JACK WILLS SPRING 2014, What to expect from JW.

Afternoon everyone! I do hope your all having a wonderful week, today I have a very special post for you, if your an old subscriber you'll probably remember that I have done 2 posts like this in past and they went down soooo well, so well in fact that I am doing it again but this time for the new season coming up which is Spring 2014. These are some of my favourite picks from their new collection, so enjoy!:-)

I think their new collection is very causal and cosy, very girly and pretty, which I love! This is nice and refreshing from their very snazzy dressed up Christmas collection.

SO FAVOURITE #1 IS...

JACK WILLS ALDCLIFFE CREW £59.50 HERE

"In four different designs the Aldcliffe Crew is an iconic knit for the new season. Choose from the bold colour blocked style with pointelle knitted front or spot intarsia design. With a relaxed-fit you'll wish you could wear it everyday."

This jumper is sooo beautiful, just because its spring it doesn't mean we can't wrap up and a oversize print like this is so cute and girly, giving a bit more character to an otherwise rather plain jumper.

FAVOURITE #2.

JACK WILLS THE BORROWBY TEE £39.50 HERE

"Made in fabrics perfect for Spring the Borrowby Tee has a gathered front neckline and distinctive crossover back detail, with short sleeves and a choice of chambray or white floral."

Nothing says Spring like a floral print, its easy to go too granny or garish with floral so its good to keep it simple, and this top is perfect for that. The print is soo pretty and personally I think it would look great with some skinny cargo pants or denim skinny jeans.

FAVOURITE #3.

JACK WILLS CALTON MAC £89.50 HERE.

"The essential spring mac, with wooden duffle toggle fastenings featuring Jack Wills branding. The Calton Mac is styled short with two patch pockets to the front, tab detail sleeves and a hood to keep you dry in inevitable spring showers, plus a contrast chambray cotton lining."
Jack Wills always bring out a couple of really beautiful on trend coats in their collections and this Spring is no exception. This jacket is not only waterproof but also thin and lightweight perfect for those Spring showers. The colour is great, would go with anything! I am deffo keeping my eye on this coat.

FAVOURITE #4.

JACK WILLS HUNSTON HOODIE £59.50

"The definitive Jack Wills hoodie, the ever-popular Hunston is made from a wonderfully soft cotton blend. The relaxed-fit and draw string hood have a sporty feel, but still look good thrown together with your favourite jeans on your day off."

Its always nice to have a cosy hoodie for those lazy days or when your wrapping up and the quality of these hoodies are amazing I have two myself and they are soo warm and are fabulous quality. Its nice and casual and would spruce up your look nicely.

FAVOURITE #5.

JACK WILLS THE TINSBURY CREW £54.50

"We love the Tinsbury Crew for it's versatility. Dress it up or down, with long sleeves, allover cable detailing and ribbed neck, cuffs and hem. Choose your favourite from our spring inspired colours."

The final product from their collection that I have been loving is this crew neck jumper. This is probably one of my favourite picks from their collection. Everyone needs a smart jumper and I think this would look great with a skater skirt and a collar underneath. I will certainly be going to pick one of theee up next time in Jack Wills.

AND THAT IS IT for today guys! I do hope you enjoyed this post, if you did do give it a cheeky little comment as I love to hear from you guys. Besides that I just want to thank you for reading and remind you that you can always subscribe to this blog so that you can read my posties more often! Thanks again, see you soon! Love Annie :-)xx

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Jack Wills Autumn 2013 | What to expect from JW

Good afternoonies everyone! I hope you're all enjoying your Monday, I don't know about you but doesn't it feel like this summer has just FLOWN past?! Either way some stores and shops have been selling off their summer gear and restocking their new summer collections. You may know that I am a massive fan of Jack Wills, and the last time I did this post for Summer (feels like yesterday!) it went down a treat and I got LOADS of positive feedback from you guys sharing the love of the British brand so here I am with this baby for you, enjoy :)

So let's get started!

So the first thing I want to talk about is a jacket/coat which looks really trendy and comfy, and it's called 'The Alwyn Parka' (I have no idea what or where Alwyn is?) but either way it's really trendy and would be great for a variety of body shapes, starting at size 8 up to 14.

This what the people at JW wrote about the piece on their website:

They also do it in navy, so if your interested I insist you go check it out on their website, I'll give you the link here. It is quite expensive especially for a student or a teenager who might not be working that much, but then again this coat would be a great investment because their stuff lasts YEARS, it's great quality and it's not the sort of thing that will go out of fashion, this colour is always in during the Autumn/Winter months. I am also in love with the elbow patches (they know me so well!)

Buy The Alwyn Parka for £98.50

Next up is a 'Romantic Florals' type range with their main piece being:

Here is a dress called 'The Chertsey Dress' and it retails for £49.50. It's really pretty and girly and the darker marooney type shades give it a really rustic autumn feel. Now it doesn't have a lot of structure, so I know for a fact that this dress just wouldn't hang right on me, I need to wear fitted stuff, but for some of you this dress might be perfect for your body shape, you can only give it a go can't you.

