I've always been obsessed with clothes; I love the transformative power of a great dress or killer pair of shoes, or how a warm jumper can make me feel all warm and cosy when I'm feeling blue. They say it takes only six seconds for someone to make a judgement about you, and I'm a firm believer that the clothes we wear and how we present ourselves plays a big part of that process - whether subconsciously or not. The clothes we put on in the morning can provide little snippets and insights into our personalities, but also convey what we want others to think of us; it only takes a bit of power dressing to be taken more seriously in the office, or a band tee to prove we know just as much about the Glastonbury line-up as you! Although I have a certain 'style', that style can evolve from one day to the next depending upon who I want to be, where I want to go and who I want to meet.
Over the last year or so I've really been reflecting upon my style and how it's evolved since my teens and twenties. Back in the early 2000's fashion wasn't exactly the most stylish (most of my uni pictures involve fishnet vests, flouro colours, rainbow heels, lots of lycra-enriched material and wide leg pinstripe jeans; cringe!) but I definitely dressed according to the hottest colours, textures and styles of the season. I spent most of my student loan in Select, Bay Trading and Etam on a combination of corduroy and denim, dressing to suit what the magazines and celebrities were telling me was hot ...