Dorothy Perkins Style Heroes AW15

Naomi Wears - Roll Neck c/o Dorothy Perkins, Suede Skirt c/o Dorothy Perkins, Asos Crochet Jumper, Asos Knee High Boots

Amy Wears - Roll Neck c/o Dorothy Perkins, Geometric Skirt c/o Dorothy Perkins, Asos Suede Jacket, Topshop Magnum Boots

The high street's new season pieces are flooding in in full force now and Dorothy Perkins AW15 collection is particularly on point! We were asked to create some outfits around 2 of their Style Heroes for the season and to our absolute joy we were given the roll neck and the aline skirt - 2 of our own personal style heroes!

We both went for a combination of tan suede and burgundy - the perfect autumnal colour palette with a retro vibe - but Amy decided to go for a print clash whilst Naomi a mix of layered textures!

Which of these looks do you prefer? Head over to the Dorothy Perkins Instagram at @official_dorothyperkins to vote for your favourite and if either of us win, we'll have a £150 to give away to one of our lucky readers!

The Girl Next Door - Naomi

All Items c/o Next
Next Over The Knee Tan Boots
Next Grey & Black Patch Faux Fur Jacket
Next Knit Look Roll Neck

Photography By Greg Sutton (Workhorse Pictures)

We were recently contacted by Next to pick an outfit from their AW collection. I have lots of memories of Next and my mum dragging me along to the sales at 6am! But always associated them with good quality and great fits and knew it wouldn't be long until I too loved the brand just as much!

Choosing my pieces from the collection was so easy as there is so many amazing pieces, especially the boots! I have had so many compliments on the boots since getting them and they are just perfect, so comfy and easy to wear! I worked the look around this amazing black and white faux fur, which I know is going to be a godsend this winter, I teamed it with an amazing black roll neck poncho and leopard print clutch all from Next. I love the length of the poncho jumper so teamed my PLT crochet skirt for a bit of detail coming through underneath which I thought brought all the prints together perfectly. I also can't stop wearing my new hat from H&M, I love the shape of it and it's keeping my frizzy hair at ease in this ad-hoc autumn weather! 

Whether it's knits, boots or amazing coats your after for AW make sure you stop by Next ONLINE or in store! I'm certainly hooked on there amazing pieces!

Missmonochrome - Amy

Primark Pu Biker Jacket, Houndstooth Top c/o Missguided, H&M Roll Neck Top, Topshop Gingham Tube Skirt, Fedora c/o Boohoo, Topshop Anchor Cut Out Boots

I seem to be wearing monochrome outfits all the time at the moment, but the lack of colour certainly doesn't mean boring! Just a great excuse to pattern clash :) 

Two of the hottest patterns right now are houndstooth and gingham. With both being quite similarly square-ish and monochrome, I made sure there was a little bit more of a contrast between the two so went for a strong, bold and white houndstooth piece and a more subtle and daintier gingham but also broke up the two with a black roll neck top. I finished with all black accessories so the emphasis was all on the two main pieces :)

Let's Skate - Amy

Topshop Oversized Check Shirt, Cheap Monday Roll Neck Tee Dress via Asos, Topman Striped Bobble Hat, Freedom for Topshop Eagle Necklace, Topshop Black Rucksack, Topshop Sports Socks, New Balance 410 Trainers

With Christmas over and done with for another year, it's time to get ready for SS and this year the skate trend is going to be huge. Check shirts with board shorts, beanies and backpacks and Californian causal attitude are must haves so dig out that old pair of Vans.

This outfit is skate influenced with a bit of a twist - I've minused out all the loud colours from the trend to create a more grown up and fashion forward, monochrome look but have used all the key pieces. 

I started with the boyfriend shirt with its long shape giving a more modern take on just your average check shirt and paired it with a boxy t-shirt dress with a roll neck collar for a sleeker feel yet the slouchy shape keeps the cas element. The jet black against the check creates a nice mixture of texture without any garish slogans or patterns too! 

Accessories are what makes this trend so a bobble beanie and rucksack were essential but it's this seasons 'it' shoe that really sets the perfect tone of sleek everyday wear.

