Fashionistas daily, Wednesday 24th June.

minerva_windsong

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Today I'm wearing:

- Joe Browns cream wrap dress with blue trim and pattern of swirls/flowers on it, about £25 a year ago
- White Zara spaghetti strap vest top, £8 about four years ago but has been worn to death under shirts and dresses that were just a bit too low to wear on their own
- White Next sandals that are dead ringers for Birkenstocks but only cost about £15
- Bronze coloured hairband (can't remember where I got it)
- Silver watch (21st birthday present from boyfriend), silver ring (18th birthday present from parents), silver and amber earrings (20th birthday present from boyfriend), silver initial necklace (Christmas present from parents about two years ago)

I'm intrigued as to how you guys get good capsule work wardrobes as I've just left uni so don't have a lot of 'worky' clothes and have spent the last week and a half of work experience cobbling together the incredibly little I have, with mixed results...

Phudge

Ah, you found us! I just sent you a pm before I saw you here! Don't want anyone getting lost

I would love a nice cool maxi dress but I can't seem to find one in my size and one which doesn't make me look erm....well, pregnant!:o Hmm, I'll keep looking....

lola34

Afternoon all

Tara747 - I'm just the same and rarely pay full price unless it is Primark!!!!

I was reading my Mary Potas how to Shop book earlier on and have found I'm not a fashionista but a 'bargainista' buys all the stuff in the sale and finds the designer look a likes for less- thisis so me.

Anyway less of the waffling - this morning was work so it was-

M&S Autograph smart cream shorts - sale £9 (of course)
Black singlet F&F £2
White crop cardi M&S non sale:eek: last year
Same shoes as usual:rolleyes:

Than finished at lunch time so am now in

Primark combat knee length denim shorts £8
Gap flowery cotton vest - $2.99 - approx £1.50 last year:D in US
Black croc flip flops again bought in the US so cheaper than over here

Been out for a nice long walk in the sun

Enjoy the rest of the day ladies:j

whatatwit

Hi, good to see some new faces.

Today, I've been at work and I have a nasty habit of wiping my buttery/mayonnaisey hands on myself rather than my pinny :rolleyes:

Stone/beige 3/4trousers from Next, same as yesterday
Black scoop neck t-shirt from M&S £4
Black sandals, Hush Puppy.

I then wandered into town and had a mooch round the charity shops.
I found a lovely orange/pink chiffoney top from M&S Autograph £5.99 (PDSA Floss )

Floss

whatatwit wrote: »

.....I then wandered into town and had a mooch round the charity shops.
I found a lovely orange/pink chiffoney top from M&S Autograph £5.99 (PDSA Floss )

Oooh thanks for that, will have to try & get in to town

sharronloves2spend

Good evening ladies, not been able to get on today as i went to cheshire oaks, those who don't live in the north west, it's a designer outlet villiage. I bought a pair of shoes for ds1 and a pair of pajamas for myself. Had to be physically wrestled not to buy a gorgeous dress in karen millen, but i didn't buy it!!!!

Imelda, your colours are similar to mine, i love the mix of greys and purples.

Minerva, my capsule thread is knocking around on here somewhere with pics, may give you a few ideas.

Today i wore my maxi dress (but am now wandering if i look preggers in it, lol ) from peacocks and gladiators and lots of bangles. Very hot here today just been to my friends (it was her daughters birthday) and now fell a little tipsy, she makes you so welcome and you always come away well fed and watered!!!!

Am off to bed now with me new book 'style chic' by Paula reid, a fab book and i am really enjoying it, lots of tips on capsules and where to invest and where to buy cheap.

All sounding gorgeous today ladies xx

Sharron

Bitsy_Beans

Have come to conclusion that my maxi dress does make me look slightly preggy. Not helped by the baby weight still hanging around my upper midriff
I love this dress but I don't feel great in it. I bought it last year after giving birth 6 weeks prior (yep that's how long it took me to get back into my pre pregnancy clothes not sure how I managed that one) so anything felt better but 11 months on I don't feel the same way......

whatatwit

Floss wrote: »

Oooh thanks for that, will have to try & get in to town

From my mooch along the street of many charity shops :rolleyes: I did think that PDSA was one of the best.
The stock was well arranged and priced to match the garment.

It amazed me how many of the shops were selling the M&S T-shirts (the ones at 2 for £8 in M&S) at £3.50 or more.
And as for the white T-shirts with huge yellow sweat/deodorant stains _pale_

whatatwit

Sharron & Bitsy, I've steered clear of the maxi dresses for the whole pregnancy look reason.
I personally feel that you have to be either skinny or larger to carry them off.
My 14/16 size frame, pear shaped at that, doesn't look good

:think: now if I had boobs to match my hips, I'd be quids in :rotfl:

tara747

whatatwit wrote: »

Sharron & Bitsy, I've steered clear of the maxi dresses for the whole pregnancy look reason.
I personally feel that you have to be either skinny or larger to carry them off.
My 14/16 size frame, pear shaped at that, doesn't look good

:think: now if I had boobs to match my hips, I'd be quids in :rotfl:

Noooooooooo, if you have big boobs they spill out the sides of the triangles which pass for the 'top' of a maxi dress! :eek:

You would look fab in one I am sure. :A