Wardrobe Weekly

Monday

 I love this outfit.

 I bought a shirt from Boohoo plus and decided to try this top even though they only had it in a size 20. Glad I did because I love it.

Super comfy all stretch outfit!

 I wore my lush rose gold shoes because it was a nice morning.... I didn't know it would actually rain for most of the day. I got very wet feet on the way home!

 Top 20 - Boohoo plus

Skirt 24 - Simply Be

Tights XL - Primark 100 den

Shoes - New Look

Tuesday

 I seem to be in black and white again?! Classic dress.

 Dress 24 - Asos Curve

Top 20 - Primark

Leggings 20 - South / Very

Boots - Asos

Thursday

 So I've got a new phone, and although technically the camera should be better than my old one, as far as I can tell it's way worse.

 A bit unfortunate but never mind. Everyone has this shirt. I quite like it, but it's slightly tricky to wear without looking a bit odd because it has a big and tall Harry Hill style collar!

 Shirt 24 - Asos Curve

Jeans 22 - Asos curve

Boots - Dorothy Perkins

Friday

 I look miserable but it's 'cause I'm trying to take a decent photo and I have to stand VERY still!

 I went for dinner with my colleague so I wore a pretty dress!

 God Fischers in Marylebone is so lovely!

Nom nom herbal lemonade!

 Cardi 20 - Primark

Dress 24 - Vinatge

Leggings 20 - Primark

Boots - asos

Saturday

Working on a Saturday? Damn those special events! Kidding, kidding, ain't nothin' but a thang!

Top & vest 20 - Primark

Cardi 24 - George

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Boots - New Look

That's it folks - I'm off on Holiday at some ungodly hour in the morning and I don't know if I will have internet access so I've scheduled a music post and I will see you in just over a week with some (hopefully) awesome holiday pics! xx

Wardrobe weekly

 Monday

Autumnal colours for a winters day 'cause I march to the beat of my own drum......

 ..... or wanted to wear my big warm boots so just chucked on something that matched!

 I'm quite enjoying the cold weather and wrapping up for it, but I have to say that It makes me not care so much about how I dress!

Dress 22-24 - Ebay

Leggings 20 - Primark

Boots - Crocs

Tuesday

 Finally I saw some snow!

 I like this outfit - It felt quite classic casual for winter in the UK.

 I'm not sure I've worn these boots on the blog before - they're pretty old. Sorry you can't see them properly, they're pretty weird!

 So this jumper is from H&M and it's from their standard collection in size XL (which is a UK 22-24).....

 .... now compare the jumper to these chinos from the H&M plus range. UK size 28 apparently. Total bullshit. Their plus range is a disgrace!

Jumper XL - H&M

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Boots - Ecco

Earrings - Primark

Wednesday

Super cold weather outfit!

Jumper 20 - Primark

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Boots - Crocs

Thursday

Another jeans and jumper combo... like I said, I haven't been too bothered about outfits this week, I just wanted to be warm!

I would like more sweaters like this - they're warm but thin enough to go under big coats without over heating!

Yet another picture where you can't actually see my boots. I meant to take a close-up but work pesky work got in the way.

Wearing my massive old-lady studio glasses.

Jumper 20 - Primark

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Boots - Ecco

 Friday

This is in no way the outfit I wanted to wear to show off this lovely skirt, but my attempts to find a striped shirt to go with it (and style-steal from Sienna Miller) has been a total failure!

All I want is a soft striped shirt with long sleeves that is smart, loose and flowing. Too much to ask if you're above a size 18 it seems :(

Anyway, the skirt is from Simply be, it's £35 and it's nice and comfy. It's stretchy but for some mad reason it has a zip on the side, which almost ruin's the shape, but I got the 24 so it's got enough looseness to not crease on the side too much. It's a bit of a shame because the 22 looked nicer apart from the side with the zip!

I nipped to the British Museum on Friday afternoon and them met my fella for some totally lush grub at the hare and tortoise (Brunswick Centre) so I could have plum wine spritzer and Laksa. Too yummy!

I then got really excited when I found a bubble tea shop round the corner - I've wanted to try a bubble tea for ages, and this was just so very delicious!

Jumper 20 - Primark

Skirt 24  & boots - Simply Be

Leggings 22 - South / Very

Necklace - homemade & very old!

Saturday

I decided to try a dip dye. The first stage was bleach to lighten the bottom (which I didn't do very well... not surprisingly!) so I could add a bright orange / ginger to the bottom. It was already a ginger -toned blond so it was slightly pointless but....

Sunday

So here it is. Uneven and underwhelming. I dunno. I don't hate it but I'm not excited about it either, but I'm glad I finally did it, I've been wanting to try it for ages! I think this might be a good opportunity to start dying my hair a slightly lighter brown. I chose to go dark again because it's easier to deal with my white hairs, but I'm bored of the almost black and I want something warmer. Dark Chestnut next time maybe!

