Crop it.

Gold quilted bomber jacket, grey crop top & khaki green skater skirt (similar): TOPSHOP | Shoes: CONVERSE

I am really liking crop tops at the moment.  I don't have many and it's getting to the point where I'm looking at my other t-shirts and thinking 'Should I cut the bottom half off...?'.  Topshop are doing a wide variety of them at the moment though and it's kinda' hard not to buy one.  I decided on this one as it's a simple style and the colour and the t-shirt shape mean it's easy to dress up.  The grey marl colour lets me wear it with pretty much everything in my wardrobe, so that's exactly what I'm currently trying to do... I've already worn it with my high-waisted jeans - which are what actually made me want a crop top in the first place - and next on the list is this skirt.
Saying that, I didn't really plan to wear these together.  This khaki green skater skirt has been a member of my wardrobe for a good few months although it's definitely not one of my most-worn pieces.  Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure I've worn it less than five times... But when I spotted it hanging there, all forgotten about, I decided to play Cupid and matched it with this top, and I have to say, they make a pretty good couple.  Throw in the gold jacket and it's a threesome made in Heaven.
I feel like the colours go really well with each other, and looking at them now I can't believe I haven't worn the gold with the khaki green sooner.  It's kind of like military chic without being too obvious, you know?  I'll definitely be wearing this outfit again in the summer without tights, maybe with an oversized denim jacket instead.
Today has been good, considering I woke up at two... (I went to sleep at five, ok?!) I spent an hour or so at two o' clock this morning giving my blog a pretty big makeover, what do you think?  My blog is like a hairstyle as in I get bored of it after however long.  I liked my last one and I think that was the longest I've kept a layout the same, but its life has come to an end.  I'm pleased with the new look, anyway.
Today I went for lunch with mummy bear and then filmed a Youtube haul video which will be up just before eight, if anyone's interested.  Tomorrow I am off to get my back tattoos re-coloured.  I quite like the grey, faded look but I think my tattooist would tell me off if I told him that. 
I won't be surprised if I come out with a new one as well y'know...

I'm going back to the start

Black fine knit jumper: ZARA |
Green khaki skater skirt, black coated bowling bag & black cross earrings: TOPSHOP |
Cross stretch bracelet, mixed grey snood & studded biker boots: ASOS

I didn't know I liked this outfit as much as I do until I looked at these photos, now I will wear it again.  And again.  And probably another time after that.  I don't think I'd ever use the word 'minimilistic' to describe my style, but as I've said time and time again, sometimes the most simplest of outfits are the best ones.  Am I right, or am I right?  The skirt and the earrings are new purchases, and if you count a month or so as 'new' too, then so is the bracelet.  And the snood.  Oh, and the shoes.
I really like this skirt and am glad I bought it when I was browsing Topshop the other day.  It was one of those items which was stuffed at the back of a rail on the bottom, hiding behind other clothes.  I very nearly didn't see it, and even when I did I walked past it.  But then something made me walk back, I think it was the fact that I keep buying new tops when I only have a few bottom pieces in my wardrobe.  Does anyone else do this, maybe you're the other way round?  Anyway, thanks me, for forcing me to buy this, as it will go with everything this season.  It also ticks off the military trend because of its colour, which is a look which I am definitely aiming for this winter.  I think that the flippy, skater style skirts are the most flattering on pretty much all body shapes, as they nip you in at the waist and also skim over your thighs if they are something which you don't want to be showing off.  Much more interesting than a plain bodycon skirt, anyway.
I based my look around this skirt which is why I went for all black.  Probably the safest option to go for, but that doesn't make it any less chic.  The snood was a last-minute addition although looking at these I actually prefer the outfit with it, it just adds that little something, you know?  The weather has been perfect autumn weather at the moment - sunny, no rain, cold enough so you can wear a jacket/jumper, but not so cold that you have to chuck a big massive coat over everything.  If it stayed like this until Summer, I'd be happy.  Winter fashion is the best, in my opinion, but it's no good if you have to hide all of outfits under a big coat.  Unless you have one hell of a winter coat, then it's okay.  I've still got to find mine for this year...
Hope you're all having a nice week!  I've got a day off tomorrow, good times.