OOTD: Autumn Wine

I suppose this is a daytime take on the slight goth trend everybody seems to be talking about, but not actually wearing.

Vest top, tights: H&M

Necklace: my mother's drawer

Cropped tee, shorts: Topshop

Belt: Uniqlo

When you think of lace, you expect people to try the usual – lace dress, lace tights, maybe a lace top – but you never expect lace shorts, which is why I snapped these up in the Topshop sale for a mere £10. The only problem is that they're a size too small ... I've had them for a year and only managed to fit into them once, after fasting for the whole day on Good Friday! So last night I'd finally had enough and made a little v-cut in the waistband. I may have to make a couple more to wear them comfortably, but it's a small price to pay. Here's a close-up of the textures:

... oh no, I've just read the label: dry-clean only.

WHY, TOPSHOP, WHY?!

xxx

OOTD: Getting Shirty

Can you tell how much I love making up these corny post titles? Haha!

If you look at the polaroid in the sidebar of our blog, you'll see that today's outfit is much the same, but with an added splash of BLUE! I picked up this shirt a couple of weeks ago and it was worth every penny – you know when you buy something, take it home and realise that it goes with practically every single piece in your wardrobe?

Shirt: £7.99, H&M

T-shirt: Urban Outfitters; Belt: Uniqlo; Skirt: H&M; Tights: Tesco; Ring: ASOS.

I do love a bit of colour to brighten my mood when the weather's a bit rubbish!

xxx

OOTD: And All That Jazz!

Trying to decide what to wear for clubbing in London on Saturday night. This is what I wore last weekend in Norwich:

Hairband: Santorini; Dress: H&M; Ring: Topshop

I did try a string of pearls with it, but I looked like I'd stepped straight out of a dressing-up box.

Eventually I decided that gold was the only colour that made it look vintage, not dated.

The only problem with this dress is that it catches on anything that moves ...

xxx

OOTD: Clash of the Prints

Today I had one of those pick-whatever-is-closest moments when it came to getting dressed, but I quite like how it turned out! I've been trying to be more adventurous with what I wear lately and the two clashing prints here definitely tick that box for me.

Top: H&M; Belt: Uniqlo; Skirt: H&M

Of course, it started bucketing down with rain the moment I stepped outside, so I had to throw on knee socks and a big grey jumper before I left the house.

Bag: H&M; Socks: Topshop; Brogues: Kate Kanzier

Just realised how terrible my hair looks in those photos! I've been rushed off my feet all day today: I'm making lunch for six, and trying to entertain two ten-year-olds ... My friend Jasmine and I both have little sisters who are the same age, so we've tried to get them together for a playdate. They've met each other before, and they seem to get on, but the only problem is that neither of them actually speak when they're together. At all. Yet we know they communicate somehow because as a pair they managed to beat Jasmine and me at a card game called Kemps.

Mysterious.

xxx

OOTD: Pastel Perfect

Hey everyone! Sorry about the lack of post yesterday – my dad went into surgery this morning so you can probably guess what a madhouse it was over here last night.

Anyway, I took a quick trip into the city to sort out my phone (still not fixed ... I'm just about ready to start climbing the walls right now), wearing this:

Knitwear: $35 = about £25, H&M New York
Belt: attached to a skirt, Primark
Tights: £3.99, Zara
Brogues: £20, New Look
Skirt, socks, earrings: H&M

I looked outside this morning and apparently we've skipped the rest of summer and autumn, and just gone straight to winter. Nice.

Love Sanchia xxx

OOTD: Rain Or Shine

Just got back from the cinema – I saw Inception with my friend Sophie, and it has BLOWN MY MIND. I'd highly recommend it if you liked Donnie Darko, Ocean's Eleven or A Beautiful Mind, and it's definitely a DVD I'm going to have to pre-order!

