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Good evening folks!  Today I present: two very different coats, two very different outfits (which both are representations of a style-war I fight in each day - crazy and bright vs. vintagey and slightly more classic). I hope these outfits give you a little bit of inspiration as to how to put together a faux-fur-coat-based outfit! If not, I hope I will at least entertain you a little.  This outfit is honestly one of my favourite I've ever put together, sorry to brag. It's out-there enough to satisfy my thirst for eccentricity but also put-together enough for me to pass as sort-of-fashion-forward. This jacket is absolutely beautiful (but I am allergic to it, haha) and I can't stop wearing it. My apologies if you're an instagram follower of mine and are so darn sick of seeing it.  I teamed *the coat* (insert jazz-hands here, it deserves it!) with a Miss Selfridge dress, which I will always praise to the high-heavens (and not just because I work there). ...

Evening folks! If you follow my instagram, these pictures will be nothing new, but for those of you who might stumble across me via the actual interwebs, then this is for you! The thoughts which accompany this post will be new to all of you lot though (I'll try to generate something fresh and interesting!)  I flipping love this coat, and at a mere £6 from Cancer Research, you really can't go wrong. This outfit was a challenge to myself: I never wear black and only black - it feels wrong, I thirst for colour, pattern, and yet I felt awesome in this ensemble. The coat was a comfort when outside and feeling lack-lustre, and the sport socks (Topshop, may I add) broke up the outfit.  Additional details! Jumper: charity shop Jeans: Miss Selfridge  Shoes: Dr Martens  This outfit was the one I wore to my family's Christmas party and seemed to spark many (albeit back-handed) compliments, which went as follows.  Person-who-is-not-Louise: 'Ah...

Afternoon folks! As a self-proclaimed mess of a human, I thought I'd entitle this post 'A Purple Velvet Mess,' and write a little bit about why uncertainty and the messiness of life can be empowering in its own way.  It is no secret that human nature desires growth, progress and generally for things to go to plan, and yet infinite progress and perpetual growth are entirely impossible, and as we all know, things rarely go as planned. And so, we are frequently thrown by life. Plans are made only to crumble, our work does not seem to pay off and eventually every project will tail off, bowing to the next big thing.  We are ultimately victims of our own expectations. The answer? Well, there isn't one, but I have my own idea about how we might best manage something which can be desperately frustrating.  I try to embrace the uncertainty and trust that whatever higher power there might be is weaving the threads of my life into a beautiful knitted scarf, or t...

Evening folks! I want to share two things with you, the first being today's outfit, and the second being a little essay thing I wrote last night in a moment of existential despair about the future of society (in place of Louise's trivia). So, here's the outfit ~ I feel a little like Cat from Eastenders in this coat (and I love it!). The cords and crazy shirt really liven up the coat in my opinion.  Outfit details: Coat - Primark via charity shop Top (underneath) - Miss Selfridge Shirt - ASOS via charity shop Cords - vintage via @vintageousrags on Depop Socks - unknown (from the Portsmouth Vegan Festival) Shoes - Dr Martens Without the coat! It's a Louise-tradition to always do a 'silly one' photo-wise, so here we are, my favourite silly pose. I also really love the light here, the Sun, honestly is just the best (and extremely necessary).  And now for my thoughts: It’s absolutely terrifying: the wo...

Morning folks! It's another outfit post. Let's get on with it, eh? My mood fluctuates pretty darn often, and I find myself chopping and changing outfits with the drop of a literal hat (which I chose not to wear for this outfit post). I feel these changes are thanks to a love of experimentation in my style, and a degree of antsyness, which I cannot seem to escape. As the Caterpillar said, 'I cannot tell what I will be from one minute to the next!' - this quote definitely rings true with my outfits.  Ultimately, the outfit has to feel right. Colour often is the crux of representing my mood, particularly colour blocking. This outfit from yesterday displayed my 'silly yellow mood:' a mood which rears its heads on my most positive days. Yellow is a vibrant, 'I'm here!' colour and sometimes I am a vibrant, 'I'm here' person! (Though sometimes I'm the tiniest, quietest wallflower you'll ever meet.) It's just the best colour ...