Fashionista's Daily, Thursday 25 June

[Floss]

Hello, this is the Fashionista's Daily Thread......the ideal place to keep up to date with what is being worn by our MSE posters!

Feel free to browse or post, we're all very friendly!!

Morning folks!

Looks like another warm one today.....wish it was next week when I'm off work!

Anyway, office again today :( so the usual:

Black Next trouser suit
Pink & white cap-sleeved top (Next via Ebay)
Pink leather wedge sandals (Clarks sale last year)
Plus the usual watch, gold/diamond necklace & earrings.

I really MUST do some ironing tonight - I did a little bit yesterday, but the sofa is still covered in clothes :o so if I am on here after 7pm, please chase me back to the heap!

Whatatwit, I find that the BHF shops in St Annes & Lytham are pretty good too ;)

[eyeonspain]

I am wearing white shorts:eek:, Mango blue top with silver butterfly across front from sales last summer (bit blingy for me but oh well, it's summer), silver gladiator sandals.

Floss - only iron the essentials i.e smart shirts, trousers anything else can be folded and put away!

[Imelda]

Morning all, looking to be another lovely day! I am at work again, where the air con is set to "polar" so I am wearing:

pale pink v-neck sweater
navy blue pinstripe skirt
shoes: nude patent courts
jewellery: pearls

I'm also having a massive shoe dilemma. I am going to a wedding this weekend- a very fancy affair. I ordered 2 pairs of shoes online and need to send one pair back but I can't decide which:

1. Expensive, designer pair. Super high heels but oh so pretty.

2. Cheaper (still a fair chunk of £££) high street pair. Low heels and something more akin to what my mother would wear.

Head or heart guys???

[gymfiend]

Heart every time Imelda!!!

Morning ladies :) Hope everyone is well? It's Thursday so I am happy, start winding down for the weekend!

I'm working from home today, with every intention of popping out to do my grocery shopping & maybe some charity shopping later on. Right now I'm wearing black skinny jeans & a baggy white top with a bright skull pattern on it, barefoot and mooching round the house.

Once I go out & the sun comes out, I'll switch to:
Dark blue knee length denim shorts - Topshop via eBay £4
Baggy white skull top - bought in HK, think it was about £6
Thick brown leather belt - had for years, originally TK Ma for £15
Pumps - either black studded Office or leopard print, depending what matches (I'm not sure!)
Bag will be big and brown Accessorize & my big brown sunglasses :)

Oooh parred my wardrobe back further yesterday and was hoping for opinions...what's a reasonable number of jeans to have? So far I'm down to:
1. Straight leg dark blue Mavi jeans
2. Black Topshop skinny jeans
3. Charcoal ASOS skinny jeans
4. G Star baggy jeans
5. Topshop bootcut dark blue jeans
Is that reasonable?!

Have a good day everyone, xx

[esmecullen]

Morning all

Bit cloudy here but sun is trying to peek through, stuck in the office but next week I'll be in LA (my fave place):D

Wearing today:

Brown long skirt - same as yesterday

White peasant top - Topshop

Brown sandles - same as yesterday

D & G watch

Selection of wood & gold colour bangles - Camden market

Enamel pendant - a young designer just starting out - Nikki Harris

Louis Vuitton bag

[tara747]

Hello all! I have work to do but what the hell.

I'm going to post in the colour I'm wearing most of today, which is brown (LOL).

So it's:

Brown and white spotty skirt from C&A (oh the nostalgia) via a charity shop - £2
Brown strappy top from MK One - £1
Beige cardi from Primark - £6.85
Brown sandals from Topshop - £15 in last year's sale
Brown beads and bracelet both from Thailand - about 5p!
Brown/cream embroidered and beaded bag from Monsoon - £7 in last year's sale

This thread makes me feel really good as I've just realised how little my entire outfit cost! :D

Imelda - can you walk in the high heels and can you afford them? If the answer is an honest yes to both, then go with them.

