So this week I received a very exciting delivery and I wanted to share my thoughts and opinions on lots of pieces from the Sarah Ashcroft and In The Style Collaboration! I LOVE EVERYTHING and below are links where you can find all the items I picked up!
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Hello, welcome back to my channel.
Today I have a super exciting video for you.
I was so excited to get this delivery.
As you can tell by the title of this video,
this is a haul.
I'm gonna do a try-on haul for you
and it is quite a few pieces
from the Sarah Ashcroft collaboration
that she did with In The Style.
So I had this big bag delivered
and all of these pieces are from her collection with them.
Some are from the swimwear collection
and some are from the regular collection
that was released earlier.
I would have got different items or more items
had they not sold out when I was adding them to my basket.
That being said, I will get straight into this haul
because it could be a long one.
So firstly, the parcel comes with a discount code
for 15% off your next order, Summer 15,
if anyone wants to use that.
Sarah Ashcroft's exclusive swimwear range
launches Thursday, the 1st of June,
which is obviously already passed.
And then they're also sharing the collection
with the hashtag ITSSarah, In The Style Sarah.
So they're just a few of her pieces as well,
if you can see, from her swimwear collection.
Very, very sexy.
I did get a few pieces from the normal range
and the swimwear.
So if I start with the swimwear first of all.
So the first swimwear set,
well, in fact, the only swimwear set
I managed to get my hands on.
I really wanted the one piece,
which everyone's talking about.
It was white on top and nude on the bottom.
Now I couldn't get that because it was out of stock.
So I ended up going for the bikini
with Babe written on the bottom and then a bandeau top.
But I actually mixed and matched them.
So I went with the white bottoms
and these are in a size 10, as you can see.
It has Babe written on the bum.
They're quite high cut as well, which I really like.
So I will pair that with the bandeau top in the nude color.
Now, she didn't style it this way.
She didn't mix and match.
But they can easily be mix and matched.
Mix and matched?
Because the Babe written on the bum
is the same color as the top.
So this is the bandeau top, which I got in a size eight.
And then the bottoms I got in a size 10.
They've not actually included the price of those ones.
So I'll leave them below for you to,
I'll leave links below so that you can click through
and purchase them yourselves if you're interested.
But yeah, that is the only swimwear set
I managed to get my hands on.
I did also get a few other pieces from the range
that she released at the same time
as the swimwear collection.
The first one being this gold sequin top.
And I got it in a size eight.
And it is sheer, but as you can see,
it's just covered in sequins.
It's really lightweight.
And I think you can dress this up.
You can dress this down.
She styled it with the bikini that I bought,
the bandeau bikini on the beach.
However, I quite like it as an evening piece
with maybe some high-waisted white jeans or black jeans.
And yeah, it's quite glitzy, quite glam,
especially for a beachwear piece.
But I really, really like this.
As soon as I saw it on Sarah,
I wanted to get my hands on it straight away.
Really, really liked it.
As I say, I got it in a size eight.
And I love it.
It is cropped and it is oversized,
so it's nice and comfortable.
The sequins can be a little bit scratchy on your skin,
like with any other sequin top that you buy.
That being said, I really like this piece.
I'm gonna style it and take it with me
when I go to Ibiza and Barbados as well.
And yeah, I just really like it.
Another piece from,
I believe this is from the Swim collection,
was this bandeau strapless play suit,
which is really great material to wear over a bikini
and just to wear on the beach.
I tried this on.
I actually really like it
even just for an evening wear as well.
I got it in a size 10
simply because size eight had sold out
and it is a little bit big on the top for me,
which obviously being a strapless piece,
you do need to fit around the top.
So I might keep an eye out for size eight
in this piece in particular, as I say,
just because it is a little oversized on the top.
That being said, it does have the material,
you know where you have a strapless bra
or strapless top,
where it has that feeling on the top,
which is kind of like a rubber,
which helps keep topless things up.
It does have that.
So it does stay up,
but I am gonna log back on
and when they do a restock,
just see if they've got that in a size eight.
And if so, I might switch it up with that.
But having said that,
this is gonna be a great piece for my holiday.
And I really like the material.
I'm really impressed with the quality.
So this is another big thumbs up for me.
Moving on to another set, which I got.
This is like a lounge wear set.
I just want to also say
that I did purchase all of these things by myself.
So I did, so I can give like, you know,
a true opinion on how I feel of the collection
and not be biased in any way.
However, I am impressed with everything
to be completely honest with you.
This set is a lounge wear set in this dusky rose pink.
It is, these leggings are in a size eight
and they are ribbed high-waisted leggings.
They are full length
and they also come with this matching crop top.
The crop top is like a Bardo style across the shoulder,
which I think is really flattering.
And it is long sleeve.
Now it is very short.
So I think if you were quite big busted,
then you might struggle fitting into this.
That being said, I'm not, so it fits me fine.
I got this top, the top in a size eight,
the bottoms in a size eight,
and I'm still undecided on the top.
I'll definitely wear the leggings.
I loved how it was styled on the website.
The top just doesn't fit exactly.
I do like the look of it,
but I just feel like, am I really gonna wear it?
I don't know.
I'm definitely gonna live in these leggings.
The prices for that, for the crop top, it was 9.99
and for the leggings, they were 14.99.
I also didn't mention the oversized sequin crop tee
in a size eight was 26.99.
And considering you can wear it evening as well,
I do think that's good value for money.
And again, there's no price for the Bardo style beach wear.
So I'll just put that down below
for you to have a look at if you like it.
The next set that I will show you is a two-piece.
I feel like this is the iconic piece
or outfit from the collection.
I think Sarah wore it to the launch party in London.
