OOTD- COLOUR POP

Top- H&M / Ripped Jeans- Topshop / Boots- Topshop / Bag- Urban Outfitters

Alternatives:  Bag- mango alternative / Shoes- Dr Martens

For this outfit I wanted to style a smart top with grunge items such as chunky boots and ripped jeans. This red loose top was the perfect find in the H&M sale. I bought the top for £6,  a complete bargain, but unfortunately at the time I bought the top it was no longer available on the website as it was a sale item.  I'm sure if you look in any high street shop you'll be able to find a similar style of top! I had trouble knowing what to pair with the top with as its not usually something I would wear. But i decided to just pair it with items I always grab to wear on a daily basis? The pop of colour with the top works well with the basic style of the rest of the outfit and adds contrast to the look, making it stand out.

I tagged an alternative for the boots and bag, as the bag again was a sale item and the boots are old. I highly recommend you check out the alternative boots! I definitely want to buy a pair of them, they are just too expensive for me at the moment!! 

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Photo cred again goes to my friend Jake
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MONTHLY MUSIC FAVOURITES- MAY 2015

Quick message: Sorry I haven't posted again yet! I've been trying to work out a plan for this blog and decide what I want to post and when. I've finally done that so hopefully now you can see regular posts :)

This months music favourite is a band named Swim Deep. They are a 5 piece indie pop band from Birmingham. I fist heard this band about a year ago and I still love their songs now. The first song of theirs I heard was "King City" (click to listen on YouTube) from their album "Where the Heaven Are We", and it's definitely my favourite of theirs so far. They are set to release their next album this summer just in time for Reading and Leeds festival. Although the album is not yet released the band have released two singles from their upcoming album. The first titled "To My Brother" (listen here) and the second "One Great Song And I Could Change The World" (listen here). From these singles it is clear the bands sound has changed, with hints of the sounds they first released. Their new sound has been referred to as Acid House music, which I equally enjoy just as much as their Indie Pop sound. 

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FIRST POST- BASIC OOTD

Jacket- Topshop / Croptop- Topshop / Joni Jeans- Topshop / Chunky Boots- Topshop

So for my first post I wanted to do a simple casual outfit, and obviously with my blog being called a.l.l.black, its only right that my outfit is all black.

At the moment were transitioning from spring to summer and as we all know the British weather can be extremely unpredictable. For this outfit I put together a crop top with jeans for the moments during the day that it gets hot. But I also paired it with a bomber jacket to account for the wind and rain. All the items of clothing I am wearing in this post are from Topshop. I am hoping to do similar posts like this soon where every item is from one shop.

For my first post I wanted to get some decent photos taken, so I teamed up with a guy I know called Jake to take the shots. He's just started out doing shoots with people but I absolutely love his work. Check out his Instagram here: jake_hoodies

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