Best Dressed for Less No.4

Alessandra Ambrosio's Style recreation by emilyrodgers18 featuring strappy shoes

I love Alessandra Ambrosio's casual summer nautical look here. How can someone with such a simple style still look so good?! I recreated this outfit with high street picks including accessories, I personally love the misguided sunnies!

DIY Tribal Shorts

My beloved levi shorts were on their last legs, so I decided to give them a make over. 

This trend is is popular this season with H&M anD Topshop having both done denim shorts with tribal accents.

I had loads of paint left over from my textiles days,  so after researching a few aztec patterns, I got to work painting. 

I used acrylic and fabric paint, so I daren't put them in the wash until I find something to seal it onto the fabric! 

I started off with a few stripes. 

I then started adding a few patterns. 

I did it on the front and back pockets. 

And here is the finished result! 

I teamed them with a small black waist belt and my urban outfitters aztec bag which I got in the sale last year. 

I think I'll save these for the only festival I'm going to this summer. 

Today I'm Wearing

I don't have the room or the patience to take photos of myself wearing outfits, maybe when I have a nice loft and a DSLR, but for now, here is what I'm wearing today. The levi short, tank top combo is very popular at the moment especially with the weather becoming slightly shinier. 

My levi's are just about hanging on for dear life so I replaced them with these Topshop blue acid hot pants (£28.00) and put them with a black vest from Ark (£12.99) which was cheaper than the identical Topshop ones, so I was chuffed!

I love this look personally, its so easy to throw on, you can put basically anything with it and play around with accessories to make it smart or casual. 

I wore my Urban Outfitters watch and assorted rings and bracelets and to give it that extra edge I would of loved to put a nice leather jacket over the top for the evening.

Below are a few bits and bobs to add to this to really make it a simple but effective outfit. 

Assorted casual accessories by emilyrodgers18 featuring star shoes