Truffle Shuffle Customisation Challenge.

Through LCS, I have been given the really exciting chance to customise a garment for the very cool, very retro brand, Truffle Shuffle. Truffle Shuffle are an amazing brand and are most famous for their line of retro T-shirts and hoodies and all other kinds of cool old style accessories.

Truffle Shuffle garments have been seen sported by lots of A-list celebs such as Rihanna, Pixie Lott and the very handsome Robert Downey Jr, to name a few. So the success of this brand is not be surpassed.

We recieved lots of retro t-shirts and hoodies to the college for us to choose from and begin customising our grarment of choice. I chose this t-shirt below purely because I am die hard girly girl at heart and I am always drawn to pink.

So the deal is that we customise our t-shirts, style our creation to create an outfit to be worn by us, then shoot our look and document the whole process on our blog. Simple? Maybe not. Exciting? Definitely. This is a competition so the winner will receive a voucher for £250 to spend on www.TruffleShuffle.com .. I wont say no to that!

 As I was kindly informed by one of my lecturers, Jem and the Holograms, the design seen on the t-shirt, is an animated tv series from the 80's about an all girl rock band. So from there my inspiration was instantaneous, 80s make-up. What else do you think of when you hear,80s rock? So i'm thinking, fake hair, false eyelashes, guitar strings.. Oh the possibilities!

I will be keeping you updated so be sure to keep a look out for the newest posts. Who knows maybe you might be inspired to do your own customising! 

Bring Your Boomboom ;).

Sha #.x

Street Style at London Fashion Week.

London Fashion Week is a great excuse to get out on the streets and check out some of the amazing style been sported by fashion lovers and bloggers alike. 

Over the week I spent hours at Somerset House, where alot of the shows took place and where designer exhibitions are hosted and I managed to get myself some great shots of some really great street style! 

I was surprised to see just how much effort 'normal' people put into their outfits. It really is an attention seeking event and people go to extremes just to be noticed and of course to get papped. 

Overall it really is a crazy and off the wall atmosphere and I loved every minute of it ! Its a chance to see people from all walks of life and how they portray themselves through their personal style. I came across everything from uber chic designer looks to candy coloured, cupcakes in hair,  rain bowed tutu ensembles.

I spotted this girl in the queue for the Zoe Jordan show.
I loved her houndstooth mustard coat so much.. Which is now on my wishlist :)

Hats were all over the streets during LFW.

Girly chic.

I wonder who inspired this look? It would never be Katy Perry no?

Studs are huge this season. You can pick up a very similar pair at Topshop.
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Model Style.

My favorite look from all of Fashion Week.
To me this is simply flawless, Louboutin heels, Dior sunnies, gold Chanel earrings.
With this stunning white colar midi dress and gold belt.
Throw in the red lips, PERFECTION.

Black speckled over sized jumper dress with these black army styled boots and gold ankle cuffs goes great with the dip dyed hair.

Gold ankle cuffs adds a touch of glamour to these army styled boots.

I hope you all enjoyed this post and even get some inspiration for your own wardrobe. 

Bring Your Boomboom ;), 

Sha #.x

Rising Designer Stars at LFW.

With every new season brings new, fresh and exciting designers to the forefront and London Fashion Week is no different. 

Yet it was one particularly talented designer whose collection caught my eye , and for good reason. With a collection that featured Tesco bag prints, urban graffiti-covered jackets, bold print neckerchiefs, metallic suits and Swarovski crystals in the shape of sharks , Maarten van der Horst SS13 collection was nothing short of intriguing.


His collection was showcased at Lulu Kennedys Fashion East, a young  designer who has to be given credit for the platform that she has been provided for up and coming designers in recent years.Van der Hosrt, the Central Saint Martins graduate said, “The concept was basically rubbish and garbage; what we find around us. And it was very much about my territory as well, what I see everyday,”.

Metallic cut-off jacket.

Urban/Graffiti prints were all over the catwalk. 

Tesco Bag print shirt dress.

Personally I loved this collection for the way Van der Horst made everyday items into beautiful and surprisingly very wearable pieces, that I myself would most definitely wear.

 Designer Maarten van der Horst.

This  innovative designer is one that i will most certainly be keeping a close eye on each season. 

Bring Your Boomboom, 

Sha #.x

Celebrity Sightings at London Fashion Week.

Im sure you are all aware we are well in the midst of London Fashion Week. Amazingly, I have gotten the chance to be in the mix of things as last Wednesday at LCS we got some great news that we would all be attending a show at LFW. 

