Wardrobe weekly briefly

I was only at work for 3 days this week so this is a little bit sparse!

Wednesday

Cardi & leggings 20 - Primark

Dress 24 - Asos Curve

Boots - shop in Camberwell

Thursday

I'm happy to have got this dress in the 24, and that it stretched out to be a much looser fit... I'm bored of bodycon at the moment!

Dress - George

Leggings XL - H&M

Boots - Dorothy Perkins

Friday

I've had these jeans for ages, and I thought it was about time to try them out.

I like the way they look, but after wearing them for a day I've decided that they're not the right shape for me. the waist is a bit too big on me but the thighs are really tight which makes sitting down rather uncomfortable! They have a bit of stretch, but they're not what I would call 'stretchy'. I think I will have to stick with Dorothy Perkins for jeans!

Top & cardi 20 - Primark

Jeans 24 - Tesco True

Shoes - Charity shop

Saturday

Saturday was our day out to stuff our faces with meat. Bodeans was recommended by many twitter people so that's where we went. I completely forgot to take pictures because when the food arrived I was too excited and just wanted to eat it! This dress is excellent for wearing out if you're going to be eating messy food... wipe clean!

Dress 24 - Asos Curve

Leggings 20, earrings and boots - Primark

Winter Parsnip part-1!

Yesterday I felt sexy, so I got rather overdressed for a woman just going out to get groceries..... having said that I was buying a (frozen) Turkey for Thanksgiving and a goose for my faux Christmas, which sort of made it acceptable to get all wintry and glam!

I feel hot in this dress (Barbara Hulaniki for George), and I feel sexy in red lipstick, so that's what I went for!

I casualed it up with my little boots and some Christmas socks peeking out the top, both from Primark!

Anyway, the reason I'm doing this post really is to show you my winter coat, cause you never really get to see me with my extra layer do you?!. I used to be much more concerned with the stylishness of a coat, but as I've got older I've come to the conclusion that I'd much rather be the warmest person at the bustop than the most stylish! I have two types of coats I wear at this time of year - puffa and faux fur....

 This is my beloved puffa coat, bought YEARS ago from Tesco of all places, (their normal range, size 20!) that has been repaired so many times because I just can't bear to part with it! I just totally fell in love with it's asymmetric shape and crossover high neck. I think as puffa's go it's rather unusual.

 What I have come to accept over the years is that although it is freezing outside, that doesn't mean it's freezing indoors.... public transport, offices, shops all have the heating on full blast at this time of year, which makes layer upon layers unbearable to me. I only need my normal clothing indoors until it gets to the coldest part of winter, and even then I just need to wear a jumper, so what I want is a coat that is really super warm to protect me from the elements when I'm outside, but can just come off to reveal a thin layer of clothing underneath when I'm on a sweaty train or in an over heated shop!

The other thing I insist on during the cold months is a big hat! I don't have loads of woolly hats, but the ones I do have are totally and utterly big, warm and fabulous! I love this big bobble hat from Primark, and I have a few other big woolly hats... they have to be big enough to remind me of rasta hats because I hate beanies.... my head is too small for them!

This chunky one from H&M is my all-time favourite, but the other one I'm very fond of (even though I'm nearly 32!) is this little fella...

Yes it is faux fur and yes it has ears. It's cute, but more importantly it's SO warm! Perfect with a puffa! A primark special and I think they have them again this year! I'll be back soon (when winter really sets in!) with my faux fur & other choice head gear, but for now, here are my favourite puffas and hats available online!

 Evans £69.50

Asos £15

Bon Marche £45

Asos £15

 New Look inspire £39.99

Asos £9

 Tesco True £35

Asos £15

 George £35

Asos £15

Truly disappointing.

Ergh. If you follow me on twitter you may have seen me moaning about Tesco's plus size range 'True' on a number of occasions. It's just so consistently drab. It's like Evans without the handful of interesting items. When I saw this dress I was drawn to it, and it stood out like a sore thumb from all the other boring items on the page.

I don't like dipped hems, but the colours and print enticed me.... when I saw the 22 on sale for £10 I thought I'd buy it. It made sense as I decided to try the jeans that Mrs BeBe reviewed here, and I could pick it all up at the same time.

Hasn't got quite the same pop in real life has it?. You might wanna tell your image editor to take a chill pill with the old contrast yeah?! I can't actually show you a picture of this on me becasue I couldn't actually get it on. it went over my head and stopped there. To be fair, if I'd know it was a lined chiffon situation with no stretch I would have wanted a 24 (sold out, so not an option) but I'm sure that wouldn't have fit either. Utter balls! No longer on the site.

I don't know what possessed me to order this top. I guess it's a nice green, and it was only £5, but it's not exactly 'me' is it?!

Yuck. Shapeless tunic tops are not for me! No longer on the site.

I got 2 sizes in these jeans, a 22 and a 24. The 24 was good on my waist, but super tight on my legs and bum. I'm wearing the 24 here. They fit my legs much better, and as you can see the waist is big enough for me to pull up over my top belly. Pretty much every time I buy a pair of jeans in a size 24 they become too big for me after a few hours wear, but BeBe kindly told me that these keep their shape well, so for £14 I think I'll give them a go. They're a good length on me, and although they're not as tight on my ankles as I'd like I think they're a good shape.

As my favourite Dorothy Perkins indigo jeans died months ago and I still haven't been able to replace them these are a welcome edition to my wardrobe.

 I totally forgot to mention this jacket from my first tesco order (I wrote the post about trousers so just forgot about it!). This is (obviously) not from the True collection, it's from the regular range. Size 22. LOVE!

I had to make the arms a bit bigger with a black panel on the seam (it's not unusual for arms to be too small for me!) but otherwise this is a pretty good fit. obviously more fitted than on the model but hey, I like it better with a more fitted look!