Fashion moneysaving thread - Dressed up or Down - Everyone Welcome!! (Part 4)

Alexnikov

Hi bratz! Don't let weight put you off wearing what you want to wear! Your outfit today sounds lovely (esp the Primark dress) and if you're wanting to try new styles and so on, hit the charity shops for some cheap new stuff. I think most of us on here are slight charity shopaholics.

Outfit today is:

Red cardi - Matalan (wish they still made these, it's absolutely ancient but still in great condition)
Green 3/4 sleeved top - Dorothy Perkins
Black pencil skirt with brightly coloured city scenes on - blog sale
Black tights - M&S
Red Mary Janes - Dorothy Perkins sale, only £7!
And a mixture of real and faux pearl jewellery

Sarah_

Hi,

Welcome bratz - your outfit sounds lovely.

Wearing a leopard pint tunic, skinny jeans and black knee high boots (which are amazingly snowproof - good old Clarks!).

Way too much snow here in Glasgow - fed up with it now. Hoping to make it to Milton Keynes tomorrow for a weekend with my auntie and uncle. Fingers crossed!

xx

bratz81

aw thanks for the welcome guys!
I did nothing the charity shop theme running through the thread lol

I have ordered a dress off ebay for £3.99 inc p&p. Not ordered, won, what am I talking about?! And bidding on a beautiful blue cardigan also so fingers crossed!

I will have to check out charity shops in my area, but want an idea of what will suit me first maybe and what I feel comfortable in, before I spend real money on it. Would also love to have more experience/help/ability to make my own clothes. I've made old trousers into a skirt and am making a skirt from green velvet material but would love to know how to make other things too

piratefairy

hi all. today isn't a very good day, but outfit post;

purple bow top with bubble hem, primark
skirt with purple / blue / grey paint-effect pattern, also primark
silver/grey long cardi, primark
purple wollen tights, peacocks
grey flat studded boots, primark
topshop fairy cameo ring
thick blue knitted scarf, oasis sale
faux fur mittens, new look
faux fur grey coat, tk maxx

Queen_of_NO_MATTER_WHAT

hey ladies (and gent), thanks for the waves.

Been to BTT at gym after work, ouchy but need to work off the weight I'm gained, feel miserable and want to get back into my clothes since getting engaged on holiday I just lost the plot and let my healthy eating really slide, plus OH works nights 3 or 4 nights a week and I don't like being on my own so I end up comfort eating but anyway I'm getting back on track, but it seems to take longer to come off than it does to go on

No real fashion to report, have been dressing for the weather rather than the style, and as someone said to me the other day a warm person never looks silly, so I'm holding on to that!

kittendothroar

Started off in usual uniform at work, home and dressing down! Wearing primark leopard print fleece pyjama bottoms and a black long tee with silver studs on the arms, from tesco, oh the glamour lol!!

piratefairy

Have to admit I love tesco clothes, kitten!

And congrats, queen!

bratz81

morning all
Slipped on my backside on the way into work kinda grumpy we've had no real snow here, just very very cold and the pavements are like sheets of ice. I prefer snow tbh.

Ok, on the menu today is:
boyfriend cut jeans with turnups - next
black vest - I think Dunnes
purple v neck jumper - la redoute
red and grey slightly shrunk boyfriend cardigan - matalan. Not as long as it used to be now
purple coat with belt - Debenhams
white converse with cat prints - no idea.

Also decided since I can't put mascara on today (loaded with cold and my eyes are streaming) that I'd wear slightly dangly ear-rings I bought in Paris instead to cheer me up

Alexnikov

Congratulations Queenie!

My outfit today is:

Green nubbly wool sweater dress - local boutique sale
Leggings - M&S
Black cardi - Hawkshead
Irregular Choice Jump In Puddles green & white spotty boots - ebay
Dangly green beaded and leaf earrings - present from Char

adouglasmhor

Today being a slob at work.
Button down blue oxford shirt
Book tie from the other day (has become my favourite)
Blue chinos
black uvex safety boots

Scotland rugby fleece top (A Lidl special of long ago) like this one but full zip

Black leather biker jacket
Arab scarf
Purple knitted beany hat


tonight is works Christmas do so
Shawl collared DJ and dress stripe trousers

White plain, White pleat wing collar or Black pleat front shirt (I havent decided yet)
Silver brocade waistcoat

Black Bow tie (what else)

White pocket square.
Patent shoes I posted earlier (I got the spray to stretch them).