This subtle number was found at a weigh and pay sale in Derby before Christmas, and is an absolute favourite of mine. The buttons are translucent with silver stars on, the pattern is bold without being loud, and it goes well with a black bottom half. For this picture I’ve paired it with my black… Read More Outfit inspiration: black and gold shirt
Last Easter I was using up holiday at work and went to London for a few days with my boyfriend. We took at trip to Brick Lane and had a nosy around the vintage shops. I found this great dress in Rockit which was pleasingly in the sale (although still rather expensive I must say!).… Read More Outfit inspiration: London vintage dress
A few years ago I saw an awesome black velvet shirt dress in a Barnardo’s charity shop. I knew it was a late-80’s/early-90’s piece as the brand (Yessica) is one I remember seeing when I was little in C&A (a casualty of the UK high street in the mid-90’s). Unfortunately, despite it being a size… Read More DIY: velvet dress into shirt
I love handbags, as I mentioned in my buying tips. I thought it would be nice to show the variety of vintage bags in my collection. Here are my favourite ten. From top row down, left to right: Brown cross body with buckle – Oxfam, Beeston Navy cross body with multiple pockets inside – Mind, Dursley… Read More Top ten: the bag edition
While on holiday in Bordeaux last summer, my boyfriend and I found a cool vintage shop, which yielded this great shift dress. When I initially tried it on I wasn’t convinced by it, but when we got home again I was totally sold on it. I style this dress with 15 denier tights, navy pointed… Read More Outfit inspiration: French vintage dress
I love that this shirt looks great with jeans as well as skirts, because it means I get a lot more wear out of it! For this look I paired the shirt with blue skinny jeans, a brown belt (a necessity for me) and a cream cardi with tiny turquoise polka dots on it. I… Read More Outfit inspiration: shirty Saturday
I picked up this great shirt from a weigh and pay sale before Christmas. It’s got a great print of old maps, and small ships. The background of the shirt is navy, with some large dots, and cream patches for the map. The buttons are awesome too, navy glass with gold coloured scalloped edges. For… Read More Outfit inspiration: map shirt and mini skirt
For a casual dinner with the girls, I wanted to wear something nice, but a little more dressy than standard jeans. At Christmas I bought these wet look coated jeans to wear with a sequinned top, but they work really well with this top from vintage repro brand Collectif, which is considerably less festive! As… Read More Outfit inspiration: dinner with the girls
The shirt I styled in my previous post, quirky workwear, actually goes with another item in my wardrobe – this midi length red felt skirt which I found at another weigh and pay sale. I’d put this with a pair of black tights, and a black cardi with red beads worn as a bracelet. I… Read More Outfit inspiration: quirky-smart workwear continued
I work in a large office on the outskirts of Nottingham, and the dress code is a rather confusing. In theory, it’s supposed to be business formal, however it ends up being more business casual, and by Friday full on casual casual. In my foray into weigh and pay sales, I decided to buy a… Read More Outfit inspiration: quirky-smart workwear
Not without a scarf 