WINTER WARMERS - patterned tights for winter, how to wear - first post for student fashion

So as all you fabulous bloggers know i have recently began to write for a new fashion website called student fashion a blogging website where bloggers write and contribute there fashion ideas and thoughts and lookbooks to the whole web to inspire people and students everywhere. And since ive recently been obsessed with tights and have been sharing myn on my instagram page. So i decided to use them in my first post for student fashion and since i havent blogged for a while i though why not feature my first real writing piece on my very own blog for everyone to hopefully enjoy.

So my first post is dedicated to the wonder of tights and how to wear them! and since winters coming up i thought theres no better time to wear tights? gets you out of your boring jeans or leggings right? so this is showing you tights lovers out there that arent sure how to make tights a part of your outfit this is how. Styles for every girl with any style. But as you all know me i like to keep things a little risky stylisticly so some of these looks are on trend but for the fashionable lady who loves to be original and unique. Enjoy!

Winter trend!! - patterned tights and how to wear them. I love winter especially in England even though its cold basically the whole damn year its nice to be able to wear winter outfits when it isn't the middle of the summer. And be able to get into that Christmas spirit when its fast approaching. But what everyone's thinking at winter time isn't about how nice to cold weather is even though you usually start to get sick of the cold by the time December comes and you just want summer again! is what the heck to i wear??!

And this post is going to hopefully give you a little guidance and help you along with finding the perfect winter warmers and my perfect solution is of course coloured and patterned tights. They even come in the knitted variety now ive noticed which is totally perfect. You can still wear skirts and dresses in the winter but add a pair of patterned tights to add a little bit of colour or dimension to your look which is great when you don't want to wear your standard pair of thick black tights. And which means there's no excuse for boring leggings or jeans and especially not track pants! because as karl Lagerfeld once said "if your wearing track pants you've given up!" But there's no need to give up because there's tights! and anyone can wear them no matter your style.

so i put together 6 ( well it was originally meant to be five) but i couldn't resist adding more and more boards until i decided i needed to stop! but i wish i had these outfit. I out them together using polyvore showing you how to wear tights this winter. While staying style and current. I have tried to use different colours and textures to suite both feminine styles and  androgynous styles.I have also added a list of sources below the boards showing you where the items are from.

OUTFIT ONE - Winter warmers

I put together this outfit Taking main inspiration from the gorgeous Autumn leaves. The burgundy and orange really complement each other perfect for Autumn. And of course the gorgeous Betsey Johnson lace tights compliment the outfit perfectly keeping your legs warm and stylish. While still remaining a little sexy And adding a little texture to the outfit.

hat -Janessa Leone savoy hat - £140 available at barneys

cape - Burberry - £375 - available at farfetch.com

Pussy bow blouse - £60 - available at houseoffraser.co.uk

Black leather pencil skirt - Yves Saint Laurent - £1975 - available online

Tights - Betsey Johnson - £18 - available at betseyjohnson.com

Ankle boots - Rupert Sanderson - £700 - available at rupertsanderson.com

Yellow tote - portero.com

Leather gloves - Mulberry - £200 - available at mulberry.com

 Outfit 2 - Tartan delight

I put together this look by starting off my outfit around a key piece which is of course the amazing tartan tights. I then kept the rest of the outfit simple by picking out some colours within the tights. I then decided to add the cobalt blue and acid yellow into the outfit as a colour block to make the outfit more dramatic. However i know this isn't for everyone and if you wanted to just stick to using one colour such as black or red you could do.

Cape - Michael Kors - £180 - available at Lordandtaylor.com

 Tartan tights - £10 - River Island

 leather shorts - £15 - available at blackfive.com

Over the knee boots - £1400 - available at christianlouboutin.com

 Earrings - £31

Outfit 3 - Hot in the city

his look was inspired by the recent trends of colour blocking and of course putting together cobalt blue and orange. I wanted this look to be more of a city slick look. Classy but stylish and something you could dress down or dress up for night. But kept it casual by adding a simple black pom pom beanie to keep it urban.

Orange pencil dress with belt - Gucci - £2.60 available at flannels.com

 Cobalt blue over coat - £300

Pom pom beanie - £100 - available at valeriedemure.com

Stockings - £7.90 - available at yessstyle.com

Outfit 4 - Wicked winter colour block 

This is one of my favourite outfits and for the inner dare devil in all of us girls. It is a very on trend look perfect for the colour blocking trend. And its perfect for autumn by adding a pair of print clashing lace tights and a cute white bobble beanie.