[tara747]

p.s. gymfiend, you are very well dressed for being at home, I'd probably be in my nightie! :rotfl:

And 5 pairs of jeans is positively restrained, I have about 20 pairs (oh dear). I really should have a clear out.

[Imelda]

hmmm gymfiend- jeans, I am a fan and think your stock sounds reasonable to me.

I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to them- I threw some out recently but still have:

1. 7 for all mankind- really old and tatty but I love slobbing about in them. In their hey day they were the best cut jeans ever, I can't bear to part with them!
2. Diesel indigo boot cut jeans- good for wearing with flats
3. Topshop dark blue skinnies
4. river island grey skinnies
5. oasis black straight leg jeans
6. topshop blue long flared jeans (for wearing with heels)


7. a really, really old pair of diesel jeans that I wore when I was 21. I keep these as my benchmark for keeping trim. If I can't get into them without performing a contortionist's routine I know it's time to eat more healthily for a few weeks :D

[Cinny91]

Can I join in? I love this kind of thing!

Wish I was wearing a dress as it's so summery, but I'm on a Vespa so need jeans!

Today:
Stonewashed Skinny Jeans
Grey Vest top
Purple Cath Kidston Cardie
Rocketdog Pumps

Using my Cath Kidston bucket bag too.

Reading all the posts on here I really want to go rumaging in the sales or in charity shops. Must behave!

[Imelda]

Imelda - can you walk in the high heels and can you afford them? If the answer is an honest yes to both, then go with them.


Well, walking is only an option isn't it??? :rotfl: They're pretty comfy- they are 4.5inch heels with a 1inch platform so they actually only really like a 3.5inch heel

http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:l_3S35LMwpcUeM:http://obsessedwithshoes.com/image.axd?picture=2009%2F2%2F95794_3.jpg
And yes I can afford them- they were reduced by 40% but still pretty pricey.... I do find it hard to justify that amount of money on one pair of shoes :o

[minerva_windsong]

Ooh nice shoes Imelda!

Today I am wearing:

- White tea dress with pattern of black and gold butterflies, bought from Peacocks for about £15 a year ago (thank God for student discount!)
- Flat gold New Look ballet pumps (about £15, only had them a few weeks but I'm wearing them to death right now)
- Silver initial necklace
- Silver ring
- Silver and amber stud earrings

I am however being very naughty and coveting many many things in the Joe Browns sale section...

ETA: Re: jeans - I have three pairs, two dark blue/black pairs from Gap (they are expensive initially for me but sooo worth it because I absolutely live in them outside work) for weekends and evenings, and one black/grey pair from Dorothy Perkins that I wear to go out in.

[goanmad]

Hello All!
Disappointingly cloudy here this morning. I was planning to go booting but thought I'd do some eBay listing instead then pop to the monthly church jumble this afternoon. Listing to The Cure, oh the nostalagia!

Wearing:
Vintage reworked teal blue TopShop dress, strapless with peacock and tropical flower print (£1.24 eBay)
River Island skinny jeans, I've cut them off 3 inches below the knee and turned them up (5p jumble sale)
Leather Gladiator sandal-boots (the ones that go 12inches up the leg) £3 Indian street market
4inch wide dark Accessorize wooden cuff bangle (30p Car boot)
Chunky wooden bangle with peace signs & chunky wood bangle with turquoise stones and diamonte bits (ex-Accessorize 30p car boot)
Large turquoise enamel disc earrings (Bay liquidation sale 80p)
Indian silver tribal rings

Gymfiend - good choice of jeans there, don't get rid of any more (unless, of course you're sending them my way) :rotfl:

[tara747]

p.s. can someone help me with advice? I bought a pair of Birkenstock Relax shoes (the ones with just a strap across the foot, no toe post or anything) yesterday and have been wearing them at home to see if they're comfy. They seem fine but are they actually comfy for wearing all day? I walk to and from work (half an hour each way) and go for a walk at lunch (anything from half to one hour). Does anyone have a pair and are they as comfy as they claim?

