A new kind of sandal

Spring/Summer has hit the stores and usually this would incur longing and whining about the long wait for summer and the summer clothes it brings with it. But luckily theres a summer trend that we can rock now. Thanks to the 90s revival currently happening, socks and sandals, the ultimate fashion sin, has now become a fashion WIN (please excuse me).

Socks and sandals go well with any outfit and can turn a blah look into a wow look. Plain dresses, shorts and a tee can instantly be transformed into a really cool outfit. Choose black fishnet socks if you really want to stand out! Here our some of my favourite picks of the highstreet currently available!

1. Asos

2. La Moda UK

3. River Island

4. River Island

5. Topshop

beach beach beach

Sunglasses - Wildfox 

Dress - Thrift shop

Shoes - Ebay

Green ring - Costa Rican market

Other silver rings - H&M

Finally a chance to wear my jelly shoes! To the beach, bringing back memories of being a small child. Was so happy to find these on ebay really cheap and even happier when I found this dress the other day.

I was doing my usual round of the same old tourist tat shops by the beach, you know what I mean, the same things in every country. Beaded bracelets, wall hangings, standard homemade jewelery was everywhere when I decided to walk down a street away from the beach and I came accross a thrift shop! There were loads of lush bargains in there and I came away with some flared pattered trousers and this dress which is actually a night top! 

It's really silky and a size XL and I just about get away with it being an extra short dress! Very comfy silky fabric too. 

My ring is also something I got from a local Costa Rican market. Such. A. Sucker. For. Rings. Must stop buying...

Nike ID

For travelling, trainers were something I was going to need, and I needed good quality ones that would last me. The last pair of vans I owned fell apart in the space of a month and converses never looked right on me so I decided to go for Nikes. Loads of my friends have them and RAVE about them, and when browsing on their website I found an option where you can custom make your trainers,  called Nike ID.

Here you can custom design a pair of Nikes pretty much however you like. You can choose the style, the materials for all the different parts of your shoes, the lace colour and the swoosh colour. You can even write what you want on the back, something I wish I did now. 

They take about three weeks to arrive as they're being made specifically for you over in Asia, but Nike keep you updated with emails informing you as to how your trainers are getting on and you can even track them online after their dispatched down the exact town and minute it was there, if you're super keen (definitely not me!) 

Of course there's always the gamble that they're not going to turn up looking exactly how you wanted, something I was anxious about throughout the entire process, so you should make sure you're wiling to risk £95 before ordering them! 

Luckily enough mine were just how I wanted, however now I have to gamble if they're going to last me 7 months of galavanting round South America... 

Boohoo traveler collection

So, I was on the phone to my mum the other day, chatting away about plans for the weekend, when suddenly I had to tell her to stop talking and wait a minute. Maybe I was over reacting at what I saw, maybe I was just being a drama queen (as my mum would say), but I had to stop what I was doing when I saw the latest boohoo advert on TV. 

The Aztec prints on models trawling through the desert caught my eye right away. I love this print!! Or any print really for that matter. But to see it all together in one 'geo traveler' collection was something else. The bright colours and prints in a stripe pattern have such an exotic holiday feel. But not in a touristy way, in a real traveler way. Fab! 

Here are some of my favourite pieces from the collection! I really hope I manage to nab something soon! (Ergh, money problems, at least I can look!)

1. Spike earrings - £6

2.Pleated skater skirt - £15

3. Cutaway crop top - £6

4. Drawstring bag - £15

5. Shorts - £8

6.Yellow studded necklace - £12

7. Flower/aztec printed trousers - £24

8. Beaded headband - £5

9. Black bag - £32

10. Rainbow maxi skirt - £15

11. Triangle necklace - £8

12. Multi-coloured bandeau top - £6

13. Printed skater skirt - £14

14. Drawstring shorts - £15

15. Slingback peep-toes - £32