Saturday Shopping: Tall Girls T

I have decided that I will never be able to bring myself to spend £150 on a leather jacket, so unless it is drastically reduced in the sale (like, to half price or less) I will forget about it. To that end, I have just spent my Christmas voucher on a funky t shirt. Can’t wait for it to arrive!

Outfit: Saturday

I’m just having a quiet day around the house today, trying out my new contact lenses! I picked them up on Thursday night, but did not have time to faff about getting them in yesterday. It takes me a while at the moment but I’m sure it will get easier the more I practise.

I am loving t shirts with slogans or pictures on them. I was in Matalan yesterday and was tempted by a Betty Boop one. I had a sweatshirt with Betty Boop on when I was about 9 or 10. I have to wonder why she is making a resurgence suddenly, though. George at Asda are currently stocking t shirts and night wear with her on too.

Grey cardi – New Look Tall
Blue Tigger t – Topshop
Black long sleeve t – Long Tall Sally
Jeans – River Island
Yellow flats – Cherokee at Tesco
Yellow belt – charity shop

Total Est. Cost £85.50

Outfit: Friday Night

We went into the city with some friends for a Thai meal last night. I wore flats and felt very short next to the young man and the tall friends we were with.

Black shrug – Long Tall Sally (eBay)
Black & silver cami – New Look Tall
Jeans – River Island
Purple flats – Priceless Shoes

Purple belt - Ethel Austin
Purple necklace – Scope

Total Est. Cost £60

Outfit: Grey & Blue

Well I’m certainly getting my £2.50 worth out of this scarf this week aren’t I? I don’t know why I’m still wearing it really, other than I wanted flat boots as today as I’ve got a bit of running around to do, and the blue scarf matched the blue boots and gave a pop of colour against the grey.

Grey cardi – New Look Tall
Grey stripe t – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Jeans – GapBlue boots – Priceless Shoes
Blue silk scarf – Florence + Fred at Tesco

Total Est. Cost £47.50

Outfit: Brown & Blue

Another two items that I’ve not yet worn this year – my comfy brown cords and my blue velvet waistcoat. I don’t know why I don’t wear these trousers more often. They are so soft and quite stretchy so they are lovely to wear. I think I just forget that because I don’t wear them very often.
I could have labelled this scarf week as I’ve worn a scarf everyday so far. I find they are a good alternative to a polo neck sweater for keeping your neck warm.
I have choir practice at church this evening and this outfit is casual enough to just keep it on all evening.

Brown long sleeve t – Tall Girls
Brown cord trousers – Tall Girls
Blue velvet waistcoat – Primark
Brown cowboy boots – New Look
Blue silk scarf – Florence + Fred at Tesco

Total Est. Cost £65.50

Outfit: Drama Group

Last night was the last of the singing rehearsals for the musical drama group and next week the dancing begins! This is good because the rehearsal room was absolutely freezing last night, and at least if we’re up dancing it’s not so cold.

I just switched out my trousers for jeans to make this outfit much more casual. (And added an additional cami layer for warmth!)

Blue sweater – Long Tall Sally
Blue rib cami – 3 Suisses
Jeans – Next (charity shop)
Blue boots – Priceless Shoes
Blue silk scarf – Tesco

Total Est. Cost £50.50

Outfit: Blue Wednesday

Last night I went out for a meal with the girls from my old choir. The restaurant was lovely, not somewhere I’d been before, but the food was excellent. I had to go to my parents’ house after work to get ready as it would have taken too long to go all the way home and then out again. I wore the same jeans and sweater as on Sunday, and put the grey boots from yesterday with them. I added a silver/grey scarf around my neck.

The snow is receding now but the ground is still frozen and our drive was like an icerink this morning. I almost fell over twice! I am glad I have a collection of flat boots for when the weather is like this.

Pale blue sweater – Long Tall Sally
Grey pinstripe trousers – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Blue boots – Priceless Shoes
Blue silk scarf – Florence + Fred at Tesco

Total Est. Cost £72.50

Gossard

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Outfit: Pink Tuesday

I don’t think I’ve worn this top as a sweater before so I thought I’d give it a go today. And I’ve definitely not worn this top yet this year so that will be another hanger to turn around in my wardrobe. I am wearing heels today for the first time in about a week and a half. The snow is now receding and just leaving a slushy mess everywhere.

Pink faux wrap top – Long Tall Sally (eBay)
Grey & white check shirt – New Look Tall
Black cord trousers – Topshop Tall
Grey boots – Ethel Austin

Total Est. Cost £66

This Week I Will Be Mostly…

…wearing something other than my EMU boots I hope
…reading the Look magazine
…watching the X-Files season 1
…listening to The Seekers
…eating chocolate brownies
…shopping for nothing

Outfit: Chilly Monday

It snowed again last night. I am disappointed that it didn’t come to more however and I was able to get into work (albeit slowly due to the ring road being shut!). It’s very cold outside still and so I am wrapped up warm. I am mixing patterns today – stripes in my shirt and trousers.

Black sweater – Long Tall Sally
Black & white stripe shirt – Next
Grey wool pinstripe trousers – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Grey faux suede boots – Priceless Shoes (gifted)
Blue silk scarf – Tesco

Total Est. Cost £67.50

Outfit: Sunday

It is 4.30pm and I’m only just showered and dressed! I’ve been slobbing out in sweats all day, just doing housework and cooking dinner. My sister is coming over anytime now, and we are heading to church for Singalong Mamma Mia!

