GET YOUR PAWS ON FUR!

West Side Farm, Hexham

We're back to that time of the year! Its time to get your big coats out of the wardrobe or invest in one! Well its all about Faux Fur coats this season. There is so much selection on the high street at the moment, with many varieties of colours and textures.
The Faux Fur coat I'm wearing in this picture belongs to my best friend Bea, she has my leather jacket on. We always swap clothes! I had a quick look inside the coat and saw that it is from H&M, so keep an eye out for this fab coat. I love wearing a fur coat, they are glamorous and keep you incredibly warm!

One website that has some nice Faux Fur coats is www.shopstyle.co.uk/browse?fts=faux+fur+coats . This website finds different websites that sell Faux Fur coats showing different price ranges. If you're a student try and look in New Look, Asos, Boohoo, Miss Selfridges and Topshop... this means STUDENT DISCOUNT! Take advantage of this!

£85 from River Island

£34.99 from H&M

Other trends that are in this season are Leather and Tartan. So after looking on Shopstyle.co.uk  I found this Faux Fur coat from ASOS that screams BUY ME. What I love about this coat is the faux fur trimming round the neck line complimented with leather sleeves and tartan body. Yes its a little pricey at £85 (originally from River Island) but because it is on ASOS you can still get your student discount!

H&M looks like the best place to find a cheap Faux Fur coat, I found this one online for only £34.99, half the price of the one above! The coat is available in cream or black and is concealed by small buttons on the front with two pockets. This coat is defiantly a bargain.
http://www.hm.com/gb/product/04635?article=04635-A

Autumn confessions

£49.99 from  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15-Leather-School-Bag-Satchel-Retro-Vintage-Brand-New-/170916657177?pt=UK_Vintage_Accessories&var&hash=item27cb6d3819&_uhb=1

Satchels!

Rock up to one of your lectures or work with one of these bad boys. They look good, they're fashionable and can fit a lot in!

I chose this old fashioned style satchel because I think its fun with its electric blue spark .This is a great bag to have if you like to stand out from the crowd!

Available from www.Topshop.com

If you are looking for a cheaper alternative then do not worry I have some ideas! Aztec prints are really hitting the high street hard. This satchel that I found in Topshop is only £36.00!

If you are thinking about spending a fair amount of money on a bag, then you need to make the best decision. Check the material of the bags. If you want a cotton bag make sure its 100% or go for the safe option of leather (can't go wrong). The last thing you want is a bag breaking on you during a busy day!

I would advice that no one buys a cheap leather satchel from New Look. I've had a bad experience with one before lets just say Lesson Learned! Also make sure if you do have an old vintage satchel, try not to overload it, my friend learned that the hard way. We ended up missing a lecture because of a broken buckle, at least the guy that fixed it was good looking. He looked a lot like Oliver Proudlock from Made in Chelsea, niceeee. Moving on...

Why not save your pennies for one of these fabulous bags or maybe a Christmas list idea?

Just Lidia

xo

Glam it up!

Guitar Necklace with Plectrum - £15.00
 http://www.abilucreations.com/

After searching and searching for vintage jewellery, I came across a fabulous website called Abilu Creations. They are a growing jewellery company that was originally set up in Camden Lock Market, London in 2006.


Abigail Lucy Bruford studied Fine Art, Sculpture & Costume Design at University, her passion and creativity has allowed her to create some beautiful vintage designs. Her jewellery creations are part of her natural progression of her Fine Art. She injects colour and vivid imagination techniques into her designs showing her love of fantasy wonderlands and all things make-believe!

Since then she has made her creations available to purchase online at reasonable prices! I brought my Guitar Necklace for only £15! Bargain!

Tips for this season...

Why not take a risk and try their lucky dip! If you need ideas for Secret Santa why not just pick a lucky dip bag.

They vary from earrings, rings and necklaces. Choose between silver or gold plated and then wait for your surprise!

http://www.abilucreations.com/category/secret-santa-lucky-dip

Gabrielle Aplin

As long as we're together, it doesnt matter where we go.

