favourite.

This is my favourite outfit...ever.





shirt- vintage
shorts - topshop
tights - primark
shoes - new look


I know it's not "cool" to like Topshop any more, but they make some damn gorgeous clothes so it's hard not to. These shorts are so perfect- the floral pattern is so lovely, they make every outfit better and the poofiness makes me happy. And the colours are just beautifully perfect!! So I can't hate. Sorry. 
I love this shirt as well, it's technically my mum's from the vintage fair a while back and I absolutely love it, cord is my new favourite fabric (sorry velvet, your a close second!) - hopefully showing you my new cord shorts soon as well since they are lush.


Oh, and I know in all my outfits lately I've been wearing these heels which is a bit of a lie since with all of them I actually wore grey ballet flats. However, these are my new year's eve shoes and I can only just walk in them (I'm a bit of a heels virgin) so I've been wearing them around the house constantly to try and prepare myself and can't quite be bothered to change back just for pictures - sorry! They are really nice, though, I love wedges (and cheap new look shoes).


Not sure when I will be able to post again since I can't find any batteries for my camera and it's completely dead. All I'll be doing today is relaxing and getting ready and all I'll be doing tomorrow will be feeling dead. On Sunday I think I'm going to London for shopping though, so hopefully a nice outfit then - I'll try not to wear these shorts again but I think I might have to! I'll try and mix them up a bit and not wear my other blue shirt like I was planning to... 


Finally, happy new year everyone! I hope you all have a great one, and hopefully it will be a great one for the blog, too.






one to follow.


love lily xxx

because big jumpers are a reason for living

jumper - vintage lyle & scott (via my brother)
skirt - h&m
shoes - new look

Again, big bright jumper. I should probably take some outfit picture soon, I actually like what I'm wearing - especially my new floral poofy shorts! They are so gorgeous, a good sale find since I'd actually wanted them way back in the beginning of Autumn but completely forgot, I even featured them in my Autumn polyvore. I got a few other things in the sales, but not much yet. As everyone's said, they're a bit rubbish. I found some shorts in the New Look one as well, but only after finding them online first - New Look sales are painful unless you have planned ahead.
I'll try and get an outfit up tomorrow, then maybe some new year's pictures (if they are...decent)!

one to follow.

love from lily xxx

hello again

It has been along time since I last posted, but thinking back that actually makes me kind of proud. A couple of months ago posting twice in a week would be an achievement and now it calls for a  "sorry I haven't been blogging" post. Obviously the reason I haven't been posting is that it was Christmas and I was with my family - I meant to do a post on Christmas Eve before I left for my grandparent's house but present wrapping took over, sorry! I've seen a few bloggers saying how "they hate bloggers that don't post around the holidays" and that made me really angry. For me, Christmas is a time to spend with my family and friends, and I'm sorry if that means more to me than blogging but it does. 

jumper - vintage 
skirt - h&m
shoes - new look


I wore this to go to the cinema with my brother (loved The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, btw) - I know the jumper isn't very "flattering" but I love it and it's cosy so I will wear it. I have another post lined up and my second batch of sale shopping today so expect lots more posts!


one to follow


love lily x

hello beautiful(s)

1. Socks from santa last year, trying to defrost my feet after insisting on walking through the snow in ballet flats. Again. I haven't had "dainty" shoes in a while so it's exciting for me to wear them, even when it is ridiculously impractical.
2. Messy clothes rail. Actually like how things look when they're untidy, sadly this means I neglect my  room I can rarely open the door.


Basically, what I wanted to say is a huge thank you for all the comments I've got lately, it means so much to me. I've really been putting a lot of effort into the blog lately and just posting what I feel and it's so nice to get a response. I really feel that it's finally more "me", I'm not trying to be someone I'm not any more. I spent a while imitating other blogs and wishing I could be as good as them, now I'm happy just doing what I want. I'm also happy that some people seem to like it.


I took some outfit pictures today but I'm not sure if I like them, I'll upload them later and see how bad they turned out and maybe post them.


Also, I'll probably try and change the web address thing to Lily and the Glorious soon, to make things simpler. Just a heads up!


one to follow, probably my favourite ever blog & the biggest inspiration to me <3


love lily x

christmas tree

I've seen a lot of people posting their christmas trees, and since we decorated ours yesterday I thought I'd copy them. I always love my tree, I think it's just the right side of tacky. We have a lot of camel decorations because my dad likes them. Quite a lot of the decorations are pink. And we have a set of old Hollywood movie star cardboard cut-out decorations.
Okay, my tree is ridiculously tacky, but I love it!


one to follow. 


love lily x 


p.s. it is ridiculous how tempting the candy canes are

cosy

sparkly blue barry m nail polish, bauble, snow, close up outfit


I have been such a hermit lately, I didn't even leave the house today & yesterday I only ventured to the co-op. Christmas is such a cosy time and I've really enjoyed spending time with my family. My brother who I hadn't seen since October has just come home, even though that might not seem that long I've missed him a lot. Tomorrow we're seeing The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and I am so excited!! We had it on tape and it was always my favourite Narnia book. Eustace Scrubb is such a legend and apparently the boy who plays him is brilliant in it, as he was in Son of Rambow , absolutely can't wait.


I promise I will get some pictures of my new purchases soon, I'm just so lazy at the moment by the time I'm "photo ready" it's already dark! I'll probably do an outfit tomorrow & the next day so you might see them then.


one to follow.


love lily xxxx


p.s. sorry, went a bit link mad! I'm so lame, I find it really exciting linking to things.

wish upon a star

mini wishlist by littlelilylost featuring flower rings

A little pre-christmas wishlist, I especially love that star necklace. So simple & perfect. 


one to follow.


love lily x

Winter

Lately I have been

1. Drinking a lot of coffee, black at home & lattes at starbucks ♥
2. Reading The Worst Witch & pretending I'm still little
3. Drawing & painting - I know her face looks ugly and I need to rub it out asap but still quite please with how it's looking
4. My cat is just always cute.


