Casual Christmas day outfit

You're a puzzle to me

(sneaky Maximo Park lyric there) 

Every year around this time, Wollaton Park (a park in Nottingham about 10 minutes away from my house) hold a one day long music festival called Splendour. For city residents under 18 it's only £15! I go every year because I might as well as it's so cheap and so close to my house. This year Jake Bugg headlined the main stage and Maximo Park headlined the Jagermeister stage. Other acts such as KT Tunstall, Nina Nesbitt, Dog is Dead and Squeeze performed. There's also been many other really famous names there for example, Dizzee Rascal, Calvin Harris and Madness. My favourite by far was Maximo Park, I love them anyway but they were amazing live, it was so energetic and I managed to get right to the front (I had to wait at the stage an hour before they started to get there but it was so worth it). Dog is Dead were also amazing, it was their 5th time playing at Splendour as they are a band from Nottingham and I think I've seen them about 8 times live but they are still great every time! 

I also like how it can introduce you to new music as well. I had heard of Nina Nesbitt before but never actually listened to her and after hearing her at Splendour I might start listening to her properly.

Most of the music was country or indie rock because of the headline act being Jake Bugg so the other acts were in a similar genre to that. Personally I thought that was quite good because I prefer that genre of music but a lot of people complained that the acts weren't as famous as previous years because last year Dizzee Rascal headlined. But I prefer this years line up because I'm not really a fan of Dizzee Rascal and I love Maximo Park loads. 

It's really family friendly too, you don't have to get right into a mosh pit to listen to the music and enjoy yourself, a lot of people just take picnics and just listen.

(that seems a bit rambly) 

So here's the outfit post bit! 

Me and my boyfriend

Top - Hearts & Bows at Ark (shown in my haul from yesterday)

Under top - Bikini from Matalan (my bralet was in the wash and this just looks like a bandeau top)

Shorts - Levi's shorts from Cow

Flower crown - gift from a friend

I feel like this outfit is really cliche-festival-fashion with the flower crown, shorts, crop top combination but cliches aren't always bad!

There isn't a lot of photos because my boyfriend took them and it turned out that there was just a lot of photos of me blowing my nose and awkward laughing faces. ooops. I would have liked to take photos at Splendour but I didn't want to risk my camera getting smashed in a mosh pit or something so I'll give you a link instead!

Riot photography Splendour photos

Lots of Love

Sophie

xxx

ps hype my look on lookbook if you like

Summer wishlist

I want so many clothes but I feel like I should be saving money and most of the clothes that I want are summer-y so I doesn't seem right buying Summer clothes when the weather's like this. 

This lace crop top is from Topshop. It would look great under a pinafore dress or with a high waisted skirt. It's only £15 so this will probably end up being in my wardrobe quite soon.

These shoes are also from Topshop. They're £30 which I think it quite reasonable. I've tried to buy them three times already but they seem to never have my size (wah). I might order them online, does anyone know what Topshop's delivery is any good?

I love these sunglasses because of the glitter, everything's better with glitter. They are from Urban Outfitters and they're £16. Sunglasses never seem to suit me though, something to do with my eyebrows. I think if I find some that are the right style they'll look okay. 

I found Levi's shorts that aren't too short! Yay! And they have UK sizes on them so you don't have to dig through them in the shop trying on every pair. I should just do vintage shopping online, it would be so much quicker. They're from Cow vintage.

The colours in this dress are lovely. It's £35 from Miss Selfrigde. 

This list could be endless because every website I go on I see something nice that I convince myself that I need. A lot of this stuff is white, that's because it's a popular colour this season, it's so delicate and    summer-y!

Lots of Love

Sophie

xxx

Mint and thigh high socks

So I was lying in bed on twitter and thought maybe I should do something productive like posting the look I've been meaning to do since last Wednesday, so here I am! 

In these photos I am wearing a mint tank top from Topshop - I've really missed wearing it because you can only really wear it when the weather's nice, I love the pastel colour too. I bought it last year so they don't have it anymore, I tried to find it or something similar on the Topshop website but I couldn't find anything, they still have lots of other nice things though!

 I am also wearing Levi's 505 cut offs from Cow vintage in Birmingham. I really need to get some new ones because I didn't try these on and they're massssssive, but they're okay with a belt. 

It looks like I live in my black coverse by the look of my recent posts but it's only because I was riding my bike and you can't bike in creepers!

 I love this hoodie, it's my boyfriends and should probably give it back but it's so nice! This is similar or it might be the same one.

 I love it when the weather is warm enough to wear socks instead of tights, these are also from Topshop but you can buy plain thigh high socks from pretty much anywhere. 

So that's what I wore last Wednesday! I need to go and get ready for college now. I'm hoping that it's warm outside but I'll probably layer up so I don't get cold.

Lots of Love

Sophie

xxx