What I Wore At... The Courteeners @ O2 Academy

Last night we went to see The Courteeners again in Leicester at the O2 Academy, as usual we arrived late but managed not to miss anything as the security was super super tight, I think all the talk of flares and smoke bombs had led the security to be stepped up a notch as everyone was searched on entry. Although as soon as we entered a flare went off before the band even came on! We quickly headed to the bar and then found our place to stand, we were quite near the back in comparison to where we were on Monday night at Rock City! I'm glad we did this though the crowd was absolutely wild, it seemed a lot rowdier and people were absolutely wasted! The band were fab as usual, the set varied a little to Mondays which makes a nice change! We managed to run through the crowd for the last songs; Not Nineteen Forever and What Took You So Long? I'm super excited for the final night we'll be seeing them on this tour on Friday at Liverpool! 

This morning our main priority was food! (When isn't it?) We researched our options and decided to go for Buttermilk Chicken at a pub, but when we arrived we were told they were only serving Sunday lunche - day ruined! The waiter recommended a bar next to the train station so we figured it was worth a try as we were going to need to head to the train station after we'd eaten. So we ended up at The Parcel Yard I ordered the Chicken Burger with a side of coleslaw, I was feeling extra greedy so I ordered a homemade scotch egg too (they are my absolute fave!). We were certainly not disappointed the food was fab although my eyes were definitely bigger than my belly and I had to take home a doggy bag, it was too delish to leave behind!

I wanted this top from Topshop when it first came into Topshop earlier in the year, I never managed to get round to buying and it also possibly sold out in my size. So when I saw this in the Topshop sale last month for £3 (yes £3!!!!) I had to have it. Absolute bargain! I wore a white crop top underneath as the top is a sheer mesh and see through it would look fab with a pastel colour underneath too!  I wore my leather shorts from Pop Boutique, these too were an absolute bargain I got them a couple of years ago but I think they were only about £20 for real leather, they are reworked vintage leather and have been a staple in my wardrobe since I bought them. As we were going out I wore my cleated sole shoes from Primark, these are super comfy and I'm actually stable in them(I'm usually a complete Bambi in heels!)

Iridescent Dot Mesh Shirt - Topshop

Leather Shorts - Pop Boutique

White Crop Top - Miss Selfridge

Dainty Silver Rings - Oscar Noah Jewellery

Faux Septum Ring - Lamoda

Iridescent Nails - Primark

Black Cleated Sole Shoes - Primark

Lipstick - MAC, Ruby Woo

What I Wore At... The Courteeners @ Rock City

Monday marked the beginning of our Courteeners marathon, they are one of our absolute faves and I can't even count the number of times I've now seen them live over the years! We always like to make sure we attend their Manchester Christmas gig and as there isn't one this year it's only right we go to as many of the others as possible! Monday night was at Rock City in Nottingham, we are also going to the Leicester and Liverpool gigs! 

The band were on top form as always and played a fab set list mixing new and old together perfectly! Roll on Saturday!!!

I chose to wear this fab playsuit that I've recently picked up in the Primark sale, I absolutely love the style and the print and thought it was perfect for a gig as it is not too dressy but not too casual at the same time, a perfect medium! As we were also being sensible for this one night of the tour, I didn't want to be too dressy! Again this playsuit has berry shades which is another reason why it's one of my faves of the moment! 

Printed Playsuit - Primark

Gold Amulet Necklace - Primark

Black Ankle Boots - Primark 

Lipstick - MAC, Ruby Woo

What I'm Wearing... 304# Clothing

I've finally admitted defeat and bought a big cosy coat and scarf for all these freezing winter mornings! This coat is from Primark and is in my fave winter colour burgundy it has a fur trim hood which is also fleece lined making it extra warm and snug (just what I need for work mornings! I've also got my eye on a pastel pink coat in Primark, I'm just waiting till they get my size in!). 

I was also super lucky to be sent this fab vest top from 304# Clothings summer collection, it's so cute, I love the Love/Hate Me motif it is absolutely perfect to throw on and layer up for winter too! I'm really excited to see what they have in store for their upcoming A/W collection. 

I've recently rediscovered these burgundy shorts, I bought them a couple of years ago from Topshop and absolutely love the detailing on the pockets, they are perfect for Winter styled with thick black tights! 

Love Me/Hate Me Vest - 304# Clothing

Burgundy Shorts - Topshop 

Black Ankle Boots - Primark

Tartan Scarf - Primark

Burgundy Coat - Primark

Lipstick - MAC, Diva

What I Wore At... Catfish and the Bottlemen @ O2 Academy

My blog posts are going to be slightly different for a couple of weeks, my SLR camera has been sent off for repair. I'm eagerly awaiting its return feels so weird not to use it!! So for the time being I will be using a different compact camera so the image quality may not be as high quality!