Gabrielle Aplin is one of the most talented singers I have heard in the recent years. She started off on YouTube like many other young artists trying to be heard. Her most heard songs include- Home and Please don't say you love me. 

Her version of Frankie goes to Hollywood-  The Power of Love has been heard on the new John Lewis Christmas advert. Gabrielle is hoping for Christmas No.1 2012. So far the cover is No.5 in the Top 10 iTunes singles charts. I hope Gabrielle goes up in the charts and makes Christmas number 1 instead of the rubbish that is produced on The Xfactor! (Don't get me started on the Xfactor)

Gabrielle Aplin not only sings, as you can probably see from her video she plays piano as well as the guitar in others! She also has a link to the Irish band Hudson Taylor, she is currently in a relationship with Alfie Hudson-Taylor. Can you imagine the sweet music that those two could make?! WOW.

She is my favourite Artist of 2012, she has really worked hard and I think she is a fantastic music idol. Work hard and it'll pay off. Do it the Gabrielle way!

Website- http://www.gabrielleaplin.co.uk/
Follow- https://twitter.com/gabrielleaplin
Like- https://www.facebook.com/gabrielleaplin
Listen- http://www.youtube.com/gaberrz


Just Lidia

xo

New Sounds

Okay so I heard about Kodaline through Facebook. I was having a really bad day and my friend suggested that I listened to this new band he found.

All I want is nothing more, then to hear you knocking at my door. 

You know when people send you YouTube links and you're like.. Do I have to listen? Well it was one of those days but I ended up clicking the link. (Couldn't resist)

I fell in love with Kodaline after the first 10 seconds of listening to- All I want- EP. It was the mellow acoustic guitar that I loved, really relaxing and soothing to hear!

As I said in an earlier post, I'm a YouTube addict, so one thing led to another (sounds sexual), I then found their acoustic version of- All I want. The video is so simple. Just the band, in a room, with one light hanging from the ceiling. The acoustics sound amazing!

So check it out, see if you agree...

The Guardian reviewed Kodaline by describing them as a modern Coldplay... they are totally wrong.
First of all, Coldplay are still recent and no band can be compared to them! Secondly Kodaline have a new fresh, uplifting energy with a alternative twist. Their music is not as mainstream and also from following them on Twitter they seem like reserved characters and don't give much away about themselves!

Kodaline have already have 87,549 views for their song -All I want on YouTube in one month... Pretty popular already.

Another song which they have released a few months ago is- Perfect World. All you can do after listening to this song is press that REPLAY button. The song is catchy, meaningful and empowering.

The video of Perfect World reminds me of a combination of a modern This is England and Channel 4's Submarine.

Being 19 myself, younger people can really relate to this song, it shows the formations or love and culture in modern society and captures the simplicity of fun and young relationships.


I've expressed my love for this new upcoming band, so it's up to you to check it out! This band is defiantly underrated, so spread the word about Kodaline and get them heard!

Website- https://kodaline.com
Follow- https://twitter.com/kodaline
Like- https://www.facebook.com/Kodaline
Listen- http://soundcloud.com/kodaline

Just Lidia

xo

Nice to meet you!

Hey Guys... some interesting things about me!

I LOVE music and hipster trends! I've been playing guitar for about 9 years now and I really enjoy singing. I study Communications and PR at Northumbria University... Not entirely sure which part of PR to go into yet... But music and jewellery is what I'm interested in!

I'm a YouTube and Soundcloud addict, I could spend hours going from one video to the next finding new artists/bands. I get really excited finding new music that not many people know about! Then months later people are like "Oh have you heard..." and I'm like "Yeah I found them months ago keep up..." Totally sound like a music snob...

Basically I thought I would make a blog (finally) about music, stylish accessories, trends and anything else I find of interest!

Anyway... Enjoy my blog!

Just Lidia

xo