today i'm channelling... columbine smille

You'll know by now that I'm pretty obsessed with a certain Columbine Smille, Swedish stylist and fashion blogger extraordinaire, for her exceptional sense of style (read all about her here). Each day Columbine posts yet another brilliant outfit, and demonstrates her expert use of texture, colour and proportion. Today I'm taking inspiration from the below look because it's a great example of Miss Smille's ability to take basics (black coat, white knit, grey jeans) and pep them up with quirky accessories and unusual colour combinations (rust orange shoes and berry pink lips).

The best thing about this look is that it's so easy to replicate on the high street. Columbine's exact shoes, Zara's Suede Court Shoe With Heel, are still available for a very reasonable £49.99, and though I can't guarantee it's exactly the same, Topshop's Knitted Cable Jumper, £48, is a dead ringer for our muse's (which is also from Topshop). Pair these with Cheap Monday's Used Black Narrow Skinny Jean (Columbine's favourite jeans brand), £45, and then throw on Yuki's Juliet Tie Jacket, £95 at Topshop. All that remains to complete the look is to apply a slick of 17 Lasting Finish Lipstick in Showbiz, £3.49, and perfect your model pose. And there you have it, a lovely wintry look courtesy of this stylish Swede: simple but beautiful, and guaranteed to turn heads.


Picture: Columbine.freshnet.se