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: WWLBD?

... where WWLBD stands, of course, for "what would Luella Bartley do?" I think I'm going to start quoting that when people ask me how I'd describe my style.


Hairband: British Heart Foundation charity shop; Earrings: Aldo (New York); Ring: ASOS


T-shirt, belt: Primark


Skirt: Century 21 (New York); Necklaces: Superdrug & BHS


Tights: mytights.com; Bag: Urban Outfitters (New York)


Off to my friend Ani's house for a girly sleepover complete with face masks and manicures! I've known Ani for about 6 years now plus we were on the Head Girl team at our old school, so we're in about a million photos together; the only problem is that she has such fantastic natural style that I always look so shabby standing next to her! I think I have her to thank for actually starting to care about what I wear ...

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

The Obsession Continues ... Part 2!

(If you missed the first part, you can have a quick peek here.)

Here's the second pair from my Friday shopping trip with Millie. I snapped these up for £3.99, reduced from £14.99, again from Zara:

I wore them out to my friend Freya's 18th birthday bash on Friday and got lots of lovely compliments, but I'm still thoroughly mystified as to why anyone would shell out £15 for a pair of high-street tights. (And this coming from someone as hosiery-obsessed as I am ...)

If you've got any guesses then please enlighten me via the comments!

Love Sanchia xxx

OOTD: A little more velvet.

Heya!

Thanks for all the lovely comments on my 'black velvet' post (here) it's always lovely to hear what you think about my outfits/posts! I wore the skirt out tonight for a friends dinner at Nandos! (yum!)

I went for a very monochrome look tonight. I paired the skirt with a grey primark tee and some spotty tights! What do you think? I didn't actually end up wearing these shoes in the end as I rememebered that a) I was driving and b) I'd have to walk a fair way from restaurant to car! So I settled for my topshop black patent brogues in the end!

I only bought these tights yesterday (£2 Primark) but they've already laddered which is really annoying. I don't even remember catching them on anything. I might invest in some better quality ones next time. Does anyone know where I can get some?

Tee & tights - Primark
Skirt - Topshop
Shoes - Dorothy Perkins
Nail Varnish - Apricot Punch - Rimmel

How are your weekends going? I've got a family meal sunday lunch time that was meant to be in April but I got stranded in New York due to a certain volcanic eruption so it had to be rescheduled! It's also my Dad's birthday today!

Also, If anyone knows any shops which sell decent trekking trousers I'd be eternally grateful as I'm struggling to find any that actually fit me (I have short legs!) I'm off on my trip next sunday (so excited) but I'll be gone for a whole month! No internet or anything for most of it!

Lots of Love,
Millie xxx

(tweet me @allcamillawrote)

The Obsession Continues ...

Today I met up with my friend Millie – actually some of you might know her! – for a spot of shopping and a general catch-up. We did the usual sale browse, and while totally failing to help Millie in her quest to find suitable clothing for her trip to Nepal this summer, I stumbled across two beautiful pairs of tights in Zara. The first is below:

I got them for £3.99, reduced from £9.99 – I was surprised that they were so expensive in the first place, but I'm starting to understand why. The pattern is stunning, nicer than any patterned tights I've seen in high street shops before, and they're made of a lovely, light wool that feels really comfortable next to your skin. I'm hoping they'll last me for a good while, although I tend to wear my tights and socks into the ground after about one season. (What can I say, it's an obsession!)

And don't worry, of course Millie and I took outfit photos for each other! Stay tuned ...

Love Sanchia xxx