Take Note: November UK Blogger Of The Month

For November, I was truly rushed off my feet but at the start of the month I stumbled across a wonderful blog that I knew I wanted to feature here so I dashed off an email asking if she'd like to be my blogger of the month. Luckily enough, she said yes and now I can share with you Cait from she's got a passion for fashion. Her style is so inspirational and I knew as soon as I set eyes on her blog that it would be one of my new favourites.

How did you get involved with blogging?

I started posting outfits on the Flickr group, Wardrobe_remix and from there I found lots of great blogs and finally I started my own.

How would you describe your personal style?

I know instantly if I like something or not and I like what I wear to be defined but that's only because I'm hopeless at casual dressing. I guess Particular, Prim and Proper sums it up.

Do you have any style icons?

I am always drawn to fictional characters, Amy March from Little Women, Jennifer Cavalleri from Love Story and of course Miss Blair Waldorf.

Your handmade clothes are beautiful, how long have you been making clothes?

Thank you very much. I've been trying to make clothes for a very long time but its only since I graduated from studying costume that I've had the time to start making pieces. If all goes to plan, you'll be seeing more of them soon.

What's your favourite book, band and movie?

My favourite book is easy - The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, I couldn't even begin to explain how much I love it.

 I can never choose between Wes Anderson's films so I'll just choose him as a director. 

  My favourite band is impossible, instead I'll tell you my all time favourite song - Where do you go to my lovely by Peter Sarstedt

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I am desperate to visit Sweden but at this time of year I would settle for the Scottish Highlands.

Where do you get inspiration from for your style?

I'm always inspired by vintage British fashion, from the Suffragettes to the Sloane Rangers and everything else in between.

Do you feel where you live affects your style?

In terms of the weather, yes! It is always windy here so I have come to love hats and I have an ever growing collection of coats. 

What's your favourite thing about living in Edinburgh?

I like how open and green it is and that I can walk everywhere. Edinburgh is such a beautiful city with so many wonderful galleries, cute bars and boutiques. I always feel so lucky to live here.

Any tips for aspiring personal style bloggers?

In the beginning it can be disconcerting when you only have a few readers but remember that the number of followers never correlates with your actual number of readers. Add a statistics counter to your blog to see what your readership actually is.

Thank you to Cait for answering my questions. Head over to her blog here!

We're All Salt And Pepper Now

Dress: Zara

Cardigan: H&M

Boots: ASOS

Bag: Vintage

Hat: Vintage

So I've gone from no photographs to a complete photograph overload. Mel got a new lens, a 50mm of her own, so we took some photos just as the light was failing on our way to get lunch at the wonderful Café Lento in Headingley. The lack of light is really beginning to irritate me because it makes it so much harder to get good looking photographs when we're in a rush.

We've finally moved into the production stage of our short film, it's even more stressful than pre-production because it's all now, now, now but I'm loving it all secretly. I love making films so I shouldn't complain. For those who've asked if I'll be showing it once it's finished, if I can get a copy then I'd definitely be up for putting it on vimeo or something.

I know this is a very predictable Chloé outfit, floral, my bobble hat and my boots, but I'm settling for comfort dressing recently as it's hard too cold to do anything but wrap up warm and hope frostbite doesn't set in. 

Turns out, I'll have a UK Blogger of the month for tomorrow after all, no international one for November though.

 

Outtakes Installment Three

In some attempt to keep up with my regular amount of monthly posting, it has somehow come down to round three of embarassing myself with awful photographs. 

Possessed by wind.

Taking bad poses to a whole other level.

I'm a sucker for a grass moustache

Not technically an out take but a photo from our trip to Denmark, he couldn't resist.

Don't even know.

I promise the rest of the stuff I try to entertain you with will be less awkward!

Inspiration For The Week

Large quantities of apologies for my absence. I've been overrun with work and stress and lack of sleep and I've not managed to take photos even once. I'm hoping to grab some tomorrow but I'm afraid they're wont be any Take Note for November because I just haven't had time to arrange it. It will be back next month. Once this weekend is over, I'm hoping to get back into the swing of outfit photos.

For now, have some lovely photos of people that have managed to be organised enough to get outfit photos.

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Nobody's Nothing

Dress: Primark

Cardigan: Peacocks

Necklace: ASOS

Bag: Vintage

Boots: ASOS

Badge: etsy

I thought I'd show you guys this outfit in a different way. Meet one of my best friends, Howard. He jumped in when he decided I wasn't loose enough in my outfit photos and the following ensued. We were right outside the exit to the union pub so we got quite a few strange looks for our impromptu photo shoot. He's been dying to get on my blog so HI HOWARD!

I didn't realise how short this dress was until I got home after a full day at uni but I'm definitely glad I wore leggings anyway. I decided today I'm going to invest in jeans because wearing shorts and tights in bitter bitter Leeds persuaded me that I'd rather look silly than loose my legs to frost bite.

