Not your standard winter hat

I love wearing hats in the winter, for years I've been wearing a black fuzzy beret that my mum bought for me as a gift during my first winter in England, that poor hat has gone through so many adventures throughout the last few years and sadly will be retired this winter. I would usually settle for a simple black hat but it looks like hats this year are anything but simple. I'm on a mission to find a fun and quirky hat this year and it looks like I'll be spoiled for choice this time. I absolutely love these lovely hats and can only wish I could afford some of them but at least they serve as inspiration for my hat-hunting mission. 

What I thought I'd never wear - the varsity jacket

This week was probably one of the toughest I had recently, one of those weeks in which everything seems to go wrong and just escalate and along with the gloomy and cold weather, it pretty much left me feeling uninspired and exhausted which meant it's was just one of those weeks in which getting dressed seemed to be the lowest in the list of priorities.
Luckily , it's all over at least for now and whilst I'm still feeling quite exhausted I decided that more than anything I should at least try to pull myself together when I get dressed this morning. Luckily, I had this lovely new jacket to be excited about, and it was a  jacket of the sort I never thought I'd wear!
The idea of a varsity style jacket was definitely not something that I thought I would go for or could see myself wearing, it was just something that I always associated with high-school team sports and not fashion but then I saw this jacket at River Island  and decided I'll take the plunge and try it on. I thought it didn't feel like the sort of varsity jacket that would be too much in your face, I actually  thought it would be an item that can be a fun addition to a casual outfit and I'm really happy I tried it on despite my initial hesitance. The fit is really great and it actually doesn't look overly sporty and not too oversized or puffy as some varsity style jackets are and I actually have to give River Island some props as I realised that some of my favourite jackets are from there and this one is definitely a new addition I'm excited about.

Uneventful outfit for an eventful day

It seems like peace and quiet are not part of the schedule at the moment, seems like every day I'm waking up to something strange happening and this morning was no different when I woke up to loud banging on my door. It was my next door neighbour that woke up to find his bedroom floor flooded and all the traces lead to my bathroom which meant we both had to wait for a plumber to come over. As I had to get dressed quite swiftly I didn't really have much time to think and rethink what I want to wear, knowing I'll be massively late for work I decided to grab this jumper from Monki that I'm liking more and more everyday and with no time for experiments a simple lace skirt was my first choice to complete this look , it's far from being perfect and maybe slightly frumpy but considering the time limitations and the fact I wore two items I never thought of wearing together I think it wasn't that bad. I didn't have much choice anyway as it was just one of those days in which getting dressed definitely wasn't a priority.  

Not keeping promises ...

Mango jumper, River Island jacket, Kurt Geiger shoes, Maison Scotch Skirt

Clearly , I haven't been able to keep my promise to myself to hold my spending until after Christmas. Seems like the Christmas sales have started much earlier this year but luckily I prepared a list of some items I wanted to get and managed to hold myself from the temptation of getting whatever I see , so here it is my Christmas sales shopping with some items I've been keeping my eyes on for a while !

Have a Merry Christmas !
xx