stylecrushED.

let's cut to the chase, we all have that one blog that we click on and the blogger is beyond stunning, has gorgeous hair you'd die for, and her dress sense is everything you'd hope to achieve and more. well my style crush is Morven. i haven't clicked on her blog yet to see a crap outfit. here are a few of my fav. 

I'm off to london now to have a lovely day out with the gorgeous Michelle of Daisybutter. 

What are you upto?? Have a great day lovelies. XOXOAVS

[All photos have been taken from Morven's blog- i highly recommend you visit her blog by clicking this link, for more amazing looks.]

stylequeen of my heart.

~this post is a little out of date, however with the news of another little Beckham on the way I wanted to celebrate Mrs B~

You may or may not have heard me mention in the past my love for a certain Mrs Beckham. The amount of love I have for this lady is immense! I've never been one of those types to have massive lifelong loves or monthly crushes on fit actors or handsome singers, my one true love is Victoria Beckham.

 Ever since Spice girls the movie, "Which dress shall I wear? The little black Gucci dress or the little black Gucci dress?" I fell in love. Yeah Baby spice was loved and adored by everyone and wore a lot of pink, but Posh was classy and mysterious (and didn't wear those hideously clumpy boots that Baby+Scary wore!!)

Victoria has been on a style journey in the past 10 years; she went from the little black Gucci dress, to reavealling WAG appropriate Roberto Cavalli and back to a simple little black dress. Her name is huge in fashion industry right now, she was even nominated for the Best Designer Brand award at the British Fashion Awards 2010. 

This month Victoria has graced the cover of British Vogue for a third time, (solo this is her second cover). What a massive achievement. Not only does Victoria have her January issue to celebrate she is also 3 months pregnant with her 4th little Beckham, a massive congratulations to her and the hubby. 

Here is a run through of VB's covers for your viewing pleasure :) 

Her first cover in 1998, from the Spice Girls days makes me laugh, all the other girls are smiling away and there's Victoria pouting away! I love the April 2008 cover, I remember being at college and my best friend brought her copy in and just envying Victoria, she looks amazing. I'm not too keen on the fact that May 2010 was so similar in pose... Could they not think of another one?

Out of these final four, my least favourite is the Feb 2009 cover, simply for the fact you can't see her eyes, yeah you can tell it's her, but if you didn't know it was her would that draw you to the magazine (if you didn't usually buy Vogue that is) I do love her eyebrows in the May 2010 cover though, she looks incredible. 

Having graced British, Turkish, Spanish, Russian and Indian Vogue, all that is left is American! Then world domination! ~ Long live the StyleQueen!  

Mega envious of her (potential) little girl. Think about the wardrobe she'll inherit. 

xoxo AVS

flower power.

"i live for the nights i can't remember with the people i won't forget"

me: dress- H&M, wedge shoes- New Look, Headband- Aldo; Katie: Dress-Topshop, Booties- Topshop

bonjour mon petit pois. how are you on this fine monday evening?

SO, i have the internet once again! how fabulous is this?! i can now keep up with all your fabby bloggys, watch bbciplayer/itvplayer/4od once again and post on xoxo avs, great news! 

above is a pic of me and my girly kittykat, out for the night, by the time this pic was taken i was very drunked- hence the no rearrangement of hair. 

so many little things often pop up in my head during the day that i want to ask you guys but by the time it comes to writing the post i pretty much always forget the questions. but  there is one....

"when girlies post an outfit up on their blog, are the open to constructive criticism?!" 

i strongly stress the word constructive, nothing bitchy, catty or nasty, but constructive. like: "a thin black belt would have really worked with your outfit above alana" or "maybe tan shoes instead of those grey wedges?"   do you get me lovelies?! 

so glad to be back posting, got some good'uns up my sleeve for y'all this week! 

xoxo avs

p.s check out this killer closet. envy. something to aspire to girlies! 

p.p.s i've increased my already huge blogroll/love.blog.love.

 check out some of these other bloggys for daily inspiration. 

and we're...

