High Street Style

Today's featured style comes from Topshop. Colourful stripes - whether vertical or horizontal - draw the eye and help to flatter one's figure, while vintage-style pieces give each outfit a retro quality. These summer looks also seem flexible in that they'll look great whether you're wandering around town, strolling along the beach, or going for a walk in the more rural end of the suburbs. Bright and fashionable, chic but casual.

The unstylish kind of fur

Having returned home for the Easter break, I find myself in a style dilemma I am no stranger to. Over many years, I have found ways in which to prevent this particular problem from getting out of hand, but I have yet to stumble upon a solution to eliminate it altogether.

So what's the source of my distress...?

Clockwise from top left: Bailey, Chloe, Indie and Tiptoes

My cats - both a joy and pain to live with. My life would not be complete without these cuddly creatures, yet - as any cat owner will know - wearing dark clothes is dangerous business. If I were to say I've never worn fur, I would be lying, because it's hard to escape my house without having my indigo jeans or black jumper covered in the stuff. This is fur at its most unattractive. 
 
At this point in the blog post, it would seem appropriate to feature a photo of my clothes covered in my adorable cats' not-so-adorable moultings, however that would involve me purposefully allowing them to be carpeted in fur, and that is not an option. Instead, I've included an image of the cats' blanket, which is currently at a stage I hope my clothes will never ever reach.

So for the next few weeks, I'll be trying my hardest to prevent my clothes from becoming nearly as furry as the cats themselves, but no doubt it will be a challenge with four felines scampering around at my feet every single day. Here's a rundown of some of the potential victims this Easter break...

Black pinstriped shirt, Topman

Black 511 skinny jeans, Levi's

Star Wars t-shirt, Divided by H&M

Navy granddad jumper, Topman

  
Hopefully, the four items shown above - along with the rest of my dark clothes - won't be subjected to a similar fate as the cats' blanket, though I reckon I'll need the clothes brush at least once during my stay. As the days get warmer, the house is going to get furrier, but alas that is the price I must pay for such wonderful pets.

Nonetheless, the point still stands - I've never worn a fur coat of my own, but I reckon I've definitely worn theirs.

Decibel Soup

Throughout my multimedia journalism course at Bournemouth University, plenty of my fellow first-year comrades are demonstrating great journalistic potential. But to me, the most successful of these so far have been Ryan Bassil, Ed Cooper, Errol Anderson and James Embiricos, the next-generation bloggers behind the freshest and increasingly popular music blog, Decibel Soup. Bringing its readers news and reviews on the latest music to reach our ears, this "cocktail blog of monstrous decibels" gained 150,000 views in its first month alone - no less than an astonishing success.

From left: Ryan Bassil, Ed Cooper, Errol Anderson and James Embiricos - fellow BAMMJ

comrades and the faces behind the increasingly popular Decibel Soup

But don't think these guys just know what makes great music. They also know what makes great style... It's not about following a trend, it's about knowing what looks good on you and wearing what you love to wear.