OOTD; A Day In London

This Saturday, me and my boyfriend headed to London for a belated birthday trip for him, we went not to long ago (the beginning of the year) so decided we would have a more kind of tourist day out and do a few different things, these including the London Eye and a trip to Shoreditch and Brick Lane, before a spot of shopping in Oxford Circus too.

It was such a lovely day, one of those ones that you never want to end, plus we were very lucky with the weather too as it was lovely sunshine most of the day, with the odd patch of rain showers too (it is England after all). Although we didn't take any full blog style outfit images, we did take quite a few photo's which I thought I would share.. 

Sunglasses | Miu Miu

Pink Blouse | Archive by Alexa | £35.00

Flare Jeans | H&M | £20.00

Silver Boots | Daisy Street | £30.00 

Hello there famous pelican of Brick Lane (we walked quite abit to get a glimpse of this one). 

As well as the amazing graffiti down near Brick Lane, it's also know for it's bagel shops, markets and of course all things vintage. We headed in to a small indoor market and found these amazing pineapple flowers.. Of course I had to buy them but they did get a little squashed after being carried around London for almost ten hours haha. They are still going strong though and are currently placed in my rose gold vase near the window! 

I'm heading off to New York bright & early in the morning and I'm so excited although slightly terrified of having jet-lag haha.. anybody else have that as a fear or just me? 

What did you get up to this weekend? Be sure to let me know! 

Hope you're all well! 

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OOTD; Vintage Leopard Dress

sunglasses | asos | £12.00

leopard dress | vintage shop via. eBay | £50.00

patent black shoes | new look | £10ish

bag | zara | old

Another classy changing room photo shoot for this post.

I think this could be my favourite dress of the moment, I spotted it on eBay from a vintage shop, they specialised in retro and vintage costumes but had a few quirky pieces for sale too. 

This dress was actually classed as a vintage 1950's night dress and was floor length when I originally bought it. 

I knew instantly that I would make it quite a bit shorter when I bought it and once I received it in the post, I cut quite a bit off.. I'm really happy with the idea of shortening the dress because it means I get to have a chunk of the lovely leopard fabric which I can use to either make something else or even a little accessory to match. 

I love buying vintage things because they are usually so well made and also kind of one off's since you can't just go out and find the exact same item on the high street, making the garment a little bit more special.

Have you found any vintage pieces lately?

&I hope you're all well.

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OOTD; Peacock Kimono

kimono | eBay from a vintage shop | £70.00

I've recently come back from a girls holiday in Greece& I'm not quite sure why is it but whenever I have a holiday abroad I suddenly want to start buying all kinds of boho ankle bracelets& dream catchers, when usually that isn't really my style. Anyway, I spotted a girl in the airport coming home wearing the most amazing floral velvet kimono, so sent my friend over to ask where she got it from, she said River Island so naturally, I went hunting high&low for it but could not find it anywhere. 

This made me think why not just try& find a genuine vintage kimono for pretty much the same price. 

As always eBay had the answer to all my kimono dreams with this velvet&peacock one.

 I think kimono's are such a good clothing item to have as you can wear the most boring outfit (like here) but then adding a kimono just instantly makes it look so dressy. 

I even bought I pair of jeans today to wear it with, so I now have one pair of jeans in my entire wardrobe, pretty big step for me.

I hope you're all well.

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OOTD; £2 Two Piece

pom pom earrings | diy

floral two piece | £2.00 | vintage table sale

silver platforms | zara (oldish)

This outfit is actually from May so almost a month ago now, I just haven't had a chance to blog it yet.

I did share about this little bargain set in a previous post but not an outfit, it fits perfectly, which I think makes the £2 I paid for it an even more amazing steal. 

I tied the blouse here so it looks more a jumpsuit than a two piece but I'm going to wear them separate soon too. I honestly think this is one of the best bargain's I've ever got from a vintage fair, glad to say somebody's old clothes have made me a very happy girl.

Hope you're all well.

