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Flapping

I’m not sure if this picture manages to capture just what a flap I was in when I took it. 10 minutes before I am meant to be at a childrens’ birthday party and I couldn’t find the scarf I wanted and I couldn’t do the buttons up on the back of this beautiful new top that Eve WornOut gave me yesterday (grazie, grazie, grazie – I love it!!!)…

I was rushing around like an utter nutter, in a total flap. I was actually so late I had to grab my eldest’s scooter and manically scoot to the party, with the birthday presents wildly swinging from the handle bar. It was not good. When I got to the party, I then had to console one of the littlest blossoms who had bumped her head while my friend buttoned the back of the blouse up. I fear I lack grace.

Anyway, the party was incredible and the girls loved it and fell asleep on the way home, with chocolate all around their mouths. So here I am, enjoying the silence.

New Look leather biker

Zara oriental bird print scarf

New TopShop lace blouse c/o Eve WornOut xxx

Details, details

Baxters

Gap tan ballets

Now, this good weather has got me thinking of summer sandals, and I have fallen for these Sam Edelman Sophie wedge sandals (£155) – what do you think? They are quite a bold choice for Ms Staid, here…

Just in time

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(adopts Dean Martin deep, velvety voice for crooning to the sun)

“Just in time you found me just in time
Before you came my time was running low
I was lost them losing dice were tossed
My bridges all were crossed nowhere to go
Now you’re here now I know just where I’m going
No more doubt or fear I’ve found my way…”

The sun in shining, just in time. Sunshine is a tonic for the soul, and a saviour for my outfit choices!

Yesterday I gleefully ripped off the tags from my new New Look mink (or taupe or beige…) leather jacket and made an old outfit new again.

Outfit is: New Look jacket (reduced to £40. I ask you, could you find a better value leather biker?), Zara oriental bird print scarf, Zara cream embroidered blouse, Marc’s Baby Doll boot cut jeans and Nine West black pointy ankle boots.

Topped with cream

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I love a cream / light coloured coat, they make me stop and look and, usually, smile. And over the last week, I’ve seen and worn a few:

First one: shopping in New Look the other day, I saw this rather lovely mink (a darker hue of cream?) leather biker jacket. Its a great fit (close to the body, and also slim, but not tight, on the arms), so I am quite tempted. Only the leather, is actually a nubuck finish, so I shudder to think how it would look after a day out at the playground… Reduced to £40, its worth thinking twice about, though, no? Maybe some suede protector would help? Its a lovely creamy beige, not grey, not pink, not yellowy. I am talking myself into this one, I think…

The mink biker on me

Mink (Brown) Mink Leather Biker Jacket | 264609223 | New Look

The widescreen photo from the New Look website.

Second: this coat is lightweight, so as soon as the weather warmed up a little, I happily pulled this old friend out. I bought it quite a few years ago in Sydney, when I was young and had lots of child free fun. Ah, the memories… I digress.

The rest of the outfit is a Massimo Dutti wool sea green and natural toned snakeskin scarf, Zara super skinny jeans and Kurt Geiger Willow ankle boots.

Massimo Dutti scarf

Lastly, while flicking through Vogue today, I saw this charming looking cream lace jacket that will apparently be coming to Hoss Intropia soon. I looked, its not on their website yet, but I’m looking forward to when it is. Its a darling little thing, isn’t it?!

Coating and cashmere

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Just back after along walk in the snow, taking the girls to a football class and then an impromptu playdate with some friends. Happy children means happy parents!

Today’s outfit is a white Warehouse shirt, a lilac Brora cashmere cowl neck jumper and New Look coated skinnies. I have put on some weight, but these coated skinnies just takes it straight back off again. Bless them!

Today’s regret is wearing cotton socks in wellies. Learn from me – warm socks for the snow! Wellies keep your feet dry, but not warm. Am going to hunt some cashmere / wool socks down again before I venture out again for the papers…

Brora cowl neck (flint colour is pictured as lilac is an old colour they don’t do anymore)

Black (Black) 32in Black Coated Skinny Jeans | 257653801 | New Look

New Look coated skinnies. The £20 miracle workers.

