outfit 30/04/2012

top,skirt - charity shop/ diy, shoes - creepers, necklace - borrowed

I hope you're not bored of this skirt yet because I'm clearly not! This is what I wore on Friday night to a silent disco. The top was a recent purchase. It originally had a straight neckline that matched up with the top of the sleeves, but it didn't look quite right on me, so I altered it. It's really simple to do, you just have to gather the material in a sort of concertina fold and then stitch it in place. Have to make sure the stitches are very secure though, else they'll spring undone! The watch necklace I borrowed from my housemate. I've realised that I don't have any short necklaces so I'm on the hunt for one at the mo (any cute Etsy store recommendations?) Though my housemate didn't have one either so I doubled up the chain to make it shorter. I'm glad I decided not to wear heels because me and Tom walked into town to save money (which we then spent on beer anyway...!)

On Saturday night we had a failed attempt to see The Avengers (we tried three cinemas!), then ended up just renting a DVD and I fell asleep halfway through it. Oh well!

What did you get up to this weekend? Today is the start of my seven day week aaargh! Though Friday, Saturday and Sunday I will be working in London right next to Oxford Street so maybe a bit of window shopping will be done if there's any time.

The jumble sale was pretty good, I managed to get seven items of clothing for £1.60. The majority were to customise and put on my eBay, but I did get a few items that I'm keeping. I'm sure they will pop up in an outfit post shortly!

Laila x

PS any strapless bra recs? I ended up abandoning mine and going bra-less because it was starting to make it look like my boobs were round my waist!

outfit 23/04/2012/ charity shop tip

denim jacket, sunnies - primark, cardigan, velvet leggings - charity shop, shirt - charity shop/ diy

Hello all, hope you've had a good weekend it's Monday yaaayy...

Firstly I have to say please ignore the fact my collar is twisted in all these photos (annoying me just looking at the photos!) and that I was wearing two socks, one seems to have gone walkabouts in these photos. I would like to be able to say that I didn't walk around like this all day but it's more than likely that I did...

This shirt is another that was in my big to-alter pile and a bit of a charity shop tip for you. It was a size 18 which was (of course) off the pound rail in my local charity shop, and the sleeves were really loose on me. Normally I don't mind that but I thought I'd try something a bit different, so I cut off the sleeves and hemmed it to make it sleeveless. I like that the arm holes dip really low because I really hate having material under my arms especially in the summer. The top is also long enough to wear as a tunic over leggings, which was a bonus as I don't have many things that are long-enough-but-not-too-long to wear with my newish velvet leggings. Then I just pulled a belt round the waist to give it a bit more shape. Voila - shapeless shirt into a cute dress/ tunic.

I had a good weekend, consisting of cinema on Friday night where I saw Lock Out. Don't see it is my review. I then went to a record fair on Saturday as it was National Record Store Day where I got a Kinks vinyl and a Bowie vinyl, then went on to visit my friend's new flat. On Sunday it was my mum's birthday. We went to the Cath Kidston outlet store and I replaced my grubby ugly Ikea Oyster/ ticket holder that I've had for about 5 years with a cute little floral one!

What did you get up to this weekend? Anyone do anything for Record Store Day?

Laila x

PS excuse the wordiness, I finally replaced my laptop and am enjoying being able to use the internet without having to hold the power cable in with one hand at all times!