Pleather, Floral and Lace - Oh My!

Its officially jacket weather in Melbourne and I'm far too excited about this! I love rugging up, wearing layers and as many snuggly accessories I can get my hands on.

So as as the weather starts to get chilly my jacket collection grows larger and larger. City Chic have some amazing new stock and winter must haves right now and these are my 3 favorite pieces.

Military Pleather Jacket - $149.95

This jacket fits like a dream in a size XS. Super soft and figure hugging it even has enough room for a long sleeve medium thickness top to be worn underneath. I've always been a fan of military styles and the button detailing on the front of this jacket won me over instantly. Because its a very soft pleather it has a small amount of stretch and really molds to your shape. I have larger upper arms and they fit nicely in this style without any issues.

I'd like to introduce you to my new Disco Pants - $122 from American Apparel. These babies are amazing! They are skin tight, super stretchy and form fitting and I have to admit they are one of my new obsessions. They also come in blue, red, grey and purple and I'm wearing these in a size Large. I never thought I'd by pants like this but seeing Laura Wells in these back in March I knew I could pull it off. These pants also have the earned the name 'The Sensational Pants' due to comments given when I worn them out over the weekend.

My shoes Lita in Distressed Leather $159.95 from Jeffrey Campbell. JC shoes are my other obsession. These give you great height, look amazing and the best part of all they are so comfortable! The heel/platform means you can wear them all day without any issues, I even wear mine shopping. There are so many different styles, colours and fabrics in this boot I want the blue ones next.

Floral Puff Sleeve Jacket - $99.95

This is the one jacket that people were weary about on the facebook page but I love it! I need more colour and print in my life so I wanted to show just how much this one item can pop if you pair it up with your basic blacks. I added a waist belt for a little more definition and to break up the print on my top half. The fit of this jacket is very snug but the cut is really flattering. It cuts in and the hips really showing of an hour glass shape. I will wear this with jeans, pencil skirts and little black dresses all winter.

Lace Driving Gloves from Sportsgirl (instore) be careful wearing this stretch lace as it is very delicate and these are my second pair of gloves.

Lace Ruffle Skirt - $69.95

This skirt is so cute! I usually would not wear so much puff on my hips but I think the high waist really compensates for all that fabric bellow. Now I would usually wear this with stockings or tights but I wanted to show of my shoes. When worn at the waist this skirt under my behind but shows nothing. There is also enough stretch in the elastic waistband to wear it on your hips if you want a longer length. I'm wearing this with my pussy bow shirt which is 4 -5 years old by now, but this also looks really cute with any solid colour tee, skirt or bodysuit.

I'm also wearing my Foxy Fab in Black Tapestry -$129.95 from Jeffrey Campbell. These have the same heel and platform as the boots above and are equally as comfortable.

There are so many new style jackets to choose from here is a little speak of what's on offer right now.

1. Velvet Duchess Puff Sleeve Jacket - $129.95
2. Velvet Leopard Print Jacket - $99.95
3. Pleather Biker Jacket (black or brown) - $149.95

Thank you to my always awesome blog photographer Michael Alesich from Lucky & Rice for braving the cold and rain to shot this with me.

Style369

Have you discovered Style369 yet?

They are a funky online fashion destination for sizes 14-26UK. Providing styled ready to wear pieces from party dresses, wardrobe staples, denim, new season knitwear, coats and macs, jackets, boots, heels, accessories and lingerie. Brought to you by the same company that gave us Evans, Dorothy Perkins, Top Shop and More.

I recently received two items from their 2010 range to review and I absolutely love them.

First I got the Ruby Rock Red Tye Dye Dress I've linked this before so I've been dying to test out the fit. The garment was true to size, I should have ordered down though due to the stretch jersey fabric. The colour of the fabric is a brilliant vibrant red its really a show stopping garment. I love the light weight fabric, the bat wing sleeves (though I'm not use to them yet) and the low cut at the front and back of the garment. The length is short so if your not game enough to flaunt your pins I suggest wearing this dress over jeans or with stockings in the cooler months. I teamed this up with my thick black wait belt but as you can see this has a black band just under the bust.

Accessorize with :

Rocket Dog Black Stud Court Shoes - £15.00

Black Knee High Suedette Boots - £49.50


Black Lizard Studded Waist Belt - £12.00


Dome Ring - £10.00


Black Barrel Bag - £29.50

Since I started my blog I've posted links about the Black Faux Leather Aviator Jacket its one of my stand out favorite pieces of 2010 and I lives up to my expectations! This is perfect for my readers who are going through a big chill over the other side of the world.

This is jacket is a perfect winter staple I will be wearing this non stop in the colder months. Its a accommodating fit around the waist and bust and the sleeves can easily be pushed up or worn long. You can also detach the wool collar giving the jacket a completely different look. I love the big chunky zips so much, leather and metal are a match made in heaven.

Together these two garments absolutely rock!

Thank you to my blog photographer Micheal Alesich from Lucky & Rice.