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Vintage Table Sale; Alot for Less

Today I visited a little village about an hour away from where I live, they have loads of vintage& charity shops as well as a heap of vintage looking bicycles everywhere, literally a dream place for me. 

To make things even better, today there was a huge table sale in one of the little old churches, I spent around £25.00 and honestly couldn't believe how many great bargains I got, all with genuine vintage labels to. 

( &minus the overpriced tags that you usually find).

floral two piece trouser set | £2.00 for both.

metallic/ pastel blue top | £2.50

leopard print kimono | £4.00

pastel pink high waisted trousers | £4.00

pattern peplum top | £3.00

pastel floral playsuit | £5.00

I also bought a huge reel of lilac wool to make a whole load of pom poms which was just £3.00 too.

total : £23.50

I've already re-organised my clothes rails ready to get snapping some outfit photographs.

Hope you're all well& enjoying the beautiful weather if you're here in the UK.

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OOTD; Pastel's and PVC

coat | topshop | £90

shirt | vintage

white PVC skirt | asos sale | £15.00

socks | jazzyjeffsjunk

boots | river island | £45.00

I don't usually stick to trends with my clothes but this month I feel a asif I've gone truly pastel crazy, I think they are such a nice way to brighten up winter look's, I'm just not ready for top to toe black just yet..

Another trend is the whole high shine/pvc skirts, I spotted this white one in the asos sale, I think it's a nice subtle way of wearing high shine, although I do feel like a can't sit down probably (and slightly like a walking version of those 90's plastic table covers), other than feeling like that I love it.

Sticking with the pastel theme again, I wore all this with these cute floral socks that I got in my Jazzy Jeff goodie bag, they are originally Mary Quant, the queen of socks it seems. I think they are the most perfect socks and I'm so glad I own a pair now, thank you JJJ!  

Hope you're all well.

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OOTD; Perfect Paisley

paisley top | jazzy jeff's junk (vintage) 

skirt | american apparel (old)

bag | jazzy jeff's (vintage)

A few weeks ago on twitter I saw about Jazzy Jeffs Junk looking to team up with bloggers, I'm a big lover of vintage clothes so instantly jumped at the chance to help. After a quick e-mail I received the most amazing goodie bag full of vintage bits including this beautiful top&bag as well as some retro earring's, amazing floral socks (will share in my next outfit post), sweeties& a postcard with a very handsome Johnny Depp on, I mean what more could you wish for than vintage treats& Johnny Depp to come through your letterbox?

I love the pattern of the top, as its quite a colourful take on paisley as well as the neckline that add's a nice detail without over doing it, meaning you could wear it casual or really do it up. I'm really impressed at the high quality of all my garments, thinking they are vintage after all, not a single moth hole in sight!

As well as great quality Jazzy Jeffs Junk is really well priced, none of the extra zero's added after the word vintage, which is great as you never really find vintage that is lovely aswell as good prices. I'm already eyeing up what I can buy, I think my dad may be opening a vintage shirt for Christmas after looking at Jazzy Jeff's menswear to. 

If you fancy taking a peek for yourself you can find them here: 

facebook | Jazzy Jeffs Junk

twitter | Jazzy Jeffs VTG

instagram | @JAZZYJEFFSVINTAGE

tumblr | JazzyJeffsJunk

Hope you're all well& Enjoying this rainy weekend.

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Sunday Steal

vintage belts | charity shop | £3.50 (for both)

I've had my eye out for a good vintage belt for such a long time now, I always see oversized vintage dresses worn with chunky belts on tumblr, and I die a little inside knowing I don't own anything like that, but maybe now I do. Both these belts are real leather and seem genuine 'vintage' /pretty old if not vintage, they do have a little wear to them but I think I like them better that way. The larger belt was £2.00 and thinner just £1.50, I'm so pleased I managed to find these especially without a huge price tag that I would of had to pay if bought from a vintage shop.

Have you found any good bargains lately?

