Fashion Picks for August

Hello, I hope you all read my post on my favourite instagrammers and gave them a follow - they really are worth it! I though I'd tell you a bit about the new clothes I've got in the last few weeks, some of them have been great bargains!
Recently, I've really gotten into my fashion and trying to find new and unique clothes to develop my own style. My favourite shops currently are:

• H&M 
• Urban Outfitters
• River Island
• Topshop
• Zara

What I love about urban outfitters is that all of their clothes are really unique and colourful, they have nothing dull in there and whenever I shop there, I literally want to buy everything! 

The down side is that it can be a little expensive but you can get some great finds that are really affordable in there.

Unfortunately there isn't an Urbans in my local area so whenever I see one I always have a look and it's a real treat. Apparently they're building one in my town centre soon so I have that to really look forwards to!

1 - My first thing I've bought is a skater style dress from Superdry. I managed to find it in the outlet shop near where I live. I really wasn't expecting to find anything in there because there are just rows and rows of reduced items and about 99% of it is crap but when you find something worth having, it's great! The picture is a bit dark but it is white and pale grey stripes and it is really flattering on. It was originally £35.99 but reduced down to £10.99 which was a total bargain and I love it! It goes especially well with summery shoes/converse but unfortunately not with tights. 

I think outlet shops are great but you have to have the patience to sort through all of the stuff and also all of the people there! Quite a lot of the time you find something lovely but it's in completely the wrong size so you have to be prepared for all sorts!!

2 - The second item is a skirt from Urban Outfitters in the vintage renewal section, this is where they take old materials and clothes and re-work them to make them more up to date. It's fab because they never have the same two things in different shops from the renewal section! 

This particular skirt was from an old shop that had shut down a long time ago in the 70's. It really caught my eye and I was so relieved that they had it in my size because they have a whole rail of skirts that are all different, sources from different shops and vintage materials and they are all different sizes.

I wouldn't really call it a bargain as it was £30 but it goes with so many clothes and I've had a few compliments on it so it was really worth it!
(I'm not naked, I'm wearing a crop top)

3 - My third item is a black and white jumper from Zara. I actually got this when I was in Copenhagen in Denmark but I looked on their website and it is available in the UK. 
I love the pattern and the whole jumper because although it is quite simple, it is really effective! It is high necked and actually goes really well with shorts as well as trousers.
Usually Zara can be quite expensive, especially all of the stuff I want to get typically turns out really pricey but I spotted it near the till and it was actually only about 120 Kroner, roughly £15!

4 - My final item is again, from Urban Outfitters. It was in the designers section where independent designers have the chance to get their clothes noticed and I really love it! The design on it is so cute, loads of little white elephants. It has two splits at the side which means the front is shorter than the back. I absolutely love this because it means you can wear it with leggings without your knickers showing through and it is almost a crop top at the front.
It was £30 however, which is loads for a top and I might not pay this out of my own money even though it's my favourite top but luckily I was on a shopping trip with my grandma and she very kindly bought it for me!
(I'll quickly just mention how much better this looks on! I really am doing it no justice in this picture!)