More Charity Shop Bargains

I went out yesterday afternoon looking for a pink shrug or cardi and I found one! I also found a brown one and a teal one. And a dress/top with a bright print that will be perfect for the trend this summer.

Brown Shrug, Ann Taylor Loft, £4.25




Teal Shrug, Ann Taylor Loft, £4.25



Pink Shrug/cardi, Gharani Stock (Debenhams), £4.99. This came as a twinset with a matching vest but I think the vest will be too short. Not tried it on yet though.



Blue print dress, Internacionale, £3.50

Holly's Inbox

Not fashion related, but the SFF girls and I are loving Holly's Inbox. It's an online novel delivered in the form of email, a bit each day. But be warned, it's addictive and once you start, you'll be checking it compulsively!!

Fashion posting will resume tomorrow, I've been away from home for the last couple of days.

This Week I Will Be Mostly…

…wearing scarves - or at least I'm going to try
…reading a biography about the Windsors (that’s the British Royal family for any overseas readers) from 1917 to 2000 (so George V onwards). I thought it would be a change from the chick lit I usually read, and I’m fascinated by Edward VIII’s abdication
…watching the snooker that was on at the weekend, and the Eurovision Song Contest! Also, Jason Donovan in concert tomorrow night
…listening to the ‘Are You Ready’ album from 1982 by Bucks Fizz
…eating chocolate
…shopping in the charity shops

Outfit: Blustery Tuesday

Green pattern print dress - Florence + Fred (charity shop)

Brown shrug/cardi - M&S (Oxfam)

Burgandy cami - Topshop

Brown fishnet tights - George @ ASDA

Brown boots - Nine West (Debenhams) - as yesterday

Outfit: Bank Holiday Monday

Cuffed crop jeans - Dorothy Perkins

Brown shrug cardi - Marks & Spencer (Oxfam)

Blue lace trim cami - Marks & Spencer

Brown boots - Nine West (Debenhams)

Pendant - Scope

Bag - Dunnes

The shrug was a charity shop find on Friday afternoon. It was £3.50.

Outfit: Saturday

Beige rib long sleeve T - Topshop

White vest - Dorothy Perkins

Denim skirt - Tall Girls

Tan boots - Faith

Outfit: Friday Night

Plale blue TiggerT - Missimo (New Look I think?)

Jeans - New Look (customised by me!)

Pale blue shoes - Moda in Pelle

Outfit: Pink and Grey Friday

Grey cashmere cardi – Marks & Spencer (Ebay)
Pink cotton crochet trimmed cami – Marks & Spencer
Cropped cuffed jeans – Dorothy Perkins
Pink shoes – Nine West (Debenhams)

Outfit: Navy Dress

Navy ‘prom’ dress – Next
Cream tape belt – Next
White vest – Dorothy Perkins
Blue shrug – Dorothy Perkins
Beige & cream shoes – Evans

Outfit: Black and Cream Wednesday

I cannot tell you how much I love this dress. It's sleeves so is perfect for the summer, and it fits so well. I'm so excited about wearing it!

Black & cream stripe dress with black belt – Charity Shop
Black shrug – New Look
Black jacket – Long Tall Sally
Beige shoes – Faith

Turquoise & silver bangles - Oxfam

Kate Moss at Topshop

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Budget Work Outfits

This is a special post, dedicated to a very dear friend of mine who starts a new job tomorrow. Like most of us, she is on a budget and so I thought it would be fun to pick out some items from George at ASDA and Florence + Fred at Tesco to give her some ideas about what to wear (she’s had a uniform for the past year or so).

So, we’ll start with George.

First up is this black and white dress, perfect for work with a cardi or jacket over it, perfect for drinks after work without! And it’s just £16.

Don’t like dresses? Well here’s an outfit instead.

Top £5

Skirt £12

Shoes £23


And secondly, a selection from Florence + Fred

Another black and white dress (there’s a limited selection on both sites and a lot of black and white around this year). This one is £20.

But they also have some lovely coloured dresses so here’s a red one. It’s also £20.

And again, an alternative outfit:

Top £12

Trousers £15

Shoes £20

Good luck with the new job honey!

Outfit: Brown and Blue

Blue velvet waistcoat – Primark
Brown cotton long sleeve t – Zara
Brown tweedy shorts – H&M
Navy patent leather shoes – Magrit (local discount shopping outlet)

Necklace

Here’s a close up of the necklace I was wearing yesterday. You can also see the pattern on the dress clearly. I don’t think the shot I got yesterday did the dress justice really. I’ll take a better one next time I wear it.

This Week I Will Be Mostly…

…wearing my new dresses
…reading ‘Look’ magazine. I’ve never bought it before but can see myself becoming addicted. It’s trashy, it’s full of high street fashion and it will be great fodder for my look book.
…watching Ugly Betty. Seriously, that and Friends DVDs are all I ever watch at the moment. Maybe I should have a listening to… section on here instead.
…listening to Stuart Marconie and Mark Radcliffe on Radio 2. Loving the new evening show!
…eating Frosties
…shopping in the charity shops

Outfit: Sunny Monday

Green dress – Florence + Fred (BHF)
Maroon cami – Topshop
Brown wedge with gold trim shoes - Evans

Charity Shop Bargains!

On Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon I went scouring the local charity shops. Sometimes I get lucky and find all sorts, and sometimes there’s nothing I like.

On Friday I bought:

The top in Saturday’s outfit picture, £4.99 in British Heart Foundation (BHF)
This Florence + Fred (Tesco) dress, 99p (yes, you read that right, 99p! The local St Gemma’s Hospice shop sells all its clothes at 99p). You can’t tell from the terrible dark picture but it has a flowery pattern on it in maroon and black.


On Saturday I bought:
New Look shoes, £4.99 in Oxfam

Stripy dress, £4.99 in a different BHF shop. It has no label in it but the waist is in the perfect place for me suggesting it has come from somewhere selling tall clothes.)

Two necklaces, one bright pink, one a dark blue heart, £1 each in Scope. (All the jewellery in my local Scope is £1 per item, and it’s new, not second hand.)


Yes I know I’m not meant to be shopping at the moment but I spent £18 in all (and that’s all I’ve spent on clothes/shoes since the end of January), and got 2 dresses, a top, 2 necklaces and a pair of shoes, plus, all the money went to charity. So I think I can be excused this one lapse! But that’s it now for another 3 months or so.

Outfit: Saturday Shopping

Beige strappy top with dark pink flowers – British Heart Foundation
Cuffed cropped jeans – Dorothy Perkins
Pink shoes – Faith

Later I changed the shoes for pale blue flats from Moda in Pelle and added a pale blue shrug from Dorothy Perkins.

Outfit: Casual Friday

It’s cool and overcast at the moment. I went for cropped jeans as the forecast was good so I’m hoping the sun will come out later.

Cuffed cropped jeans – Dorothy Perkins
Grey cashmere cardi – Marks and Spencer (Ebay)
White ‘Shoe slave’ t shirt – Marks and Spencer
Pink shoes – Nine West (Debenhams)

Outfit: Sunny Spring Thursday

Two pictures today (well aren’t you privileged!). I don’t think I’ve posted this coat on here yet and I really wanted to show it off as I’m going to be wearing it as my summer coat this year. In previous years I would just throw on a denim jacket or cord blazer over whatever I was wearing. I will still do that sometimes, but I just love a longer coat, they’re so ladylike. And in keeping with my New Year’s Resolution to dress up more, this coat is perfect. It was bought a couple of years ago with a matching skirt as a Christening/wedding outfit, but it doesn’t get nearly enough wear. And also, we have no weddings or Christenings to go to this summer. So it’s going to get the wear it deserves.

Pink coat – Jeff Banks Studio (Debenhams)
Denim dress – Miss Selfridge (oh look, I found a dress in my wardrobe that’s not black!)
Pink belt – Charity Shop
Black shrug – Unknown
Pink shoes – Faith

What the…?!

OK, it’s official. Topshop have finally lost it. Not content with the playsuits and dungarees, they’re now selling coloured jeans. Skinny, coloured jeans. The blue, green and red ones I could just about live with. But yellow? Really? Why Topshop? Why do you keep doing this to us? Hiring colour blind buyers with zero taste. For a fashion store. Why?!
If you do feel like injecting some early 90s ‘chic’ into your life though, these hideous trousers will set you back £40. (Again, why?!)

Outfit: Feeling a Bit Better

Pink ¾ sleeve v neck sweater – Dunnes
White shirt – George @ ASDA
Black trousers – Long Tall Sally
Pink shoes – Faith

This Week I Will Be Mostly…

…wearing boots again – looks like rain
…reading ‘Sleeping Arrangements’ by Madeleine Wickham
…watching more episodes of ‘Friends’ – Season 3 this week
…eating chocolate brownies
…shopping at Morrison’s for groceries

Outfit: Feeling Ill

I have a cold. How is that possible? It’s spring and it’s warm out, yet for some reason, I can’t stop sneezing.

Black pencil skirt – Long Tall Sally
Black jacket – Long Tall Sally
Pink t shirt/vest – George @ ASDA
Black fishnet tights – George @ ASDA
Black boots – Arturo Chiang (Century 21)

My New Mirror

I got a new full length mirror last night. It’s this one, from IKEA:


This is very exciting for me as for the past 2 years the full length mirror I owned has had a chunk missing out of the middle of it. I used to keep it at the bottom of the stairs 2 houses ago, propped up against the wall. One morning I fell down the stairs and knocked into the mirror. The mirror, being quite bendy, broke in the middle (though strangely enough the empty glass I’d had in my hand did not break). I ended up with glass in my knee, grazes on my leg, and a broken mirror. Though not 7 years bad luck I hasten to add, I don’t believe in such things. Anyway, the mirror remained broken through 2 house moves until my mum gave me some birthday money last week to buy a new one. And this mirror is absolutely HUGE. I’m not kidding: it’s about 6ft tall and 3ft wide and I love it! So there will be more full length outfit shots to come.