One day there will be things on here other than pictures of me, promise! At the moment I am madly busy and have just about got time to put clothes on, but not to make any helpful observations or to formulate coherent thoughts about anything.
Shrug Bay, top H&M, skirt Ebay, sandals New Look, necklace Topshop.
Yesterday, this dress had little puff sleeves. They were cute but so tight that I couldn't raise my arms above 45 degrees! No good for typing, driving, or much at all. So I unpicked the seams and took them off, thus creating a much more wearable dress, yay!
Dress, tights, and shoes New Look, long-sleeved top H&M, pendant Topshop, bracelets no idea.
The tights are 120 denier and have a fantastic slimming and firming effect on the legs. They're a lot like the tradional pink ballet tights I used to wear to classes years ago, except without the tendency to cut off the circulation when you sat down!
Skirt, top, cardigan H&M, shoes New Look, necklace Topshop probably.
Dress and locket Topshop, cardigan Primark, boots Dorothy Perkins, bag H&M. ION, my hair has gone insane and really needs cutting :-(
Topshop sale starts today in stores and sort of online (they've been putting things up gradually but the final category, dresses, is available today)! What I bought will be in the next post.
Jeans & top New Look, Bag H&M (I love this bag because it looks so 70's), sandals Topshop, earrings possibly Topshop but have had them for aaaaages so no idea really.
It's possible I was in a silly mood when I got dressed this morning!
Long sleeve top and skirt H&M, vest and necklace Topshop, belt and sandals (which don't really go but the lawn was muddy so I needed shoes) New Look, tights Celeste Stein.
The sun is out today so I took the opportunity to leap into this dress as it is probably my favourite and last summer was so awful that I only got to wear it once.
Dress and sandals Topshop, vest New Look.
Jacket Topshop, T'shirt Realitee at Topshop, jeans New Look, shoes F&F at Tesco.
I look unnaturally angelic in today's picture!
Jeans New Look, top H&M, shrug thingy Bay Trading, sandals and pendant Topshop.
Ooh, something good I noticed the other day that I thought I'd share; many of the bangles in H&M's Divided jewellery range come in two sizes. I am very happy about this as I have silly little hands and wrists and so solid bangles tend to fall off when I wear them.
Today I gave up battling the wind and went back to the conservatory:
Top H&M, vest Topshop, skirt some market stall in Harlow about 10 years ago, boots New Look.
If you look really closely, you can see the 'real leather' tag on one of the boots! I mention this only because it links to a post on Painfully Hip where Amber expressed her dislike of Wardrobe Remix pictures where the remixer is not wearing shoes. I suggested that if your outfit is only intended to be worn around your house, you might not include shoes in the ensemble and that doesn't mean it's not a valid, fully thought-out outfit. So the question is, should you add shoes, bags, jackets etc. to an outfit that you're not going out in, just for the pictures?
I add shoes if I'm taking the photos outside, for obvious reasons, but I also do it for indoor pictures if I think the outfit is improved by them. I don't add a bag if I'm not actually going to carry one, or a jacket/coat, unless I'm taking outdoor pictures and it's cold. Conversely, if I've put on extra, less than stunning, clothes for warmth, I take them off for the photo. So my outfits are the actual ones I wear, but the best possible version, rather than the absolute truth. And one day I might actually make my mind up about those boots and take the tags off!
...go out in public like this?
Skirt H&M, jacket and vest Tesco (oh dear), boots New Look, flower Topshop.
Edit: Hee hee, I did it! I went to the post office and the supermarket. People stared. But tough, I am fabulous...well a little bit maybe?
When I got up this morning it was warm and summery. But now it has returned to the usual cool, breezy, and showery, boo :-( The whole stereotype of English people talking about the weather all the time is so true! But in our defense, we do have a LOT of weather, often all in the same day.
Anyway, here is my outfit as I originally intended and how it ended up being when I had to go out:
Top Miss Selfridge, jeans and black shoes New Look, jacket TKMaxx, sandals Pierre Hardy for Gap. The pattern is apparently a fig.
ION, my first in-real-life friend has been told about this blog and so is about to find out how deeply shallow I really am :-) Hi Katy!
This week's style inspiration is Alexa Chung. Many of my choices are people who's look I admire, but don't necessarily aspire to, or that I have no hope of looking like in a million years! Alexa however is a true inspiration who gives me ideas for new things I want and new ways to wear things I already have.
And today's outfit, which unsurprisingly has turned out rather Alexa-ish:
Dress H&M, bag Primark, Shoes New Look, pendant Topshop.
Well we had 3 days of summer, but now we're back to winter again. Today's outfit picture was taken in a brief gap between rain showers. You do however get to see a different bit of my garden though, thanks to the tripod I got for my birthday.
Dress Primark via Ebay, jumper and shoes H&M.
Is it me, or does my head look a bit big in that picture? I hope it's just the angle I had the camera at and I do not in fact have an enormous head and have never previously noticed!
I got the Pierre Hardy for Gap 3 strap sandals :-) It would seem they have not been as popular as anticipated since they are now on sale for £35 (£20 off!!!). They are surprisingly easy to walk in given how high they are, I guess because the platform is really deep so your foot is only at the angle it would be with a 2-2.5 inch heel. I love how blocky and weird they look!
Dress very old Richards, shortened by me, cardigan and tights Dorothy Perkins, bag M&S, sandals Gap.
Jacket & vest H&M, skirt Topshop, boots New Look.
ION, I wish the weather would make it's mind up, we're getting several seasons in one day now!
It was sunny today so I took the opportunity to jump into a summer dress when I came back from my daily try-to-prevent-bottom-from-taking-over-the-world walk. Please ignore strap marks and tanlines (I am so classy!).
Dress vintage.
Cardigan Primark, Skirt ebay, vest and tights Topshop, Shoes New Look, bag River Island.
BTW, does anyone else's brain do this? My brain insists that I have items of clothing that I do not and have never owned. It helpfully suggests these non-existent pieces when I am pondering what to wear. The most common misconception is that I have a short slightly military style grey jacket. I have a green cropped jacket, and, somewhere, a pale pink one with pockets and those shoulder strap thingies (sale shopping mistake!), but no grey one. Where did it get this idea? Maybe I tried one on once and the clothing memory area of my mind got fixated on it? I don't know, but it's very annoying!
I am now back in the real world of shopping and gossip :-) This was my outfit on Friday. I was trying to look respectable as I was going shopping for the bank holiday weekend, which included lots of beer for the boyfriend and his pals. I am way, way over the legal age for buying alcohol but I've been asked for ID loads of times recently and always forget to carry any. Unfortunately the outfit has more than a touch of department store shop assistant about it!
Dress old Topshop, cardigan Primark, sandals New Look.
And for anyone confused by the last post, the wearing of orange in the field is not a fashion choice but a health and safety requirement. I was being a marshall at a sporting event the boyfriend was taking part in. My outfits for the weekend consisted of muddy jeans, layers of fleece, wellie boots, and an orange padded coat the size of a hot air balloon, lovely!