So it is the, I feel, it's the iconic piece
from the entire collection,
or look, I should say, from the entire collection.
And it is these high-waisted flared trousers.
I got these in a size eight.
They have a little cutout detailing on the waist
and they come with a matching top,
which has lace down the back,
just to tie it up a little tighter.
And it has this really pretty cutout under the bust.
Now, I'm a very different shape to Sarah.
So the way that she styles it
and the way that it looked on her,
probably very different to the way it looks on me.
I still really love this.
I think it's great quality.
I was super impressed.
The trousers are so heavy and really thick.
The only downside for me is I've got the trousers
in a size eight and they fit perfectly in the length.
The only thing is the waist is a little big,
which is quite unusual for me for a size eight.
It is a little bit too big for me, unfortunately.
I don't think I will swap it.
What I think I'll do is probably have them tailored
just to be pinched in at the waist a little bit more.
The crop top fits fine and as a piece,
as a look, really like this.
And this is probably my favorite one
from the entire collection.
So I can see why Sarah wanted to wear it
because it is stunning.
The next dress that I bought is in the same sort of color
as that jumpsuit, or it's not really a jumpsuit,
that two-piece suit.
And it is this faux suede-like material top,
I mean dress, in this dusky pink color
or rose color, I would say.
And it's got this really nice lace-up detailing on the back.
It's very short.
It's a great summer piece.
I find this with a tan will look really, really nice.
And because of the thickness, because of the material,
it sort of holds you in all the right places,
which I need.
And yeah, it brings you in at the waist.
It's quite, not tight along the top,
but it's quite fitted along the top.
I got this in a size 10,
so I would say it's probably true to size, this one.
If you're unsure and in between,
then I'd probably say size up for this piece.
Because of the fit of it, it is quite small.
I love the lace detailing though, along the back.
And you do have that flexibility
of making it that little bit tighter if you need to.
It is short.
It is really, really nice.
I think there's one in white as well,
which I really wanted, but didn't have in my size.
So I will keep my eyes out for that one as well.
The white one would have been,
I think there's a white one.
And if it is, that would have been my preferred choice.
But because they sold out in my size,
and also I wasn't sure on the material
whether or not it would be see-through.
Looking at it, there's no chance of it being see-through.
It's such a nice material.
I can't believe the quality.
Really, really impressed with it for the prices.
This dress was 29.99, and the two-piece set,
I keep forgetting to tell you the prices,
but I'll leave everything below anyway.
The two-piece set was, the crop top was 24.99,
and the waisted ladder trim trousers were 29.99,
which as an outfit for 55 pounds is okay.
It's not super cheap and affordable.
Then again, it's not that expensive,
and for the quality, it is really good quality.
Now, I'm yet to try anything else
from In The Style website,
so hopefully the quality is consistent throughout,
and it's not just for this collection,
because they do have quite a lot
of affordable pieces on In The Style.
So anyway, yeah, really impressed with that dress.
I will be keeping my eyes open for the white one,
and just bear the sizing in mind
that it is true to size,
if not a little bit small, this one.
So if you're unsure or in between sizes, size up.
The next piece that I got was this nude
tie waist unitard jumpsuit.
So it's got, it is a jumpsuit
with this tie around the middle
so that you can do it up,
and it is, as I say, it's a unitard,
so it's quite tight along the legs and the body.
I love the color of this.
I think it's really pretty.
I think this sort of coral tone nude
is great with a tan,
so great for after my summer holidays.
Can't wait to wear this and style this.
It is full length, so it goes all the way down the leg,
which I really like.
I think it's really flattering.
The material is quite thick and quite heavy,
so if you're unsure about whether or not
it will hold you in, it does.
It's really nice quality,
which I think you need in this kind of a jumpsuit,
otherwise it can be quite unflattering
if it's just a really thin cotton.
As I say, it just feels like it tucks you in
and holds you in all the right places.
I got this in a size eight,
and it was £29.99.
So £30, well, £29.99, like I said,
is, I think, a good amount for a full outfit, more or less.
Really like this, and yeah, super impressed.
And then last but not least,
the final piece that I got from the collection
is this suede, or faux suede, low-cut dress
with the lace detailing along the sides.
This is gorgeous.
I think alongside the matching two-piece set,
the flare trousers I've cropped up,
this is probably also my favorite.
The thickness of the material
will actually be quite nice as a winter-going-out dress,
with it being long-sleeved and super thick.
It's almost a bit more padded
around the shoulder area as well.
There isn't shoulder pads,
but it feels this extra layer here
makes it just that bit thicker
and that bit more fitted and streamlined,
and yeah, really, really like this.
The lace detailing up the sides,
I was unsure of at first
because I thought it might go quite high,
maybe a bit too high for me,
especially as the dress is a mini-dress, it is short.
But that being said, it's not too bad at all.
You could still wear underwear with it if you wanted,
just wear it a little bit higher.
And it is low-cut, so just bear that in mind.
The low-cut is actually, I think, really flattering.
As I say, the long sleeves as well,
super thick, super cozy and warm,
and this, I think, as I say,
will be a good going-out dress when it's a bit colder.
I bought this in a size 10,
and it was, this was the most expensive piece at $39.99.
But as an outfit, it is cheaper than the two-piece set.
This is probably second best for me from the collection.
I do wanna get my hands on more of these swimwear pieces.
They were just sold out at the time,
so I will be keeping my eyes out for them.
If you've bought anything from the collection,
I'd like to hear your thoughts, especially the swimwear,
because as I say, I do want to get my hands
on more swimwear pieces.
Let me know which of the items that I've got
is your favorite, and I hope you enjoyed this haul.
So that is everything from the
In The Style Sarah Ashcroft collaboration,
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