LFW SPORTS LUXE

. SPORTS LUXE .

So in Yesterdays postI touched on sports luxe, probably for the first time on my blog, and after claiming that sports luxe is something I’m just not cool enough to pull off I decided to eat my hat & give it a go regardless. Inspired by my reptile Daniel Wellington slips on and these awesome new running leggings from Sweaty Betty. 

When Sweaty Betty challenged me with styling up an item from their collection for LFW I was rather daunted by the challenge (as we’ve clarified, sports luxe styling isn’t something i’m naturally au fait with). But as a huge fan of the brand, a sports luxe styling novice & a human in dire need of doing some exercise, I thought it was a good challenge to take on. I picked these running leggings from the collection (I love them, and instantly want to sign up to pilates) & decided to style them with my new slip on trainers (the perfect sporty duo right?). The final touch, to make this look LFW worthy was my old Topshop dalmatian print coat, I thought i’d add a bit of my staple style to the look & a bit of glam (and warmth) to the outfit. If I was a total pro I’d probably have gone for an oversized knit jumper or a leather sweater, but lets not get ahead of ourselves.

The disadvantage of working full time is that I really have to maximise my time at the weekend to take outfit posts, come rain or shine (can you see the rain in the pictures?). As a daily blogger with a full time career I don’t have the benefit of holding out until the weathers good to snap my look or grabbing some pictures whilst i’m out and about in London for work, I used to take some of my pictures with my tripod/remote prior to going to work at 7am, but after a while I decided the puffy look & sleepy face really wasn’t working. So now it’s all about the weekends to make sure i’m picturing my outfits for the blog. As a result I can become disproportiantley pissed off when wind or rain ruins my shoot (see here & here for some ‘funny’ out takes).