Drinks, Dungarees, and a Stockbroker...

So last week the weather was beautiful and i'd just been paid; time for a guilt free night out!

A few friends and I decided to hit Covent Garden, sun ourselves on one of its beautiful roof-top bars and drink alot of vodka soda lime (the fitties drink of choice, who has time for empty calories?)

Anyway, deciding what to wear was surprisngly easy. I knew we were going to a cocktail bar but theres nothing I hate more than dressing for the occassion, so cocktail dresses and heels were out, and dungarees were IN!

I freaking love dungarees, always have since I was a toddler and my mum attempted to prize them out of my hands in return for endless Harrods silk dresses.
My most recent pair are by far my favourites ever; wish I could say I bought them authentic and vintage but alas the River Island label gives me away. They're a gorgeous shape and fit perfectly, only problem with them being shop bought was the stiffness and 'brand new' look; some bleach, a cheese grater and some serious elbow grease soon sorted that out!

Now I'm far from a 'Project Catwalk' candidate, in fact i'm not even sure I can thread a needle (they did teach us in textiles apparently but I was always ill period 4 fridays...).  Therefore, I'm SO proud of how these dungarees turned out having had my questionable creative 'skills' unleashed on them!

I wore them with a plain pink vest and gladiators

The rooftop bar we visited, Bar 21, was absolutely gorgeous and the balcony overlooking Covent Garden really gave me that holiday feeling!

Since it was Thursday night it was teeming with suits and A-line skirts all finished work for the day, desperate for a preview taste of the oh-so-close weekend. We got chatting to a little group of stockbrokers, and weirdly conversation somehow turned to my homemade denim wonders ;)

One stockbroker so insistant I do the 'one up one down' strap look he wouldn't talk about anything else; so Mayfair stockbrokers are down with East London style, who knew?

As the sun started to disappear (along with our inhibitions and sense of responsibility...) we strolled on down the road to adventure bar, mixed some cocktails and busted some serious moves. 

All in all an AWESOME night with AWESOME people!

Leila xxx

Jog on...

Not feeling so good or suffering with a 'self-inflicted headache', the LAST thing on your mind is running, right?
Well I'm telling you, forget Berocca and go get your jog on!!

It's amazing how much getting out and breathing (gaspsing if you're doing it right) fresh air can lift your mood. It's the best therapy out there (besides the retail kind..)!

Anyway, it was a gorgeous evening and my running shoes were calling out to me!

Now I love a cute running outfit, what runner girl doesn't?! But the way the weather has been recently (not complaining, just saying...) the running leggings and matching North Face fleeces have been pushed right to the back of my wardrobe in favour of my signature teeny shorts. Now if I could run naked BELIEVE ME I would, but having some consideration for the neighbours I opted for the closest I could get...

So kit on and shoes and Ipod at the ready, I laced up, plugged in, and escaped the world for an hour or so...




Pretty Totteridge in the sun

 When I run my Ipod is MANDATORY and pretty much critical to the whole operation. I know some people like to hear the sounds of nature blah blah blah but nothing gets me going like some banging tunes! Not knocking nature, it's just a personal thing.
Plus running monotonously at set speed doesn't do it for me. If you really want to sweat interval training is your friend! I like to run moderately fast for a verse, then sprint the chorus like running is going out of fashion, then repeat. This mix of intensity makes for a much better calorie burning run.

If I'm feeling super strong, sometimes I'll work a little body conditioning into my run; just a few simple squats, lunges, press ups etc...Not ideal I know if you're road running in public; a few car horns are to be expected... but hey, you have the next song chorus to sprint away from any weird looks...;)

Happy running!
Leila xxx

Self control...Who really needs it?!

So I boycotted the shops for around 10 days after a clear out of my wardrobe revealed I'd already bought pretty much everything in the world and was just going round again; I found two identical pairs of jeans... Just how??!

Anyway, to cut a long story short, today I was bored and I caved. I dont even regret it! You can never have too many clothes right?! I don't know what I was thinking before.

I'm on such a shopping buzz now my fingers are shaking as I type this. NOTHING beats the feeling of fresh, label adorned, UNWORN new clothes. Not just outfit possibilities and combinations, but memories to be made, laughs to be had and Instagram photos to be published (ALOT in my case).

Looking over at my bags full to burst I can totally tell this week is going to be a frigin good one!!!

What do you think of my purchases??

School prefect - but a super cool one.

This is my airport outfit. So chilled and comfy! Just add flipflops...

Love a good knotted top

I know acid brights were a 'thing' last year but I never fell out of love <3

I know. But YOLO - can't wait to whip this baby out ;)

Next on my wish list: Leather skinnies and killer heels to wear with this KILLER top!

ALL MINE <3 <3 <3

(Courtesy of Topshop)

Leila xxx

Welcome!

Here goes my first post...!

Super excited to have created this little Blog to post about a couple of my favourite things,  fashion and fitness! I'm pretty sure those passions will feature heavily but will definitely archive important life events too; Going to try and encompass as much of myself as I can...

I'm a London based student and having an awesome summer holiday. Since I've always loved writing and am feeling so positive right now I thought it only right to take the leap and start a blog as a hobby (especially since my morning workout, followed by lounge in the sun/trip to the shops and evening out is starting to feel a little too routiney!).

Anyway can't wait to start posting and always looking for comments, feedback and lots of followers please ;)

Happy reading
Leila xxx