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Accessories To Make Your Outfit Pop


By Laura Chabal
26th Aug 2015
Accessories To Make Your Outfit Pop

We love ?our basics. Nothing can beat a cute LBD or black jeans with a gorgeous jumper or a perfect white shirt. However, sometimes sticking to the pretty-but-safe playbook can make a gal feel a tad dull. Enter stage left quirky accessories and a world of promise and excitement. These fun and gorgeous accessories will give your outfit the equivalent of a fashion drip. You’re going to stand out in the best possible way.

Grip Leather Clutch, €86, Meli Melo?

This Neon clutch?bag =’statement. Adding a neon accessory is an easy way to add a fun dimension to your outfit and creates a decall? look.

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Jewellery, from €39, & Other Stories?

These gorgeous jewels are a little selection from & Other Stories, whose accessories collection is a modern magpie’s dream.

Mesh-Effect Necklace, €25, COS?

This little necklace is from COS. It’s delicate but the blue metal discs?give it a bit of a kick.

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AGABAG Clutch, €280, Street Chic

This handbag made out of Lego is a new discovery and obsession of ours. The entire range is a fun quirky spin on classic pieces. A 3D bag implies your fashion philosophy is one of true depth.

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Silk Triangle Scarf, €25.95, Zara

A silk scarf?can both?lift a LBD from forgettable territory and get you and your daily jeans/leather jacket noticed by?a street style photographer. Versatile.

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Gold Tone Pearl Hair Slides, €185, Net-a-Porter.com

Straight hair, don’t care, we’re sticking clips in it. Also, those top-knots are graduating to low down buns and that means our heads can handle a little bit more weight.

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Metallic Sheer Ankle Socks, €11.06, Asos

Two words: glitter socks.

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Ted Baker Floral Print, €152.08, on sale at €106.45, Asos

We all own four pairs of black jeans. Make these the one pair of shoes that will rescue them all from invisible lower-half-dom.

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Marc by Marc Jacobs ballet flats, €179.33, on sale at €125.90, RevolveClothing.com

These little Marc by Marc Jacobs flats come in different colours and with different animal faces. Conversation starters.

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Charlotte Olympia Suede Slippers, €595, Net-a-Porter.com

Charlotte Olympia is the queen be of luxe quirk, and these flats are ornamented with an Aries ram and Swarovski crystals. What’s not to like?