...the three best friends that anybody could have...  

Ah The Hangover is such a good film, anyone here love it as much as I do?! 

I'm not going to lie to you, I've been feeling really uninspired the last few days, I'm out of touch with the blogging world thanks very much to the stupid lack of internet in my house at uni so quickly grabbing 10 mins in the library to catch up when I can. Here are a few photos of me and my girls when we went out to a club called Bliss a few weeks ago, sorry they aren't brand new I accidentally stole them off of Beth's camera the other day and thought they were perfect to use :) 

If you think you recognise Beth, thats because you've seen her here before :)

Me, Beth & Debbie: Standard 'in the girls toilet' picture :D

Me & Beth: I wore lipstick for the first time ever on this night out, its quite subtle but I liked it!

A kind of full length pic of me: Missing out the most gorgeous shoes though :(

Beth: This girl is so freakin' cool <3

Outifits-

Me: Top- Beth's vintage, Disco Pants- American Apparel, 'Bedroom Antics' Heels- Office.

Beth: Dress- Primark, Heels- Topshop, Clutch- Primark

Debbie: Dress- Lipsy, Heels- Unknown (sorry!) 

Such a great night out, needless to say we were hanging bad the next day! 

OH! And talking of great nights out... I went to Wahoo on Sunday night and met the gorgeous Michelle, that was so surreal, I hadn't met her before only stalked her blog everyday for the summer and to just bump into her was weird! I 'recognized' her teehee! I was drunk and I know I said something embarrassing like "Your voice isn't how I expected it to sound" (Not in a bad way Michelle!) 

Hopefully I will be seeing a lot more of Michelle over the next two years whilst we are at the same university! 

Anywho, apologies for such a long post, I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. 

xoxo avs. 

show off

i mentioned yesterday that i brought some new earrings along with that ring... well here are the earrings... you likey? 

and also the change of colour at the bottom of my hair isn't the hair extensions its the light... didn't want you to think that i'm walking around with odd hair and hair extensions.

today is my long day at uni, 10-3 dammit. hahahaha. ok thats not long at all isit...then me and my housemates are off out to bedford place tonight. what are you upto?

see you tomorrow for wildest wednesday wishing :) 

xoxo avs 

what i brought...

miss selfridge are having a sale on their diva jewellery... 

i picked up this gorgeous ring for only £4 as well as two gorgeous pairs of earrings all for £10.30! 

one pair is pretty simple but the other are amazing, i'm gonna wait to showcase them to you! they are very evening wear. 

i also brought some shoes today, but they are currently being stowed in my car boot as my mum will hit the roof if she finds out ive been spending my student loan on shoes!  

hope your day is full of happiness! (cheesy i know)

 xoxo avs 

to buy or not to buy?

girls- i need your help and honest opinions... 

uno. for a start i would never wear this coat done up and with the collar like this. 

dos. the coat is £39.99. with the current 20% off for students in new look this brings it down to £32. 

tres. please bear/bare in mind i am a poor student.

cuatro. if you can find me another better looking faux fur coat for upto £50 im all ears/eyes.

cinquo: do you think it looks totes cheap? and tbh it isnt that thick so not exactly a 'winter' coat. 

wow i think i've just turned myself off of buying it. 

opinions below per-leaseeee, muchly appreciated babycakes.  

xoxo avs 

denim jacket obsession...

L-R: Lisa, Yoshi, Me & Jo. 

(Please excuse my facial expression, I wasn't having the best night!- Sober as a judge!)

Hello beauts! How has blogland been lately? I've missed it so much! The past week has been very hectic and also quite lonely at times; I'm back at uni, been catching up with all my friends who some I hadn't seen for nearly FOUR months! Summer is just too long! I've been out partying, enrolling at uni, already on a partying ban/revolt, been to hospital, missing home, and finally...Back home already for a long weekend. 

My university timetable is the best; I have thursday and friday off each week, so this allows me to come home or go and visit my friends over at other universities! Nice bit! 

