Heya!

I hope you are all okay and have had a good week! I have a very busy week ahead of me but I’m also excited for it to come. In next week’s blog post I may write about it so keep your eyes peeled! Now as some of you may know I recently spent a couple of days in Falmouth and I was going it write about that however I think I will postpone that for another post as I remembered I had completely forgotten to do a post about my house of Holland top and this was something I had been meaning to do for a while.

Now as many of you may already know I absolutely love the house of Holland brand. I have written about it in previous blog posts and particularly in my London fashion weekend post. Now after my trip to London fashion weekend and attending due to winning tickets from the brand I thought I had to make a purchase I have wanted to for ages. However the brand is ready to wear so the prices shall we say aren’t exactly cheap. I had been swooning over the items on the website for months but could never bring myself to pay so much for any of the clothes as I literally can’t afford it! I had also signed up to the House of Holland email newsletter as I love receiving all the updates and offers. Well a couple of weeks after London fashion weekend an email came through from them. It was advertising sale items! Oh my gosh was I excited I had been waiting for this for so long! I had a browse and oh my gosh there was a tee shirt for sale in my size may I add for only £30! Ok some people still may say £30 is a lot for a tee shirt but this wasn’t any kind of t-shirt. This was a house of Holland tee-shirt. The original price was £100. I mean £100 to £30 who could resist that? I was so excited! If you know me you will also be aware I never or very rarely shop online but on this occasion I made an exception.

Okay so you are probably thinking great you brought a top. But don’t worry I will eventually get round to telling you what it is like! Haha. So the t- shirt I brought is an over sized tee. For me this is ideal it means I have an option to wear it with leggings but still feel comfortable. It also means I could wear it as a t-shirt dress or also have the option to pair it with a skirt or shorts. May I add I have worn the top already with all of these combinations. The top is majority pink (my favourite colour) and has elements of green and black in it. The t-shirt is printed with a snake skin look. I think this also gives the t-shirt a unique look. The pink also makes the top look bright, cheerful and stand out. I feel the black balances out the bright colours and make it easier to style. The top is a round neck and falls just above my collar bones which is something I love as I personally hate when you constantly have to pull a top up because it is too low!

I have worn my top several times. I firstly wore it paired with leggings and boots. This was too a university open day. It was great as I had a long car journey and provided me with comfort but also looked very stylish for when I was at the university. It was a very casual look but the bold print and colours made the outfit look like a lot of thought has been put into it and also gave me the chance to express myself through my style. And after all as the saying goes 'your style introduces you before you speak' and I guess it being an open day first impressions were a big thing on this day. On the second occasion of wearing my house of Holland top I chose to wear it for a party. Also I guess it’s good to note the top is easy to dress up or down. For the party I wore my top with a black skort and skin coloured tights. The Black skort worked well with the tee as the black in top complimented the black colouring of the skort. I tucked in my tee for this look which gave it a completely different look which was great. I paired this with some shiny black boot heels and I must admit I love this outfit. Particularly with my sparkly pink lipstick which matched the top so well! If I do say so myself! Haha, I must admit matching my lipstick to my clothes is something I get very excited about!

Admittedly receiving my top was a little bit of a hassle as I missed the delivery when it first came, however when it did come oh my gosh I think it was one of the most exciting things I have received. Firstly the packaging was just fab! It was black with large white polka dots with the House of Holland logo. This immediately excited me. I opened this layer only to reveal another wrapped up layer with a ribbon around it! Okay so I know this wouldn’t excite everyone but I'm a textiles student so I just think ribbon is fab and it just gave the parcel an extra special touch! I got my t-shirt out and oh my gosh the first thing I noticed was how damn soft it was! I can’t even tell you this t-shirt is so soft! I washed it several times now and trust me I still just want to stroke it! For a t-shirt softness I guess isn’t really something you expect too much off, in a jumper okay maybe you would expect that to be soft but with a t-shirt I guess I doesn’t really cross your mind as much, but trust me now I have a t-shirt as soft as this I want all my clothes to feel this nice to wear!

So I know it was a bit of a random post just to write about a top but hey I love fashion and I was just so excited about it so I guess I couldn’t help myself. I would also like to add I think house of Holland is a great brand. I will defiantly consider making another purchase. Perhaps maybe when I have more money or when there is a sale again but the products are defiantly worth it! 

Thanks for reading! I really appreciate everyone’s continued support with my blog! I would love to hear what you have recently brought that made you super excited or what you have from the house of Holland brand? I’ll be back again next Monday for a new post so please keep an eye out! Thanks for reading!

Jodie x