Style Icon of The Week: LUCY HALE

Hey, bloggers! So it's that time of the week again, and my Style Icon of The Week is Lucy Hale. Better known as her character Aria Montgomery on the hit series Pretty Little Liars (which I'm totally addicted to, by the way. Is Ali alive!?) Lucy's style is both great on-screen and off. Our first outfit of the day is... Lucy's Coachella outfit:

What I love most about this outfit is how laid-back and casual it is. Maxi skirts never really seem to go out of fashion, and the slits up the side of the skirt really compliment Lucy's figure. The plain, black tied off crop top helps to emphasize the detail of the skirt, and Lucy's flower headband gives the outfit more of a bohemian feel. One of this Summer's trends is clashing prints and colours, and Lucy's aztec print backpack makes her right on trend. 10/10!

Sleeveless tied crop top, £4.95
from chiarafashion.co.uk

Backpack, £31.00
from Urban Outfitters

Maxi Skirt, £19.00
from Brandy Melville

The second outfit of Lucy's that I have chosen, is the outfit she wore for the Bongo Boutique Pop Up Truck in New York City:

As was shown in my Perrie Edwards post, monochrome has been huge this summer. With her black top and white skirt, Lucy's sticking to this trend. The lace on her skater skirt helps give it a more girly and femenine look, as opposed to the sometimes tomboy-esque style of skater skirts. Her fedora hat is perfect for the summer, and it works well as her main accessory. The great thing about this outfit is that it can be either casual or an outfit you would wear to go out in (I didn't really know how to word that, as I'm not sure "dressey-uppy" really classifies as a word). Add some sandals for the casual look, or swap the fedora for some heels and bold jewellery if you're going to hit the town. This outfit also only comes to a total of £15.00 - Bonus!

Fedora, £4.00
from Charlotte Russe

Skirt, £7.00
from Bongo 

Bralet Top, £4.00
from Bongo

On to the third and final outfit:

All of Lucy's outfits are simple but effective (pardon the Harry Styles reference. Ha.) and this one is no different. I really love the design of the high/low dress, as I think it makes it unique and more interesting. The tie dye pattern has also been a huge trend this year. Her matching peep toe shoes and belt are also simple, but work well to complete the outfit. 

Heels, £65.00
from TopShop

Dress, £19.00
from Urban Outfitters

So that concludes this weeks... episode (?) of Style Icon of The Week, featuring the fabulous Lucy Hale. What's your favourite outfit of hers?

Let me know on my Instagram and Bloglovin' accounts, both @fashionbykennedy. I've also set up a Glipho account which is connected to this blog, you can find that here: www.glipho.com/fashionbykennedy

Thank you for reading, and, er, I'll see you on Tuesday?

- K x

How To: OMBRE NAILS

Hey, bloggers! Although this is more of a beauty than fashion post, I'm going to attempt a 'tutorial' of sorts, hopefully teaching you how to create ombre nails. So, without further ado, here goes...

What you'll need:
- 2 nail varnishes, your choice of colours
- a sponge of some kind (I used a small make-up one)
- a plastic sheet 
- a tooth pick
- some nail varnish remover
- some cotton buds
- a clear nail varnish for the final coat



1. Using the nail varnish you have chosen to be the background colour, paint two coats (or more, if you need to), until the whole nail is covered evenly.

Midi Ring, £4.00 from Miss Selfridge

2. On the plastic sheet, pour two small blobs of each of the colours. Using the tooth pick, mix the colours together in the middle.

3. Dip the sponge into the nail varnish mixture, and dab the sponge onto your nails. Start at the top, before gradually moving downwards (be warned - it's going to cover your finger too).

4. Once the colour has dried, dip a cotton bud into some nail varnish remover/acetone. Use this to remove any excess nail varnish around the edges of the nails. Finally, cover the nails with a few coats of nail varnish top coat (you may need two or three, as the sponging makes the nails slightly bumpy.)

I hope you enjoyed this post, and let me know if you're going to try this or if you already have! Tag me in your pictures on Instagram: @fashionbykennedy because I'd love to see if you attempted them.

My Outfit Of The Day post will not be until next Tuesday, which I apologise for, but there will be a new Style Icon of The Week tomorrow, featuring Lucy Hale!

Let me know what you think!

- K x