The picture above is the best one I could find from that night of my outfit, and what are you thinking of my hair? I'm trying something a little more centred after I've seen some gorgeous girls with middle partings... I finally feel my hair is long enough to try and achieve this centre parting perfection... Oh and I'm also gonna be using hair extensions pretty soon fingers crossed!  

I've got lots more party outfits to upload when I get my hands on my housemate's camera. It's so annoying not having the internet in our uni house at the moment! Need to get that sorted asap! 

Well, it was lovely writing a post again, now for a round of all your blogs. Have a lovely day. 

xoxo avs

my stylish friend TUESDAY!

My stylish friend: Beth

Age: 19 

Occupation: Part-time Hair Model & Writing Fashion and Culture Student @ Southampton Solent University What is she wearing? Sunglasses- Rayban, Blazer- Vintage, Tee- topshop, Jeans- H&M, Shoes- Vintage

How was this look personalised? Beth is a real vintage queen so by mixing a high street favourites with vintage finds she creates a completely unique look. What I love the most is the colour clash betwen the purple blazer and red shoes. I'm absolutely loving the hair cut too. 

MEGA apologies for the absence lately, I've moved back down to Southampton and currently do not have internet in my house... So when I'm at my most creative (2am) I'm unable to get the posts written up and scheduled. However I am going home for a long weekend from tomorrow so I will be getting lots of posts up to you AND scheduling some for next week. 

See you soon girlies- I missed you! 

xoxo avs 

edition 1:

Name: Alice 

Age: sweet 19

Occupation: photography student @ southampton solent! (at the time of this photo, queen of shoes) 

What is she wearing? denim shirt- topshop, stripe vest- H&M, black shorts- topshop, tights- h&m, workman boots- barrats, necklaces- topshop & asos.

How was this look personalised? Alice cut off the sleeves of her denim topshop shirt, tied it at the front and combined this with a stripe vest which oozes a summer vibe. She finished off with, black shorts and tights (work uniform requirement); throw on a leather jacket and this outfit is perfect for those chilly autumn days. 

I hope you enjoyed this feature, it's gonna be on the blog weekly from now on, so look out for some hot outfit inspiration from my besties! 

xoxo avs 

braving it.

We got back from our little family vay-cay early Saturday evening so when I called my besties to see what they were upto going out seemed like a good idea after being cooped up with my family for a week.

Here's my gorgeous friend Sianie and I, the dress I'm wearing is hers, its from topshop... The reasoning for the title post 'braving it' is because this dress requires you not to wear a bra as it has a really nice open back... now I've always had issues with my boobs so this was a first for me and it also kinda debuted my tattoo as well :) Sianies dress is also from topshop. There was a full length photo of my outfit but the lighting was awful as well as terrible quality cause it was taken on a blackberry. 

anywho, after that liberating experience I'm thinking of investing in a few more sexy back dresses.... Backs are the new boobs I'm told. Haha! 

xoxo avs

home at last!

Fresh from my trip to Scotland, I'm back! The day after I left for my trip I was gutted to realise that I hadn't scheduled all the posts only the first one. So big sorry's for that.  I've really missed blogging!

How was your week? I did keep up with some blogs from my iPhone, however last night I had tonnes and tonnes more to read which was very inspiring. 

This is what I wore on the first day: superdry cardigan, h&m top, diy shorts, h&m tights, ebay boots, F21 & Accessorize necklaces. Thankfully there was no need for a coat, but I did accessorize with some sexy superdry sunnies :) 

Scotland was surprisingly sunny, I had a lovely time seeing all my family and just spending quality time with my little sisters (I don't live with my dad sisters, I live with my mum. Well I actually live at uni now so even less time with them) We went to shopping in Glasgow City Centre which is architecturally beautiful, also visited the Kelvingrove art gallery and museum which was pretty interesting. 

This is just a quick pic of my arm candy: various bracelets, casio digital watch, (left hand) two finger heart ring from etsy, primark ring, (right hand) accessorize 'love' ring, three band ring (featured in this post here). 

