TOP 3 TRENDS OF 2013

2013 has been an incredible year for fashion, LFW was a hit with the most mind-blowing catwalk shows and copious amounts of new trends have arrived throughout the year in both fashion and beauty, here are my top 5 fashion trends of the year; 

1. TARTAN

1-Oasis (sale!!!) 2-New Look 3-Topshop 4-Miss Guided
Throughout the months of 2013, my wardrobe has slowly accumulated a quite large collection of tartan pieces, from tartan trousers to tartan jackets. Personally, I prefer the more toned down tartan as the original vibrant red is a bit much for me and wearing too much tartan in one outfit is a massive no-go. For Christmas, I received a tartan skirt (1) which I pair with a black polo neck long sleeved top, statement necklace, thick tights and boots aswell as tartan boyfriend jacket (2) which is slowly becoming my favourite item of my wardrobe!!




2. Velvet

1-Topshop 2-daisystreet.co.uk 3.Urban Outfitters
I have completely fallen in love with all things velvet, I have loved velvet for a while but in the past six months, I seem to have many items in my wardrobe that are velvet! You can dress it down or dress it up very easily and looks very classy either way. My favourite way to wear velvet, is pairing my velvet skater skirt with a loose fitting shirt with collar decoration.

3. Boyfriend Coats

1-Topshop 2-Topshop 3-New Look (above)
If i could, I would have a wardrobe full of boyfriend jackets ranging from every colour and every pattern, i love them that much!! Especially in the winter, I think they can make any outfit look amazing whilst staying warm, aswell as throwing a more dressy one over the top of a night out outfit and it not looking out of place, like it would with your normal coat! I don't think these will ever go out of fashion and will continuously grow throughout 2014 and I cannot wait to see what it brings! One of my favourites at the moment is a tartan boyfriend jackets (two of my favourite trends!!) from New Look (2) which I got for Christmas and I have worn it with nearly every outfit since! Some people may be a bit apprehensive of wearing this bright pink coat in winter, but with a monochrome outfit, it brightens it up and gives it an extra edge which i love!

Let me know if you like my picks and what your favourite pieces of 2013 were and comment below!