Friday 14th of September, Day 1 of Fashion Week I decided to head off with my camera in tow to shoot some street style. I got more than I bargained for and spotted Kelly Brook arriving at the Zoe Jordan SS13 show. Despite almost being throttled by paparazzi in my attempt to get shot of the British star it didn't slightly take away from the buzz of my first celebrity sighting of the week

The shot i got of Kelly. She teamed her bright lemon boyfriend blazer with a Zoe Jordan print dress
and perfectly completed the look with black peep toe heels and a red lip.

Yesterday, I attended the David Koma SS13 show at Somerset House. Which, for me was such a treat as I have been a huge fan of previous David Koma collections and his style of design in general. To make the cake even sweeter , Pixie Lott and her gorgeous BF model Oliver Cheshire were sat in the front row at the show alongside Corinne Bailey Rae and Delilah. Corinne and Delilah both happily posed for pictures, How exciting is that?! 

Pixie Lott, Oliver Cheshire, Delilah and Corinne Bailey Rae
front row at David Koma. 

Delilah arriving at Somerset House for the show.
Looking Ah-May-Zing.

Stunning heels worn by Delilah.

Corrine Bailey Rae.

Pixie and her boo at David Koma.

To put the cherry on top, as i was scouting around Somerset House shooting some great street style I spotted Olivia Palermo. So like any good fan would, I made a hop skip and a jump in her direction to try and nab a picture of her elegant outfit. She sweetly agreed and posed for the shot, not to the amusement of her manager though who slightly told me off. Of course, it was worth it.

Looking flawless as ever, Olivia Palermo.
(and cranky manger in background : )

I hope you guys enjoyed this post. I will be putting up my Street Style blog very shortly so keep a look out for that. Thank you for reading. 

Bring Your Boomboom ;), 

Sha #.x

The Return of the Pointed Toe.

I think it is safe to say that the pointy toe pump is back. Love it or hate, this look has been cropping up all over the place recently and is a dead cert piece for Spring 2012.

Celebrities have ditched their platform heels for this more demure choice of footwear and I have to say I am a huge fan. As much as I am a lover of a good platform i think this option has a very chic feel to it.

Pencil skirt and Pointed toes.. Uber chic, Evan Rachael Wood.

By teaming your pointed toe stilettos with tailored crop trousers you will achieve a fierce and edgy look but simply pop on a pastel floral print dress and some cute sheer ankle socks and there you have a super girly ensemble.

Olivia Palermo rocking her leopard print heels.

Rachael Bilson looking super feminine and girly.

My advice is to run to your nearest shop and pick up a pair of these super cool, super chic versatile heels. 

I snapped these amazing pair at Somerset House, Day 1 of London Fashion Week.

 Bring Your Boomboom :),

Sha #.x

VOGUE Fashion's Night Out.

On September 6th VOGUE Fashion's Night Out took place in London. Being the nosy newbie that I am I had to go along and see what all the fuss was about. 

Fashion's Night out took London's shopping streets by storm with glamorous events being organised in fashion house's across the city. 

I decided to go with a bit of a colour pop in the skirt and teamed it with a white spider web top, then to bring it all together and tone it down, a deep purple blazer to bring the look into autumn.  I added big pearls because who doesn't love a piece of statement jewellery, right?.

For my make-up I kept my eyes pretty simple (for me) and stayed away from the darker shades that I am usually drawn to and went for the more gold/brown tones with of course added flicks and some natural false lashes. Sporting a candy pink lip, Rimmel lipstick in the shade Pink Blush.

Hope ye are all having a good weekend. Lots of blog posts to come so be sure to keep a look out.

Bring Your Boomboom :),

Sha #.x

Boomboom Style.

Hello All, 

I have made the big decision to take the plunge into the blogging world so..Here I am. 

A very big welcome to my blog!

 A few weeks back I made the big leap over the pond, from my native Ireland to the bright lights of London :) And I am now currently studying Fashion Styling at the brilliant London College of Style and loving every minute of it. 

I have mainly started this blog as a way of documenting my journey at LCS and my new life as a Londoner/Emerging Stylist. Of course, with other little bits thrown in for good measure, my current fashion obsessions/love/hates/lusts and so on !

I really hope you enjoy my blog and spread the word. Comments are also superbly appreciated. 

(I also have a Facebook/Twitter&Tumblr Account so check them out aswel, it would be great)

Bring Your Boomboom ;) , 

Sha #.x