Fashion chat- Dressed up or down??? All welcome!!

judyjetson

Minerva, outfit sounds great - loving the sound of the wide-legged trouser version.

Glowgirl, hope wee Charlie's hanging on in there.

Piratefairy, I love your Halloween material, it's amazing!

Well, I've been quite a busy little bee today, and caught up on a few bits and pieces that needed doing, hung a couple of fab 70s mirrors, put a new loo roll holder up (what a glamorous life I lead!) and made some chicken soup.

Still suffering a LOT of pain after yesterday's stair tumble and I've got the beginnings of the most massive bruise - at least it's where no-one will see it! :rotfl:

Nothing exciting on the clothes front here, I'm afraid, I'm dressed for comfort today.

grey flared yoga pants
long sleeved fine cotton white tshirt (pack of 2, £4 New Look, black & White)
ratty old Uggs

GrammarGirl

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Grammargirl - Bill Bailey rocks! Saw him last year and didn't stop laughing throughout the entire set. Your BF's a lucky guy.

We saw him in Manchester a few months ago and he was brilliant. My bf is a musician so loves BB's musical bits and will adore the orchestra too. I can't wait to present him with the tickets on his birthday!

I hope the little kitty feels better soon. It's so sad when animals get ill.

PS. Piratefairy, you should definitely have a staycation! We loved ours, it was lots of fun. Even better near Christmas as you can get your shopping done while it's quiet! xx

Alexnikov

The brown ankle boot hunt continues...

I tried loads of shops in town today and without exception the boots were all a) gorgeous but only came in black or b) a really vile shade of tan or terracotta. Surely it can't be this hard to find a nice pair in some decent shade of mid or chocolate brown?

I quite like these but the sole puts me off. Not that I'm fussy or anything!

Primark had some really nice fairly plain £15 ones but only in black. Oh I tell a lie, they had some in brown but only in a size 3 :rolleyes: I'm back in town tomorrow morning so am wondering if it's worth trying there again. Anyone care to hazard a guess as to whether they're likely to stock the display up again overnight?


Minerva - that sounds ideal to me, stylish and practical if you're going to be running round all night.

Daisybella - they'll look fab!

Ah well, off I go to pack an overnight bag. I'm having a two day jolly up to Newcastle to see Alesha Dixon on Wednesday and the RSC on Thursday. Should be good fun

piratefairy

Alexnikov, are you after ankle boots with a heel (I know that's a silly question probably, but thought I'd better check before I have a look)..

And I don't like the sole on the Office pair either :S

Today's outfit -
Black and white rose print dress, H&M
Long grey cardigan / shrug thing (basically it's long sleeved, and then has a reeeeeally long scoop back, tricky to explain but i'll put a pic on the blog later) present from my mother from Matalan last weekend, £8
black leggings
pinky purple glitter heels, from faith as my cheer up contrast to the rest of the outfit - the label says £50 but i imagine i got them in a sale (another pair i forgot i owned!)
pinky purple nail polish - Love by 17 (Boots offer the other day)..

Ooh, also, advice needed as to what to wear this with (another of my mum's presents the other day)..
http://www.matalan.co.uk/fcp/product/fashion-to-buy-online/Be-Beau/Pandora-spot-bow-front-prom-dress-with-sequin-detailing/7297&resultsPerPage=100&attrList=Dept,brand

daisybella

Good morning
Just taking a break from hoovering (my most hated job) to post.

Wearing
navy and white star print dress: Primark, coupe of years ago
cream/white tee under dress: new look
dark green tights: primark
black heeled brogues when I venture out: debenhams
+ jacket and scarf when I venture out: debenhams + primark.

Alexnikov

Either flat or a small heel - can't wear proper heels to work unless they're of a reasonable size due to conservation reasons so it'd have to be either a chunky or cowboy boot type heel.

minerva_windsong

Morning all!

Thanks for the outfit advice - it is actually a lunch event (late morning to early afternoon) but thought it would be a good one for looking smart as well as being practical.

Today's outfit, then, is:

- Cream short sleeved wrap dress with blue trim and swirly flower patterns in orange and blue (Joe Browns)
- Scoop neck long sleeved white top (Dorothy Perkins)
- Sheer tights (M&S)
- Brown mid calf flat boots (Rocket Dog)
- Black wool mix military style flared coat (New Look) to come into work
- Brown leather handbag (am thinking of getting a new one though)
- Usual jewellery

Perfume and nail polish are the same as yesterday.

In work til half five, then home to work out and have a good chill. I am however hoping that my big project will finally be over today and I won't have to worry about it any more...

Have a good Wednesday everyone!

RainyWednesday

Hi all, all sounding fabulous as always.

Me today:
Grey wraparound body ASOS
very wide legged jeans - Miss Selfridge about £20
thin brown woven belt - chazza shop somewhere at some time
And this is quite hard to describe - it's a white, blue and rust plaid thing that's cross between a caplet and a shrug with a zip up the front, I love it because it's a cross between being cute and punky - anyway it was made by someone called 'Sweet Charlotte' on Etsy, I bought it last year

Not intending to leave the house at the mo but if I do I'll put my black high top baseball boots on - No Sweat via Acesension about £30

aylithuk

Morning ladies. Looking good as always

Outfit for today is

Dark Gray knitted slouch jumper - River Island
Dark Blue Skinnies - River Island
Calf Boots - Dotty Ps

Really feeling utterly understated sexy today

As you can tell I am in a good mood and off out to buy my OH a new pair of clippers so it doesn't look like I am going out with a hobo! Gonna get them from boots for the double points!!!

Mrs_Ryan

Afternoon everyone - some lovely outfits today ladies!

Im going to embark on the train journey from hell soon :rotfl: (4 hours and 15 minutes with three changes - argh) so Im nice and comfy today.

Black cotton three-quarter sleeved v-neck top with sequins and a small ruffle round top (Evans sale last Xmas)
Black cotton/linen mix trousers (£7, Evans sale when I was on hols in Cornwall)
Black hooded cardie (yes the one I half-inched from Mum :rotfl:) - Tesco sale)
Grey, pink and white socks with black print (£3, BHS)
And my white and baby blue Nikes and black cape coat.

Usual accessories - black leather beaded and silver link bracelets and silver ring. Perfume Lacoste Touch of Pink and also wearing Boots Spearmint Lip Balm.

Unstylishly mismatched luggage is large black trolley holdall (half-inched from Mum and Dad ) Black and lilac rucksack (£4 from DownTown in Grantham) and beige and blue Radley cross-body handbag (Fenwicks sale but Xmas pressie from Mum and Dad)

Hope everyones having a good day! xx