For a girl notorious for not wearing much colour, I sure do have a lot of bright clothes. Having donned monochrome for most of summer I seem to have seasonal confusion disorder; who said brights were just for summer anyway? 

These are my bargain trousers so that makes me love them even more as the words Zara and £9.99 (!!!) are rarely heard together. A friend bought them and decided she didn't like them, offering them to me. One woman's loss is another woman's Zara trousers! I suppose they're carrying on the slightly Mod theme from yesterday's ootd. I am finding out an awful lot about my style from seeing it on a blog - colour loving 60's girl is definitely not how I would have described myself a week ago.

TOP: Monsoon
JEANS: Zara
SCARF: Banana Republic
BOOTS: Kurt Geiger 
BAG: Chanel

Welcome to the 60's! Call me crazy but this totally goes! I've come over all Mod with the dogtooth print and fuchsia trousers. I think this is a great way to take a summery feeling into A/W with fuchsia being bang on trend this season. 

I have been dying to wear these trousers in England as I bought them over the summer in Dubai, and have decided that today is the day! I needed something colourful to match my mood and these seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Finding my old hot pink lipstick this morning was clearly a sign that today would be a pink day.

The jumper on the other hand, I have not gone a week without wearing. I have a general lack of jumpers in my wardrobe (I'm coming to realise that I have a subconscious love for summer) so this is my new autumn fave. 

JUMPER: Zara
TROUSERS: Zara
BELT: Gap
SHOES: Truffle
BAG: Mulberry
LIPSTICK: Rimmel, Funtime Fuchsia, 320

Uncharacteristically, it is not raining in manchester today, Hooray! In my mind that is enough to call it summer so out come the brights!

I was planning on debuting my new Primark jacket today regardless of what the weather decided to do and judging by the Bermuda short clad fresher on the bus, I am not the only one clinging to the dregs of summer.

It turns out that today wasn't the gloriously sunny Thursday that I had hoped. Nonetheless this outfit seemed ideal for this dreary afternoon as several people commented on the neon Tshirt saying it made them feel 'happy'. Only here to please you people :)

JACKET: Primark
TSHIRT: Linea
JEANS: Jack Wills
BOOTS: Primark
HANDBAG: Prada

For the most of us, 'Primarni' is the nearest we'll ever get to real Marni. But that shouldn't stop us from looking like we're drowning in designer gear because lets face it, whether its one designer piece or one hundred high street garments, we'll still blow our entire student loan on clothes. Well I do anyway.

Coming to terms with the fact that even Topshop was out of my price range this month was not an easy hurdle I can tell you. It was when I found myself in near tears lusting over a £200 fur coat that I had been holding for the last half an hour that I told myself to get a grip. It was a coat, not the end of the world. So off to Primark I ran. 

Something happens to your brain when you enter the cattle market that is Primark; all thought of ever spending £200 on something vanishes and anything exceeding £5 seems extortionate!


FLORAL PRINT, MOCK SILK 
BOMBER JACKET £8

For a person that gets flustered easily, Primark's hectic, sweaty jumble sale set up does not exude the same amount of ease that Topshop's personal shopping experience does, thus, I cannot stay in there more than half an hour. 

The two items I bought are not what I would call traditionally 'Primark'. The pony skin effect leopard heels are part of their Limited Edition range and would not look out of place in any of the top high street shops or high end brands for that matter! I have yet to wear them but they haven't fallen apart yet so so far so good!

Typical Primark sizings meant that the smallest remaining size jacket was a 14 when I am usually an 8-10. Surprising, the fit is fits okay so if you're looking to buy this, don't be put off by the sizings. I like the slightly oversized look of this jacket as the material is thin enough to not make you look like the incredible hulk! Very similar to those at Motel Rocks.


LEOPARD, MOCK PONY SKIN HEELS
£25

Studying in Manchester I have come to realise that the student breed have created their own style sub culture. You'd think there would be more to life than beanie hats and creepers right? Well, apparently not. There's one thing to be living off beans and another to look like you are. Now don't get me wrong; I am under no illusion that students aren't scrounging, penny pinching freaks because we are! But waltzing into Zara is just not an option even if it takes every ounce of self control to tear yourself away from THAT coat that is calling (more like screaming) your name. 

As much as I despise the 'student' look, it seems inevitable that as some stage in your degree you will ignore you inner fashionista and decide that your Grandad's moth-eaten sweater really is the best wardrobe decision. Just call it vintage and even I could give it a go. 

In short, the days of the Oxford shirt and brogues are well and truly a thing of the past but hey, people seem to like that.