Laying low

Today's outfit is the sort of outfit I just pulled first thing this morning without giving it too much thought , which to be honest is the perfect way for me to get dressed as I feel that spontaneous outfits sometimes work ten times better than an outfit I spent too much time thinking about. I think this jumper from Sandro hasn't really gotten the attention it deserved and I can't seem to find a good reason why, I mean it's simple, warm and comfy and doesn't require too much thinking, but I still can't figure out why I'm not using it more often, luckily today's cold weather was a perfect day to wear this and it really didn't require more than a simple black skirt and a good pair of tights. I actually think it's probably better than most other items I tried so hard to mix and match to get into an outfit. I'm just thinking whether the constant need to improvise because of the weather is dragging me into this boring circle of failed attempts at dressing up comfortably or whether I should stop blaming the weather and blame myself for not investing more money in warmer winter items? This is definitely something I'm admitting to failing at. I tried to avoid admitting this for so long only to realise I might be making the same mistakes again.

I'm hoping that in a year's time this winter's experience will be a good memory of what I should be focusing on when looking at my winter wardrobe so hopefully I'll spend the next winter with more practical items.

Sandro Spring Summer 2013 Lookbook

Images via: sandro-paris.com

 The Sandro Spring/Summer lookbook is finally here and I absolutely love the minimalistic and clean lines.

I'm going to admit this as I'm not a huge fan of white clothes but this lookbook makes me want to fill my wardrobe with simple white pieces for the summer , the sort of pieces you can just wear without thinking too much and just go for a walk in the sunshine ! I'll be honest , I don't think I'll be able to handle another Sprin/Summer lookbook when it's nearly 0 degrees outside but I'll make an exception because Sandro is one of my favourites labels and they're lookbooks are usually so beautiful it would be a shame to not have a look and lust over those gorgeous looks. 

Images via: http://www.sandro-paris.com/sandro-paris.com/

Holiday festivities laziness

The combination of cold weather and recovering from a brutal flu are the main factor in my laziness over the last few days, whilst using the recovery excuse for layering more jumpers as a simple solution to dressing up in the morning, I'm know getting to the stage when I need to pull myself together and prepare myself to the festive dinners that I'll be attending over the next few days. 

The Christmas dress has already done one round at the work Christmas-do and might be making an appearance again soon, but now all I want is something warm and comfy to help me pass the Christmas dinners I'm going to attend. 

I once again decided to avoid any spending and decided to keep it simple on two occasions and teaming up a leather look skirt with the Topshop jumper I previously worn to my friend's birthday. The other jumper is one of my favourites, the sort of jumper that doesn't look too exciting but works so nicely with a leather look skirt. I've been lusting for this jumper from Sandro for ages and last month whilst on a layover in Amsterdam decided that it would be a great piece to invest in. I'm really happy with it, there wasn't a single item it didn't work with and my favourite is teaming it with a black skirt!

So there it is, too warm and comfy outfit options to help me survive more holiday festivities.