Anywho, lots of posts to get sorted, I decided against posting the ones I'd already written for last week, maybe I'll modify them a little or something and post soon. 

xoxo avs

holiday packing & a screaming toddler...

Oh my! Today's post is a stark contrast from yesterdays. That beautiful giggling toddler I was talking about is currently screaming and crying due to a cold and teething, whilst I'm trying to watch the last episode of Pretty Little Liars (which I love!)...
So instead of half heartedly watching it, I made a set on Polyvore... 

I was going for the theme of- 'typical Alana outfit; weather appropriate for bonny Scotland'. Ok I'm not going to be wearing the all saints boots or the topshop parka but my versions are pretty similar. On the day I wear it, there will be an outfit photo taken! 

Oh and however cute and lovely you think Scotland looks in that little image to the left- its not like that everywhere in Scotland...namely the places I'm headed. 

There'll be one last post tomorrow before I set off into the night, and the hopefully a weeks (or round about) worth of scheduled posts for all you lovelies to read! 

Sleep tight, happy monday. 

xoxo avs

be my little rock and roll queen

Bonjourno, I hope your Bank Holiday Monday was pretty fabulous/relaxing/full of food & family... 

• uno. breaking news: I'm heading off to Scotland on Sunday. Unfortunately my Granny, who is 96 (!!) years old is poorly, so me, my dad and little sisters are going on a road trip up to the land of Scots to see her, instead of taking our planned mini holiday. 
• dos. Last week when I went down to Southampton I didn't take the appropirate attire for the house party I was planning on going to, so me and my BFF KatieCakes, hit West Quay (Southampton's amaaaziiing shopping mall). It was pretty cute being there with KC again after being apart for the last three months solid. We used to hit WestQuay everyday after uni for a spot of shopping or a KFC. Anywho, so I found this really nice top from H&M and it was a bargain at only £7.99...., I wore it with my topshop jeggings and some Nude New Look Pumps (Heels). Next time I wear the top I plan to wear this really cute leopard print bandeau that I also spotted in H&M. (See picture. I'm on the left, my friend Loren is on the right). 
• tres. I've been working so manically and ridiculous hours lately as well as doing that university work, so please excuse my irregular blogging, once I'm in a routine again I will blog regularly, once, twice  maybe even three times a day, opposed to this crappy once a week shizz. 
• cuatro. Tomorrow I'm heading down to Southampton yet again to take some more stuff down AKA clothes, books and TV. My mum is coming with me, so I'm 99.9% sure she'll end up wanting to go round to the fabulous Ikea. Which I used to hate, but since I've got my own territory, I don't mind so much! Plus, because she loves Ikea stuff, she buys me 'stuff'. Haha. 

Anywho, have a lovely Tuesday. 

xoxo avs 

why hello there...

Hello there beautiful bloggers, I hope you are all well! Sorry I haven't posted for ages (again), I've been homeswapping, not quite literally, but I've been down in southampton taking all my stuff down to my new house!

I had a lovely night out with my best friends, we went to the first of many house parties, which was fun, it was also pretty interesting to see all our other friends new houses!

When I got back from So'ton, I went out for a friends birthday. It was her 18th, so a big night for her! This is a quick pic of what I wore, my mum took it when I was leaving the house, for some reason she was a little overwhelmed...? Weird woman!

Anyway, I'm just about to do a 4day catch up of blogreading! See you soon!

xoxo avs

a few of my favourite things...

ring-a-ling-a-ding. these are three of my favourite rings. from left to right: primark (either £1.50 or £2), the middle ring was actually given to me by my cousin on holiday so no clue where its from, but its a statement which i love! And last but not least 'the owl ring', not going to lie, but I can't even remember where I brought this ring from, I'm going with either topshop or accessorize, but can't be 100% sure. These three are the ones I wear the most out of my vast collection...

