Y O U N G H O L L Y W O O D | Styled Outfits

Apologies it's a bit late, but finally getting to styling the pieces from the Young Hollywood Golden Globes inspired release. I was very kindly gifted a number of pieces from a friend as I got to the release a little too late for any pieces to be left - hopefully I do the items justice! I have two more dresses left so maybe you will see them styled on my doll soon. First up are the Barry Jacket and Barry Necklace - firstly I adore this necklace, it's a beautiful delicate piece and I know I will wear it a lot. The jacket is definitely a unique piece, but I love the combination of the bold red and the checks - I think it will make for a lot of fun looks. I think I went fairly simple with the pieces for this look, but I wanted it to be about making the red pop, and that works nicely. The white clothes make a good base, but the blouse brings in a little gold pin at the neckline to add to the necklace and details on the jacket, then I added more red accessories - I had really forgotten about this bag and I think it's absolutely perfect here^ Next up is the Elisabeth D Dress which has such a pretty neutral pink/stone colour vibe to it, and I think that suits my doll really nicely. I didn't really want to hide any of this gown so I focussed on accessories - the only thing I could not decide on was a necklace, I just didn't have anything that fitted the colour perfectly, however I do think I found great earrings in this pink and gold pair, and I also think this McQueen bag is just absolute perfection with the dress, these two pieces were made for each other! And the final piece I styled up is the Julia Dress - I am all about those all-over sparkles^ I wanted to try out more of an 'outfit' with this piece, and I think it was a good option for it because I have quite a few silver sparkly bits to add. I think that while this top wasn't a perfect tone match for the silver, I think it still works well, and the two tone silver idea is really growing on me! Accessorising was easy apart from the bag, I didn't want to go too over the top, but I still needed something that fitted, I think I've found a good happy medium with this choice, but I think I can still do better^

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We're here already - the final set of looks from this recent Tribute season! I'm a little sad it's over, but I think we're ending on a high as I was hugely impressed with the Inspired By Bottega Veneta release, and hopefully we'll get more releases to this level in the future^ I bought quite a number of pieces from this release and think I managed to get them all into these stylings. First up are the Blue Pants and Yellow Oval Sunglasses - blue of this shade and yellow is just such a classic colour combination, I love the vibrant contrast between the colours and think it's such a fun Spring vibe. As I said in the review, these trousers have such a great fit, and they were super easy to style, they will work in so many ways and I'm looking forward to styling them again. I really went all in with the yellow and I love the combination of pieces I've picked, this top fits really perfectly with the trousers. In the second look I've worn the Black Oval Sunglasses, Leather Culotte Trousers and Rocket 90 Leather Mules - these accessories pieces were super easy to style and both feature in the next set of stylings too, already highlighting to me their versatility. I kept the look super simple so that the focus was on the texture of the trousers, these have a really nice fit and I think will be great for minimal Spring/Summer outfits. A classic black and white styling is a great first go for these, next time I think it'll be all about the colour! And the final look in this first set includes the Black Oval Sunglasses, Small Black Kalimero Bag and Navy Leather Wrap Skirt, in a styling which is a little different for me, but I really like it^ I adore the skirt pairing with these shoes, the colours are beautiful together. I will say that other than finding the shoes, I did struggle a bit styling this skirt, I didn't find I had a lot of good top or jacket options for it, but maybe I was too stuck trying to get something that working with the skirt and shoes combo - so I think I need to work more on this one and explore more options a little out of the box. Nevertheless, I'm super happy with the outfit in the end!

This next outfit has so many pieces in it - the Silver H Beam Earrings, Slubbed Melange Blazer, White Sheer Cotton Dress, Small Black Kalimero Bag and Rocket 90 Leather Mules! Phew, that's a lot all in one, but these pieces just sort of fell together well! I paired the clothing together first, I really liked the white against the grey and also really liked the sheer skirting of the dress with the solid of the blazer. I added a collared shirt for a slightly smarter style and then accessories were easy in black because of the black button on the blazer. I also love the grey of the blazer with silver jewellery so these earrings were the obvious choice. I really love this outfit =D Next is the Draped Neck Leather Dress and I really umm'd and ahh'd about this one for ages because I was so indecisive about what accessories and whether to add other clothing to the look - in the end, keeping it more simple and focussing on accessories won out. I love how this clutch bag looks with the dress, even though it's a more purple shade, I think it pairs so well with the brown, and the style of the bag is perfect with the dress too. With the gold detailing on the bag, the rest of the additions came easily, but before choosing the bag, I went through so many pairs of shoes that also looked good, so there are plenty of options for this piece. And finally, the Brown Leather Midi Dress and Brown Cat Eye Hem Shades - yep, I bought both brown dresses! The outfits in the featured section of the review really swayed me to get this dress too, and I'm so glad because it was easy to style and I loved doing it. I also opted for a layered look, I really like this sheer blouse against the brown leather and it keeps the look light for adding darker accessories. Loved accessorising this look, these earrings really are my favourite combination with the dress, and I balanced the light of the shirt with the shoes. I love this outfit so much =D

