Fur Coat - Vintage Denim Jacket - ASOS Jumper - Primark Leather Skirt - H&M Boots - Vintage

I feel like my style has changed in parallel with a change in my attitude towards how I look and dress. Lately I've been leaning more towards simple pieces with extras, like textures or patterns that put a twist on classics. I crave the simplicity of a classic outfit. I love my black high necks, mom jeans, chunky knit jumpers and tailored trousers, but sometimes I feel a weird kind of guilt for not dressing how I feel, for not pushing my boundaries and being bolder in my choices when I feel confident and good.

At uni there can sometimes feel like there's a lot of pressure to be a character, to be cool and express yourself loud and clear. So I've fallen head over heels for pieces that allow me to hold tight to my beloved simplicity while also feeling a little funky. The epiphany came when I walked into H&M to find a star print knit jumper and a star print A-line leather skirt in the sale, hallelujah. Incorporating two of my favourite and most trusted pieces made patterns less scary and got me feeling cool and comfy. Yaaaas.

As ever, I'm pairing a black high neck jumper with an all black ensemble as a nod to my everlasting style icon Aubrey Hepburn (more specifically Hepburn in Sabrina, swoon). Then adding a denim jacket layered under my regular teddy bear coat to add a casual texture, colour, and added warmth cause the weather is awful. My Mum's old block heel boots are the cherry on top, they make me feel like Rachel from Friends and look amazing with jeans, dresses, everything.

As you can tell by the photos above, I'm absolutely overjoyed about the addition of star print in my life, and also the tea that was coming my way. Three cheers for taking a classic pairing and making it a little extra, hip hip hooray!

Sunday morning;
I put my small hand into a jar and pick out a task,
my soft skin touches dark wood,
warm carpet, and everything smell of my mother
and her refusal of help in the kitchen.
We sit at the table, we all have room for pudding,
we gather again in the evening.

Sunday morning;
I make an effort, wrote a list ahead of time
so I cannot ignore the care I need.
Early dawning, no tears in the morning,
feelings cold as ice cream, but still as sweet;
walk to the gardens, eat fruit,
paint nails, face-mask, sleep.
There’s always someone around you,
pointing out soft blues that are natural and true,
everything is calmer now.

Sunday morning;
I don’t set an alarm, assured I will always wake first,
always in time to roll over,
close my eyes again so we can pretend to open them in sync.
10am, 11am, stay still, still soft,
oh to be in love on a Sunday,
oh to walk hand in hand with no deadline,
oh to feel just the same on Monday.

Sunday girl on a Sunday morning,
my mother, my lover, 
me.
Loved, cared for and comforted,
learning to feel everything like I feel on Sunday,
learning to expect no less than Sunday morning, dinner table, evening talks love.

Similar to Annie Hall and Pretty Woman, When Harry Met Sally is a hot bed of 80s fashion that no doubt you turned your nose up at the first time you watched it, but now you're reconsidering your judgement. I'm obsessed, but it's not just me, ManRepeller recently fangirled over the films dreamy fall fashion prompting me to rewatch the heartwarming classic pronto.

Sally, played by Meg Ryan, has got the masculine/feminine tailored look down to a T. When we're first introduced to her she's serving a look of bermuda shorts and matching navy cardigan and knee high socks; it shouldn't work but somehow it's making me want to copy? As the film passes through time Sally goes through all the trends; shoulder-pad power suits, high neck jumpers, tailored trousers, off the shoulder dressed and mom jeans. Everything she wears I could find in my wardrobe, proving that style never dies and trends are nothing but cyclical.

But it's not just the ladies. Harry styles knitted jumpers, jeans and fresh trainers just like 90% of my uni population. Throughout the film, his style managing to become less dad and more 90s, leaving behind the cord and becoming more inspo worthy as he sorts his damn priorities out.



I also wanna give a shoutout to the extra seen in the background of the baseball scene, wearing black joggers, black sweatshirt but fresh white trainers. I've been wearing this look nope stop, swapping the sportswear for cigarette trousers but keeping the same monochrome.

Maybe the characters outfits may take it a smidge too far, but you can't deny the influence haunting us still into 2018, and I for one am inspired to purchase a girlboss, 80s power blazer.

I've spoken a lot on social media about my 2017 and it's severe highs and lows. The conclusion drawn as the earth spins round to where it started is that 2017 was without a doubt the hardest year of my life with challenges I never thought I'd face. But more importantly 2017 was the most productive year of my life (so far) and proved to me that I am more driven, passionate, resilient and strong than I ever knew. The theme of 2017 was overcoming, and so the theme of 2018 will be growing and thriving like never before.

2017 was a LOT for me, and in the spirit of celebrating myself here is a thread of all the things I’m proud of✨

— lucy (@lucyharbron) 19 December 2017

So this year I've decided to focus only on what's ahead, and write dos instead of don'ts. Here are my 2018 aims.


1) Work to treat and talk to myself as I would to others.

2) Stay focused on uni and projects, tackle lack of motivation but also allow myself rest.

3) Practise balance in every aspect of my life.

4) Release another book.

5) Learn a new skill, totally separate from writing.

6) Do more, go out more, see friends more.

7) Be carefree and caring, refuse to care anymore about things that are gone and done.

8) Try to be more patient and logical towards my mental health.

9) Cook more and expand my meal repertoire.

10) Put more effort in with people I love and who love me, remember that small things are significant.

11) Work to become less frightened to verbally speak what I'm feeling to people.

12) Try to spend less than 2 hours a day on social media, and stop myself when ever I notice myself mindlessly scrolling.

13) Read more books and buy more magazines.

14) Be better with money. This one isn't optional.

15) Actively seek new friends, new chances and new hobbies.

16) Work to let go of worries and comparisons that don't motivate me and aren't healthy.

17) Only carry lessons from the past year, not negative feelings or labels.

18) Explore more. Someone please get me on holiday.

19) Celebrate my own achievements.

20) Make myself happy, and make others happy.

My mantra for the year will be-


Here's to the new year x

Just in time for Christmas, here's a suitably indulgent, boozy and festive recipe to knock up quickly and easily to impress any and all guests. 3 words; Baileys, fudge, brownie.





For the brownie:
168g of unsalted butter
207g of caster sugar
1tsp of vanilla extract
3 tbsp of Baileys, or any other kind of Irish cream
2 eggs
98g of plain flour
43g of cocoa
1/4 tsp of baking powder
A pinch of salt

For the fudge:
120g/120ml of sweetened condensed milk
312g of chocolate - either chocolate chips or baking chocolate will melt best
5 tbsp of Baileys
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract