It’s been a while since my last post but I’ve been so busy with work and my Stylist course. It is almost done and 5 months from now I will be a qualified Stylist!!!

Whilst looking for inspiration for my latest assignment, I went for a little stroll down Covent Garden with my lovely friend Sam. We decided to walk into Zara and oh my! Am I glad we did!

I know I have said this before but I am just OBSESSED with the studs and spikes trend that is so in at the moment. It is all so Vivienne Westwood.

Don’t, get me wrong, I love to dress in pencil skirts and elegant blouses and stilettos, but at heart I am a grunge mixed with a hippie.

When I asked my friends and family to describe my style, for one of my assignments,  they all said 'glamorous and classy'. I guess that is due to my profession at the moment. I work in an office environment and obviously need to look presentable so my wardrobe reflects that at this time in my life. Lots of blouses, blazers and tailored trousers and waistcoats.

If you dig a bit further into my wardrobe however, my secret stash of grunge/hippie pieces emerge.  And lately I have been noticing (maybe because it happens so rarely nowadays) that I feel most comfortable when I am in my grunge boots, a baggy top and studded leggings.

So Hallelujah to this season's trends! They make it easier for me to incorporate my love of grunge fashion into my work wardrobe without looking like a total nutcase in business meetings.  'Tis the season of 'Elegant Grunge'!

So, we walk into Zara and we see studs everywhere!  Studded shoes and boots, Blazers and blouses! Amazing!

I tried on a few (15 to be exact) pieces and fell in love with two items;

This gold studded white collar shirt

And this beautiful blazer with spiked shoulders…it literally knocked me off my feet J

Both can be worn with a nice pair of tailored trousers and  finished off with a pair of studded slippers or boots (see my previous posts).

Go on....dare to be different....