Amy's Week In Style

Hello! As if it's been a whole month since I last blogged, and what a month it has been - I am now an extremely proud mumma to a beautiful little lady, Ivy Jean :) After a hairy couple of weeks we were home for Christmas and now we're all settled in I am raring to get shooting again! Even with a newborn, I cannot stop myself from online lusting (how naff were the sales though?!)  and here's what I'm loving this week!

Topshop Clean Rib Jumper

So this comes in every colour and I settle on grey?! I'm loving clean, minimalist looks at the moment and this goes perfectly with a white collar, black ripped knee skinnies and the NB trainers with a little sock

Cheap Monday Roll Neck T-Shirt Dress (Asos Exclusive) 

I am still loving high and roll neck collars and this is perfect for the transition into SS14 looking good with knitwear and boots or bare-legged with sandals. 

Monki Stripe Dress

Oversized Patterened T Shirt Dress? Perfect disguise for my 'almost gone' tum! And only £18 - perfect chuck on and go item 

New Balance Grey 410 Trainers

Who'd of thought I'd be lusting after actual trainers? The Skate trend set to be massive for SS14 has inspired me to get out all my old vans, and treat myself to the must have casual shoe 

Topshop Vinyl Tote

A more practical bag than my little vintage shoulder bags in an exciting, modern texture

Topshop Gingham Skirt

Having loved all the gorgeous check skirts around in the Autumn and unable to buy or wear any of them, my patience has paid off as my favourite one of all has only just arrived! My first 'New Mum' treat!

You Can't Ghoul Me - Amy

Boohoo Sleeveless Leather Jacket, Topshop Horror Motif T Shirt, H&M Stripe Roll Neck, Primark Velvet Bodycon Skirt, Boohoo Wide Rim Hat, Ziba Necklaces c/o Mad PR, Betty Jackson Heeled Chelsea Boots c/o Designers at Debehnams

With Halloween fast approaching it seems were not the only ones who are giving our wardrobes a spooky make over as topshop have launched seasonal trend 'ghoul girl' this week. Find everything from feathered capes and bat maxi dresses to daring two pieces and lime green cat ears for your perfect fashion fright!

Sadly, I'm getting to the stage where I can fit into very little new pieces to made do with last years offering of this 'horror' tee. Taking inspiration from pugsley Addams, I layered it over my striped roll neck top from h and m and then mixed in different textures with the velvet skirt and sleeveless leather jacket

To finish, I wanted to go with tough silver jewellery to exaggerate the neck detail, shadowing head wear and a clean and simple heeled black boot :) 

Black Swan - Naomi

Topshop Grey Ballet Dress (borrowed), Topshop Black Rollneck Jersey, Topshop Purple Hat, UO Cross Belt, Miss Guided Checked Cape BUY HERE, c/o Deichmann Studded Boots, c/o Boohoo Studded Clutch,  H&M Round Sunnies, Primark Rings

All about the new tulle strappy ballet dresses that Topshop have just brought out and how wearable they are! At just £29 they are a great addition to any girls wardrobe and come in black, nude and grey! They are a perfect length to wear in the day and feel comfortable but also perfect with a heel for night time! The possibilities for layering obviously excited us the most and we both got busy putting our own personal stamp on these cute little numbers! 

I went for a black jersey roll neck over the dress which almost makes the dress look like a net skirt. I wore my new checked cape from Miss Guided which I have linked at the top of this post. Since seeing it on two of my favourite blogs She Wears Fashion and Fashion Influx it was one of those items I just absolutely had to have in my wardrobe and I just know that for £24 I will get a silly amount of wear out of it- under and over outfits! It makes me feel super confident and where I usually don't wear a checked shirt I felt like it was more of a 'Naomi' version being more dramatic and dressy with the longer style. A clean black gold cross belt broke the top and dress up and looked great with my studded boots! Accessorised with my studded gold clutch which kept to the grungy feel and has a super sexual hand strap which looks great with my chunky rings! Finally my purple hat which picked out the purple in my shirt and looked great with my gold round sunnies! I love the mix of feminine net with the checks and leather clutch, always a mix between feminine and masculine makes the look rock! 

A definite 'Must Have' from Topshop for AW13... Question is how will you style yours?