I love pairing the colour red with leopard print – I bought this reworked vintage velvet cropped longsleeve from Blue Rinse recently, Blue Rinse is definitely one of my favourite stores for vintage and reworked vintage clothing. I loved this top so much that I had to have it in royal blue too!
Here’s a closer look at my new navajo/aztec print jacket which was just £10 from Cow in Manchester! It is a little big, but after wearing it for a day I completely love it. I definitely want to pick up some more bomber jackets for the upcoming season. Topshop have some really nice printed bomber jackets, but I am wary of buying a ‘loud’ print from somewhere like Topshop (where the chances are that a lot of people will buy the same item as you) because it can often be disappointing and even embarrassing! Buying a vintage printed jacket is much more rewarding and unique and often a lot cheaper too.
Today I wore my jacket with my American Apparel Disco Pants, a suede vest from Urban Outfitters and my Nike Air Max 90s.
Over the past few days I’ve had a huge shop, scouring what’s left of the January sales in some shops and new arrivals for spring in others for bargains and to spend my Topshop vouchers left over from Christmas. Here’s what I bought:
I’m really impressed with the Primark Spring 2012 range (click here to see it in full on the Look magazine website) and today I picked up this black and white polka dot sheer blouse for just £10. Apart from a few pretty dresses, cute accessories and this striking ‘burnt orange’ blazer, the blouses are the strongest pieces in the collection in my opinion. I’ve also got my eye on this floral blouse with black sleeves and this white blouse with pink accents.
I wasn’t overwhelmed by the Topshop sale this winter, however I did pick up this cute knitted jumper for £15 which will look great over any button-up blouse, especially on a cold but sunny spring day.
You might’ve already seen how much I love the new baroque print pieces from Motel (and if you haven’t, click here) and so I was super stoked to receive my order today. After much deliberation I decided on the blue ‘Becka Bodycon Skirt’, although with more baroque print items to follow I can see myself splashing out on something else!
My bag here is also new, ordered from vj-style.com. I was a bit disappointed when I opened my package because I’d meant to order the leopard print version but received black, but after checking I realised it was my mistake and I’d ordered the wrong one! Duh! I’m in two minds over whether to send this back in exchange for the leopard (and probably have to pay more shipping costs) or just to keep it and perhaps order the leopard one too at a later date, because I love it in black too. Decisions decisions!
Today I received a very belated birthday present from my girl friends at college (my birthday was in September!), but one which I am still in love with – the American Apparel Disco Pant! I’ve been yearning for a pair of disco pants for years but couldn’t bring myself to splash out the £70, so they were the perfect 18th birthday gift. I strongly recommend that every girl has a pair of these in any colour, they’re fabulous.
Here I’m wearing them with a pocket t-shirt which I made myself. These, along with other prints, will be available to buy on thepocketco.bigcartel.com in the next few days, so keep your eye out! In the mean time, follow The Pocket Co Tumblr to keep updated. I’m also wearing my Carhartt beanie and the trainers which were a Christmas gift from my boyfriend – my Nike Air Max 1 Beets. Not to everyone’s taste but I think they’re gorgeous!
I haven’t done a ‘latest purchases’ post in a while, but I just had a very brief splurge with my mum and wanted to post my buys which I’m pretty pleased with.
On new year’s eve I went to a friend’s house party and wore my Miss Selfridge cosmic leggings and my black velvet shirt partially open with a lace vest underneath. I also wore my black creepers and a black leather biker jacket! I hope that all my followers and readers had as fun a new year as I did, and I wish everyone the best for 2012.
I’m in love with my new Primark leggings, especially because they were £6 as opposed to the practically identical Miss Selfridge version which are £20! Here I paired them with a black velvet shirt which I bought off ebay, also for £6 and my new black creepers. I accessorised with my new black buckles & straps satchel bag, a gold chain, gold & black replica YSL ring and a cute metallic hair bow.
I received this beautiful American Apparel double layer chiffon maxi skirt in the post today, courtesy of the ASOS sale and costing me a grand total for £4 thanks to the lovely people at Vice! The colour is perfect and who doesn’t love a bargain. Here I paired it with a fringed bodysuit, originally Topshop, which I got from a discount store called Steals years ago. I’ll also definitely be wearing it with my black velvet bodysuit or a button-up shirt and black creepers, and in the summer a loose white vest.