floral bomber and shiny trousers

 

silver trousers, floral bomber jacket - h&m, hoody, hat - primark, black t-shirt - dunno it's just a black t-shirt innit, shoes - vagabond

I'm not wearing a single thrifted item in this outfit. A RARE OCCURENCE. Although I did actually wear a thrifted backpack with it (I somehow never remember to include bags?) and I did go charity shopping in it.

I got these shoes from Vagabond after making some pennies on eBay  They're SO comfy and great for a bit of extra height in the day time. Not that I really need extra height, I'm taller than everyone I know anyway. Also they made me so tall that I cut the top of my head out of the first photo. What I'm trying to say is that I love them and I don't want to ever take them off my feet. EVER. 

I'm going to be honest though that's a ridiculous statement because I am currently in bed and not wearing them. I also didn't wear them rollerskating because that would have been impractical. They don't have wheels.

Laila x

floral trousers

 

trousers, necklace, earrings - primark, top - jumble sale, boots - h&m, coat - vintage

I spotted these trousers on Meg's blog a few weeks ago and headed straight to Primark to seek them out for myself. I've been living in trousers recently so these were a happy addition to my wardrobe. They were my first high street clothing buy after finishing my year of thrifting way back in September, so it pretty much turned into a year and a half in the end. Not bad going for something that was originally a month long challenge!

I wore this outfit for a night out but I'm hoping I'll be able to style these trousers for day to day office wear too. I got a new job which I start after Easter - my style won't have to change much day to day but it's an academic position which means I will have to do some teaching so smart clothing will be essential at some point. What do you think - are patterned trousers smart?

Laila x

tartan jacket and gold buttons

 

tartan jacket, velvet burgundy shirt, topshop jeans - charity shop, hat - primark, gold creepers - new look

I think everyone's partial to a bit of tartan this season, and I've been on the hunt for a tartan jacket for a few months now. I can't count how many times I've seen a tartan sleeve sticking out of a clothes rail before rushing over and realising that, once again, it wasn't my size. So I was overjoyed to find this one on Thursday for just £4 at Emmaus. 

This weekend I've mostly been watching Parks and Recreation (I started watching it yesterday and I'm already at the end of Season 2), reading We Need To Talk About Kevin and drinking a bit of wine after a road trip to Banbury for a friend's birthday. What have you been up to?

Laila x

floral shirt and gold creepers

 

camo jacket, necklace - charity shop, hat - oxfam, floral shirt - h&m, purple turtleneck - ebay, riding pants - american apparel, gold creepers - new look

If I didn't like this cropped turtleneck so much, I would definitely have regretted wearing it. My tummy was freezing! So I made up for it by wearing a jacket and a coat. My tummy was still freezing. I wore this on Saturday to go to a jumble sale. I got four items of clothing and a bag for £1. I swear jumble sales are getting cheaper and cheaper!

I dyed my hair red last week because I was suffering from hair boredom. I'm trying to grow out my fringe now as well as the rest of my hair and I felt the need for a bit of a change. I've been told that red hair means no burgundy but that's not going to happen. Half of my wardrobe is burgundy.

Laila x

turtleneck and cat bag

 

 

skirt, bag, turtleneck - ebay, hat - oxfam, boots - h&m

After spotting this cat bag on Hollie's blog I had to order it. How cute is it? Speaking of cats, I'm keeping this post short because there's currently a kitten asleep on my left arm so I'm typing with one hand. 

Hope you're all well!

Laila x

polka dots and crosses

 

 

polka dot shirt, grey blazer - charity shop, fur collar - h&m, pink jumper - jumble sale, riding pants - american apparel, cross chain necklace - primark, cross pendant necklace - kukee, boots - doc martens

Hi everyone!

I got this shirt at the weekend when I went charity shopping instead of seeing Les Mis (which I have now pre-booked tickets for tomorrow night!!) It's a bit summery so good for layering for the moment. I like the dipped hem at the back but of course had to cover it up with a jumper and jacket cos brrr snow! I bought the fur collar when I went to visit my friend in Cambridge over Christmas. They have two or three H&Ms there which isn't fair because Bedford has none!

I finally got round to filming another video, and I'm going to try and keep up filming and may even attempt some outfit videos too! PS I was ill when I filmed this so please excuse my sniffles.

Laila x

zara bargain and tooth pendant

 

two tone shirt, gold chains - charity shop, hat - oxfam, skirt - h&m, trainers - new look, tooth necklace - etsy

I picked up this shirt in a charity shop next week. It was quite the bargain - brand new with tags, originally from Zara costing £30 but I got it for £4! It's an extra large but don't think it looks too bad tucked into anything high waisted. 

I love my new tooth pendant but I am a bit disappointed in the quality of the item. It's varnished with a gloss and the gloss is still tacky so it's picking up bits of cotton from all my clothes. The face looks like it's going to rub off too! 

Hope everyone's had a good weekend? Anyone get to see Les Mis?! I tried to see it yesterday afternoon but it was sold out for the rest of the day! That's pretty much unheard of in our tiny cinema! I had to go charity shopping to get over the disappointment.

Laila x