Look Du Jour: Purple Reins

What: Purple blouse & shorts from Forever 21’s capsule collection, “Inspired by the Runway”

Where: LFW meetings and presentations in London.

Rest assured I will be bringing you more NYFW diaries soon. And then LFW diaries, and then Milan and then Paris… God help me. But in the meantime I wanted to share this super sweet ensemble I styled from Forever 21’s London Fashion Week capsule collection “Inspired by the Runway.” For AW14 so many designers looked back to move forward and I enjoyed the way these pieces incorporated influences from different eras in a contemporary way. The blouse has a definite new romantics feel to it while the tailored city shorts are modish sixties chic par excellence. Their purple hue too owes more than a little something to Gucci’s stellar collection of lilac shifts and knee high boots. There’s a definitely swinging London air to the whole thing, Austin Powers in a good way. I donned it for a day of appointments, last minute meetings and a couple of press days on the first day of LFW after returning that morning from New York. So please excuse the fact I look a little like I’m about to fall asleep on the spot.

If you pick up any pieces from Forever 21’s capsule collection share them with me on twitter and instagram with the hashtags #FashionMonth and #F21xMe, I’d love to see how you style them!

Love Ella. X

Images by Hanna Hillier