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The penultimate post from this Winter Tribute season - styling up the pieces I bought from the Inspired By Maison Margiela release. This for sure wasn't my favourite collection of the season, I would say it's 4th out of the 5, and I only picked up a couple of pieces, but I'm pretty happy with them so far. First up are the Tabi Broken Mirror Boots which I think are stunning, really maybe the best piece of the release. These are beautiful and were super easy to style - I opted for simple silver and black and I think they stand out really nicely. They gave a more matte metallic texture but work well balanced with this sparkly top. I really love this outfit, it's very Winter party season, so I'll be bringing it out when that comes round again, but I do think these boots have some Spring potential so I'm looking forward to that challenge. Next are the Striped Wide Leg Pants which were trickier to style than I had imagined. The colours are fantastic on them, but definitely not super common ones to have matching items for. I am happy with my shoe and bag choice here, the magenta tones look great with the trousers. But I did struggle on a top to choose so went for my go-to of black because white was a little too bright here. I think it works for these trousers, but definitely some refining to be done! And finally the Glam Slam Hobo Micro Velvet Merlot bag in a super cute Spring styling, I really love this one. I found matching shoes for the bag, so that's a combination I know I'll be repeating. The outfit is simple and I definitely went a little off piste with the pink blazer but I think it really is fun and works nicely with the bag colour and design. The white base keeps the look simple and I'm really pleased with the final outcome =)

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And another styling post from our recent Tributes season, this time from the Inspired By Schiaparelli release - I somehow ended up with a lot of pieces from this release (thanks to some very generous friends for some gifts^) so I had many styling options. First up are the Pearl Top and Liquid Effect Black Miniskirt because I thought these two shimmering pieces just had to be worn together! With black bases to both, going for a black-based look was very easy. I really liked adding in patent in the shoes and I love this pearl-strap bag, I think it's a great fit for the top with that detail. Both of these pieces are pretty versatile so will work well in many other ways. Next are the Beaded Trompe L Oeil Dress, Keyhole Pierced Ear Earrings and Patent Leather Keyhole Pumps - it's a lot, but I really think these items are perfect together in this simple styling. I didn't add a whole lot else to the look because really I think the dress design deserves to be the focus in this outfit. I like these light tights, they work well to highlight the heels in the look too. All I really had to add was a bag, and the little gold on this one was just perfect to complete the styling. The third look uses both the Cropped Black Wool Jacket and Sleeveless Turtleneck and for sure this isn't the best styling to highlight the top, but I think those days will come in Summer when I'm out of jacket-time^ I was just all for an all-black look with this jacket, so really you can't tell a lot about it other than it uses some of my favourite pieces XD These trousers are great as the waist-line is right to the crop length. I like the little balance of the jewel design on the jacket with the patent of the boots =)

Super light and colourful in the next three looks. First up here is the High Waist Embroidered Skirt and I have to say I was a bit overwhelmed with this one because I just couldn't decide how to style it - so I don't think this outfit is perfect for the skirt, I don't think white is the best choice with it, but I'm glad I gave it a go. I do however adore the blue boots and bag with the skirt, that combination is the beginning of a great outfit I think! Next up are the Breasts Short Jacket and Mini Anatomy Embroidered Bag and although the pieces only have little touches of gold, I went all out with the gold and opted for this fun midi skirt, I think it's super cute! The black boots balance the black printing on the jacket and the base colour of the bag. I think this jacket will look great in a more casual look too, so I have some more ideas for next time with it - I didn't pick up the matching Archives Knitted Miniskirt to go with it as I don't think I'll get the wear out of it as much as I would the jacket. And the final piece is the Crochet Puzzle Dress which I just think is a fabulous piece! This outfit took the longest to put together because I was so indecisive about it, it has so many colours that I just couldn't decide on which one for accessories. In the end a mix of white and blue won out over orange, but it was a tight competition XD This bag colour is perfect for those little touches of blue in the print and I think it complements the white well. This piece has so many accessory options so I'm looking forward to exploring those^