J'adore... Cat Eye Sunnies

Before I got contact lenses, I was never really into sunglasses as a style statement or even a necessity. That was until I was 15 and was treated to some designer prescription sunglasses and I suddenly appreaciated how s good pair of sunnies can complete a look. Unfortunately, my prescription got worse so I only got about a year and a half out of that pair- although I still have them, so I am contemplating getting normal lenses put in them so I can still wear them.

However, although designer sunglasses are nice and are sometimes better quality than cheaper versions, they are incredibly expensive and especially living in England where we don't get the chance to wear them too often, the cost per wear of these high end sunnies don't seem worth it. Luckily, the great British High Street have some great pairs that look great at a fraction of the price!

I can never decide whether I have a square or heart-shaped face, but cat eye sunglasses, and normal glasses for that matter, seem to suit my bone structure really nicely. The upwards design kind of follows my cheek bones and I think they flatter me. I also love the vintage feel they have, and always reminds me of the fifties!

Here are my personal favourite cat eye sunglasses:

Clockwise from top left: New Look | BooHoo | River Island | Topshop | Chanel (a girl can dream) | Forever 21

 

So, as usual they stick to my prefered colour palette of black and white! But the River Island cream and leopard print did catch my eye! I fell in love with the Chanel pearl sunglasses recently, they looke a-maz-ing, but at over £400 I definitely couldn't justify them, however the BooHoo ones are a lot cheaper and are really lovely too. I do pearls! The Topshop glasses are more cat's ear that cat's eye but they are adorable and quirky so I had to include them.

 

Now I just need to book a nice holiday, or the weather in England needs to imporve so I can wear them!

 



 

 

J'adore...Monochrome

Welcome to another new feature! Seeing as I changed my blog name to J'adore Jade, I decided to do a new regular feature called 'J'adore...', letting you all know what I'm loving at the moment!

J'adore Monochrome
Monochrome is huge this SS13. Personally, I think Monochrome is perfection! A black and white outfit can create simple, classic look, or transform you and make you stand out incredibly. Although a good colour pop makes an interesting outfit, sometimes the starkness of the deep black and brigh white can look as effective.

As cliche as it is, a timeless black & white outfit seems to always remind me of romantic Paris and how sophisticated and elegant the Parisian women look in their monochrome outfits with perhaps a flash of red lipstick.

Monochrome was all over the SS13 catwalks, and they created very striking shows

 Chanel SS13

 Marc Jacobs SS13

Prada SS13

 





The High Street interpretations of the trend are fabulous and there are so many great pieces avaiable at the moment!

BooHoo

http://www.boohoo.com/restofworld/collections/mono/icat/mono/

Miss Selfridge

 

MissGuided

New Look

 

I recently featured this Miss Selfridge Tuxedo jacket in my '5 Ways To Wear...Black Midi Dress' post and fell in love with it. I've only worn it once so far, to a nice family dinner, but I've though of so many other ways to wear it. I just have to be careful as I am a very clumsy person so it'll have to be a white wine night!

It's such a classic piece that I'm glad I have invested in it, as it stands out and is a beautiful shape. So flattering.

Overall I think monochrome is such an amazing trend and I will be stocking up on classic black and white tailored pieces

 



5 Ways to Wear...Boyfriend Jeans

Second '5 Ways to Wear' instalment! Today I chose to style Boyfriend Jeans. I'm religiously a skinny jeans girl, however I have seen loads of boyfriend jeans lately and they have really caught my eye. So here are my 5 boyfriend jeans outfits...

Boyfriend Jeans featured throughout: Topshop MOTO Vintage Lacey Rip Jeans  (£42)

 Nirvana T-Shirt - TruffleShuffle | Converse - Schuh | Leather Jacket - River Island | Sunglasses - New Look

 Jumper - MissSelfridge | Satchel - Shop Mozzy Pop | Shoe Boots - DaisyStreet | Necklace - RocknRose

 Top - BooHoo | Ballet Pumps - New Look | Necklace - Tatty Devine

 Blouse - Cameo Rose@New Look | Red Heels - Daisy Street | Blazer - Forever21 | Clutch- Forever21

Top - New Look | Shoe Boots - BooHoo | Jacket - MissGuided

Again, I chose to do a mix of casual and more dressy combinations.

First off, the slightly rock chick inspired outfit is something I would definitely wear. You can't beat a band tee and ripped jeans combo sometimes! Add converse and ray ban style sunnies and you will look effortlessly cool.

I feel you have to be careful with looser jeans, as if you wear loose on top too you can end up looking like a sack. Even though I did picked the pink jumper in one of the looks, it's slightly tailored and the heeled boots will make in feminine still.I love the bags on shopmozzypop, some of the designer inspired items are so beautiful!

The Nautical look is a theme that reocurrs almost every spring/summer! Not that I can complain as I do love a bit of red! Striped top and casual flats and you are set for a day on the pebbles (being in England, I won't even pretend I could have a sunny day on a sandy beach!)

Then we move to the 'dressy' outfits. The red heels with gold toes are stunning (although I could never handle those heels) I love this look as its masculine but still feminine, like boy-meets-girl. I'm not usually a gold girl, but lately I have been slightly more fond of gold.

Finally, I fell in love with the cigarette heeled boots and wanted to include them, so I paired them with this tailored contrast jacket.

Previously, I had always thought you had to be stick thin to get away with boyfriend jeans, kind of like Kate Moss. But doing this made me realise that they are very wearable and they are high on my wish list!