Event: Style Birmingham Live

Style Birmingham Live 2015 was held on the busiest weekend in the city's history. Ok that may not be a fact but it felt like it. On the same weekend that saw John Lewis and Grand Central open, the Birmingham Weekender, Rugby World Cup Fanzone and matches and more happening, I decided to take the stylish route and visit Style Birmingham.

Hosted by Mark Wright and stylist Mark Heyes, Birmingham Museum's Gas Hall was turned into a catwalk showcasing the best of AW15 trends.

The full list of trends shown is here:

Masculine Chic
Pastel 60's

Lavish Alice

American Heritage
Haute Hippie

Tweed with a Twist

Red Hues

Vintage Mix

Drama Queen

Enchanted

Urbanista
Winter Florals
Cutting Edge Fashion

80's Remix

There was also a hair tutorial demonstrated by Francesco Group hairdressers, where hair grips were used to create a head piece.

Not only did I get to watch the catwalk show, but I also visited the Backstage Beauty event at House of Fraser to see Amy Conway, Bobbi Brown Pro Artist for the UK and Ireland present her makeup masterclass.

Style Birmingham was so much fun, I can't wait for next year!

OOTD: Seventies Glam and Tan Basics

Although it’s a rare thing to see an OOTD on here, I am loving the 70’s trend at the moment and have purchased a whole new wardrobe in true seventies style ready for AW15. But don’t worry guys, most of my new pieces came from Primark so they didn’t break the bank, and I’m hoping to do at least one

more outfit post on my haul.

Here’s my take on 70’s Glam courtesy mainly of Primark J

The wide sleeves on this dress are so glam and I love the little piece of gold on the neckline. I’ve really gone to town on this outfit and dressed it up but you could of course wear it with flats for something a little simpler.

The accessories are great neutrals that you could wear with lots of outfits but here I like the way they’ve added glam without being over the top (this is a sparkle free zone!)

How do you feel about the 70’s trend? Love it or loathe it?

Thank you to Helen from Positive Fridays for taking the outfit pictures for me!