OOTD; Sunflowers&Stripes

hat | charity shop | £2.50

sunflower top | vintage fair | £8.00

trousers | vintage fair | £3.00

shoes | juju jellies | £12.00

I picked up these trousers for a bargain of £3 at the vintage fair on Saturday, I know they aren't going to be everybody's cup of tea (they do look slightly like clown pants if I'm honest) but there was just something about them. Moving on from the balloon pants, if you haven't already saw american apparel have released a sunflower range of clothing, which are literally the perfect summer outfits, but I just couldn't let myself pay £40 for a simple crop top or skirt, I'm so glad I didn't after spotting this top for such a cheap price.

I'm going on holiday on Wednesday so this may be the last post you see from me for a week or two, but I'll be sure to post my holiday outfits once I'm home. I'm not sure sitting here eating my bowl of chips&drinking mint milkshakes whilst typing will really ensure the perfect summer figure within two days, but what can I say.. I give up.

Hope you're all well.

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It's all about swapping

Today I went to a vintage fair/ clothes swap, I've been the this vintage fair before which is a mix of retro/vintage clothes, music, cakes, handmade jewellery etc. but this month I noticed they had added a clothes swap into the mix, the were few rules and really easy to join in with. Five items, you register and swap them for tokens.. pick the clothes you want then simply give a token back for each item you chose. Five new things to replace the five you just donated (you don't have to do five, can take less).

To be completely honest there wasn't as much as I had hoped for, but I did get three things back one being a levis jacket that needs abit of a diy before I blog it, a sheer jacket and the jumpsuit you'll see below (which I really wanted so dropped on thinking how the lucky/unlucky swapping can be). I also bought a few things from the priced stalls.

lilac dress | vintage | £3.00

sunflower top | vintage | £8.00

jumpsuit | originally h&m | swapped

If you do get the chance to attend something like this I'd really recommend it just because you have no idea what you could pick up, one persons rubbish really is another's treasure. If you are interested in something like this, maybe have a quick look;

here (judy's fair)

here (vintage fairs across uk)

also try groupon as the always have offers on for tickets (2for1)

 I attended here so if you're close to Liverpool have a quick look.

Hope you're all well.

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Sunday Steal

I honestly think this is the best thing I have ever spent a £1 coin on, where I live the is a charity shop where everything is just a pound, whenever I walk past I always drop in to have a little look, and this week I nearly died with happiness when I spotted this on the rail. I've wanted a sheepskin kind of coat for ages now but just couldn't seem to get on that fitted me properly, I didn't try this on but I thought for a pound I wasn't really to fussed, when I got it home it fitted perfectly which made it ever more amazing. Such a good buy and I think it will be great in the winter..

have you found any great steals recently?

Just before I finish this post I wanted to mention.. whilst blogging I always try to vary what I post about, but the more I've been thinking the more I like the idea of post what I wear every single day for a year. I thought about doing it in weekly posts so like seven pictures of that week, I know I already post my outfits but not on a daily basis. 

I'm going to give it a try anyway.. Fingers crossed.

Hope you're all well. 

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OOTD; Bargain Vintage

Normally Saturdays are a pretty lazy day for me, but this week I was a busy bee. My friend got us tickets for a vintage fair in Liverpool, when we got there the wasn't actually too much stuff we wanted to buy so we headed up to Bold Street, this is where a lot of the vintage shops and little boutique style shops are. I've wanted a black bowler hat for such a long time but they were always sold out at Topshop& others I have tried have always been a weird shape for my head, then I spotted this one in a little shop in Quiggins, it was only £5.00 to which was a bargain, I also spotted this floral dress in a shop called Raiders Vintage, it was in the sale section and was just £5.00 too. Pretty much a vintage outfit for £10.00 which I feel is really good. I think people put the word vintage infront of the word dress and instantly add another nought onto it. £££. We got stopped by Grazia Street Style, they are doing a whole week of street style.. I don't normally read Grazia but it was still nice to be stopped.

 

Beth has a blog too, if you fancy taking a peek; HERE

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

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