[crumpetmonster]

Hello all,

I've been lurking around for a while, but I shall join in!

Today, I'm at work, so:

Topshop Black T-shirt with Rufffley front detail
Topshop Charcoal Wide leg trousers
Topshop Gold Sandals (my faves!)
Topshop Black Knitted Waterfall Cardy
DKNY Watch
Tiffany Necklace and Bracelet
Gold Metallic Coil Bracelet

The air conditioning is also set to polar :( (Imelda, I sympathise!) so it's a definite cardy on day!

[Mrs_Ryan]

Hi everyone!!

You lot are so lucky - getting to wear nice stuff for work - I get to wear a lovely nylon-type uniform tunic in a gorgeous shade of mushroom (not) and navy trousers with a waistband so high even Simon Cowell would balk at them!!! :rotfl:

Here's my outfit for today (I get changed at work)

White t-shirt with sweetheart neckline (Matalan, £5 - I live in it though, its so comfy and quite smart)
Pale blue jeans (Evans, £25 - again quite smart and fairly fitted which is good as Evans jeans tend to fit where they touch on me :rotfl:)
Pink stripy socks (Bought in a pack of 5 from Primark, have had them ages though so no idea how much they originally cost)
Hot pink and white Reebok trainers (I got these from Shoetailor.com - think they were about £40 :oops: not very MSE really!!!!)

Bag is a lilac rucksack I bought from Downtown in Grantham, think it was about £5 or something but its fab to use for work.
I also have on blue button stud earrings I got for 99p in Superdrug.

Have a good day everyone!! xx

[glowgirl]

Hi everyone, todays outfit is

strapless white and turquoise cotton dress - local market
turquoise ankle tie patterned flat shoes - local market (where I used to live)

usual jewelery
white spy bag - Fendi


what's a reasonable number of jeans to have?


I have at least 25 pairs at the last count about a year ago all of which are different and I wear them whenever the occasion suits and I just bought two more pairs this morning, one grey 3/4 length from H&M, couldn't be bothered to try them on and they look horrendous (should of remembered their sizing is no good for me) so they are going back and one pair of super baggy/flarey jeans from Republic, these have big gold rhinestone things on the pockets and belt hooks and look just how I wanted:Tas you can tell I don't do minimalist when it comes to the size of my wardrobe:rotfl:

[Kaz2904]

I'm wearing my french connection jeans again and a mushroom wrap top (french connection sale £12). I'll wear my white wedges when we go out.
Usual jewellery and a strandy dangly bits necklace.
I need to research the bags a bit better as I only have one handbag and ought to get more. I'm not mad keen on them though.
Jeans, I have 3 pairs and one pending in (after they've been turned up but the other pair will go then). I will buy more though if I find some nice ones. I'm not averse to having clothes just want nice ones!

[FelinePrincess]

Hi all,

Today I am wearing:
This vest top http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=true&catalogId=19551&storeId=12556&categoryId=167014&parent_category_rn=42325&productId=1177977&langId=-1
River island skinny jeans
Sand tall uggs

Gymfiend, sounds like you have a good selections of jeans! I have lots of pairs but I seem to live in the river island skinny jeans that I'm wearing today although I don't even like them that much, it's just they are handy to wear with my uggs - which I live in!

Feline Princess

[sharronloves2spend]

Gymfiend, i have 2 pairs, thats it, it's one in one out for me. (replaced yearly as i live in jeans)

Birkys are the comfiest ever, i can be in mine all day and not get a twinge. But apparently shoes that flip flop requires your toes to claw onto the footbed arn't good for you (i'm sure there is a technical term for all that information lol)

Lovely weather here today, doing stuff around the house and not going out so i'm wearing a pink beach ra-ra style skirt and a white vest, dead comfy but not to be seen outdoors in such attire!!

