don't need to worry about layering clothes on or trying to build a look from scratch. A dress with a pattern is my go to look when I'm too tired to style multiple pieces of clothing but I still want to look pulled together and somewhat effortless. I wore a pair of pink converse shoes to keep the look casual.

I wore a bracelet (Claire's)  with cakes and sweets pendants as it matches the level of sweetness of the dress but I also wore two skull bracelets (Claire's, International) as they add an edge. The owl ring (Claire's) has black tones which fits the background color of the dress.

However with such statement piece of clothing you have to be careful of over accessorising as the pattern is the best form of accessory. Therefore, you must keep it simple and minimal at all times!

 Toxic Sea: 

Simple was my idea but complicated became the exterior. A look that was inspired by a mystical mermaid.


This look is made up of basic pieces of clothing from the black vest (Primark) and black tight skirt ( Boutique). But this breasy long lacy black 'skirt' ( a dress originally, that I DIY'ed) with the silver pins on its sides, has a way of capturing attention and feeling magical but yet sinister at the same time. So add some Safety pins because they can transform any look to be more chic in seconds. For shoes I am wearing my ballerina black flats with little bows (Primark).

The laced up necklace with the pink pendent is a beautiful sight and it's away for me to introduce color to the look. I added a violet red lace trim to snatch my waist; making the look come a live.

Adding spikes to any look never harms and so I added this silver spiked bracelet (Republic). However, a look is never truly finished without a statement silver ring with black undertones, like my tribal ring here (Republic).

Casually mischievous:

If you're running out of time there is always a skirt to help you out! 

Here, I wore a basic black tee (Primark) with my lace necklace and I paired it with a navy skater skirt (H&M). Skater skirts can save you, when you're having a bad fashion day as they look incredible with almost anything. But for some funk, I put on my black suspenders (Claire's), Ohhh yeah!

Also, I wore a pair of black ballerina flats (Primark) with little bows on them as they are comfortable, cute and classy.

This is a look that you can never do wrong by, but you can always add some extravagant jewellery to it and let it shine!
What is your favourite outfit?
Kisses,
Avril Vanes
YouTube: avril vanes
Instagram: @livanessa79
Twitter: @livanessa79
Google+ +avril vanes 

Friday, 29 August 2014

Best Taylor Swift Outfits Ever

No one can write better heartfelt hit songs like Taylor Swift and nobody can wear more memorable outfits like her! So lets go back in time and view some of her finest looks ever.

Collage by moi, photos from: Zimbo.com, imnotobsessed.com,
justjared.com
Who doesn't remember her Mini mosaic crystal royal blue dress by Murad? That dress set fire to the Billboard's Blue Carpet for sure. From the heart sheer panels on the back to its tight and form fitting sophistication on her slender body. The crème de la crème of it all was the soft pink lip, for sure.

Collage by moi, Photos from: sparkleonandwearbows.com
justjared.com
 Next up, we have this Golden Goddess gown that made fashion history at the Grammys. From the back cut-outs to the sexy revealing chest cut-outs, this look couldn't be more royalty approved! Ohh and we cannot forget about the longer back that drags along taking space and status for others to kneel and bow down for this magnificent piece of a gown.

Collage by moi, photos from:
  www.celeb-diary.blogpost.com
www.modxchange.worpress.com
Now, to this elegant long black dress with the sheer provocative back. This stunning gown made her look like a super-model with its sexy slit at the back revealing her toned legs and beautiful strappy black heels. To top all of this off she put on her signature red lip.

Photo credit:senatus.net
Moving on to something more 'Red' and casual with her cream long sleeve lace top with its preppy collar and the sexy high-waisted black leather shorts. However the true star of the show was that glittery Red bass and velvet Red shoes! But wow her hair with its bounce and bangs was done to perfection for this electric look.

Collage by moi, photos from: eonline.com
tomandlorenzo.com
Another Grammys awards show and another extraordinary dress with a message of survivor and fighter with her armour inspired gown. The champagne dress covered with sparkling silver net, glowed and shone through to our hearts. This is high fashion done to perfection by keeping it casual with the short sleeves. The strong silver eye-shadow was the perfect combo with the soft pink lip to this bold and static look.

College by moi, photos from: tayswift.com

Now, moving along to something wonderful and magical, is this costume that screams 'parade' with a hint of 'Alice In Wonderland'. The comical hat, the sexy fishnets, the classic shorts to the mini-jacket with its circusy and parade elements combined; the whole look comes together to light up the show.

Collage by moi, photos from:fishwrapper.com
www.dailymail.co.uk
To something mystical and truly captivating with its pure and powerful aura is this silver embellished and flowy white dress. Topping all of this off is her old fashioned waves, paying omage to old Hollywood hair styles.
Photo credit:reveal.co.uk
Short sexy mini dresses are Taylor's speciality and this long sleeved floral dress by Murad is the perfect example. The dress has a vintage aira with the way the flowers are drawn and the clear sequence covering the dress give it that much needed Hollywood glam.

Photo credit: justjared.com
Bling can look extremely tacky but Taylor makes it look classy with this crystal incrusted short silver dress. This little dress fits her like a glove and shows off her best assets, her killer long slender legs.
What's your favourite Tay outfit(s)?
Kisses,
Avril vanes
YouTube: avril vanes
Instagram: @livanessa79
Twitter: @livanessa79
Google+ +avril vanes 

Monday, 25 August 2014

Best and Worst dressed at the 2014 MTV VMAS Awards

Another awards show and new disasters and miracles were present at its red carpet; so I'm going to break down what went wrong for those rich but poor tasted celebs and off-course I'll let you know what made some of those outfits so great!


Now for the first time in history of all awards shows Miley Cyrus makes it to the 'Best Dressed' list but also tops it. Hawt! Miley finally gets it with 'more is less' memo as she wears a sexy two piece leather outfit and kills it! she kept it to the bare minimum when it came down to flashing some skin in her books anyway. But she looked stunning with the leather band top, which looked great against her pale complexion and pairing it with high waisted harem leather pants and that gave the vibe of 'the cool kid is here'. However the highlight of that outfit was the safety pin earring, it was the cherry on top indeed.
Photo credit: MTV.com

Bringing it back to a human level of a bad dress pick, will have to go  to Beyoncé. B looked like a hot mess in this long black gown and ohh we can't forget those awful oversized dangled earrings that looked like frog feet, poor thing. But Oh oh oh oh oh oh no no, B looked 2X bigger in this dress which is something almost impossible to achieve with a black coloured anything. This is a true fashion meltdown, get it together girl!
Photo credit: MTV.com

Someone who doesn't always get it right or right enough is Kendall Jenner but since there is virtually no other good looks we've got to give her some credit for looking 'okay' and not as bad as everyone else. Black outfits seam to be the winning looks from the VMAS and kendall looked  simply chic with this all in one jumpsuit.
Photo credit: perezhilton.com
Saving worst for last, we've got Katy Perry and her man. Denim couldn't look more horrendous in so many different ways than this. This is a complete and utter disaster that I'm surprised they didn't get convicted for their preplanned crime of fashion!
Photo credit: MTV.com
These are some honourable mentions of bad clothing choices:
collage by moi, photo credits: MTV.com
www.nydailynews.com
Kisses,
Avril Vanes
YouTube: avril vanes
Instagram: @livanessa79
Twitter: @livanessa79
Google+ +avril vanes