Bookish Attire: stripes

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Outfit #3: Start wearing purple

Dia dhuit! (I'm running out of languages to introduce myself in)

"Start wearing purple, wearing purple,

nananana,

start wearing purple for me nooooow,

all your sanity and wits they will all vanish,

I promise,

it's just a matter of time!"

Any Gogol Bordello fans out there? I suggest start wearing purple as excellent background music for this post :)

I don't look too happy here because every picture kept looking horrible (more so than this one haha) so I was a little annoyed by the time this one was taken.

Top - H&M

Skirt - Monsoon

Shoes - Penney's (Primark)

Bag - Parfois

Necklace - Bought at a local market

I love this skirt so much - I found it on sale for 7€ (!!!) instead of 70€. In my size. Clearly, it was meant to be! I wear this outfit combination a lot, especially when it's a little colder, with a nice heavy cardigan, boots and tights. So you'll be seeing this one again :)

(NB. I didn't quite realise how dirty my shoes looked in this picture until now. Oops.)

This handbag has two straps so you can wear it as a shoulder bag, or a cross-body bag. This was the first item I ever bought at Parfois and after a year of very frequent use it's held up great for the most part. I had to get one of the side zips (see in the first picture) replaced, but other than that, there are no signs of wear and tear. Not bad for 17€!

Here's a close up:

I know the lighting for my outfit pics is quite bad, but here you can see that the bag is in fact a beautiful navy colour, with golden zips.

I apologize for the atrocious picture quality, but today was not my day in the photography department. At least you can see my necklace properly :) I wanted to list a few similar options online, but I've found it difficult to find anything, so here are a few general suggestions for nice, geometric-style necklaces instead:

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/181085211/double-chevron-necklace?ref=listing-shop-header-0

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/246995101/long-geometric-necklace-triangles?ref=market

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/234931018/small-semicircle-scalloped-necklace-gold?ref=market

And for the last horrible picture of the day: A close-up of my beloved 9€ Penney's shoes. I have worn them (nearly) to death, and really wish I had bought two pairs. Those tiny pink hearts ;)

And to end: A collage of Marie's (Breaking Bad) love for one specific colour...

(NB. I didn't make this collage, I just googled 'Breaking Bad Marie purple')

Thanks for reading and wear some purple ;)

Kat

Saturday, 16 July 2016

Outfit #2: What not to wear on a windy day

Buongiorno ragazze (e ragazzi?),

Open hair (also called non-existent-hairstyle in my world) and a short circle skirt are probably the worst things to wear when the weather gods have decided that ye shall be punished by wind. You'd think I would have gotten the message by now but that skirt has become one of my most frequently worn items over the years, and 99.9% of the time this is how I wear my hair.

Top - Vero Moda (thrifted)

Skirt - Miss Selfridges

Shoes and Tights - Penney's (Primark)

Handbag - New Look

Necklace - Accessorize

(here's a few similar ones - in mint, black or in gold & silver)

And here's a pic where you can actually see my handbag :)

I wore this with a jumper (Vero Moda) when I left the house. It looks black here, but I think it's more of a very dark navy.

These booties are nearly the only pair of heels I ever wear and I usually find them quite comfortable (at least for the first few hours!). Here's a close up:

I got these more than a year ago, so I'm a bit surprised how well they've lasted me. I had never bought any heeled shoes from Penney's before, so I think I was expecting the heel to fall off within a few months or something like that haha (*touches wood*).

There's so many beautiful boots out there, I wish I could justify a second pair - like those below :)

ASOS Elle Leather Sock Boots

(they also come in a beautiful brown colour)