In the forefront of the photo is my ring that my dad got me for my 18th birthday. He got my mum one similar when they were together so when it came to him getting me something special for my 18th I wanted one the same, and since I've had mine it's been worn every single day. It's actually a Russian Wedding band (each band is a different gold; white, rose and yellow), but I like to think there's a ring each for me, my mum and my dad. Kind of sad but hey.

Do you guys have any rings that you wear every single day?

Have a lovely day munchkins.

xoxo avs

working 9-5...

...AND MORE! Jeez, I have never worked so hard in my entire life! Since thursday night I have just been working like crazy. On Saturday I worked from 9:30am until 10pm straight. My oh my. My ankles literally seized up on saturday night, which wasn't good. Made work tonight a tad uncomfortable!

I have some stupid induction day for my new job (at a popular chicken joint) tomorrow, so I thought I'd bring you a post now. This is me on Friday afternoon, whilst waiting in the Dorothy Perkins changing room for my Mother. (I'm wearing: DP Blazer, H&M Vest, DIY shorts, Ebay Boots, Random Necklace, Mischa Barton Bag.)

It's a pretty terrible quality so I do apologise for the standard iPhone pic!

This week is going to be pretty hectic, I have a lot of uni work to be doing for a deadline in 7 days. Nicht gut.

I hope you all have a marvellous monday. My day is going to be shocking, for a start I have to be up at 6am (that's always the sign of a bad day if i've got to be up before 10!).

xoxo, avs

Last year, Cerie (my muma) got me a beautiful Macbook for Christmas. Honestly it was the best gift I've ever been given, I've never loved, used and treasured a present as much as my Mac. I use it every day without fail, usually the first thing I turn on in the morning and one of the last things I turn off at night. Now such a beautiful object should have an equally beautiful home right?

I present to you:

The Exclusive to Net-A-Porter Alexander McQueen Skull Print Laptop Case.

My Mac would look perfect being transported to and from university in this gorgeous protective case.

Why a 'wildest wednesday wish' you ask?

Well this designer laptop case comes with a designer price tag. @ £250 for a laptop case, this is definitely going on my wishlist and probably not on my bank statement...

For all of you lucky girls that can afford it, buy it here.

xoxo avs

shoe lust

Whilst browsing the Kurt Geiger site, I came across these beautiful Carvela heels. I love the neutral colour. They'd look gorgeous paired with jeans and top for a meal with the girls, or a nice dress for a night on the town. @ £140 their versatility is a plus.

Buy them here.

xoxo avs

quicktime...

The outfit: Dorothy Perkins Blazer, Primark Tee & Necklace, F21 Jeans, New Look Sandals. 

Today I got dressed in super quick time as I made plans to meet my best friend for dinner, 5 minutes before we were meant to meet... This meant there was no time for that long rigmarole of washing my hair, blow drying and then straightening or curling so I quickly shoved it into a ponytail (with the aid of 10 grips) and put this old silk scarf around my head, tied into a Gaga-esque bow and I was done. 

I know a lot of fashion bloggers always say that they hate jeans/denim, because I guess in a way it's lazy...It's the easy option. This is why I love jeans so much (and I'm not a fashion blogger), I own about 20 different pairs of jeans (I go through favourite phases though!) and tend to wear them with pretty much anything; cardigans, blazers, leather jackets, t-shirts, shirts, tops, short dresses, etc etc... 

Along with the jeans my military boots are fast becoming a staple in my wardrobe, I love mixing them with a cutesy dress and a leather jacket or ripped jeans and a chunky cardigan. Versatility goes a long way in my wardrobe! And it doesn't just stop at clothes either...

When I got back off of my holiday in June I brought a bag from Egypt it was a black 'leather' bag that had short and long straps so you could wear in in so many different styles... For the first two weeks back from my holiday I centred each of my outfits around that one bag! 

What is your staple item of clothing?

xoxo avs

P.S in case you were wondering if I simply ran out of clothing to centre outfits around the bag or if I fell out of love with it, neither were the case... I used the bag so much that these tiny little screws fell out and the handles are in danger of falling off any day now... :(