One star who has recently been on my style radar is Miranda Kerr. Of course she’s known for being Orlando’s wife, a Vicky’s Secret model and the owner of a body that would surely not have sprung back so quickly after having a baby in the real world, but as well as all that, her fashion prowess is something to behold. Miranda’s ‘off duty’ looks are always impeccable… whether she’s running between shows at Paris fashion week (never have shorts and t-shirt looked so chic), or sashaying through the airport, Kerr nails it every time. I’ve honestly never seen her in a bad outfit. Browsing through her past looks, a certain theme crops up time and time again: monochrome. Very French. Very Chanel. So here’s Miranda’s black and white master-class, and how you can emulate her effortless “oh, this old thing?” style:

{images via pinterest}

{1. Miss Selfridge skinny lapel blazer – £49 / 2. Zara suede shopper – £59.99 / 3. Miss Selfridge skinny leather trousers – £140 / 4. Great Plains white t-shirt – £10 / 5. Whistles cats eye sunglasses – £45 / 6. Topshop leather satchel – £55 / 7. Rag & Bone cotton shirt – £56 / 8. Diesel denim skirt – £45 / 9. Barratts high platform boots – £42 / 10. Abandon synthetic leather shorts – £35}

Happy Friday! I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t be happier to finally reach the weekend. Work stress has made this past week a real struggle, so two days stretched out in front of me (including ring shopping tomorrow – hell to the yeah) with nothing but relaxation and X Factor sounds pretty darn amazing. Do you have an exciting plans for the weekend?
As my friends and family know, I grew up being one of those pony-mad teens who would spend every spare minute around horses… completely obsessed. I still love horses, still dream of one day having my own, so the current horse print trend was bound to catch my eye. I especially like the white on black print dress, it’s so striking. I do find it mildly hilarious that my teenage uniform of jodhpurs, tall boots and quilted jacket is now fully en vogue. I couldn’t have been less trendy back then if I’d tried; I think it was partly due to the scraped back greasy hair and penchant for Benetton sweatshirts. It wasn’t a good time for me fashion-wise. Anyway, back to horse motifs… would you don this print?

{1. Oasis horse print dress – £25 / 2. Dorothy Perkins horse print scarf – £7 / 3. Dorothy Perkins horse print top – £20 / 4. Topshop raglan sweater – £40}
Onto my look of the week and a dress that is bound to divide you. I will admit, on most people it would look like bridesmaid-gone-wrong. But Biel is not ‘people’. She’s an A-lister. There’s a difference. With the swept-up hair and Grecian belt, I think she looks stunning, but do tell me if you think differently! My room of the week was love at first sight. Imagine that was the scene of your breakfast every morning. Uh-huh, I know. The chandelier, the china display, the white kitchen… it makes me giddy just looking at it:

{images via prphotos & Kelly Rae Roberts}
I hope you have an fantastic weekend whatever you’re doing and wherever you may be…

Well, this post doesn’t need much introduction; I think you get the gist. Cruising the interweb and searching for pretty things as much as I do, I often encounter items that stand out above everything else. So, here it is… my “Santa, are you listening? Might wanna take a note of this” most coveted count-down*:

{1. KG Kurt Geiger large pouch – £30 / 2. Oliver Bonas half pint candle – £16 / 3. French Connection saddle bag – £250 / 4. Design*Sponge at Home book – £12.35 / 5. Anthropologie Veiled Alder dress – £228 / 6. Michael Kors rose gold watch – £240 / 7. Stella & Dot French Deco necklace – £315 / 8. Zara retro ankle boot – £49.99 / 9. Graham & Green Eiffel Tower lamp – £95 / 10. Kate Spade Blackberry pouch – $25}
*this doesn’t include the Mulberry and the Louboutins I’ve recently posted about, because a) that’s just greedy, and b) there’s ‘wish list’ and there’s just plain dreaming.

When I saw this recent pic of Nicole Richie, as much as that canary dress is beyond adorable, it was those shoes that won my heart. I blogged about my weakness for nailhead trim a couple of months ago (see here), and now as if by magic (we’ll call it magic), this interior trend has found its way onto a pair of uh-may-zing Loubs:

{Christian Louboutin Luxuras available at Christian Louboutin}
It hurts to look at them. It really does.

And so another week starts… hope you all had lovely weekends. Being home in the Shire made me realise that autumn is properly here. Living and working in London means that you rarely get to see Mother Nature in all her glory, so driving through the country lanes for the first time since summer, through tunnels of trees, took my breath away. It was reminiscent of fall in New England; I tried to take pictures using my iPhone whilst walking my mum’s dog, but the outcome was frankly pathetic. To give you an idea of the kind of colours and sunlight involved, take a look at the picture of the golden leaves below (as well as some other images that make me want to get all wrapped up):

{images via pinterest}
With all this cosiness in mind, my outfits are starting to consist of tall boots over skinny jeans and chunky knits, with my new military-style coat thrown over the top. These are the types of looks I’ll be aiming to emulate this season:

{images via pinterest}
And here are some pieces from the high street that would help me to achieve the autumnal snug-as-a-bug-but-still-chic look I’m after:

{1. Topshop faux fur coat – £85 / 2. Topshop felt shopper – £32 / 3. USC skinny jeans – £55 / 4. Timberland buckle tall boot – £153 / 5. Huntington & Co cable cardigan – £55 / 6. Toast fair isle gloves – £29 / 7. A/wear crew neck jumper – £13.50 / 8. Vivienne Westwood classic scarf – £60 / 9. Reiss Jilsy knit dress – £139}