OOTD: My Midi

I've had another mega busy weekend, hence the lack of blogging, but I've taken lots of outfit shots, done lots of Autumn wardrobe shopping and a major amount of thrifting so all in the name of good blogging.

Friday and Saturday I hit the high street and some local charity shops and boy did I have fun, I've crossed off a lot of the items on my wishlist and more. 

Sunday I braved the local car boot in what could have been torrential rain (it literally started raining as I got out of the car), people were starting to pack their stalls away as I got there so I had to be quick, but I still managed to pick up a few goodies.

I bought brogues, heeled lace up boots, casual dresses, jackets, tights, vintage blouses, full skirts, cardigans, jumpers, but mostly shockingly a hat (I've never worn a hat) and lipstick (as shown in this picture). I usually think lipstick just looks ridiculous on me, but I really like this coral colour.

Regarding the outfit, it's mainly made up of thrift pieces, but I thought it looked rather nice on a sunny Friday afternoon, I don't really 'do' pastels, and I'm still convinced that the skirt is more of a nude than a pink, what do you think?

Outfit Details

Purple Silk Vest - Thrifted - £1.50

Long Blush Skirt - Thrifted - £1

Gladiator Sandels - New Look - £14.99

Bird Necklace - Unknown - £1.50

Tan Belt - Primark - £1.50

Total Outfit Cost - £20.49

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Shameless Sales Pitch

I said in my last post on Saturday that I would have my customised pieces ready, and my eBay shop up and running by Sunday, but these past few days have been a nightmare. Everything has taken so much longer than I expected and I'm still only half way there. I'm not really very happy with any of these pictures, but times ticking away on my eBay listings and I couldn't leave you ladies waiting any longer.

So...drum roll please...
I would like to introduce you to the customised pieces I've completed so far...

The Playsuit - SOLD

~ This lovely little playsuit is available on eBay here ~

The Tea Dress - SOLD

~ This gorgeous number is too small for me so I couldn't model it, but you can find this polka dot tea dress here in my eBay shop ~

The Autumn Sweater - SOLD

~ This pretty aubergine sweater can also be found in my eBay shop here ~

All of the above pieces have a starting bid of just £4.99!

Any of my followers who would like to bid on the above pieces, please e-mail me and I'll give you a 10% discount on the final price.

Here is a sneak peek at just some of the other items I have available in my eBay shop.

Many of these items start from just 99p.

I will be adding lots more items over the coming days/weeks, so please keep looking.

Lastly, I have some of the 'ready made' peter pan collars for sale if anyone would like to purchase a set please e-mail me.

You can chose either a plain collar for £4.00 (inc p&p) or one of my embellished designs...

~ Design A ~

£6.50 (inc p&p). I also have these beads in Pearl.

~ Design B ~ 

£7.00 (inc p&p)

~ Design C ~

£7.50 (inc p&p)

~ Beads ~

I am also selling the t-shirt listed in this post in any colour and any size with any of the above designs for £13 (inc p&p), again just e-mail me your request.

*** All payments to be made via Paypal. All items will be sent via second class recorded delivery. These prices are for UK buyers only. I am willing to ship internationally, please contact me via e-mail for postage prices***

For information/requests on all items featured in this post please e-mail me at

my-favourite-fashion@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you for reading if you got this far, and thank you all so much for the lovely comments on my previous post, you really have made my day!

P.S. I've just joined blog lovin so please add me if you like my blog.

xxx

Autumn / Winter Wardrobe Wish List

First things First, I reached 100 followers yesterday! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

I'm going to hold another little giveaway later in the week to say thank you again, so keep a look out for that.

I've been thinking a lot about my Autumn/Winter wardrobe over the last few weeks and with Autumn hot on our heels, I thought I'd dedicate an entire post to this beautiful season. Now don't get me wrong I'm certainly not as in love with the weather as I am with the fashion, I mean it's the perfect season for my personal style, muted colours, opaque tights, leather boots and chunky knit jumpers. I'm getting excited just thinking about it.