Pussy bow blouse - £180

Pink grid knitted coat - £18 - available at 6ks.com

Cream pom pom beanie - £30 - available at scotch-soda.com

Floral lace tights - £4.58 - available at wetseal.com

Neon wrap skirt - £32 - available at frontrowshop.com

Blue peep toe booties - £245 - available at barneys.com

Earrings chanel - price unknown

Outfit 5 - Hot in the city

This look is for any edgy girl who loves tough fashion. It is a more edgy look than the others but just as equally on trend. I used the neon green and yellow and then added some tough black and leather accessories to toughen up the look and complete it with some rock chic tights.

Coat space couture - £163

 Tights -£9.79 -  available at 6pm.com

Neon beanie - £6.35 - available at monki.com

 Spike wrist band - £3.99 - available at bluebanana.com

Skinny belt French Connection - £18 - available at frenchconnection.com

Boots - burberry

Outfit 6 - Knitted winter

I created this look around the key piece a knitted jumper perfect for the winter cold. And adding another classic piece the leopard print booties with blue toe. And then decided to be a little risky by adding some cobalt blue tight to the look to complete it.

 Hat - £31 - available at solesociety.com

Jumper - £275 - available at thecorner.com

 Leather skirt - £400

Bangles - £9.12 - available at wetseal.com

Cobalt blue tights - £12 - available at stylebop.com

red satchel - £2.40

Hope you enjoyed the post, and it gave you some ideas on how to wear printed, patterned and coloured tights over the winter months. Just remember take a risk and it could pay off  also let me know if you would like to see more fashion posts like this, comment below.

- Originalvintagequeen xo

"today im wearing" - 1950s and mink

As summer comes to a close here in England and the winter months set in which is usually every month of the year. Im trying to wear as much floral and summery outfits and dresses as i can to make the most of it before the fur coats and vintage suites come out to play again in all there glory! So that's why as you can probably tell ive been wearing mass amounts of heels and summer dresses lately but thats all about to go. Which i am sad about because this year has actually been a really good summer well for the UK!

So todays outfit ( i know i start with so alot but im not good with grammar) consists of mass amount of vintage jewellery most likely for charity shops and a vintage summer frock! so here goes another "today im wearing" and today is the amazing 50s dress i picked up in York for £40 and the new mink fur i couldnt resist i also picked up at York which will be perfect for the cold winter months with are fast heading this way! 

Dress - Bowler vintage York £40

Mink fur wrap - Sue Ryder care York £40

Real snakeskin handbag - charity shop around £6

Pearl bracelets £1 each charity shop

both necklaces 79p each salvation army

flower brooch 50p charity shop

vintage couture tights £1 

vintage shoes £3.99 charity shop

pink snood ebay around £6

lots of love original vintage queen xo

top 5 tips for dressing classy and stylish.

Today's post is another special post for this blog. Since i have recently been trying to branch out from my usual "today im wearing" posts. So i decided to try something new much like my weekly inspirations posts or my top ten mistakes people make when trying to dress " vintage" and as i tried to get across from that post the same as this one i would just like to say. I am not at all trying to or am at all snobby! about vintage or style i am however a very opinionated person who prides myself on being honest and i am not going to say when i am stating is 100% accurate as theses are only my "opinion". and i am not saying you must dress this way but my these are my person opinion "tips" on how to dress classy and stylish. Wether you an Audrey Hepburn lover or just love classic clean style these tips are for you! and can be worn but anybody of any size!( im not so sure there  for the gentleman) but im 100% sure there for any lady anywhere! and i hope you enjoy my top tips for classic style kept stylish and current.

You dont need to be Blair waldorf owning the upper east side to wear these looks they can be adapted and worn by anyone with any style.

TIP ONE - ONE OR THE OTHER!

If your going to wear a short skirt or dress of the mini variety which is anything way above the knee. The rule is one or the other. For example if you are going to wear a short skirt dont wear a top with to much cleavage. its boobs or legs. This is a simple way to keep it classy wearing any style of dress or fashion. And in keeping with the latest spring summer 14 trends just sprung from the hottest catwalks from the best designers from all over the globe! the likes of Mui Mui have used the classic 1960s mini skirt this season but with a more modern twist worn with boots and a matching tee or the classic mini dress. All kept classic! So if your also a lover of following fashion this look is for you!

