Five things I want from Topshop RIGHT NOW

As a student I am plagued by that wretched feeling that you can never afford what you want. Never mind that I can only just cover what I need to survive in a week, I am more obsessed with the fact I can’t afford new clothes. Topshop in particular at the moment is taunting me with its amazing stock and I’m a cat’s whisker away from blowing my loan (thats loan, not load) on these beauties. 

Topshop Utility Trousers in Stone - £38

I am IN LOVE with the idea of combats coming back into fashion. They remind me of when I was a little girl dashing around in my baggy combat trousers (with long cotton tassles on, if I remember rightly..?)  looking WELL COOL and loving life as a mini fashionista. They’re making their reappearance in a skinny-leg manner however, and I’m visualising these babies with my brand new Office shoes – tan leather, wooden heel… a match made in fashion heaven. I’ve seen snaps of Cheryl Cole wearing similar utility trousers with a plain back tee, and I’m loving the pairing. These would look great with a simple top and I can see perfect summer outfits with these, a plain white strap top and some black or tan flippy floppys. (AKA Flip Flops.) 

Also scoring in the trouser department (see what I did there) is these pretty-in-pink cotton three quarter lengths. These caught my eye when I was mooching around in a Topshop store the other day, but, alas, I had no time to try them on. 

Panelled Sports Joggers in Rose - £22

For the best, maybe, as I may have bought them in every colour. These are another pair I can see looking fab with some plain tees or strappys, and some pumps or flip flops. Another chilled out summer look… 

Speaking of summer, I adore the new shape thats proving to be all the rage this year for sunglasses. The butterfly shape is a charming twist on the oversized shades look and these ones from Topshop are available for a reasonable price. I’ll take seven pairs. (I have a habit of breaking sunglasses.) 

Butterfly Ombre Sunglasses - £15

This year I’m really keen to try the baggy fisherman type pants that began to creep on to the streets last summer. I may seem a year behind, but I simply didn’t have the courage to wear something last year that looked as if it would make my bum appear to drag along the ground. I have since had my mind changed by witnessing them look amazing on others, and I’m up for giving them a try. These will be my first pick of the bunch and we’ll see how it goes… I can already see them paired with the butterfly glasses. 

Cotton Trousers by Boutique - £45

Finally, on a more glam note, this chic black tunic has got me dribbling. I LOVE tunics, they look great with heels or flats, night or day wear and they even make you feel good on one of those dreaded fat days. There is nothing worse than stepping out of the house knowing the first thing people will notice is the bulge of your bloated tummy. Tunics flatter the figure and hide the lumps and bumps you wish didn’t exist! Another item that I can picture with my new shoes…surely a reason to get it, right? 

Silk Tunic by Boutique in Black - £55

I think its time to do some maths, check my finances, and work out what I can afford to spend. Then triple it, forget about food and heating bills, and go to Topshop waving my debit card above my head. Hello overdraft, you’re too good to me. And who cares if I’ll be horrendously poor afterwards, I’ll look damn good in the process.

Celebrity style made possible from student wardrobe

A picture-story compiled to get your creative juices flowing with your very own wardrobe.

It is a well known fact between women of many ages that if you wanted to avoid feeling disgusting and ugly you should strongly avoid publishing yourself on the internet in direct photo comparison with Cheryl Cole. Therefore no person in their right mind would do it. Which is why I can only conclude that I was not in my right mind when I did this. However, the original point of this madness was to see if I could recreate the styles of some of the best dressed celebrities from my very own wardrobe, without looking like a desperate wannabe. I personally think the styles came off quite well, I will leave the desperate wannabe deduction up to you.

