Urbex

All photos by Pete

Outfit details:

• Leather jacket: Monsoon, bought in a sale (£55)
• Top: Primark, swapped at an event (free)
• Bangles: bought in a charity shop in Whitley Bay (£4)
• Jeans: New Look, bought on eBay (£1)
• Boots: Schuh, present from my Nan

Total outfit cost: £60

This look has a bit of a rock edge. I wanted to keep things simple and this was the outcome. Since I have been ill, I have been dressing a lot more simply with fewer layers and more block colours. Funny how your mood affects your dressing style.

Given the rough edge to the look, the backdrop was wonderfully appropriate. Pete suggested this abandoned building but neither of us could have predicted how amazing it would prove to be. I actually had 27 photos that I could have posted. Choosing these few was incredibly difficult.

Monumental

All photos by Pete

Outfit details:

• Dress: A/wear, in a sale (£25)
• Waistcoat: New Look, bought on eBay (£1.25)
• Necklace: bought from an independent designer (£4)
• Boots: Vanilla Moon (£140)

Total outfit cost: £170.25

I'm back. And we have columns.

The unexpected departure was caused by me being ill but I'm now on the mend. I've actually been ill for about 4 weeks now but tried to keep blogging, until everything became a bit too much and I had to take a break. But I'm getting better and so able to start doing shoots again.

As compensation for missing a lot of shoots, Pete and I headed out to the Penshaw Monument which has to be one of the best places to do a shoot. It was windy and chilly (is it really June) but definitely worth it. 

Purple reign

All photos by Pete

Outfit details:

• Spotty top: Next, bought on eBay (£2.70)
• Vest top (underneath): Topshop, bought in a charity shop in Newcastle (£3)
• Fair trade necklace: Traidcraft (£12)
• Belt: bought in a charity shop in Cumbria (£2.50)
• Skirt: Boden, bought in a charity shop in Newcastle (£3.50)
• Boots: Vanilla Moon (£140)
• Bag: Clarks, bought in a charity shop in Whitley Bay (£6)

Total outfit cost: £169.70

When people think about monochrome, they tend to expect black and white but of course it can be done with any colour. I personally like playing with this type of look, although I don't do it that often. I promise the top is purple too, it's just one of those items that is really hard to photograph the right colour.

Pete and I chose a yellow backdrop to really create a contrast. And it was a rather chilly shoot. It comes to something when you're wearing boots and a winter skirt in June and you're still not warm enough.

Thank goodness I was wearing a skirt that someone at work said was "a bit long". I think it may be a bad sign when a knee length skirt is considered long. *winks*

I was thinking about this look while I was processing the photos and wondering if it could be any more purple. Turns out the answer is yes...