Caroline Burke | Burkatron: pencil skirt

Posts about: pencil skirt

04/02/2014

what I wore: stones + leopard

rolling stones tee: christmas gift- similar here or here

skirt: topshop similar here

bag: the whitepepper

fedora: topshop

skagen watch: c/o john lewis

boots: c/o chicwish

rings: kukee

I love a good band tee, I'm always hunting for them in second hand shops.. the older and more moth eaten the better. I've always failed to understand the school of thought that you should only wear a band tee if you've seen them live and hence are a genuine fan...pah, some of my favourite bands aren't even alive so the closest I'll get to a performance is me wailing into a hairbrush. (which is probably the safe option as I've seen the looks on people faces when I sing along full volume at a concert.. it's a humbling mix of pity and fear)

in other news I'm totally in love with my whitepepper bag, in fact with their whole collection (I will most likely cave and buy a few of their smocks this spring) I also like the fact that this bag probably won't match 90% of my wardrobe so will be the perfect accessory for clashing prints love affair!

I also seem to be glued into my fedora this month, god bless the bad hair day saviour.

back soon!

caroline x

08/09/2013

what I wore: tartan essentials

tartan pencil skirt c/o dorothy perkins

tee: topshop

belt: urban outfitters

vanity case: vintage

today I'm featuring a lovely little number from the new dorothy perkins style essentials range. I've always loved pencil skirts as they have such a gorgeous hourglass shape, plus they always make me feel taller, leaner and more feminine when I wear them.. win win!

the style essentials range is a capsule collection that contains the ten key A/W pieces you'll need to update your wardrobe. think cute knits, bikers and furs (but there's also pretty dresses and skirts like the one I'm wearing) I opted for this tartan cutie as it's such an easy way to jump on the A/W punk trend without being OTT!

I've dressed my skirt for a day out shopping but I could easily take it from day to night with heels and a silky cami, the whole collection is designed to be versatile and the prices start from £14 so they're affordable too (there's also 25% off online at the minute hurrah!)

if you're feeling lucky pop over and enter the competition to win £500 to shop the style essentials! ...you'll get to kick back and relax with a friend at a luxury hotel, be wined and dined by dorothy perkins and have a styleover by one of the style advisors.. not bad huh?

what do you think.. do you like the concept behind this range?

caroline x

*this post contains sponsored content, opinions are my own!

09/07/2013

what I wore: vintage & minnie

my best friend is getting married.

yipeee!

her hen do was last weekend and I had a pub crawl of mammoth standards to embark on. I wasn't sure what to wear until the last minute and opted for this vintage/thrifted combo as the sun (and my inner child) was out in force! thank god I opted for flats I would have no doubt been nursing the inevitable high heel related blisters if I'd braved wearing them (...I'll swiftly brush over my vodka related lack of co-ordination in heels)

I picked up this vintage skirt from the little deer, they've just revamped their shop and have some gorgeous new things in that I'm trying extraordinarily hard to resist..! the crop tee was from one of my thrifting trips, I'm having a crop tee phase this month (not helped by the topshop sale) they're just so easy to wear with my high waited garms!

you may notice my newest addition, my super cute iPhone case from iconemesis! the lovely peeps asked me if I'd like to review one of their cases and I couldn't resist picking this funny llama case by illustrator gemma correll! I had a hard time choosing a case as they have some gorgeous fifi lapin designs but I went with my gut reaction which was this one as it made me smile.

I'll pop up some pictures of it in another post so you can see it close up but since it's on show in my klear klutch I thought I'd give it a mention!