I chose five celebrities that – A) I think are beautiful and B) I can imagine would spend a bucket load of money on each of their day to day outfits. I then rifled through my own clothing collection to find similar items, roped my housemate Jasmin into helping me, and set to work on recreation. And as I know you are dying to see how I got on, here they are:

Cheryl’s figure is so annoyingly to die for that anything looks good on her, this outfit is just one of many that oozes sophistication as well as sex appeal. To re create it we teamed wet look leggings with a cream ruffle t-shirt and a black boob tube, finished by simple black heels. We know we are no Cheryl…but we think we did pretty well here. Plus, her outfit probably cost her a fortune. This costs £56 all together. Lovely.

Cream ruffle top – H&M, £15; Black boob tube – New Look, £6; Wet look leggings – Topshop, £20; Black heeled shoes – New Look, £15

Another Chezza beaut. Simple and casual in a t-shirt and blazer. Matched by my wardobe with a folded-up t-shirt dress and finished off with wet looks. Total cost of mine: £58

T-Shirt – H&M, £8; Blazer – H&M, £10; Wet Looks – Topshop, £20; Bag – Brighton Market, £20

I LOVE this. Cheryl’s really pulling off the all black look. Admittedly, I’m not pulling it off quite so well, but the style is a near perfect match. The leather jacket sexes the look up and the grey heels finish it perfectly. Love it, £125 for mine. (I know this seems alot, I’m sorry, but compared to Chezza’s we’re probably making a MASSIVE saving.)

Wet looks – Topshop, £20; Shoes – Office, £40 (sale); Vest – Zara, £5; Jacket – Miss Selfridge, £40; Bag – Brighton Market, £20

Next, to Katy Perry. I’m undecided as to whether I like this look or not, but the fact is, it’s working for Katy. Jas pulls it off in her own knee high socks, thigh length grey vest and cream bobble hat. Total cost of outfit – £60

Knee highs – New Look, £4; Hat – Miss Selfridge, £8; Vest – Topshop, £12; Jacket – Miss Selfridge, £40; Bag – New Look, £6

This is one K-Perry style I am sure of and I was V. excited to find items of my own to pull it off. Even better, the total outfit was a New Look hattrick, and being such a good value store, it totalled at £37.

Crop top – New Look, £6; Skirt – New Look, £6; Shoes; New Look, £25

From K-Perry to K-Moss, and Kate looks bangin’ (pardon the slang) in this sophisticated yet casual number. Considering her super model status we don’t expect anything less, we also don’t expect her outfits to anything but extortionate in price. I, however, did find this nifty little combination in my wardrobe which imitates Kate’s look pretty well. The boots were a bit of a killer for the bank balance but the whole outfit still only cashes in at £195. Actually now that I’ve written it down that doesn’t seem so cheap, but pretty none the less.

Blazer – River Island, £40; Vest – Zara, £5; Scarf – H&M, £10, Jeans – Topshop, £20; Boots – River Island, £75

Keeping with the model theme and moving to Sienna Miller. The fur jacket in this picture is what caught my eye, and Jas shows off her own as we match our clothes with Sienna’s. I dread to think how much money Sienna is wearing here, but Jasmin’s outfit comes together at just £119. Not bad for the super model image.

Fur Coat – MuuBaa, £25; Beige Cropped Jumper – Topshop, £28; Black Vest – New Look, £6; Wet Looks – Topshop, £20; Boots – New Look, £25, Bag – New Look, £15

And finally we come to Vanessa Hudgens in one of my all time favourite looks for summer; an over sized white shirt and brown accessories. I absolutely adore this and am proud to say I’ve recreated it almost exactly. Vanessa’s probably came with a hefty price tag, whereas mine rolled in at £75. Absolute bargain.

White Shirt – Primark, £7; Shoes – New Look, £50; Belt – Topshop, £18

So it seems it truly is possible, you really can emulate your favourite celebrity without having to aquire a small loan from the bank. (Unless, perhaps, if your favourite celebrity is Lady GaGa.) I’m proud of my efforts, and will be walking around with permanent sunglasses attached to my face, shouting ‘NO PICTURES’ to random strangers from this moment on.