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Monday, 21 July 2014

" today im wearing" - new mink stole

"today im wearing" my new mink stole! i managed to finally pick one up! and since at the moment the price of fur is so high! especially vintage fur. I was holding getting a new one until the summer and finally got a two mink with head at the back stole! from a local charity shop for only £10! so i decided to style it up with some 40s platforms and a tartan blazer and i was good to go!.. Enjoy!

pink chiffon blouse - Grans

blue and lemon tartan jacket - £1.50 charity shop

blue pin striped pencil skirt with split - christmas present

Mink - st cuthberts hospice - £10

vintage patent leather handbag - gift from my boss

scarf - oscar la ren - grans

bangles - various charity shops

middle bangle bakelite - durham vintage market

pearl necklace with matching earrings - gift from my love

diamond necklace - £5 age uk

hair flower - charity shop

cat hair clip - charity shop

Spanish hair clip - charity shop

red velvet 1940s platforms - £2! barnardos

Sunday, 20 July 2014

"today im wearing" - £2 vintage dress..

I know ive been away a while and have been slacking on the blogging. But im back and in full blogging swing! and im back with a " today im wearing" outfit post and it is themed around this amazing 70s does 50s black and white vintage dress i picked up from a charity shop for only £2!!! which was an amazing bargain. I was heading out for dinner which i know for most people means converse and a tight midi skirt. For me its an opportunity to make an effort and dress up as usual! so i put it with all red accessories and a alligator skin handbag and i was ready to go.. And of course the outfit is never complete without a good vintage hair do! and today its the victory roll hair! And it proves you can create a great fashionable outfit for under £10. ... Enjoy!

Dress - £2 charity shop

Vintage Chinese shoes £2 barnardos

Belt £1 charity shop

brooches - various charity shops

Necklace - mams

brown bangles - charity shops

middle bangle - bakelite Durham vintage

cats hair clip 50p charity shop

vintage Earrings - £2 charity shop

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Outfit of the day - Orange suite and the poodle

Today's outfit of the day is the theme "Orange" and since orange is my favourite colour and my hair colour i always love wearing reds or oranges. So i decided to wear this orange top skirt and jacket three piece from Ding Dong vintage and then built up my outfit from there. And of course today's hair style is inspired by the one and only Betty Grable and this is my take on her classic "POODLE" hair style with my own twist. I hope you enjoy my Outfit of the day and feel free to leave your comments below...

The inspiration Betty Grables amazing " POODLE" up do!

OOTD!

im wearing!

orange striped 1960s suite - Ding Dong vintage

Shoes - British heart £4.99

Vintage brown Seamed stockings - £3.99 Age UK

Aligator skin handbag - St cuthberts hospice £10

Scarf - charity shop £1

Wooden bangles £1 car boot sale

Red knitted snood - eBay £3.99

Hat pin - charity shop £1

Orange vintage hat - £6 Armstrongs vintage

Brown leather and mink fur earrings - £4 Herman Brown

Vintage fox fur cape eBay £50

Blue crochet gloves - Great Aunts

Bangles - Charity shops

Necklace - Mams

Sunday, 29 June 2014

Styling at Durham thrift fair - what i wore and what i bought!

Today i was working and helping out the stylist at the Durham thrift fair held at the gala theatre. The point of the afternoon was the show people how to up cycle and put life back into clothing from charity shops or just old clothes in there wardrobe they never wear any more. And to show people to how to dress for there body shape. We also put together some outfit ideas on mannequins showing people how to style up items from each charity shop. And also just giving people a little bit of styling advice on clothing they'd bought from the stalls Giving them some interesting ideas on how to style it that maybe they wouldn't have thought of putting with it. It was also a great opportunity to work with a great stylist and the days atmosphere was great.

But of course they were local charity shop stalls with a few interesting vintage items so i couldn't help treating myself to a few vintage treats. And oxfam had a £5 a kilo sale where i managed to pick up a few good pieces. So here is some photos of what I wore for the event and what a managed to get my hands on.