Amstrad Lions

Dress: Topshop

Cardigan: h&m

Belt: Vintage

Shoes: New Look

I held my first casting today for the short film I'm producing. Basically, it's a five minute short about a guy who wakes up with a squatter underneath his bed. We had a casting today and I think we found our lead male which is such a weight off my mind. I'll admit, I've been freaking out lately about how much work I have to do, but if I get my deadline for next week sorted then hopefully I'll be back on top of things. 

I'm kind of thinking it's getting too cold to wear my dresses now but I so rarely wear trousers, it's awkward for me to transition into that dressing purely for warmth stage. It will have to happen at some stage though. Have you given into the cold yet?

When I'm not posing, I'm wrapped up in a coat and a scarf and my bobble hat so normally I'm ok but my legs do still suffer. Time to double up on tights and pretend their trousers perhaps? 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Merry Happy

Dress: New Look

Top: H&M

Cardigan: Hand me down

Hat: Vintage

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

Bag: Vintage

Necklace: Etsy

These photographs were taken using my 50mm lens and I absolutely love the look they have. Unfortunately, I'm having some camera issues. When I went to Otley, I was knelt down in a charity shop looking at shoes and a woman stood on my bag. When I took my camera out later on, my screen had a crack in it. Silly woman!! Luckily, it's not affecting the LCD but it's still going to cost me at least £100 to fix. If I ever see her again, I will be billing her.

Layering has become my life. I'm kidding but only a little bit. I adore layering though so it's alright but no doubt I'll be bored of it soon. I kinda miss the days when I could throw on a sundress and some flats and be gone. Getting dressed has become such a long process in the mornings. I went shopping today for the first time in ages and the purchases I made were enough to scare my bank balance into not shopping again for a while.

My bobble hat has become my defining feature lately. People recognise me on the street by the little bouncing bobble on top. Best fiver I have ever spent. 

Old Valve Radio

Dress: Urban Outfitters

Jumper: H&M

Tights: ASOS

Shoes: Urban Outfitters

Necklace: ebay

It finally stopped raining long enough to take some outfit photos. Don't get the wrong idea, it did still rain and it was still freezing and it was still like walking in a tornado but at least I got some photographs. You lot must be sick of this backdrop by now but it's so convenient to pop to from my normal hang out when I'm on campus, the union pub. I've realised that deadlines are a lot closer than I had thought and it's time to get a move on with work. I'm currently producing a short film, writing a documentary proposal, writing an essay and putting together a photographic portfolio.

I just love the look a crew neck jumper over a dress gives. It's so much warmer than a cardigan as well! I've struggled with styling these mustard tights that I had been craving for so long so I've only worn them a handful of times and this is their debut on the blog. My love for coloured tights knows no bounds.

Just to prove how windy it was, there was a dozen like this when it came to picking which to post today. Fingers crossed for some unseasonable weather please. I'd just like it to be dry and less windy, don't mind the cold as long as it's not blowing up my dress!

The Orchard

Dungarees: Vintage via UO

Top: ASOS

Cardigan: Primark

Shoes: Vintage

Apologies for my absence. It's been so difficult to get outfit photos lately, as I'm sure anyone else in the UK will agree with! It's either been raining or dark ridiculously early. I'm trying desperately to get photos taken but now I've resorted to indoor shots to at least have something to post. This is what I wore to the first day of the Leeds International Film Festival. I've seen three films so far, all quite wonderful, and I'm looking forward to all of the others I still have to see.

This gives you a little glimpse into my bedroom. My prize bike, which I haven't actually ridden since I've been in Leeds and the lovely art adorning my bookshelf. I picked up those prints at the Bust Craftacular in summer. They're having a Christmas themed one at the end of the month, I'd love to go but the trek is too far from Leeds to London but I'd definitely recommend it to anyone! 

I think I've been having Seasonal Affective Disorder lately and I really hope that it goes away soon so I can just embrace winter and all it's coldness!

My Ophelia

top: topshop

cardigan: vintage

jeans: UO

shoes: new look

necklace: asos

Dressing for lectures is becoming increasingly difficult. All I want to do is bundle up in as many wooly items as I own (which is a lot judging by my overflowing drawers) but then I have to sit in stuffy lecture theatres and melt. Striking the right balance is difficult. I was pretty cosy in this though, only my ankles felt the chill.

This is the bit of park on campus that we walk between the two building our lectures are in. There's a graveyard and a crypt and it's a bit creepy to be honest but it's nice to see some greenery every day between cramming my mind with information. A few deadlines have crept up on me and I need to keep on top of them. I'm meant to be working on my own screenplay as a side project anyway but it's taken a back seat recently.

I got this top to wear as my minnie mouse costume last year but it was definitely a lot longer than it is now. When I pulled it on, I was shocked as I could have sworn it was a tunic last time. My jeans saved the day though. This cardigan is super cosy and slouchy so perfect for how I was feeling on Monday morning when I got dressed.

Just a 'lol' photo that Mel made me pose for!

How are you all coping with dressing for the colder weather?