Retro Primary Colours

DUNGAREES - OLD ZARA (SIMILAR VIA ASOS & ZALANDO | TURTLENECK - VINTAGE (SIMILAR VIA REVOLVE) | NECKSCARF - VINTAGE | SHOES - CONVERSE

Location: Boutique Eva B, Montreal

Hello there!

I apologise for my mini hiatus last week - often I take a little break when I am feeling uninspired but that is not the reason this time. This time, time is the reason (how many times can I say time?!) and that I have not enough of it. I am currently writing this post on the bus home from work after a 10 hour shift. Since December I have been juggling a marketing internship and my new role at the vintage shop and I feel that my work/life/blog balance - or imbalance - has finally caught up with me as I mentioned in a recent INSTAGRAM POST. 

It's frustrating because I am feeling really inspired and I often spend some of the weekend creating content, only to not have the time to edit and post it during the week. So writing posts on the bus might have to be the answer for now but today I'm sharing some photos with you that I had been thinking about for a long time and finally shot this weekend. 

As soon as I moved to Canada, I knew I would struggle with fashion blogging in winter and even though the temperatures have been quite mild recently, I still wanted to try shooting indoors for change - and for the comfort! These photos were taken at BOUTIQUE EVA B - the craziest, most interesting vintage shop I have ever been in. Amongst the (mostly organised) mess, there are some special corners that I knew would lend themselves perfectly to shooting outfits photos, including this awesomely retro wall of old VHS cases. I took to PINTEREST for inspiration for the outfit and this editorial GEEK CHIC photo and this artificially lit RETRO SUPERMARKET SHOOT confirmed my vision that primary colours and a 60/70s silhouette would go well in this setting. 

It certainly was a challenge to shoot indoors (on a dull day) with a mix of natural and artificial light but I think it adds to the aesthetic to the photos and it is the kind of glow I was hoping to achieve. They are certainly not perfect photos but they are pretty good for a first try and I think it's good to also show experimentation on here - and not just the glossy stuff - because I am damn pleased with the result. 

The outfit is simple - I layered a bright red turtleneck (I've recently rediscovered my love for red) under these blue denim kick flare dungarees that I have worn to death on and offline since I got them over a year ago, finishing off the look with a patterned neckscarf which really brings the primary colours together. In an ideal world, those white NIKE CORTEZ with the red tick would have been my footwear of choice but alas, I have not got round to purchasing them yet so I opted Converse instead and they compliment the boyish look perfectly. 

What do you think of these photos? I hope you like this retro inspired shoot!

Izzie x

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Seventies Pyjama Style Shirt And Gold Hoops

Shirt - secondhand (SIMILAR) | Jeans - MONKI | Boots - ASOS (SIMILAR) | Scarf - ASOS | Sunglasses - RAY BAN | Earrings - PRIMARK

Location: Redland, Bristol
Photos by ANNA

I have previously written about PYJAMA STYLE and my love for this season's comfiest trend. However, today is all about this seventies pyjama style shirt, rather than loose fitting, patterned trousers, which the trend generally focuses on. I picked up the shirt in a charity shop for just £3 and I knew instantly that its slouchy shape and bold print would be the perfect 'throw-on' piece with some simple skinny jeans and boots. Next I just needed some accessories to finish off the look and I was good to go.

Recently, I have been getting more and more into accessories - I rarely leave the house without some form of neckwear, especially when the neckline is low or the collar is open and today I'm wearing a simple skinny scarf tucked down into the shirt. So, with neckwear sussed and having finally purchased these Ray Ban Round sunglasses that I keep banging on about, it is time to up my earring game.

On shoot day for this outfit, I was in Primark so I took the opportunity to pick up some super cheap gold hoops that I had been craving for a while. Wearing big hoops again makes me nostalgic for my mid-teenage years, pre carefully thought out fashion choices, and my first festival fashion attempts. Of course, gold hoops can be tricky to wear well but I thought that these would be the perfect boho accessory for this seventies style pyjama shirt - and I was right.

The gold hoops, round sunglasses and skinny scarf match the shirt's colours perfectly and really bring the shirt into its own. The fact that this outfit requires minimal effort but is suitable for casual daywear, dinner or a night out means that it is a total winner in my eyes.