For example Amber rose. Wears a short skirt/tube dress and teams it with a simple white tee and gilet which still keeps it "quite" classy and still stylish.

TOP TIPS STYLE ICON! BLAIR WALDORF (Leighton Meester)

I know this isnt technically a tip! but in my opinion one of the wearers of classic style is of course got to be Blair Waldorf or Leighton Meester her style throughout five seasons of gossip girl is always classic but still incredible stylish and fashionable. She is seen to wear simple looks like the classic pencil skirt and short sleeved skirt combo with a classic heel. Also she abides but rule one one or the other boobs or legs.. as she is seen to wear patterned or coloured tights if she is wearing short dresses or skirts.

TOP TIP 3 - THE CLASSIC LITTLE BLACK DRESS FOR ALL SHAPES AND SIZES

Wether your a size 0 or a size 30 any luscious lady can pull of the classic little black dress or the lbd! worn by the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe back in the day! it is still as popular as ever today! making an appearance on the runways almost every season and worn for any occasion day or night. This classic little black dress is still a classic and still as on trend as ever and can be worn in any way but any size lady!

it was also brought back a few seasons ago but Chanel at fashion week with a pair or white knee high boots

It can be worn by the classic style lady with the simple pearl necklace and a black flat or court shoe or by the more adventurous with a statement necklace or colour popped with a bright shoe and handbag! it really is for anyone with any style.

You can mix and match your accessories when wearing the little black dress. You can keep it simple with a simple pearl necklace, up do and black stilettos or you can adapt and keep it cute and preppy with a simple ballet flat or even with a tan brogue and a over sized handbag for a casual day look. Or you can steal courtney and chloes style by adding clashing coloured accessories such as pink and yellow! vit really is adaptable for day and night and for any occasion and it will always be a classic staple for every wardrobe.

even Marilyn loved the LBD!

TIP 4 - MONOCHROME

monochrome which is of course only wearing black and white garments or wearing them together. Monochrome was also very popular in the 1960s as well as colour blocking it was worn as dresses with black and white grids or mixing black and white patterned clothing together.

Personally monochrome isnt for me! but if you love simplicity and clean dressing it is definitely the look for you! it can be worn both day and night and can be worn right from spring to winter. And can be made up of so many simple garments. It will forever be a classic look and will forever look sophisticated and a classic staple look. However monochrome has to be worn correctly to look right and is difficult to pull off ( i know because i cant) but here are some ways you can wear..

Monochrome was massive for AW 13 with key 1960s elements from moschino. And the classic monochrome look from Marc Jacobs. The monochrome trend also trickled down from runways to the streets with key monochrome looks coming from the elite in street style. And the monochrome trend has continued through to AW 14! so its official monochrome is here to stay and as much as i hate anything colourless and basic like this trend .It isnt going any where soon so im just going to have to deal with it and embrace this trend even though i wont be wearing it. But the monochrome trend in my opinion if worn right it will forever be a classic look.

Moschino AW/13

Street style

moschino AW/13

Street style

TIP 5 - THE FIGURE HUGGING DRESS

My next and final tip for classy dressing has got to be the figure hugging dress. With inspirations from the 1950s when women dressed like women! no baggy t shirts and track suite bottoms. The era of the shapely women. Women dressed and looked like women and frankly showed off what they had! it was all about the waist and curves and thats why i love the figure hugging dress. And a main inspiration for this tip is of course the hit show mad men! and in my opinion the most glamorous and curvaceous lady Joan. And of course like any tip for dressing classy the dress cant show off to much but at the same time shouldnt show off to little and definatly shouldnt be mini skirt length. But anyways here is some photos of how to wear the figure hugging dress. This is why i believe this dress is classic and will always be a classic wardrobe staple.

Kim Kardashian is also a fan of the figure hugging dress which she usually wears just above or below the knee.

Mad Men

Well heres to the end of another post. As always i hoped you enjoyed this post i know its a little different to what i normally do but i wanted to try something as little bit different to what i normally do to mix it up a little! but feel free to comment and let me know what you think. And let me know if theres any classic wardrobe staples ive missed! hope you liked!

much love - original vintage queen xo