Cosy knit & Vintage leather!!

The problem with working in a shop is you do tend to buy things you maybe don't need, especially when they go in the sale! One of those things I recently got was this fabulous knitted gilet cardigan with super soft shearling fur around the collar. With my staff discount it was only £9 so too good of a bargain to refuse and it's so soft and cosy! I teamed it with another Oasis number, this black polo neck top, it's a great basic to have and is in a lovely fitted ribbed material. I tucked this into a black vintage leather skirt that I got years ago and customised with studs. The gilet is quite sophisticated so it's nice to wrap around and let that be the main part of the outfit but I thought it was nice to have a bit of detail with the studs when I did undo the gilet. I went for a simple cross necklace and a suede fringe bag finished off with fishnets and my face patent boots.

Knitted gilet - Oasis

Polo neck top - Oasis

Vintage customised leather skirt - Cow vintage 

Cross necklace - River Island

Fringe bag - Oasis

Patent boots - River Island 

Fishnets - Primark

Leopard Lady!!!

I love print and have always been a big lover of leopard print. It's one of those prints that just comes around time and time again and never really dates. I do love clashing a leopard print sometimes but went for a more toned down look with this outfit. I got these fab leopard print culottes from H&M in the sale for a 5er. I kept it safe tucking in a black Bardot off the shoulder top that I got for £3 from work in the sale, bargain!! As the top is quite a floaty style I put a chunky waist belt on to cinch me in and give the outfit a bit of shape. You can't really see that well in the pictures but I wore my fishnets underneath, so you can see the fishnet where the culottes end. I went for my patent ankle boots which are just the right length to give a bit of a gap between the boots and trousers. I used my suede/leather fringe detail bag and black fedora, finishing off with a tattoo choker and cross necklace.

Culottes - H&M

Bardot top - Oasis

Patent boots - River Island 

Fishnets - Primark

Tassel bag - Oasis

Fedora - Primark

Choker - Primark

Cross necklace - River Island

Belt - River Island 

What I'm wearing... Velvet, Tartan & Patent!!!

Tartan has cropped up in a few of my posts and I got me some new tartan in my life so it's featuring again! I got this fab kilt style skirt by Loving Youth @ Topshop in the sale. I love the colours and as it has a lime stripe in it so I thought I would brighten it up with a lime ribbed crop top. I got this vintage velvet shirt from a charity shop a few weeks ago for £4, I nearly didn't buy it but have literally worn it so much already so I'm glad I did. It's great as you can wear it as a shirt or open like this as a sort of jacket. As usual I went for black fishnet tights and a few necklaces. Finishing off with double patent, with my croc effect backpack and new fave ankle boots.

Tartan skirt - Loving Youth @ Topshop

Crop top - Topshop

Velvet shirt - Charity shop

Layered necklaces - Claire's accessories 

Fishnets - Primark 

Patent ankle boots - River Island

Backpack - Primark

Stripes & fluffiness!!!

As I said in my previous post I wasn't going to buy any coats this year... I had seen this burgundy bundle of fluffiness in Primark a while back and loved it but convinced myself that even though it was a bargain it wasn't a necessity. I said to myself unless it goes in the sale I definitely didn't need it. So a few weeks back when I walked in Primark and saw it marked down to £10 I could refuse no longer! It is literally so fluffy and cosy and I love the longer length so it keeps you even warmer, something I actually need now the freezing temperatures have hit. I've always loved burgundy but couldn't wear it when I had my brief orange hair phase so I'm so glad I can wear it again!

I went for a simple look with a striped ribbed polo neck top and black zip detail skirt both from oasis. I layered a few necklaces and wore black fishnet tights and my patent croc effect backpack. I had been after the River Island patent boots for ages but held off buying them, when they went in the sale I went to buy them and my size was gone (cry). So I searched for an alternative and bought a pair of the black patent boots with the clear plastic heel that are everywhere at the moment. I only wore them once and the heel started coming away from the sole so I had to send them back! By chance a few days later I went into River Island and they had one pair of the original boots I had been after, granted they were a size bigger than my size but I thought I'd give them a whirl with some insoles and thick socks, and wellah sorted!! It was obviously meant to be and they're so comfy and fit me fine with insoles, I would rather have them too big than too small anyway and when needs must!! Expect to see them in many future posts as they are my new faves and literally go with everything!

Fluffy coat - Primark

Stripe polo top - Oasis

Zip front skirt - Oasis

Patent boots - River Island

Black necklace and moon necklace - Claire's accessories 

Love bullets necklace - Asos

Fishnets - Primark

Backpack - Primark