See you all later xx
Sharron

[tara747]

Birkys are the comfiest ever, i can be in mine all day and not get a twinge. But apparently shoes that flip flop requires your toes to claw onto the footbed arn't good for you (i'm sure there is a technical term for all that information lol)

Sharron

Thanks for that, they are the ones with just the one strap, like these:

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:UvS9QbWd3jSFHM:http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/b9/7/AAAAAgkRWlkAAAAAALl2-g.jpg (http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/b9/7/AAAAAgkRWlkAAAAAALl2-g.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/birkenstock-isis&usg=__o4LTZt9aRrcSUyKJIdehCyo7-WE=&h=150&w=150&sz=5&hl=en&start=11&um=1&tbnid=UvS9QbWd3jSFHM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbirkenstock%2Brelax%26hl%3Den%26safe% 3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1)

Would they be bad for my feet? Eeek...

[workinmummy]

Not posted on the new thread before, been feeling fat and frumpy for the past few days, but feeling much better today.(Pregnancey hormones)

At work, So:
Black cotton, stretchy black calf length maternity dress fom Dorothy Perkins via Ebay (£4 bargain). It makes my bump look good and my bottom not so big.:T

Short sleeved green cardy from Primark to add a bit of colour.

Black mules - Asda

So feeling cool and dare i say quite chic for a change

[gymfiend]

Really quick post as I'm working (or so I keep telling myself, ha!)

Tara - I have those exact Birki's - were they from TK Maxx? I love mine but they're really not comfortable for long walks til they've been well worn in! They hurt the bridge of my foot!

[tara747]

gymfiend, yes, well they're brown but the same! I was thinking they mightn't be comfy enough for long walks. I actually bought a size bigger for comfort and they seem ok. My size was a bit tight across the top of my foot! I'll wear them at home some more and then decide.

p.s. what do you mean by a long walk? Would an hour be ok?

[gymfiend]

Tara I find any more than half an hour and they start to hurt, I think it's because you sort of have to clench your toes to keep them on iykwim? Though the more I've worn them the better they've gotten - I'd wear them in at home as much as you can before venturing out on a long walk with them!

Thanks for all the advice on the jeans :) It's funny how 5 seems loads in comparison to some people and none in comparison to others! I did have about 30 pairs - but have put most on eBay/in the bin! I don't need 6 pairs of black skinny jeans, or 3 grey, or 2 blue...or 3 pairs of straight legs in varying colours...!!!

Spotted a lovely long line cardi in Tesco today for £12, material felt lovely too but none in my size :( Going to try the big Mr T's when I can drag someone there with me!

Going out for the evening now so switching into a baggy white t-shirt to go with my dark denim shorts, leopard print pumps, thick brown belt and tonnes of gold jewellery :) Have been using the summer moisturiser so looking rather tanned, might aswell show it off!!xx

[sharronloves2spend]

Tara, yes thats them. I think they are really comfy but they will need wearing in. I had new ones this year and took about 10 wears to wear them in. I think it will be trial and error as to weather they will be comfy enough for your walk.

Love Sharron

[tara747]

Thanks for the advice girls, I will wear them in a bit more at home (hope I don't dirty them with my feet) xo

[iceicebaby]

Hello Ladies.

Today I was wearing
Charcoal linen trousers (florence and fred) about a tenner
White T shirt (DP's) £4
Green short cardi (new Look) £10
Black peep toe wedges (DP's) £20
Silver cross on chain necklace present from sis
Silver tissot watch present from OH
Silver crystal earrings present from friend in work.

I have 12 pairs of jeans

1 pair each of black, dark blue and light blue bootcut
1 pair each black and dark blue skinny
1 pair each dark blue and black skinny flare
1 pair blue boyfriend
1 pair light blue baggy fit
and 1 pair old jeans for gardening etc.