My smart casual outfit

My version of a smart casual outfit. 

Generally most days I want a smart casual outfit for university, smart because I want to look presentable and professional when surrounded with my fellow journalists and lecturers but also casual so that I am comfortable for a long day of lectures and seminars. Theres nothing worse than being stuck in a lecture with a tight dress or uncomfortable trousers on because the seats are miniature and there is zero leg room. So i found with this outfit I found a good balance between the two. 

This coat is so versatile, in the picture above it shows me wearing the coat buttoned and tied up. Which adds that side of sophistication and maybe a little bit of mystery! I could be wearing my pyjama top underneath this and no one would ever know!!

Me and my amazing photographer Chloé

As you can see I'm very small and I would fit right in at a santas grotto as an elf. 

I haven't worn these black boots since last autumn/winter but I got them out of the back of my wardrobe to keep my feet warm. They are black suede so they get very dirty easily but are effortless to clean, I love that I can wear them with either black jeans or black tights and they just blend into the shoes which gives me more height and i definitely need more height being the little girl I am at a height of 5'1. I paired this cute pair of booties with a high waisted denim skirt, this denim skirt is a deep blue denim and is tight at the waist and has an A line cut. I added a black woven leather  belt around the top of my skirt this allowed me to pull in the waist of my skirt tighter as occasionally my weight fluctuates meaning I could lose weight or put it on and the skirt would no longer fit me correctly. I like simplististic outfits and don't generally wear a lot of colour so this plain long sleeved top was perfect to go under neath my sleeveless navy blue coat. The turtle neck on this top is very slim, I like this because the thin material doesn't make me feel claustrophobic or too warm in this cold then hot weather that we get in autumn. I finished this outfit off with a faux alligator skin clutch bag, usually people would only use a clutch if they were going on a night out but I think that it works just as well in the day, with all the dark colours within the outfit the bag although it is black separates  the dark colours and adds a pop to the outfit. 

Thank you for reading my latest blog post. 

Lots of love Mol xxx