Festival Inspiration: Parklife Edition

It’s that time of year again; festivals are about to kick off all over the UK. This weekend some of the OTR team are braving the rain & heading to Parklife, with this in mind our team have been trolling Pinterest for festival inspiration and picking out their favourite pieces from our Festival Collection.

We asked our Styling Assistant, Senior Buyer & Social Media Executive to share their inspiration & the pieces they will be wearing to Parklife this weekend.

Styling Assistant, Kate.

“I am taking the practical approach to Parklife this year, I have heard the weather is going to suck & I am an avid music fan so I don’t want to miss my favourite act due to rain, thunder, sleet or snow. If you, like me, still want to look nice while staying dry the same time the only thing you should be donning is our Clear Matte Finish Rain Mac because its clear you can still wear all those amazing prints and not ruin them with a bulky jacket. My style is very much influenced by the runway, so my inspiration pictures might not fit the festival vibe completely but I like to interpret the runway looks into my everyday life”

Kate’s Picks:

Jacket // Top // Skirt

Kate’s Inspiration:

 

Social Media Executive, Lauren.

 “It’s festival season, which means it the one time of year I get to full on get my boho on. I am going all out for Parklife, I might even wear flowers in my hair..I don’t care if they get soaked. Matching Florals & Crochet does that not scream festival to you? When I saw that we had the kimono to match these shorts I knew I had to have them, the same with this Cream Crochet Bandeau. I think with the rain I will have to don my wellies but I don’t mind, I kind of like that girly floaty look against some chunky wellies”

Lauren’s Picks:

Kimono // Bandeau // Shorts

Lauren’s Inspiration:

Senior Buyer, Sal

“I struggle when it comes to festival attire, I tend to be a little bit more polished than the typical festival goer. I’m the girl checking her hair in the mirror after 10 minutes in the queue, actually I might even wear my rollers until I get near the front. We have an amazing floral collection on the site at the minute so I feel the need to represent all us girly girls in some florals. I am going to be wearing our Pink Floral Crop & Shorts on the Sunday, the weather is meant to pick up a bit on the Sunday & play its safe with our Neon Bright Playsuit on Saturday. Pardon the Pun.”

Sal’s Picks:

Playsuit // Crop // Shorts

Sal’s Inspiration:

Are you off to any festivals this summer? What are your festival fashion must haves? let us know below!

Buyers Pick- Cobalt Blue Jungle Print Tshirt

We asked our lovely Buyer Jodie to pick out her favourite piece from our new in, this amazing Cobalt Blue Jungle Print Tee was her fave piece. 

Jodie Says:

“This is such a versatile piece to have in your summer wardrobe, you can easily pair it with our Blue PVC skirt & heels for a party or stick it on with some Acid Wash Frayed Shorts and wellies for festivals.” 

What is your favourite piece? How would you style it? 

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What We’re Packing…Holiday Shop!

 

Our Holiday Shop is looking mighty fine we have a chosen our top five favourite items that we will be packing to take on holiday with us this summer. Jumpsuits & Playsuits are great to take on holiday as they work in the day and night, wear with flipflops and a big bag for a day trip, or some dressy sandals and some statement earrings for an evening meal. Two pieces can be mixed and matched with other holiday basics, wear this sunflower set co-ordinated or separately. We think the crop will look amazing with a flowy black maxi. No summer beach holiday is complete without the trusty kimono, wear it to the beach, when shopping, cover up those shoulders when your out in the sun or to dress up that basic dress.

 

Jumpsuit // Crop Top // Sunflower Shorts // Playsuit // Kimono

 

What are you packing for your Beach Holiday?  

LoveFest- Festival Favourites

 

Festival season is creeping up on us, we love to be super organised and bag our festival wardrobe before they are gone. We have a whole host of amazing-ness on the site at the moment from cute co-ords, amazing denim to practical raincoats.

Here are our top 5 Festival Picks:

 

Floral Shorts // Crop Top // Playsuit // Matte Raincoat // Fringed Shorts

 

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Let us know your favourite festival piece in the comments below! 

Met Ball 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Vogue’s Anna Wintour called all A List Celebs to bring their A Game to the Red Carpet of this years Met Ball. We noticed a few trends among the celebs. The first was the All Natural tones of dresses from Kendall Jenner, Suki Waterhouse & Taylor Swift, we love this bespoke Topshop dress on Kendall it shows off her teeny tiny waist and the colour is so flattering against her skin. Suki is  wearing a custom-made gown by Burberry, this strapless number has a ballerina feel which is set off perfectly with Suki’s messy up do! Taylor Swift donned a blush embellished Oscar De La Renta dress which nips in perfectly at Taylor’s waist and is finished off with a huge bow on the back. Stunning. 

 

 

We see Teen TV stars Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Lea Michele sparkling in metallics. Blake going for that big bombshell look with an empire waist and a deep V finished of with 40s inspired curls, could she be any sexier? Gossip Girl on screen bestie Leighton Meester also rocked a plunging neckline Emilio Pucci embellished dress. We love how Leighton has kept her bohemian style even for a red carpet event, stick with what you know we say! The stunning Lea Michelle went for a full on gold with a custom-made Altuzarra spaghetti strap gown, which sits beautiful with her skin tone, Lea also flashed some cleavage with a low V neckline. 

 

It’ll be All White on the night, we saw these three beauties daring to wear white. Charlize’s opted for a beautiful monochrome Dior dress, loving how Charlize added a tuxedo jacket over the top to add an edge to a classic look. Rihanna bravely showed off her midriff in this Stella McCartney top and skirt, this is a controversial look for the Met Ball we still love it mind! Victoria Beckham, can she do any wrong? no, no she can’t. VB wearing her own design looked chic and timeless, her sleek side swept hair kept her whole look sleek and classic. 

