Made in Chelsea 💜

No wait, come back, I'm not taking about the dreadful, cringeworthy 'reality' TV show......I'm referring to the classic, beautifully elegant flat boot! Without sounding like an old fuddy duddy I'm SO thankful flat comfortable footwear is trendy. After 10 years of wearing heels at work as long haul cabin crew and the crazy 'heeled' nights out that went along with that, not to mention my Mother-in-laws recent operation to remove her bunions (less said about that the better...) I'm done with heels!! The famous Louboutin sky scrapers are without doubt THE most beautiful shoes but the mere thought of wearing my 12cm high So Kate's brings me out in a cold sweat, although I did have this outfit planned for a recent night out with girlfriends....

 

in the end I swapped the heels for flats....

These Dune patent pointed black boots are so comfortable and stylish teamed with leather trousers/skinny jeans or even tailored shorts in the spring. Think they may now be sold out but these Marks and Spencer boots may be an option...

At £39.50 it's a great buy in my opinion. I always find M&S boots on the large side so you might want to go down half a size.

These block heel chelsea boots I've blogged about before in Oxblood, still available from M&S and look fab cosied up with tights, leather and woollen jumper....

Another fab chelsea boot are these from Clarks which I've been living in recently..

They're £57 and come in a range of colours and a choice of suede/leather. Once again I found these on the large side, or maybe my feet have shrunk in my old age....😬 

As always thank you for reading, have a great week, The Purple Capsule 💜

Winter coat overload...💜

So after a little break the blogs are back with a mountain of winter coat loving....

Admittedly I've gone slightly overboard with my purchasing of coats this season but I do see them as an investment in the hope that I still love one or two if them for years to come. Your choice of coat in the winter months is a real statement of your style as there's not much else to swap/alternate jeans/trousers/boots being the everyday staple!

Maxi coats are a huge trend for a/w 14/15, I love them as they give an elegant feel to your outfit, a great balance is to team with a pair of skinny, ripped jeans. Here are my choices....

Coat: Whistles

Coat: River Island

Coat: H&M

Fur collar: Asos

Another favourite of mine is faux fur, if it's decent quality it looks amazing, real fur is so unnecessary in my opinion. Works great with leather trousers or jeans. 

Coat: Whistles

I believe this is now out if stock but a good replacement may be....

Coat: Dorothy Perkins

My one and only new year sales purchase was this gorgeous powde blue wool midi coat from Topshop....

This was a case of buy now (half price!) wear later, as think it'll look fab with white skinny ripped jeans and pumps in the spring. 

Thanks so much for taking time to read. Lots of love The Purple Capsule 💜💜💜

Clutch Control

Hey fellow fashion lovers, holy smoke it's freeeeezing now isn't it, shock to the system from our Indian summer/mild autumn days to foggy, frosty mornings...

I took slightly drastic action to the locks last night and chopped myself in a fringe, Bangs if you like, Jeeze I hate that word ha! A quick Google of DIY fringes and voila.......

I'm one day in and it's already driving me mad as I'm so used to having my hair pulled off my face, in a crazy messy top knot normally! Time will tell if it stays or not.....

However, back to the clutches...

Over the last year I've accumulated a bit of a collection of Whistles clutches....

I do love a clutch for a night out but a huge trend right now is the across the body bag.....All the above clutches are actually sold as make-up bags and retail around £35, the slightly bigger bags that come with a chain are more than double that....

So...a cheap and easy way to transform your 'make up bag' into a trendy bag is to purchase a handbag chain with clips either end (ebay: around £4) and clip I've end onto the zip and the other pushed into the gap on the other side, hey presto......

Thanks for reading, have a fab week 💜

Totes Trainers

Have always loved dressing outfits down with trainers and it's always kinda been on trend but this year it's really taken off..

My staple sneakers have been white Converse but seeing my children running around in them for the last few years I think this lady's for turning....

My recent choice is the Nike Free Run 5. Keeping it simple with black, although navy or grey would also work. A great look with leather trousers or skinny jeans, using a bright handbag/clutch as your pop of colour. Not a huge fan of teaming trainers with skirts/dresses but this is a huge trend at the moment.

Adidas Sam Smiths have made a big comeback this year with Isabel Marant using them in her Winter '14 collection..

Havea great week folks, thanks for reading 💜

Laid-back Luxe

This season's sharpest trend, relaxed tailoring, sees a feminine take on masculine designs. 

 

Dressing down smarter outfits by replacing heels with trainers or brogues is bang on trend for autumn/winter 14. 

 

Trousers: Zara

Camisole: Zara

Jacket: Whistles

My favourite find recently has been these boots from Office....a definate nod to the uber cool Chloe Suzanna boots but at a fraction of the price....

 

Have a great week lovelies 💜

Camel Classic

This is a lovely double-breasted coat from River Island. Comes up quite big, a size 8 is still quite roomy, although probably a plus really as a jumper can fit nicely underneath without feeling too restrictive. It's got fab deep pockets, always handy for that essential handkerchief or to keep the Vogue Menthols and lighter to hand, erm, not really, ahem... It's super cosy, I wore it into London the other day with just a camisole vest and leather trousers under for a shopping trip and must say I carried it most of the time as i was rather toasty! 

At £110 it's not cheap but it's a classic and versatile. Can be worn draped over the shoulders for a dressier look or with sleeves pushed up for a more casual style. Teamed with trainers or pumps it's a great daytime look 💜

 

Jeans: Next

Shoes: Boden 

Marvellous Midi 💜

Hey fellow fashion lovers. Hope you're enjoying the bright chilly autumnal weather, it's my favourite time of year, love getting wrapped up, something really chic about a gorgeous scarf wrapped around the neck and sunglasses donned! My 3yr olds are truly confused by the dark bedtimes and just as dark wake-ups, doesn't take much mind bless them 💕

So I've been snooping on the Next website recently....dangerously deceptive with their 'buy now pay later' account and the 24hr delivery service, sometimes you just NEED that dreamy item on your doorstep ASAP! Came across this gorgeous faux leather midi skirt in oxblood (also comes in blk) a snip at £38. It's buttery soft and hangs beautifully, almost fish-tail like. Love to team oxblood with a pop of colour, orange works really well as does bright pink, even if it's just in the form of a skinny belt or clutch, brightening up an autumn/winter outfit. 

Thanks for reading, would love to hear your thoughts/ideas too! 

Have a great week 💜

 

Sandals: Next