The peplum gives you a flattering silhouette to compliment the straight fall of a maxi; and the nude heels keep it simple. "Gasp! I suddenly feel so classy in this outfit I feel like I could court, kiss and marry Prince Harry in under an hour!"

Just because the skirt falls straight doesnt mean it hides shape! Especially not with that peplum! (Remember that scene in Princess Diaries when she gets her kick because she kissed her true love? Happens naturally when you are dressed and feeling this fiiine!)

That's right; I am right now embodying any and every fashion blogger in the world right now. I am wearing the denim shirt with the hipster RayBans and the Vintage Camera hung at my side as I type this. But in all seriousness, maxi anything always goes dashingly with a nice boho hat.

Apparently I forgot I was indeed wearing clothes in this last one. Good reflexes though.

Imagine your body like a pie chart with two sections. The more a section of the pie chart fills, the less space there is in the the other section. This is how showing off skin on your body should work in order to keep it classy. A long sleeve, collared shirt looks so chique with a mini skirt. In this case; a maxi skirt looks very appropriate with a bralette and sheer shirt! Showing off skin but still classy; not trashy.

I know I'm not the only one that automatically pretends I'm on the phone when holding a bag like this.... "I mean, come on!" So there you have it! Hopefully this post gives you some ideas on how to pull off a maxi! Even if you yourself are a mini!!! Lots of Love, -J xxx

For those of you who actually read this fashion blog; it may or may not interest you that I have a self-styling blog on the website Lookbook. Me and my styling blog go way back; four years now.
Today I posted this look, but I wanted to share some of the grimy grungy leftovers with you!

So this grungy look was inspired by one of my favourite songs 'Genesis' by Grimes. If you listened to this song: you'd want to put on a choker, give yourself some ghetto braids, and have a jam session like I did.

Smiles because I love this song

Damn those braids though...

Uhhhh I like fashion?

With fashion-y friends and good fortune; I was invited to the Vogue VIP Night Out in Westfield London this past November and it was fabulous! I wanted to write a post and review of the whole event because it was, uniquely, organised by Vogue; which is such an elite in the fashion world, and as I learned on my course, making a move towards e-commerce to compete with most other fashion magazines that have positively exploited their readership and brand to open up new portals of revenue. Take, Monocle for example; although written by the dreaded Tyler Brulé (sorry, not a fan), he had a bright idea to turn his niche magazine into a niche shop.
So although it may seem like a small step, such 'Vogue' events (especially since located in Westfield and revolving around shopping) are the first baby steps towards 'Vogue' the brand as opposed to 'Vogue' the magazine.

Apart from its cultural context; the event was great fun. There were little area's with Fortune Telling, Yves Saint Laurent Makeup Artists would give you a makeover, free hand massage (which as you can see below I so 'reluctantly' indulged in, as if!), there was free champagne, strawberries, macaroon and 20% off in all stores! But most importantly to us girlies (my Condé Nast Girls), we took advantage of the 'Be Styled by Vogue Editors!' booth, where instead of us all getting styled, since we are Vogue Students, we instead had a cute chat about the event, if we were liking it, what they could do better and then had a fun group selfie (oh my god with Vogue Assistant-retail editor Tatiana Hambro!!!).
It was nice seeing these Vogue girls the day after we went to go visit their offices where they were buzzing and talking to us students about the event!

So here is what I got for free inside my wonderfully Gold, Gold VIP night out Vogue Goody bag!

This is the bag all the goods came in!

BY FAR the best treat; a free year long subscription to Vogue Magazine!

A sweet little Kelly Hoppen candle!

A wonderful little T2 Tea kit!

(Stupidly was too busy having a hand massage to pick them up but it's the thought that counts)

A cute little map of Westfield (lord I needed one) and of London!

A little booklet of all the treats we received!

A little Group Selfie for a competition

Free Champagne? yes please.

Grand entrance...

This was the Yves Saint Laurent Makeup Artists Beauty Bar

Discover your future only if you discover where the fourtune teller went for a cigarette break!

My elegant posture during a relaxing hand massage (cameo from Dina's strawberry and champagne!)

Obligatory but unnecessary DJ (sorry mate!)

Royal Ballet Dancer in the window of Hugo Boss; very surreal. There was also an electric violinist in Ghost, and a royal opera singer in Jimmy Choo!

Davina Catt, left, and Mary Katrantzou  (describing something very passionately as usual). Check out the Goods. (on her website)

"Mary Katrantzou and Davina Catt; The Industry Function Event" Was the wonderful evenings title...

A Cheesy Photo Op!

"Kat-rant-zou" my friend annunciated for me. "Kat-rand-zoo" I mimicked.
"RanT", she said; "RanD", I struggled.

Mary's last name isn't the simplest of names, but her designs aren't the simplest either!
The Greek designer started out her fashion endeavours by studying, (oddly at the time, but in hindsight makes complete sense) Architecture at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), before then moving from the USA to the UK to complete her education in Textiles at CCM (Central Saint Martins)

Resume Aside: I really really liked her. She was so charismatic, and focused. She was well spoken and had so much to say it was like the words were bubbling out of her! (Which was comforting seeing as when I met her soon after; words were bubbling out of me!)
There is something about having passion for ones career mixed with girls' instinctual love for fashion: that just is the right mix of driven, happy.. obsession!

My mission of this blog is to share what I learned with you all: and what better way to share what I learned by letting you experience and watch it yourself!

It was funny watching the video and seeing various little cameo's of me chatting to Mary (see below).
Who in this shot was sharing with me her opinion on university preparation before going into the fashion world; and she believed that it was up to me to choose which university to go to because each on suits everyone differently. She also told me however; that experience in the industry has the potential to be more useful than a university degree..


Overall, it was such a fun night and I met so many interesting people who were part of The Industry.
The Industry is a fashion business members club that organises talks and is a place for young new entrepreneurs to meet and learn. Something I wouldn't mind joining once I start my career!

This is The Industry's Youtube Channel where you can watch more talks organised at the Condé Nast College with incredible guests such as ASOS's CEO, and David Gandy.

1. Ariana Grande Getting Wacked by Elsa's pink fluffy graffiti wings!