Anyway, the weather in Norfolk was in its usual state of ambivalence, so I went with this to get me through rain or shine:

Top: $28 = about £15, Urban Outfitters
Belt: £10, H&M
Skirt: £9.99, H&M
Socks: £2, H&M
Brogues: £20, New Look
Wrap coat: £15, Tesco

OOTD: Summer Utility

Went out with a couple of friends yesterday to see Step Up 3 (surprisingly deep for a dance movie, I was highly confused, but I'd recommend it) and wore this. Erm, the skirt is not actually as short as it looks:

Top: free, ELLE Magazine
Skirt: £4, Primark
Belt: £10, H&M
Socks: £8, Topshop
Brogues: £20, New Look
Earrings: £3.99, H&M
Ring: £3.99, H&M
Hair slide: £1.50, The Clothes Show
Bag: $37 = about £20, Urban Outfitters

I bought this skirt a couple of years ago to wear to sixth form – we used to have a dress code of smart office-style clothes, and the buttons on the front gave it a lovely smart feel. But yesterday I got so bored of them and took them all off, which means I can belt it and it now feels like a whole new skirt! Plus I have six buttons which I can use to update an old cardigan. Win all round, methinks.

  

The bag was a definite splash-out for me, but it's easily my favourite bag! The design is unbelievably cute and it's exactly the perfect size to fit my phone, purse, iPod and house key inside. I didn't think to take a photo, but the inside is lined with a gorgeous floral pattern and has a tiny pocket too!

Love Sanchia xxx

Ring The Changes.

I've been paying a lot more attention to my hands lately, as weird as that sounds! But since July, I've stopped playing piano and guitar regularly, which meant two things: firstly, I actually have fingernails now, and secondly, I've started wearing rings a lot more.

I say 'a lot', but actually my collection is pretty pathetic! I'm trying to get mine from sales and low-price shops as much as possible though; I don't want it to become an expensive habit like my earring collection. The first ring I ever bought was a beautiful £8 snake design from Topshop, which wrapped around half my finger, but it broke after I'd worn it about twice and I've learned my lesson!

 

From top to bottom: £1.80, ASOS (see this post for more); £1.50, The Clothes Show; £2, Dorothy Perkins; 

£3, Topshop; £4, Accessorize; £2, The Clothes Show; £2, The Clothes Show.

 

£4, Accessorize. Millie spotted the pendant version at the Liverpool Street Station sale and I fell in love with the ring!

£2, Dorothy Perkins. I picked this up in the sale to wear to my Leavers' Ball. 

My newest addition is this H&M ring:

 

They have a matching pendant too (only £2.99, unbelievably cheap!) but I don't want to fuel another jewellery collection just yet! I got comments from the changing room assistant, the girl at the till, and even the woman behind me in the queue, all saying how cute they thought it was – not that I needed much persuasion at this point since it was a mere £3.99. I've seen a lot of owl jewellery on the high street recently, mostly from Miss Selfridge, Topshop and Urban Outfitters, but nothing as low-priced as this for such a statement piece.

I just can't resist a good bargain!

Love Sanchia xxx

A Trip to H&M (and an OOTD!)

Heya!

On thursday morning I got up bright and early for a quick trip to H&M to try and find the beautiful leopard print wedges that Saskia of Not Just Medical featured on her blog (A lovely blog! Have a look!). However they didn't have them and according to the shop assistant have never had them in and probably never will. Great. I was about to leave when I spotted this lovely bag on a shelf. I'd also seen it on NJM here and as soon as I saw it, I understood why she'd also fallen in love.

Some of you may have read my trend focus on pouch bags (here!) and this was a perfect low budget buy. It's a lovely khaki green colour, which tan faux-leather at the top and bottom and a thick camel colours rope and adjustable strap. Despite looking fairly small, it's actually massive inside. I can easily fit a bottle of water/purse/camera/notebook/phone in it. Will be great from sightseeing in Nepal (as it does up really tightly) and also for festivals next year! Plus, it was a snip at £9.99!

So much space!

It can be short...

...or long!

 My OOTD (yesterday!) and another way to style a breton tee!

Coral crop top - Topshop £7

Breton tee - River Island £5

Navy skirt - ASOS £12

Deck shoes - Topshop £25

Belt - Vintage @ Urban Outfitters

So, I'm still slightly depressed at not being able to find the shoes, but buying this bag definately improved my mood! (If anyone knows anywhere that still has the shoes in stock (size 5) let me know!)

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Millie xxx

(@allcamillawrote)