So without further a due I would like to introduce you to my A/W2010 Wish list.

Maxi Dresses - Out with the floral in with the muted colours and nautical stripes, teamed with a pair of worker boots.

Via New Look

Paperbag / high waisted shorts - Worn with black opaque tights and a pretty vintage blouse.

Via Topshop

Peter Pan collars - I adore this dress, it has a very high resemblance to last seasons 'tba' dress, but at a fraction of the price.

Via Miss Selfridge

Full Skirts / Pleated Skirts - I'm planning on wearing lots of full skirts with opaque tights and nude patent courts or brogues.

Via Modcloth

Vintage Blouses (or vintage inspired) - Paired with high waisted skirts or shorts and my favourite tan leather belt.

Via Topshop

Worker boots - Worn with simple floral dresses and opaques.

Via New Look

Chunky Knit Cardigan's and Jumpers - Perfect with any vintage dress.

Via Topshop

Casual Dresses -With opaque tights and pumps.

Via New Look

Brougues - No Autumn wardrobe would be complete without them

Via Topshop

Trench Coat - I already have a lovely navy one, but I've been eyeing up this one for a quite some time now.

Via Very.co.uk

Aviator Jacket - For those not so cold days, worn over vintage dresses or casual with a pair of jeans.

Via Topshop

Heeled Lace up boots - Perfect with Vintage dresses or paper bag shorts.

Via New Look

Tapered Trousers - I want a pair of these in Khaki, Chocolate Brown and Camel (I already have a pair in black and grey), to wear with Rock Tees or Vintage Blouses.

Via New Look

Accessories -  Leather Satchels, Opaque tights in every Colour, Polka dot and Patterned tights, otk Socks, Lots of bracelets, Vintage necklaces and earrings.

 

This is really just the shortened version of my wish list I'm planning on including a full run down in my side bar so I can tick them off as I buy them, and of course being the penny pincher that I am I can guarantee I won't be buying all of the above, but will be looking for copies, in sales and charity shops/car boots etc, so wish me luck on the big hunt for my Autumn Wardrobe.

(I spent ages making a collage of the above pieces only to find out I had to pay to save it, so I've had to use individual pictures instead)

I will be adding variations of the above to the following items already in my wardrobe, that I will be keeping for Autumn.

~ Lace Dresses ~

~ Floral Dresses - worn with opaque tights and worker boots ~

~ Parka Coat ~

~ Short Shorts - with opaques and a pair of brogues ~

~ Topshop Winter Dress Coat ~

~ Vintage Blouses ~

~ Denim and corduroy waistcoats - over pretty blouses ~

~ Vintage Dresses ~

~ Thigh high black Leather boots ~

~ Black Maxi Skirt ~

~ Breton Tops ~

~ Nude Patent Courts ~

~ Rock Tees ~

I've decided to add the following new mini feature to each of my blog posts, just so you can get to know a little bit more about me in the future.

Currenty Loving: Home made Indian Curries, Listening to the rain and Come Dine with Me.

Currently Loathing: Bus drivers who see you running but drive past you anyway.

Currently Listening to: The XX - Heart Skipped a Beat (Surely the best band this year).

Currently Reading: How to be Good - Nick Hornby.

Lastly, I hoping to have my peter pan collars and associated customised pieces ready to post up here tomorrow, along with the update to my eBay store.

Phew, Thanks for reading if you got this far...xxx

OOTD: Polka Dot Princess

I desperately, desperately need my hair cutting and colouring, I can barely see past my fringe and my split ends are just dire, however my hairdresser is on holiday until 18th September, the day after I return from my holiday, she did suggest it would be better to have my hair cut after my holiday and I do agree with her but it's a total nightmare in the meantime.

Anyway these pictures showcase (fashion blogger buzz word) my 'new' thrifted blouse. You've probably noticed by now that I have a bit of a thing for tan leather belts, I can't deny it, I just think it brings an outfit together just nicely.