Think Pink. Who doesn’t love pink? Emma Stone pulled of the mixed tones so well, this Thakoon two piece is both young & classic while Emma’s side braid keeps her look fresh. Reese opted for a sweet heart neckline with a twist, her Stella McCartney gown paired simply with a band around her forearm is simply stunning. Reese has always suited pink ever since her Legally Blonde days. Last but by no means least is the ever beautiful Rachel McAdams in this simple Ralph Lauren floor length column dress. Rachel kept this strapless number simple with a small statement ring and earrings. 

What was your favourite look from this years Met Ball? 

Introducing…Hero’s Heroines.

Top Left-Top//Skirt//Shoes Top Right- Top//Jeans//Shoes

Bottom Left- Top//Skirt//Shoes Bottom Right-Top//Shorts//Shoes (Coming Soon)

We have just introduced the brand new brand Hero’s Heroines to the Own The Runway family; we are slightly obsessed with the concept behind this brand wearing your favourite celebs name like a member of a celebrity football team. We don’t care what you say we love a good fan girl moment and these tees are the ultimate for any Ryan Gosling or Beyonce fan.

Top//Jeans//Shoes

These t-shirts are not only amazing but they are so soft, quickly climbing to the top of our lazy day clothing pile. We tend to write off our comfy t-shirts as just casual wear but we think these teams with a PVC pencil skirt and heels will make for the perfect “oh this old thing” outfit.

Top//Skirt//Shoes

Now the hard part…are you Team Gosling or Team Mrs Carter? We cannot decide, in fact OTR HQ is split 50/50 on which is tee is the best. Let us know your favourite on Twitter using the hashtags #teamgosling or #teammrscarter.

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Coachella 2014 Top 3 Best Dressed

So the first weekend of Coachella is over, don’t fret we still have next weekend. Out of the thousands that attended we have our top three favourite looks. When we think of festivals in the UK wellies & rain macs are the first things that come to mind, but don’t fret we think these three styles can easily translate to the beach, to the muddy field of V or even to your local hang out.

 

3rd Place: Kendall Jenner.

Kendall is totally the OTR HQ girl crush of the moment, we are obsessed with her style from the whole weekend but we had to choose one. This full length lace kimono has a gothic nod while her accessories have brought the look right back into the festival chic style we love. Kimonos are a great holiday staple you can transform your basic bikini to hippy chic with a kimono and a bindi or add a kimono to wedges, a crop top & shorts for stylish night at the bar. Check out our selection of kimonos here

2nd Place: Jourdan Dunn.

What is a best dressed list without one of our fabulous Brit Models? Jourdan Dunn looks insane in the easy to wear co-ordinated top & shorts. We love how she has added a pop of neon with the bikini underneath. Co-ordinated Two Pieces are again a great holiday investment, you can mix and match the two pieces as well as wearing them together and no-one will ever know. Two piece are perfect for Friday night on the tiles, they give you a little bit more of an edge than the basic dress, or skirt and top combo, they are big hit with celebs at the minute. Check out our selection of Two Pieces here

 

1st Place: Vanessa Hudgens.

This isn’t a big surprise no one gets close to Vanessa when it comes to festival style, well bar Kate Bosworth but she didn’t win our “Queen of Coachella” this time around. Playsuits are something we are seeing day & night gracing the streets of cities up & down the UK, they are such an easy wear chuck them on with some heels and you are ready to go. They are perfect for your jolly holidays too, they can be teamed with your favourite bikini & some flip flops for a day at the beach or with some espadrilles for a day of sight seeing. We particularly love the extravagant accessorising that Vanessa has a statement backpack, ankle boots and a whole host of dainty chains take us to the beach now please! Check out our selection of Playsuits here.

Flash Back Fashion Coachella. The Models

Day two of our flash back to Coachella Festival brings has us lusting over the beautiful super models of the world. Now we know you would expect Cara Delevingne to be top of our list but she didn’t make our top 4 this time around. We are loving Dree Hemmingway in this two piece from 2013, which we think is still bang on trend for this season. The ever glam Rosie Huntington-Whiteley couldn’t look more perfect if she tried in the basic white shirt & embellished shorts. Chanel Iman really ups the ante in this black bikini embellished with chains. Our winner is Alessandra Ambrosio, she oozes festival style with this simple boho look.

Who’s wearing your favourite look?

Flash Back Fashion Coachella. The Actresses.

In the spirit of Coachella over the next three days we will be looking back over the years of the festival style from The Models, The Musicians & The Actresses that grace the grassy fields.

 It seems only right to start of with the Queen of Coachella. Yes you guess it Kate Bosworth. Kate is freakin’ festival fabulous year after year. We’re sure this year will be no exception, is it sad that we are excited to see what she will be wearing?

  If Kate Bosworth is the Queen of Coachella then Vanessa Hudgens has to be the Princess, her boho style married with the ever cool Coachella seems to work too well for our envious brains.

 No Coachella fashion rundown would be completely without Lily Collins, Emma Watson & of course Alexa. We know she isn’t strictly an actress but she’s on TV so we are throwing her in with these lot!

What is your favourite look from the festival that kicks off festival season?

Let us know below

 

 

 

 

Spring Has Sprung

Spring has well & truly sprung, although we did have to walk through a bit of fog this morning. Frizzy hair is not a good look! We are so excited for Spring, those dark nights need to do one we want some vitamin D & an extra hour of light every day. This blog post is here to bring Spring to you, just incase your little part of the world is still wrapped up in it’s winter onesie. We are looking at Spring Inspiration, from clothing to interiors to food. We hope you like it, send us your Spring Time Favourites.