Are you reverting to any nostalgic pieces this season? Or are you firmly sticking with new fashion choices?

Je vous ai déjà parlé du STYLE PYJAMA et le fait que j'aime bien cette tendance super confortable. Cependant, aujourd'hui je vous montre une chemise du style pyjama plutôt que un pantalon ample pour lequel on connais normalement cette tendance. J'ai acheté cette chemise seventies dans un magasin d'occasion pour £3 et j'ai su immédiatement qu'elle serait parfait pour enfiler avec un jean skinny et des bottines, grâce à sa forme ample et son motif vif.

Récemment, je porte des accessoires plus souvent - c'est rare que je pars de chez moi sans une accessoire de cou, surtout quand le décolleté est bas ou le col est ouvert et aujourd'hui je porte une écharpe skinny rentrée dans la chemise. Alors, j'ai pigé les accessoires de cou et enfin j'ai acheté mes lunettes de soleil ronds de Ray Ban, maintenant je me concentre sur des boucles d'oreille. 

Le jour de ce shoot, j'étais chez Primark du coup j'en ai profité pour acheter des grosses créoles dorées. Ça faisait longtemps que je les ai voulu et en portant les grosses créoles, je deviens nostalgique pour mes années adolescentes. C'est sûr qu'il est difficile de bien porter des grosses créoles dorées mais j'ai pensé qu'elles seraient l'accessoire bohème parfaite pour aller avec cette chemise pyjama seventies - et j'ai eu raison.

Les créoles dorées, les lunettes de soleil ronds et l'écharpe skinny vont super bien avec les couleurs de le chemise et la chemise devient mieux grâce à ces accessoires. J'aime beaucoup qu'il ne faut pas penser trop pour mettre cette tenue et on peut la porter pendant la journée, pour un dîner ou même pour sortir entre filles!

Vous mettez des pièces qui vous donnent de la nostalgie cette saison? Ou vous n'essayez que des tendances neuves?

Izzie x
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Style SOS

T-shirt - borrowed (SIMILAR), Jeans - MONKI, Shoes - CONVERSE, Leather jacket - old ASOS (SIMILAR), Choker - ASOS, Sunglasses - RAY BAN

Location: Redland, Bristol

There are some days when I look at my wardrobe and I just feel so uninspired, that I just want to sell everything and start again and that I literally have nothing to wear. When such a day occurs, I find that it is a good idea to go back to basics, not try anything fancy and just wear something that comes naturally. 

Well that is the advice that I followed yesterday when, after having stared at my wardrobe for hours and having changed countless times, Lewis' (and my) patience had run out and I threw on his faded The Strokes t-shirt, black skinny jeans, Converse and a leather jacket. To spice up the look a bit, I added my failsafe choker and Ray Ban round sunglasses. 

I am actually loving this look and it is all thanks to borrowing Lewis' band tee. Even if an item is not new itself, if it is new on me then I feel great and as if my style has been given a new lease of life. Although I did not start writing this post to promote my new DEPOP SHOP but it actually seems a pretty fitting time to mention it.

Last week I added lots of secondhand and nearly new high street pieces to my DEPOP @isabellehardy. So please go and have a look, find that new piece you have been looking for, buy my shit so I can buy more shit and hence get my styling mojo back. Thanks a bunch.

P.S. You will see below that I have two different backgrounds for the English and French parts of this post. Let me know if you like this or prefer consistency throughout. Merci!

Il y a des jours quand je fouille dans mon placard et je ne trouve pas de l'inspiration, je veux vendre tout et recommencer et je trouve que je n'ai rien à porter. Quand vous vous trouvez dans cet état, il faut retourner aux basics, il ne faut pas essayer de créer un look compliqué et il faut mettre ce qui est naturel.

Il fallait suivre ces conseils hier quand les heures se passaient, j'avais changé ma tenue plein de fois et la patience de Lewis (et la mienne) s'est finie. Je pris un t-shirt rock de Lewis, un jean skinny, mes Converses et un perfecto, ajoutant un ras-de-cou et mes lunettes de soleil ronds de Ray Ban pour achever le look.

