Gingham and leather

As my sister has been telling me for weeks, gingham is a must for s/s14. I have been waiting for this for what seems my whole life as ever since I was in primary school, I wanted to wear my gingham summer dress all year round. I just discovered last week though that it's much harder to style gingham for adults without looking like a big baby (sob sob sob). After weeping over the whitepepper's gingham shirt and it's £45 price tag, I tore myself away from it and bought this gorgeous little cropped gingham top from Topshop. 

I adore the boxy style, it's so adorable! In order to not look "bigbaby" ish in my gingham top, I paired it with this quilted leather skirt from Primark which was only £5 - boom!!! The leather adds a tougher element, which takes from the little checks and gives an alternative look to the otherwise cute design. 

Top - Topshop, Skirt - Primark, shoes - newlook

I got these boots last week in New Look for only £25 with my student discount - what a bargain. I wanted to do a monocrome look and these are perfect for that. I've also noticed loads of bloggers wearing black shoe with a chunky white sole so I was quick to snap these little beauties up for myself. I've worn the shoes on two nights out now and they're unbelievably comfy and cushioned my feet all night long :) They need a good scrub now though, as they are little worse for wear.....

I just went back to uni yesterday but I'm so unbelievably excited for next year as I found out I'm going to be an au pair in the centre of Paris!!! I can't imagine a more perfect way to spend my year.

I hope you are all having a lovely tuesday :)

Love, 

Grace xxx