Also part of the romantic florals range were:

Here is a playsuit also available in polka dot which is BEAUTIFUL I really love these they could be dressed up or dressed down so you can't go wrong, they are quite pricey, £69.50 but they are super cute and would be a total investment because you could wear them all year around.

Check out this stunner, probably my favorite thing from their new collection:

It is exactly the same as the floral playsuit above just in a marooney shade with polka dots I WANT IT.

Buy the Kelshall Playsuit here for £69.50

The final addition to the romantic florals was this cami top which is super cute:

This top is really girly and again very seasonal, it would look great casual or dressed up and looks like a great fit. Nice and feminine and retails at £49.50. They also do it in white which is also very cute, be sure to check it out.

Buy the Angold Lace Cami here for £49.50...

Next up is a collection of what they call 'Sweet Florals' which are softer, more grey, more gentle floral patterns, they boast this sweater:

This is a cozy sweater which looks great with jeans for them colder days (days were all too familiar with!). The floral pattern is refreshing and cute as opposed to some more brighter blockier prints.

They also brought it out in that beautiful POLKA DOT pattern which I have also coincidentally completely fallen in love with.

Buy the Hamfields Crew for £49.50 here...

Also part of the printed series is another cami for £24.50 which is really light and floaty. I think I would be too skinny and skrawny to pull this off, but someone with nice arms would look great it this.

As you can see it is also available in these great patterns too so you are certainly spoilt for choice!

Buy the Ashgate Cami here for £24.50

Mooving on...

If your into stripey tees then you will love these bad boys:

These t-shirts are super casual and would look great with chinos, jeans, shorts, leggings, jeggins, anything really. They would be great for everyday, because we all need a bit of stripes in our lives!

Buy The Elsmere Tee for £24.50

And then last but definitely not least...

These are probably my second favorite thing in the whole new collection (first being the spotty playsuit). Not only are they pretty well priced they are also so lovely and simple, I particularly love the grey and the coral, I will keep a close eye on these me thinks.

Buy The Fullford Tee for £19.50 here...

And I believe that is it! SO as a quick summery my thoughts on the new collection are positive. I LOVE the polka dots and I love the colours. Usually the clothes at Jack Wills are more 'Slogany' (if you catch my drift) but these pieces are refreshingly simple and I like it. 

Thank you so much for reading, if you liked this post or have any questions or requests then do let me know down below in the comments, even if you just want to say hello :). And that's all I need to say, thank you for all you lovely followers and if your not following Toad Road Fashion yet then why heck not I ask?! It's really easy just click follow on the side bar to hear me on a more regular basis. Thank you and I shall see you all very soonies :) Love Annie :)xxx

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Holiday HAUL

Morning everyone! I thought today I would briefly share with you some of the things I bought while I was on holiday, I hope you enjoy it:)

So the first thing I bought was a cute little eye shadow from Sephora. I've been dying for a black/charcoal eye shadow for months but didn't know which one to get, so when I saw this in the wonderful Sephora store I just couldn't resist. I was so impressed with how pigmented it is, far better than the darks on my elf 100PC palette which turn out quite grey...

It's hard to tell with the lighting but it's pretty much a smokey charcoal shade, why don't Sephora name their shadows??!

Here is a final swatch of it. This colour would be great for a dramatic or smokey eye look, or even as softer eyeliner (use a teeny weeeny brush) for the summer months.

The neext thing I bought was...

These bad boys! These are vintage kellogs biscuit tins that I bought in a French supermarket, and I thought they would be excellent for storing my makeup brushes and other makeup bits and bobs. They're also amazing for travelling because their oh-so compact and store-able, their also really strong which is perfect for my sometimes too heavy hands.

The lids are transparent which is great for make-up and I also love the design of the tins and the images. I've always loved quirky vintage things and so I was a bit like a magpie to these.

Onto the next thing!

I popped into Jack Wills (my favorite shop of all time) and decided to treat myself to a cute little hoodie for Autumn/Winter, I always find I don't have enough snuggly hoodies in the winter and so this is going to be a great start to a new hoodie collection so that in the winter I can be lovely and warm. If you've never bought anything from Jack Wills before I will guarantee to you that the quality is amazing, it's so much better than Hollister (which is pretty rubbish actually:S but I still love it;) ) and their stuff LASTS, I will probably have this hoodie for the rest of my life, ok maybe not until the day I die but close enough;)

This is such a bad photo, I promise it looks better than this;)

It pains me to say that this has now gone in the sale... grrr...

This is a great little shampoo by John Frieda called 'Everlasting blonde'. This is part of a new range of sheer blonde hair products that are specifically designed for blonde needs. I felt light my hair colour needed brightening and renewing and so I grabbed this one and it has been my new best friend. It's been fantastic, I will do a more in depth review soon:-)

Aaaand then last but certainly by no means least...

Are these beautiful dotted jeans. Now I have a slight obsession for Polka dots, I always have, and so when I saw these, it was like a movie moment where we were both running through fields towards each other in slow motion, and so I bought them, and I still love them.

Aren't they just beautiful?

And that's it guysss! As always thank you for reading, if you have enjoyed this post then do give it a cheeky little comment, I read every single one I love them:) As always I wish the best weekend ever and I will see you all on Monday:) Love Annie:-)xx

What do you stock up on while on holiday?