I love winter!


one to follow


love lily xxx

cats.

coat - clothes show
dress - h&m
shoes - new look


You may recognise this coat from my leopard post a little while ago. In reality, this was a lot cheaper and just as nice - therefore I like it more. Now I just need the classic giant earrings to truly rock the Pat Butcher look with pride. However, I think when worn with my cat bag, the resemblance to crazy cat lady is already quite convincing. 
I would have a proper outfit to share from yesterday, but I got caught in the snow on my one mile walk home from town and ended up looking like a drowned leopard/panda hybrid. It was probably the most simple outfit I've worn in a while, but I really liked it. I've been taking a lot of inspiration from Vicky's layering of necklaces and just generally trying to accessories in a more interesting way and really liking doing it. I really like combining my necklaces in different ways, makes them feel completely different.
I bought some things I've been lusting after for an age, thank you H&M sale & cat's protection charity shop (one of the only charity shops not trying to look "modern" and "trendy" by promoting it's cheap and nasty primark rejects) for helping me achieve my dreams. 


one to follow.

love lily x

Alice.

Lately I have had such enthusiasm for clothes. I love clothes. I love choosing them, finding hidden gems & the way nice clothes make you feel. It's amazing how the clothes you put on affect who you are as a person and how everyone else see you - that you can use the way you dress to create an entirely different persona. I'm also starting to feel a lot happier about the way I dress after being stuck in my boring rut of blandness that in no way represents who I am or who I want to be.


I discovered Alice by Temperley last week when I was looking for a designer to do a project on ( I chose Erdem in the end) but I could not forget about these pieces!! I want things embellished with tiny studs!! I want things in that perfect green!! I want leather shorts*!!! I am feeling a bit fml on the party dress front, as in I need some, can't find any & lack the desire to pay silly amounts. And also the fact that I really want dresses like this. 


One to follow.


love lily xx


* I actually found the perfect pair at the clothes show, with almost the perfect fit. Hating my tummy right now :(

Colour.

One of my favourite things about Topshop is their colours. If they do nothing else right, at least the colour is always perfect this is why their nail polishes are so lustable, Topshop colour in a bottle. I am so hoping some of these fall into the January sales because they really are just gorgeous, but with my income at zero for at least another 10 months or so they are also presently completely unattainable. Hopefully if I have a little left over in my Christmas present budget then I can get myself one of those scalloped vests. 


Also, since I've neglected this feature lately here are three to follow -
1
2
3


love lily x


p.s. I know there has been a lack of my own actual photos for a while, hopefully this will change soon. 

The beginning of the Christmas wishlist.

A lot of people say they feel guilty asking for things at Christmas, and I do partially agree. I find it so awkward making a list of things which I want other people to buy for me - but wishlists are completely different. Wishlists in my mind can be as completely fantastical as you like because you are simply wishing not asking. Therefore, my wishlist is very, very large and grows each day. Especially when I browse the Liberty website, which I've been doing a lot. Egg cups are probably my favourite piece of kitchenware, they are always the most exciting. I am very partial to the rabbit, cats & badger.


love lily x 

I love leopard.

Lazy post again, since I've only recently become a camera owner it will take me a while to get into taking a photo of everything mode - but it will happen. So regretted not having it with me this morning, there was such a thick frost for a second I though there had been a little flurry of snow (still dreaming) and it made everything a lot prettier - especially spider webs, frosted spider webs are amaaaazing.
I used to be a bit fearful of leopard print, until (and here you discover my weakness) Kat Slater returned to the square and persuaded me that leopard print is the best print. And also that it is best when covered in sequins and stretched across a heavily pregnant stomach. 
At the moment I would happily take leopard print anything, I am yet to acquire anything besides my fuzzy hat (coming soon!) though, but these are my favourites. I have wanted a leopard fur coat for absolutely ages & these boots are definitely top of my after Christmas shopping spree list.


Big post soon, since I actually have to take pictures at the clothes show because my teacher told me to. :)


lots of love from lily xxx

Liberty Love.

How pretty are these little suitcase? I think putting a Liberty print on anything just makes it at least a hundred times lovelier and nicer, browsing the website makes me seriously rethink my technology based Christmas list in favour of floral everything.


Because It's now a tradition; one to follow


love lily x

The snow is pathetic.

There is not enough to play in.

Cardigan - Vintage
Blouse - Primark
Skirt - H&M
Shoes - Doc Martens
There are currently teeny tiny pinpricks of white dust floating outside my window. The ground is covered (I used that term loosely) in about 1cm of it and I have to go to school in two hours. I'm hoping for some kind of freak blizzard.


I mentioned this before, but I'd quite like to start posting my favourite blogs. However, I don't want to post the same blogs everyone posts as their "favourites". I follow a lot of blogs and there are so many who I don't think get the attention and recognition they deserve, which is really unfair. I think it's easy for more popular bloggers to fall into like "cliques" who promote each other, while it's not so bad that they help each other out - I'd rather see a wide range of interesting blogs.
I'm not saying all of these blogs aren't popular, they are just my favourites and maybe don't always get to be someone's "blogger of the month" all the time.
Sorry for the ramble, don't think it made sense but I tried. Anyway, here is your first one to follow.


love lily x


p.s. I'm currently reading "Enduring Love" by Ian McEwan. I only just started but it's so powerful already.