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JAZZ UP YOUR FITNESS GEAR

At the end of last year I wrote a blog on autumn/winter activewear fashion and the feedback through Instagram was that you were loving it and the click throughs were super positive. Therefore, I thought I would pop back with some more activewear for you but this time a lot more affordable and a bit more jazzy. I feel that if you want to feel inspired to workout then you need to feel great whilst doing so, therefore you need to love what you are wearing. Here are my current favourite garments to help you jazz up your fitness gear.

PATTERNITY X JOHN LEWIS

Welcome to your new yoga gear. The Patternity brand have teamed up with John Lewis to create a range based on mindful living, if that doesn’t scream yoga then I don’t know what does. The collection doesn’t stop at activewear though, there are loads of home goodies too, including cushions and towels. At such a reasonable price you wouldn’t expect the clothes to be as lush as they are. The garments are super soft and have a great elasticity to them that sucks you in, in a comfortable way. My absolute favourite items from the collection are the pieces I am rather gleefully modelling for you below. The white swing jumper is fleece lined and is the perfect temperature for your yoga warm up. The leggings are a very pale mint green with black block print. I thought the print of the leggings would be a little too crazy for me, but I am running with the look and getting tons of compliments along the way…perfect.

JAZZ UP YOUR FITNESS GEAR | Megan Taylor

OASIS

Oasis have recently branched out into producing a whole line of activewear. If you click on through to here you may well spy yours truly 😉 . I tried out this collection over the Christmas period and ran mountains in it. The collection is very feminine filled with very lady like floral prints. My absolute favourite item is the jumper you can see me clambering about in below. Fleece lined, it is super soft and perfect for cosy-ing up in before and after your run. The leggings that I am wearing have the print only on the side of the leg, you can also get a more obvious pair with the print taking up most of the leg. I prefer the subtlety of my pair. Oasis have also made a super cute hoodie and pair of shorts which you can see me in below. I think this little combo would be the perfect at home yoga outfit. I can actually picture myself waking up in my beach front home (*dreaming obviously…), drinking a freshly chilled glass of water and do my morning stretches in the shorts and hoodie on my balcony overlooking the ocean. Hmmm…..

Which is your favourite look? Are you brave enough to wear these more jazzy outfits?

THE PERFECT OUTFITS FOR A CITY BREAK

Welcome to the winter season. Are you planning on a city break during this festive month? Or are you simply planning a trip to your local shopping centre? These outfits that I have chosen are all super practical…no painful high heels in sight 😛 This is a little insight to what I wore when I spent 3 days in Florence with my lovely hubby last month and which happened to be the perfect outfits for a city break. Make sure you let me know in the comments which outfit is your favourite.

KEEP YOUR BOOTY WARM WITH A COAT

My mum has always told me to buy myself a good coat to keep myself warm but I have never found one that is quite right. That was until now. I adore the fur collar trim which dresses up the coat a little bit. The structure of this coat is really lovely, it holds its shape and I have found it works with any outfit, both dressier and casual looks. Because the coat is relatively plain in its detailing I styled it up with my cute stripy cashmere knit hat.
(Hat • Coat • Bag • Jeans • Boots)

FAUX FLUFFY JACKET

How freaking adorable is this jacket!! I am in love with the cuteness. I have had so many compliments when I have worn this jacket. Also, not that you can see in the photo, but the lining is a stunning dusky pink satin which tops off the gorgeousness. This faux fur jacket is super warm and looks great with a casual day outfit but immediately makes you feel like you have tried a little bit harder with your look when you stick it on? As I was travelling around Florence I had to make it a bit cooler and “Italian” with my big And/Or sunnies.
(Sunglasses • Jacket • Jeans • Boots)

FANCY FLORALS

This outfit is my new go-to for dressed up day style. My pleather pleated skirt goes with so many things. You can dress it up with a blouse tucked in or dress it down with a statement tee tucked in. On this misty morning in Florence I paired it with this embroidered wooly jumper and my new favourite “man repeller” glitzy shoes. I say man repeller because men don’t seem to like them but most girls stop me and ask me where they are from. These shoes are my biggest happy item at the moment, they are the comfiest party shoes for the festive season that I have ever owned.
(Jumper • Skirt • Tights • Shoes)

IT’S PARTY TIME

As you may I have noticed, I am up for a couple of awards in the UK Blog Awards. If you haven’t voted, then please do here. I of course used this outfit as my celebratory picture to tell everyone that I was nominated, but the biggest question everyone had was, where is your skirt from haha. Well, you can buy it here and you will be so happy with such an amazing art deco sequin party skirt.
(Jumper • Skirt)

Which is your favourite outfit?

MY TOP AW17 PICKS AT OASIS

Autumn has officially started, yet we are being blessed with a week of slightly warm weather. When I say warm, I mean thin jumper, boots but bare legs “warm”, you get me? Well I have adopted this wardrobe staple and want to show you how I have been styling it. I have 3 looks for you, one for an Autumnal evening out another for an effortlessly dressed up day look and another for a casual everyday look. I am having a bit of a love in with Oasis at the moment so here are my top AW17 picks at Oasis.

AUTUMNAL EVENING

When I shared this photo on my social channels so many people said they loved this dress. I am generally not much of a lace lover yet for some reason I love this dress. When I put it on it fitted so well and made me feel really elegant. There is something about a dress with a zip long enough to allow you to step into the dress that makes me so incredibly happy. I have a strong pet peeve about dresses with a tiny head hole that you have to squish your way into after you have done your hair, so, designers…stick in a long “step in” zip (I tell all my fittings clients to do this 😉 , so all brands that I fit for tend to have long zips hehe). You don’t need to put a belt with this dress but I felt that my old sparkly Accessorize belt jazzed it up a little and broke up the print whilst accentuating my waist.

(DRESS)

AUTUMNAL SUNNY DAY

I adore mini skirts right now! I love how you can wear them with or without tights depending on how the autumnal weather is treating us. I struggled a little bit with this mini skirt because the size 10 was way too big for my waist but the size 8 was a bit too snug on my hips! I worked out that the size 8 skirt actually fitted me perfectly but the lining is non-stretch and is made a bit smaller than the outside layer…out came my scissors, I snipped holes in the lining and kaboom it fits me perfectly now and I couldn’t be happier. Let’s now talk about the top, how cute is it! The top is made of a lovely and soft knit with grown on cute frilly sleeves. I loved how they blew up in the wind. This top is such a great throw-on top which very simply dresses up a pair of jeans…the only problem with tops like this is you can’t wear a jumper or small jacket on top. I feel the perfect way to wear it would be with skinny jeans and throw an oversized fur lined (faux obvs.) aviator jacket on top for some warmth.

(MINI SKIRT • JUMPER)

AUTUMNAL WRAPPED UP DAY

When the chill in the air begins to blow we need to layer up. I tend to wear a strap top most days underneath whatever I am wearing. I think this trend began from me being a model and always wearing black skinny jeans and spaghetti strap top. I then wear a thin knit jumper which doesn’t make me too warm but just stops the chill touching my skin. I love bees and as soon as I saw this jumper I knew I had to have it! The gems that make up the bees are glued on sporadically only on the front preventing them from being rubbed at by a jacket. I’m not sure if it is just a coincidence but I have worn a grey jumper of some sort to three auditions lately and I have booked every one of them! Hmmm…maybe grey is my colour?! Light grey is a great colour to wear as it is so easy to coordinate with other clothes.

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(BEE JUMPER)

Are you embracing the short skirt and jumper look yet? Which look is your favourite?