Spring Fashion Trends

No, but really, spring is the time to let your personality bloom! And the perfect opportunity to add some colour to your wardrobe. Style with fewer monochromes, or opt for a bright boldly coloured statement piece! Here are a few pieces that I would recommend to spice up your daily spring look:

Kate spade is a brilliant brand when it comes to colour pops! This scarf is guaranteed to brighten up any winter outfit, still providing some warmth for those days that aren't as warm as you wish they were : Buy This Scarf

Everyone needs that perfect summer dress; bright and comfy, dress it up or dress it down! The perfect solution to those days where you feel like you have nothing to wear. This dress from H&M is a classic, flouncy, figure flattering dress, and comes in two bright colours! Choose your pick: pink & playful or red & retro! Buy It In Red Buy It In Pink                

                           

Perfect for running errands, these comfortable jeans from Gap are a must. I bought these babies a few weeks ago and I found myself wearing them casually around the house because they were THAT comfy! Getting a size that truly fits you is key; ignore the number on the tag! Buying what makes you feel and look good takes the struggle out of jean shopping: Buy These Jeans

After finding Aeries bralettes, I never went back to regular bras! They're the most comfortable bras I've ever worn + they're cute + they come in a million different cuts, styles, and colours! Give yourself more space during the sweaty summer days and leave the underwire bras at home! My personal favorite are the plunge bralettes! They're super comfy with complete cloth straps and ZERO plastic on the entire bra, it's all just fabric!! Also these bralettes are VERY forgiving in sizes. I'm a 34 C bra size and shop a size small in Aerie bras! They run from XS-XL so there's a size for everyone!

Buy Bralettes

                                            

Something I always find myself reaching for on those days where I just don't know what to wear is the classic white t-shirt! This one at h&m is a complete classic, perfectly matching with the jeans from above! If you really wanna be adventurous, wear a bright coloured bralette beneath letting the frills poke through the vneck to give it that pop! Buy This Shirt

                                                             

Back again to Kate Spade (clearly a guilty pleasure of mine). This Isobel bag is number one on my wish list. It comes in such beautiful delicious spring colours, if I had the opportunity to buy it I would probably have to buy all 4! The pink and yellow colours especially would add a beautiful pop of colour to any outfit, easily transitioning your winter pieces! Buy This Bag

                           

                           

And last, but certainly not least, rompers! Rompers are my go to beach/pool/weekend wear for the summer time! They're perfect to haul on over a bikini on a hot summer day, but easily paired with a denim vest or jacket for those cooler spring days. This one from American Eagle is super versatile (and on sale!!) Buy This Romper

                                         

Hope you enjoyed these little tips! Don't forget to be creative; the perfect spring clothes might already be in your closet if you look at your clothes with an open mind! 

xoxo

Breaking Free: Becoming The Person You Want To Be

Recently I've felt very torn between my passions and what's considered "acceptable" in society

around me. We wake up, we check Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and we see dozens of the exact

same things, images of perfection, whether it be a group of girls partying decked out with the latest

fashion trends (black everything, chokers, and dark lips) or perfectly clean workspaces or coffee

shops displaying an image of productivity and success.


Things like this have stopped me from expressing my true self upon the platforms I use. My entire

life I've felt the need to hide the parts of me that aren't considered "cool" a.k.a my love for A Song Of

Ice And Fire, my vine channel where I posted short video edits, and most of all the novel I wrote

which I poured my heart and soul into.


Personally, I see myself as somewhere between a "typical girl" and a flat out nerd. I can tell you off in

High Valyrian if you get dirt on my Kate Spade bag. But for some reason, the image I always chose

to put forward was the one that was much more socially acceptable; the one that I knew wouldn't give

me weird looks or have people talking about me behind my back saying "wow, that girl is a lot

weirder than I thought. She thinks she's an author."


What broke me completely free from this mentality was a recent (unfortunate) situation I went

through. I found out that one of my friends (whom I'd only ever been nice to) had been telling other

people to not be friends with me. At first I was completely crushed. Why would she say that about 

me? What did I do wrong? Why don't people actually like me? I spent some time mulling over it, and

one day it really started to depress me. It was then, like some kind of sign from above, that multiple

important things occurred to me.


1. I realized that even while being the person I thought everyone wanted me to be, people still

    wouldn't always like me.


2. I was so sweetly approached by several of my friends (who knew that I was upset) and they tried

    their best to make me feel loved and wanted.


3. I realized that I had a world inside me that wanted to break free. Why not just let it?


So I did.


I created a Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/emilybuck) and shared it on my Facebook and

Twitter. I let everyone on my personal networks know that I was really a HUGE nerd, and spent my

time writing a medieval fictional fantasy story. The response I got was incredible.



So many friends who I hadn't talked to in years liked my post, even shared my post to their own

page! I got several messages of people telling me how cool it was and that they wanted to read my

book!! Pinch me, is this real life??? And the best part? I can't even hear the people muttering under

their breath saying how strange I am, because I'm just too happy and preoccupied with being myself.

I also noticed through the response, that I inspired other people to do the same. Everyone wants to get

out of the vicious circle of posting the illusion of a "perfect life". People want to post the things

they're proud of but they're too afraid of being judged for it. But when they see other people doing it,

they then realize that they can do it too! I hope that this post inspired you to not be afraid of being

yourself, because you are special, unique, and talented in your own way.


Don't let anything stop you from shining!


Emily xx