J'aime beaucoup cette tenue et c'est grâce au t-shirt que Lewis m'a prêté. Même si l'article n'est pas neuf, si je le porte pour la première fois c'est pareil - je me sens super et c'est comme mon style est rené. Bien que je n'aie pas commencé à écrire ce poste avec l'intention de promouvoir mon nouveau compte DEPOP, je trouve que c'est un moment approprié.

La semaine dernière, j'ai ajouté à ma boutique DEPOP @isabellehardy des pièces de commerces presque neuves et d'occasion. Allez jeter un coup d'oeil, trouvez la pièces que vous cherchiez, achetez mes trucs pour que je puisse acheter d'autres trucs et pour que je retrouve mon style.

(Vous voyez qu'il y a deux fonds différents pour les parties en anglais et en français. Dites-moi si vous l'aimez comme ça ou si vous préférez l'uniformité comme d'habitude. Merci!)

Izzie x
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Two wrongs make an outfit

I'm wearing all vintage. 

Location: Le Marais, Paris. Photos by Anna Rundberg.

In principle this outfit should not work. I have never thought that halter neck tops are very flattering, especially on me, and 501 Levis jeans (albeit being currently very popular) will never elongate your legs like a good pair of flares or show off your shape as figure-hugging skinnies do. But somehow, throwing together these retro and sometimes forgotten pieces has created one of my favourite looks this season. 

Yellow is not a colour that I normally wear and yet it features twice here. I've found that a darker, more mustardy colour yellow actually doesn't completely clash with my skin whereas pastel yellow is the way forward for nails. I've kind of got a primary colours theme going on here - red lips, yellow crochet, blue jeans and to top it off (or bottom it off in fact), these awesome navy lace boots. It's nice to step out of the black wardrobe from time to time - what colours are you currently loving?

En principe, cet outfit ne devrait pas aller. Je n'ai jamais pensé que le haut dos nu est flattant, surtout sur moi, et un jean Levis 501 (même s'il est trop populaire actuellement) ne prolongera jamais tes jambes comme un pantalon pattes d'eph ou ne montra pas ta belle forme comme des skinnies. Mais, en mettant ensemble ces deux pièces rétro et des fois oubliées, j'ai créé un de mes looks préférés cette saison. 

Normalement, je ne mets pas du jaune mais en fait on voit cette couleur deux fois ici. J'ai trouvé qu'un jaune plus foncé comme du moutard va ok avec ma peau mais par contre un jaune pastel est parfait pour les ongles. J'ai un petit thème des couleurs primaires ici en fait - du rouge à lèvres rouge, du crochet jaune, un jean bleu et pour finir, ces bottes bleues foncées magnifiques en dentelle. C'est bien de sortir du placard des vêtements noirs de temps en temps - tu kiffes quelles couleurs actuellement?

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Retro Nike

Vintage Nike jumper (cut) / Topshop slip dress (inshore only) / Vintage Levi denim jacket / Dr Martens / MAC 'Diva' lipstick / New Look choker

Location: rue du Cloître Saint-Merri, 75004 Paris

Serious 90s inspiration went into this outfit. I know it's all about the 70s right now, and I love it, but I could never permanently turn my back on the decade that I grew up in. Slip dresses were my go-to item last summer and I have a feeling they aren't going anywhere for SS15. How cute is this one from Topshop with the interesting strap detail? I have wanted a vintage sports sweater for a while and this simple Nike one is super retro. I cut it to make it cropped, as often they're not the most flattering shape. And of course, it isn't the 90s without a cute choker.

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Les années 90s m'ont donné l'inspiration pour ce outfit. Je sais que les années 70s sont en tendance et je kiffe, mais il ne faut pas oublier complètement l'époque dans laquelle j'ai grandi. L'été dernier, j'ai porté beaucoup de robes à bretelles et je pense que cet été sera pareil. Elle est trop mignon cette robe de Topshop avec ses bretelles intéressantes. Ca fait longtemps que je veux un sweat de sport vintage et ce pull de Nike est super rétro. Je l'ai coupé parce que les coupes ne sont pas toujours très flattantes. Et bien sûr, pour une tenue 90s, un ras-de-cou est un must-have!

Izzie x