A day in the City

Hey sweeties, hope you are all having a lovely week : ) Today was another sweltering hot day in the UK and I decided to spend it in the capital. I had arranged to have lunch with one of my best friends which was very fun, not to mention delicious! We went to a restaurant called Plateau which is a gorgeous fourth-floor restaurant, looking our over Canary Wharf. We both had amazing spinach and mozzarella stuffed tortellini for our mains, and I had a set vanilla cream with strawberries and basil jus for dessert. Divine! I spent the rest of the day shopping, flitting between the shopping centre at Canary Wharf and Oxford street. It was pretty busy but I was determined to shop well, buy myself a few treats and make a mental note of the new season trends beginning to filter through!

One of the shops I was most impressed with was H & M. Now, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with H & M. I find some seasons very strong, full of got-t0-have-it purchases, and other seasons quite poor. Spring/summer 11 was pretty good so I was kind of thinking autumn/winter 11 would not be so good but I am pleased to report that I was wrong! The main trends I noticed today were muted autumnal colours such as burnt oranges, browns and dark yellow, heritage items such as tweeds, checks and padded jackets and gilets, metallic fabrics used in jumpers and cardigans, and a strong continuation of oversized jewellery, in rich golds and jewel tones. I was a bit of a kid in a sweet shop in the Oxford street branches, as they have so much stock that is more current than any other branch I have visited, and I am so ready to start working on my A/W wardrobe! I will save my purchases for another post but I will show you some of my favourite pieces from the new collection:

From top to bottom:

1) Pendant bracelet £7.99 - A lovely example of how chunky, oversized jewellery is still leading the way.

2) Chiffon blouse £24.99 - I love the wide turn-up sleeves of this top, I thimk it would look fab worn casually with jeans and chunky beads.

3) Oversized chiffon blouse £14.99 - A fantastic price for such a gorgeous piece, I would tuck this into bright shorts and wear with wedges.

4) Heritage jacket £19.99 - A fantastic price for such a key item! I really want this in my autumn wardrobe, I love the suede elbow patches!

5) Cable knit jumper £24.99 - Chunky knit styles are all over the high street at the moment. I cannot imagine buying them yet in this weather but come September, I will begin to invest.

Hope you like my selections, let me know what you think! xoxo