Wardrobe Fortnight

Although I have been relatively busy, I have in the main been lazy, which is why I missed wardrobe weekly last week. Hey-ho, two for the price of one this time round!

Tuesday

 I met my bestie for dinner and theater (Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown - the musical - I don't recommend it even though I adore Tamsin Greig!) so I wore my pretty new dress.

 My girl was wearing the same asos dress but in a different print from the standard range!

Dress 24 - Asos Curve

Leggings 20 - South / Very

Boots - Primark

Wednseday

 I've had this dress for a while, but it's proper vintage and is therefore thick and synthetic so I had to wait for cold-ass weather before I could wear it!

 I like a good granny dress!

Close-up of the print. Ace.

Dress 24 - Vintage (via ebay)

Leggings 20 - Primark

Boots - Yours Clothing

Thursday

 Me? In a crop top? On a Thursday?!

 I decided to layer up and I didn't want to be too boring with all this black on, so a bit of a crossword seemed like a good idea!

Black turtle neck - cut off an old dress!

Crop top - Very (customised)

Trousers 24 - Yours

Boots - Asos

Friday

 Casual Friday.....

 .... cold Friday more like!

Jumper 20 - Primark

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Boots - Crocs

Sunday

Out for a roast dinner with my beau!

Dress 24 - Lovedrobe

Leggings & Cardi 20 - Primark

Boots - Asos

Monday again

 You may not know it from my expression, but any day that I'm wearing this dress is a good day!

 This is one of the George Graduate collection pieces from when they actually went above a size 20. It's such a shame that they've gone backwards and don't do size 22 & 24 in their special collections :(

Dress 24 - George Graduate Collection

Boots - Crocs

Necklace - Primark

Tuesday again

 Ooohhh lordy there be some frost on the ground!

 Tuesday was day one of the 'I'm 33 now' celebrations, so I wore my newest dress!

 I think the pattern on this, and the stretchy jersey, and the long sleeves. It's SO comfy. I do so love a long sleeved jersey dress!

 It gave me a good excuse to wear my beloved swarovski meteor earrings that only come out on special occasions.

 Glittery crystals and minerals....

 On a jagged rock. Had them for years, still love them!

Dress 24 - So Fabulous via Very

Leggings 22 - Very / South

Boots - Simply Be

Wednesday

 BIRTHDAY TIME! I got a juicer and I love it! I tried smoothies for a while, but they give me terrible indigestion if I have them regularly (I guess my gut doesn't like excessive amounts of peel and pulp!) so I wanted to try juicing. So good - I can buy a shed load of fruit and veg from the market for less than the cost of a fresh juice from the shops. I made us a homemade version of Prets Green Goodness and it tasted identical.... but probably only cost us 50p each!

 It was so cold on my birthday that it gave me a good excuse to wear my snow boots.

 And I like this dress, so I wore it again - I think big chunky boots look best with short, full dresses or skinny trousers, so this was what I went for.

Cute embroidery!

Dress 24 - Asos Curve

Leggings 20 - Primark

Boots - Crocs

Thursday

 It's been ages since I wore a jumper over a shirt. I think it's because it reminds me of school, but you know what, I really liked this outfit.

I love my coated jeans from Dorothy perkins - They're very comfortable and are really generous for size 22.

 I wore my bespoke Black Heart creatives earrings for the first time this week. they're ace.

 The boots are really old.
I always wanted some Ugg cardigan boots, but they were so expensive and seemed pretty impractical so I got some Bear Paw boots from TK Maxx instead - cardigan legs, suede shoes. the soles aren't as good quality-wise but they're mega snuggly and are big enough to stretch over my huge legs!

Shirt 24 - George

Jumper 20 - Primark

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Boots - Bear Paw

Earrings - Black Heart Creatives

Friday

 You know, I can't wait for the mornings to get lighter again, then I will be able to see when two colours match!

 This was a comfy outfit that I didn't think much about. I just wanted to be warm!

Jumper 20 - Primark

Dress 24 - Lovedrobe

Leggings XL - H&M

Boots - Crocs

Saturday

 So I went out with my fella on Saturday and nothing that I had planned to do quite worked out, so I forgot to get any outfit pictures! These shitty snaps will have to do! I'm wearing my old wrap that I've had for maybe 4 years?! I knew they'd come back in to fashion.... they're classic!

We went to Bird in Hoxton and wow we were full afterwards! I've always wanted to try chicken and waffles - some proper soul food! The waffles are spongy and full of flavour and the chicken was really really tasty. the coating was very thin and very crispy.... I have no idea what the coating is made of, but it's not like a normal better, and it's not breaded. It's really really nice and not dripping with grease like some fried chicken I've had in the past. The fries are tiny and addictive crunchy and chewy. the fried pickles are nice but we didn't finish them because there was SO much food! My tip is to order the chicken and waffle burger then split it between two, because as you can see, it's basically two burgers!

Jumper 24 - George / Barbara Hulanicki

Jeans 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Boots - Crocs

Coat 24 - Evans

Wrap - Primark