A N T I D O T E | Styled By You / / Styled By Me

Last week brought us a brand new Antidote release - now for me this store hasn't really had my interest in the more recent releases, it's just gotten a little too avant-garde for my style and really only a few accessories had been catching my eye. This time around I did like the look of the top-up gift, a fun floral skintight jumpsuit, so I was intrigued to see what the store would bring. Overall, still not hugely my style and for me some very questionable pieces in terms of how they would be styled. But I have seen some of this collections pieces being worn absolutely fabulously on a number of dolls and just had to highlight those!

First up is harpie wearing the Floral Beaded Fishnets, this is a piece I sat and thought about buying for ages, but in the end decided not to get them - alllll the regrets after seeing this amazing styling of them! The design stands out with the mini front length of the skirt plus the lace section, the floral design on that is perfect for the tights design too. The look is kept feminine and the pinks from the pattern follow through with the shirt, it's a perfect pairing for the tights for sure, along with those earrings, such a fun pair!

Next, it's liability styling the Chartreuse Blazer, I did have a bit of a think about this one, because that colour is so stand out - this look is amazing for it! The bold colours are great together and are balanced perfectly, sharing the focus equally. It really reminds me of Barbie and Legally Blonde, I love those vibes^ Also love the velvet texture mixed with the slouched glitter of the boots. Plus the accessories are great. too, the bag is a fun touch, as of course is the giant bow at the neck!

Thirdly, Miloshki has opted for the Pleated Abstract Flower Skirt in a look that I could have envisaged perfectly for this skirt from seeing it in the store, I love it! Burgundy was an obvious perfect choice for the skirt, and this waistcoat has a perfect style to fit the pleat design. Love the oversized shirt sleeves beneath it too. The lace tights are great, bringing florals and a pink hue to the look that balances well, as do the pointed red booties, such a perfect shoe choice for this styling!

And last but not least, MissDark1990 wearing the Bird Blazer, again I thought about getting this piece but wasn't sure how I would style it - this outfit is perfection for it, I love it so much =D The grey in the bird design is really added to with this skirt, it looks great to make that print stand out. The Gucci vibes continue with the blouse, boots and glasses, which I think are very fitting style-wise with that of the blazer. Love the fun use of flowers in the bag to add to the look, super sweet. Plus the little bit of red print from the tights managed to pop and pair with the red in the blazer design - it's all about those little touches!

And I did pick up a couple of items, and not accessories! First up the Black And White Flower Dress, which I just think looks so elegant and timeless - it's not a trend piece that will be out of style, you really can't go wrong with black and silver in a midi-length! I also love the fun puffed sleeve design on this, as well as the pleating on the drop waist. For me, this piece seemed easy to style because I have plenty of black and silver accessories to choose from, so I loved picking out what to wear first with this one. This tiny sparkly bag is fantastic with the dress, plus it has some black detailing which helps it to stand out. I kept the sunglasses and earrings dark and I think that ties in nicely with the chunkier flowers on the top of the dress, I really love it =) And then I also picked up the Pink Calendula Dress because I love those  Gucci vibes! We've definitely had sequin pink long-sleeved midi dresses before, but I loved the floral design and colours on this one that I couldn't resist. Again, it's a simple styling, but the pattern on the dress does all the talking and I just had to add some accessories. I had quite a few options for the different pieces but ended up focusing on the darker green because these boots are absolute perfection with the greens on the dress! The rest of the accessories fell into place easily. Another one that I love =D

P R A D A | Styled Outfits

Time for my Prada stylings! I really made it a challenge to myself to style up every piece I got from the store, so there's 10 looks in total, featuring 16 pieces =O

First up is the Green Organza Zipped Skirt which is just such a fun piece, I love the shade of green and it's definitely different with the pink and zip design details. I decided to work with the pink in my accessories and I really love the outcome. I think the pink ontop of the completely green base is just the right amount, a perfect balance between the two colours. I loved this velvet top with the skirt too, the velvet with organza contrast has worked out nicely as well. Such a fun one to start with, and keeping up the fun in the second look, styling the Yellow Furry Leather Coat and Red Furry PRADA Handbag - pieces that were totally made for each other! I opted for a neutral light base with the skirt and shirt, bright pieces like these definitely work well with that. I opted for some more gold in the accessories and I think these boots are fabulous with the jacket, that's a pairing I will definitely wear again!

Next up we have the PRADA Brown Sweater together with the Slingback Pumps, these two work nicely together, but honestly the shoes suit many different pieces in the collection. I kept it super simple because I really wanted these neutral pieces to stand out. I really like the black polo and accessories added here, really lovely balance with the toe-tip of the shoes. Second here we have the Brown Structured Tshirt, which I do think was the hardest piece to style, I think I've got a good look in the end, but it wasn't quite what I was wanting initially. I tried all the brown and beige skirts and trousers, but they weren't quite working with both the shirt and accessories. In the end I went for brown accessories and a light trouser, I think it works well and the bag especially really pops against the light colour of the trousers and looks good with the top colours. The final look in this set, and something a little brighter, the Red Leather Collared Jacket and Belted Tweed Pants - these weren't pieces that I intended to style together, but after pairing these brown shoes with the trousers, the brown of the collar of the jacket was calling to me to be included and then the rest of the look really fell together. I love the brown polo base with both the trousers and the jacket, plus this bag too, the quilted texture against the tweed looks great. Plus wearing a flat shoe, I'm really liking the vibe and glad I've managed to style these shoes! 

Third set of outfits, and the first look wears both the Grey Wool Checked Blazer and White PRADA Tank Top. Both are quite basic pieces, and we've certainly had similar styles in the Plaza previously, but not a top with the little Prada triangle logo on it which works really nicely with this skirt with matching logo. I kept it super simple because I wanted the grey to stand out so picked white for the matching accessories and a little grey with these sunglasses. I really like it, but I think all that's missing is the perfect necklace! Next is the Grey 3D Flowers Miniskirt in a look which I think pairs very nicely with the first one here. With the white flowers against the grey, I knew I wanted to add a lot of white to let that design be highlighted and I think it looks great! Everything I added it white and then I let the bag have a moment too, love this Chanel piece and the colours are fab, with the touch of white it was a perfect addition to this look. Third is the Light Pink Bow Dress, such a cute feminine piece and a fun one to style. I knew I wanted to keep with the light tones, white and pinks were an easy choice. Adding some sheer sleeves make this a perfect Spring styling and the light colour is a good match to the bows. White tights, shoes and sunglasses were easy to pick from there, and I was so excited to include this pretty pink and white Dior bag in the styling, love it so much here, it's amazing with the dress^

The final stylings! First here is the Blue Oversized Shirt, which is on a male mannequin but also fits the female doll well. This is definitely an Autumn/Winter styling with the emphasis on darker tones. The tiny buttons on the shirt looked silver to me, so I immediately thought of these trousers and I really loved the two pieces together, from that I then thought immediately of these boots, so perfect with this clothing pairing^ Finished off with some Dior accessories, and this is another styling that I'm so pleased with. And onto the very final look, wearing the Argyle Tights, PRADA Belt Buckle Bag and Brown Leather Split Pumps - and actually the outfit I styled first! These tights remind me of an LE pair from years ago and I was really just quite fancying the challenge - so glad I took on that challenge as I adore this styling, even though it's very much Autumn. I tried a lot of brown clothing pieces with this trio and did struggle a bit, but trying this skirt was such a good idea because I think it's perfect to tie them all together. I kept the top half clothing on the lighter side to brighten the look and balance with the pale sections in the tights and I think it works out really nicely =)