Last night I went to see Catfish and the Bottlemen in Leicester at the O2 Academy, I'd been so looking forward to this gig as it would be the first time I'd seen the band live since their debut album was released. Having seen the band previously it was great to see them playing again, and also to see them playing in a bigger venue even though we thought they were playing the main room at Academy, (I first saw them in a tiny Derby pub!) I love seeing a band growing in popularity! 

They were absolutely fabulous as usual, lead singer Van was losing his voice slightly but I personally couldn't tell and it didn't affect his performance at all. The crowd was so energetic and were all singing along to every song, and absolutely lifting the roof off! 

They played all my faves, it was an absolutely stunning setlist, I can't wait to see them playing all the festivals again next year!

We had decided to be (quite) sensible for this gig and not actually go out after the gig, we've got so many other events through November and December we thought we'd save for the bigger events! This meant I went for comfort and warmth for this outfit I absolutely love these polkadot trouser/leggings from Primark they are super thick and comfy, I decided to glam up this outfit slightly with my gorgeous Oscar Noah jewellery pieces, that I was so kindly gifted (discount code at the bottom of this post) and my new cleated sole shoes from Primark, although they have a heel they are so so comfy and fabulous!

Black Polo Neck Shirt - Primark

Polkadot Trousers - Primark 

Cleated Sole Shoes - Primark

Lipstick - MAC, Ruby Woo

Amethyst Silver Ring - Pandora 

Dainty Silver Rings - Oscar Noah Jewellery

Oscar Noah Jewellery discount code - 10% off - AEV10

What I Wore At... Vevo Halloween Party

I've come back from having such a fabulous weekend, Friday night I went to see Royal Blood at the Leadmill in Sheffield, they were absolutely incredible as expected! It was a complete sell out so Leadmill was absolutely jam packed! I'm going to apologise in advance for the picture quality for most of this post as gigs are quite difficult to photograph well with an iPhone! 

These are probably the best photos I have (very very bad I know!) but if you don't know who Royal Blood are already definitely check them out, it's almost unbelievable that they are only a two piece for the amount of noise they can make!

After the gig myself and Ashton went out in Sheffield, we decided to go to a few bars before heading back to Leadmill for the club night! I had this amazing cocktail in The Bowery and it was served in a fab American style 'red cup'! 

I don't really have any more blog worthy photos from the night but needless to say we had an absolutely fabulous time, a bit too fabulous maybe!

We were staying in a hotel Friday night and I was planning on heading to Manchester solo but a last minute decision and a spare ticket meant that Ashton came with me! 

When we arrived in Manchester our first stop was Primark, we ended up being in here a ridiculous amount of time and I bought lots of fab things (blog post coming soon!). By the time we'd finished in Primark we were absolutely starving so headed to one of our fave places Home Sweet Home in the Northern Quarter. It took no time at all to decide what we were having as 'Winner Winner Chicken Dinner', buttermilk chicken and steak is an absolute fave! It was so delicious ! 

We headed back to my friends to get ready for our second wild night! We went to Vevos now annual Halloween party, having attended last years London event at a much smaller intimate venue I was intrigued to see how they were to set up at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. 

When we arrived it was very easy to see they had pulled out all the stops! The theme was a Zombies vs Survivors so the aftermath of a Zombie apocalypse and the line up was absolutely fab with Labrinth, Rixton, Ella Eyre and Gorgon City all playing (unfortunately Sam Smith had to pull out, little bit gutted!). 

The main hall was where the acts were all playing and then the rest of the venue was turned into a zombie infested maze, again the photos are the best they could be in such a dark place and also I was a tiny bit terrified at times!! 

We for once managed to watch all the acts and weren't actually that late! They were all rather fab but a firm favourite for me was Ella Eyre (she was a stand out performance for me at Glastonbury) I absolutely love her and she looked super fab in her costume too!

Labrinth

Rixton

Ella Eyre

Gorgon City

After the event we ventured into Manchester for drinks after slightly over doing it on Friday night in Sheffield! We went for cocktails around Oxford Road in one of my fave haunts when I lived in Manchester Font and Black Dog! 

On Sunday we finally got to go to Almost Famous, having wanted to try one of their burgers for a while we were super excited and maybe had eyes bigger than our bellies (this is always the case!) but even if it defeated me it was very very fab! 

I've had the Topshop x Ashish dress for some time now and I thought Halloween weekend was he perfect opportunity to wear it, I couldn't decide initially which cami to wear underneath but in the end I went with Burgundy (one of my fave colours for A/W!) paired with my new Primark shoes and accessorised with my Lamoda faux septum ring! Although I did find it quite difficult to get this to stay in place!

Fishnet Mesh Dress - ASHISH X Topshop

Burgundy Cami Dress - Primark

White Cami Dress - Topshop

Gold Curb Chain - Primark

Faux Septum Ring - Lamoda

Black Ankle Boots - Primark

Lipstick - MAC, Diva