Black sweater – Long Tall Sally
Jeans – River Island
Leopard print scarf – Ethel Austin
Brown cowboy boots – New Look

Total Est. Cost £99

Outfit: Saturday Singing

I was out all day yesterday at a singing workshop with my choir. It was great fun. Most of the day we were split off with the ladies in one room and the men in the other. That meant we got to do a lot of singing in close 4 part harmony and we did different styles of music to what we usually do. There was also a lot of sight reading involved which was great for building everyone’s confidence.

I had finally had enough of wearing my EMU boots so wore some different flat boots, even though there is still a lot of snow around. I did put on my EMUs to drive over to my sister’s in the evening to meet up with our cousins for a meal and games.

Grey cardi – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Grey stripe t – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Lilac cami – New Look
Jeans – Next (charity shop)
Purple belt – Ethel Austin
Black faux suede OTK boots – Matalan
Purple necklace – Scope

Total Est. Cost £34.50

Show Us Your Blog Spot!

I have been tagged by Boutique Girl at Things A Boutique Owner Sees to show you my blogspot. Winona at Daddy Likey started this and it’s spreading pretty quickly as I’ve seen it on plenty of blogs this week.

So here it is:

My sofa! We have 2 sofas in our front room – for some reason I get the 2 seater one and the young man gets the 3 seater. I sit at the end with the cushions (Asda’s finest!) with my back against the sofa arm and the cushions behind me. The sofa is just the right length for me to stretch my legs out in front of me and have my laptop on my legs. There’s a coaster on the floor for the essential cup of tea!


The rules:

1. Once you are tagged, post a picture of where you blog. This might mean a picture of your cozy bed, or your office at work (you naughty employee, you!), or a boring ol' desk like me. Feel free to be creative, but be honest--if your desk is usually covered in Ritz crackers and love letters to Rahm Emanuel, then show us!

2. Feel free to tell us a little about your space, or explain certain items in more detail. Or not.

3. Link back to this post. (I want to see how far this goes!)

4. Tag five other bloggers to show their blog spots.

5. If you are tagged and do not participate, you will become allergic to cabbage.

I tag:
Bec at World of Bec
Kasmira at What I Wore Today
The Thrifty Fashionista
Forever Amber
Toni at Drama She Wrote

Outfit: Grey and Purple Friday

It’s Friday at last! I am getting a bit sick of wearing the same boots everyday, but there is still snow on the ground and the soles on these are so thick and rubbery that they grip extremely well on the ice. I am quite excited that the snow has hung around all week – this never normally happens in this country and it takes me back to the winters of my childhood when there would be plenty of snow and it would last more than just a few hours as is the norm these days. The young man and his friend are planning to head to the mountains tomorrow to go sledging. I will not be joining them as I have an away-day with the choir. But back to today. I have a very busy afternoon/evening planned. I need to run some errands after work, then head home and bake chocolate brownies to take to my sister’s house tomorrow evening. I have some writing work to do and I need to clean the bathroom and put on some washing – things I would have done tomorrow had I not been out all day.

This outfit is not just about what you can see – I have on a cashmere sweater under my t shirt for warmth, and a second belt is holding up my jeans!

Grey ¾ sleeve sweater – Ethel Austin
Purple long sleeve t – Dorothy Perkins
Grey jeans – Primark
Purple mock croc belt – Ethel Austin
Tan suede boots – EMU Australia (On Shoes, gifted)
Purple necklace – Scope

Total Est. Cost £23

Outfit: Snowy Thursday

Guess what? It’s snowing again! And my journey to work was super fun this morning given that one of the main roads was closed for a gas leak so the traffic was totally bonkers.

I’m going to see a friend in a musical production this evening so I’m having tea at my sister’s. I am still expected to park in a good 3 inches of snow at work so EMU boots it is again.

Blue sweater – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Brown polo neck – Long Tall Sally
Jeans – Gap
Chestnut suede boots – EMU Australia (On Shoes, gifted)

Total Est. Cost £55

Topshop Go Back To The 80s

Amber alerted me to the fact that Topshop are selling a t shirt with a picture of Kylie and Jason on the front. I was 10 in 1989 when ‘Especially For You’ was released, and was a big fan of both Kylie & Jason thanks partly to their success in ‘Neighbours’, and partly to the song writing talents of Stock, Aitken & Waterman.

I can’t decide whether this t shirt is incredibly naff, or whether it would be totally cool with a jacket and skinny jeans. It’s £20 if you want one.

Spring/Summer 2009

I have been reading the US edition of Harper’s Bazaar and here is their guide to the rules for dressing for the new season:

Metallics
Adornment – especially embellished necklines
Kahki
Electric Hues
Rosettes
Beading
Tailored suits
Accessories
Mini-dresses
Shoes in (faux) alligator skin
Messenger Bags

Outfit: Busy Wednesday

I have a busy day planned today: work, eye test, tea at the pub to celebrate my friend’s birthday, drama group rehearsal. The EMU boots are not the ideal footwear to have paired with this outfit, however, there is still around 3 or 4 inches of snow on the ground, and the top layer has now turned to ice. My company still has not cleared the car park so these boots seemed like the most sensible option, especially as I don’t know what the town centre car parks and pavements will be like this evening. Plus they keep my feet toasty warm.

Black sweater – Long Tall Sally
White long sleeve t – Tall Girls
Grey jeans – Primark
Chestnut suede boots – EMU Australia (On Shoes, gifted)
Red beads – eBay
Red belt (on jeans) – Next

Total Est. Cost £55