I can't actually remember where I got this bird necklace from, I think it might have been Primark, but I brought it sometime last year, and it definitely wasn't expensive.

Whilst walking through the town today I popped into a charity shop I haven't been in before and was very excited to find it's own vintage section with lots of little treasures, unfortunately being mere days until my next pay day, I had to rein myself in, but I did buy the most amazing vintage 70's patterned dress. I can't wait to show it to you.

I've decided from now on I'm going to list the total price of each outfit, as I want my blog to be a bit more meaningful, and my dear mother mentioned something to her friends about my blog being for ladies who like 'fashion on a budget' and I guess that's what it is. 

I know there are lots of blog's out there just like this, but mine really is on the tightest, shoestring budget. Basically I want to show people that you can look stylish without spending a lot of money. I hope that doesn't sound patronising.

Outfit Details

Polka Dot Blouse - Thrifted - £3.50
Brown Shorts - H&M - £7.99
Bird Necklace - Unknown - £1.50
Tan Leather Belt - H&M - £7.99
Heeled Brogues - Thrifted - £3.99

Total Outfit Cost - £24.97

xxx

OOTD: Lace is More

Well Hello Again Ladies (and Gents).

Firstly I'd like to thank all you lovely ladies for the really sweet comments on my last few posts, I really appreciate each and every one, I try my very best to check out the sites of everyone who comments so keep 'em coming.

***Since my last post I have offered to pick-up some of the 'ready made' peter pan collars from my local market and post them to anyone that's interested for £4 or £7 with beads already sewn on. Just send me a little e-mail with your address. I will post more pictures soon as I have already done lots more 'designs'.***

Todays outfit is the first outing of my £3 Lace Skater dress, and I think if was definitely worth the money, even if I do say so myself.

This is also the first outing for my new chunky knit cardigan that I absolutely adore, I can see it as being my favourite Autumn/Winter cardigan. They also had one in navy that I might go back and purchase, I'm still not sure about the gold buttons on either of them, but that's easily fixed.

 

I'm actually quite happy with my pictures today too, apart from the poor location (my bedroom), I know they're nothing special compared with hundreds of other blogs,  but at least I look alive and awake this time, although still very moody, you can almost glimpse a smile in the picture above.

I can't wait till my next pay day so I can look for some new shoes, I feel like I'm wearing the same shoes in every picture, but I do love them and they do go with everything.

Do you have a pair of favourite 'go too' shoes?

Outfit Details

Lace Skater Dress - Primark

Black Dress (Underneath) - H&M

Cardigan - Primark

Pendant - Gifted

Belt - Primark

Heeled Brogues - Thrifted

xxx

Peter Pan Collars and Thrift Finds

Firstly I'd like to apologise for the picture heaviness of this post.

I've not been blogging much this week, having turned my attentions elsewhere, namely the above creation.

Whist having a wander around the local market looking for some embellishments for the peter pan collar on the dress in this post, I found these lovely little Broderie Anglaise peter pan collars, so I purchased a couple to add to some of my old tops and dresses.

Firstly I sewed some little beads onto the collars...

...Then I attached them around the collar to a navy t-shirt...

...and voilà...

I also added a slightly different collar and a little gold button to this old jumper

So what do you think?

I'm actually very pleased with the result and am planning to sell other customised pieces like this on eBay and maybe etsy. If you are interested please feel free leave a comment or contact me via e-mail.

I've also been busy thriftng this week and managed to find up the following pieces from various charity shops.

~ M&S Polka Dot Blouse - £3

~ Vintage Polka dot silk shorts - £1.50

~ Brown M&S Pencil Skirt - £4.50 (Still had tags on)

~ Vintage Charcoal M&S Blouse - £2

I'm starting to put together my Autumn Wardrobe and these pieces will fit in just nicely.

Lastly, I wanted to thank my lovely followers, I've now reached over 50, so thank you very muchly, I really really appreciate it.

xxx