Friday fun

Santa spotting

Tales of shopping adventures

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I just realised this morning that while I have been talking about what I have bought or what I wanted to buy, I haven’t reported back and actually, quite a few things haven’t turned out to be as nice as I wanted or quite right, so they were either returned or not bought at all. And there has been the odd surprise purchase… So, here is a little run down:

TopShop Chinoserie Cigarette Trousers: luxe print, but the fit was just terrible on me. Back they go.

New Look coated skinny jeans in both plum and red: the black version are probably my most flattering pairs of jeans. But the red and plum versions were more “plasticky” and just didn’t fit properly. Which is a shame as the plum pair were a great colour.

But the New Look glitter slippers are fab, and I will enjoy wearing them (in warmer weather!) with lots of different colours (I think glitter is more practical than it seems, because it goes with so many colours) :

While I was at New Look, I saw this cute purple “eyelash lace” (what?!) insert top for £12. Yes, it makes my hair stand on end due to total poly content, but its pretty (its more purple and less burgundy in real life) and will be a nice easy top for Christmas day with black skinnies. I have no idea why the New Look website photos are this bad, but my top isn’t wonky. It also comes in black:

Now, I came across a lovely blog called “Sick of My Style Rut” featuring the very slim and sleek Jane who is attempting to vary her outfits. She was wearing this lovely looking H&M chunky knit jumper, so I thought I would copy (despite this style of knitwear very much NOT suiting me, and the colour being very iffy on me) and, so headed to H&M. I can’t find the knit anywhere, but, instead, found my favourite faux suede H&M mid heels reduced to £7 in cobalt blue:

Last, but most certainly not least!, I have been lusting after these fierce gold toe capped Zara shoes. But they aren’t very comfortable on my tootsies, and I have black courts to burn, so instead, I bought this mad little chain and glass bead detailed clutch Zara bag which I just love!

COURT SHOE WITH STUDDED CAP TOE

EVENING BOX CLUTCH WITH CHAIN AND GLASS BEADS

And this must endeth my shopping tale until sale time… But what’s left for me to buy? Any ideas as to what I should have on my post-Christmas sales wish list??

Cape Town capers – Part 2 – the lead up

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Learning my lesson after terrifying the locals with my skirt blowing hither and thither, I donned trousers and shorts. In the days leading up to The Big Day, we relaxed by day and dined by night.

One night we had dinner at a superb restaurant, Kitima,

I wore the New Look coated skinny jeans that I love so much (and are reduced!) I am hunting them down in other colours, a cobalt blue Zara top, the sparkly Zara necklace that you also often see, and my old, beloved Nine West heels.

The next night we had a cocktail party at the Nova Constantia guest house, where we were staying. The guest house was so luxe, and the owners / manager were so accommodating that I really recommend you stay there if you are going to Cape Town.

By the pool – ooooh yes!

The bar.

Luxury, indeed.

I wore a cream Zara tuxedo jacket (old), a fuschia ruffled cami from Forever 21 (fab charity shop find), the black New Look coated skinnies, silver strappy heels from a Spanish brand in Marylebone (I forget which one, but they are old, anyway) and I carried the divinely printed Beta scarf I recently bought

Something old, something new

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Of course, just after lamenting that I hardly go out of an evening without the children, I went out last night, without the children. And what an antidote it was to a busy day with young children – a “trunk show” featuring the vintage collection of Atelier Mayer. It was like a wander through the immaculate wardrobe of the most glamorous woman you can imagine – a movie star? An heiress? Hermes, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci … Divine. I looked, I touched, I sipped champagne, and went home happy.

And what did I wear? My fabulous new coated skinny jeans from New Look which I am in raptures about them as they fit so well (size down) and are just so flattering. And cost £20.

I also wore a white tuxedo shirt (just seen) and a pink tweed Zara jacket, and my new favourite mid-height H&M heels (now reduced to £8).