February 9, 2012

A Peplum Affair // IFB Conference


Please raise your hand if you too, are loving the peplum trend right now. Yeah, that's what I thought. Peculiarily enough, for a style which is listed as one of the top trends of the season, I've found them unusually difficult to find. My closet currently holds a grand total of two. The orange one pictured above was an October purchase from H&M. Thankfully the quality was good & it has withstood some pretty constant use. It's one of my go-to tops for work; generally paired with a navy pencil skirt or something of the sort. Here I've made it a bit more casual with my taupe American Apparel trousers & Michael Kors ballet flats. MK watch + Stella & Dot chandelier earrings (c/o) for some simple accessorizing. Perfect for a rainy day! 

I swear I'll get my hands on a tripod soon. And a better rainy day location... for now, the balcony it is ;)
Just wanted to show off my pretty Stella & Dot earrings :)
Recall a couple days ago when I mentioned a tiny purchase from H&M? Yes, you guessed it; my second peplum item. It seems as if H&M is the only High Street retailer on the peplum bandwagon at the moment. I had made somewhat of an unwritten resolution not to purchase any black items this Spring, but it looked so nice on, the material was lovely, & the price was too good to pass up. For any of you who are interested, they have it in a white/pastel orange combination as well (unfortunately white clothes & my skin-tone are not the best of friends). One combination I am loving however is black + neon yellow. Admittedly my intent was to order a Cambridge satchel in neon yellow, but my patience isn't the greatest when it comes to their month-long waiting period. Instead I ordered this soft jersey pencil skirt from ASOS. It's due to arrive next week so that's one look you can expect to see soon. And who knows, perhaps my upcoming bonus may extend itself to the satchel as well ;) 


On one last note, did any of you watch the IFB conference in NYC live streaming yesterday? I decided to take the day off from studying & followed it from beginning to end with perhaps a little too much enthusiasm haha. The second-by-second #ifbcon hash-tagging on Twitter was unreal & the panelist discussion was truly fantastic. Andy from Style Scrapbook was by far my favourite panelist... surprise, surprise. From start to finish each blogger was full of great advice from content quality, social media networking, & branding, to posting frequency & personal style. If you didn't get a chance to watch it yesterday the video is now available in it's entirety here. Hopefully I'll be able to attend their next conference in person :) 

Have a lovely day everyone & thank you so much for reading! <3 

33 comments:

  1. Love those tops! Looks great on you & the colour is lovely!
    xx


    The Urban Umbrella
    xoxo


    http://urbanumbrella.blogspot.com/

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  2. Oooh, I do love how the peplum trend looks, but I haven't found any either. :/
    Lovely orange piece, and gorgeous earrings!

    http://www.trendyteal.blogspot.com

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  3. I'm crazy about the peplum trend! Love the black one, and the cute green bag as well : )

    Danielle

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  4. I am loving the peplum, and the color on that first top is so gorgeous! xo

    http://dreamingenfrancais.blogspot.com/

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  5. your outfit looks simply amazing! beautiful choice :)

    www.pinklemonincrystal.blogspot.com

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  6. Love this trend, and the colour too!!

    http://www.andrea-clare.blogspot.com/

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  7. it is a great trend. I love the black top!!!

    http://jenalyenns.blogspot.com/

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  8. love the black peplum! and yes the conference was pretty well done. I totally agree about Andy - she was so well-spoken and gave thoughtful answers!

    x0
    annette
    www.theversastyle.com

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  9. I am also loving the peplum trend right now and I love both of yours! Especially the black one its so pretty!

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  10. I'm in love with peplums too)love ASOS and Jason Wu's)

    http://acupofmary.blogspot.com

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  11. LOVELY MY DEAR!
    Following you!
    Have a nice week end!

    (www.the-parisienne.com)

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  12. it looks good on you. Very nice pics :P)

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  13. So lovely! You look great.

    Xo, Imke

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  14. Oh wow - I love the peplum look - that H&M piece looks gorgeous in the black! And I agree - neon yellow and black is an awesome color combo :)

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

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  15. You look sooo beautiful in that orange peplum top AND I NEED THAT BACK ONE!!! What H&M line is it, H&M Trend or the normal one..? I absolutely adore it!!

    http://styleservings.blogspot.com/

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  16. I'm thinking I may have to invest in something that is coral or orange. It's a pretty happy color. The shirt looks great on you and I love that little green purse! I wish my hair was as long as yours! =)

    -j.
    www.thefabulousgypsy.com

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  17. You are so pretty!!! Started following you! Follow back?

    xoxo

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  18. cute watch!
    xo
    MosaMuse

    MosaMuse.blogspot.com

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  19. wow my dear you are soooo wonderful!!!<3 awesome style!!!!<3

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  20. Mmmkay -- Short and sweet -- I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT. It's perfect on you.

    http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
    Twitter: @GlamKitten88

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  21. Beautiful color!!
    Have a wonderful weekend!

    Besos, desde España, Marcela♥

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  22. This orange blouse is really cool! I like your outfit :)

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  23. There are not enough peplums out there, I agree! You've picked BEAUTIFUL ones - looking particularly suave there, lovely xx tess :)

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  24. P.s. I gave you an award on my blog!!

    http://andrea-clare.blogspot.com/

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  25. Thank you! I adore this outfit, the shirt is amazing!

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  26. ooh that watch and that black dress :) awesooome!

    http://i-queenb.blogspot.com/

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  27. The peplum is such a beautiful and chic style and i love love your tops!! The orange one is such a striking colour and really dose look so beautiful on you and your black one is gorgeous. I think it will be timeless,can't believe its from H&M!!! Great post my dear!!!

    Take care,Daniella xox

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  28. Wow, the peplum trend looks awesome on you. Love the colour of the top!

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  29. wow, I'm now on a mad hunt to find the black h&m peplum top!! Soooo nice!!
    Love your blog and style!
    Follow eachother? I'd love to know what you think to my blog, I've only just started it :)

    roses-and-silk.blogspot.com

    X

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  30. love that peplum shirt on you! i also liked what you paired with the black one as well :)

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