A day of khaki and grey

Continuing my experiment of pulling out items from my 'summer' wardrobe this morning, I found this lovely and basic grey wrap skirt. I was quite surprised I tucked it with my summer wardrobe and forgot about it as it's such a perfect item for the winter! When I found it I felt like I hit the jackpot, I know it's just a simple grey skirt but I remembered how much I loved wearing it last summer. I thought about how perfect it would look with just a simple black jumper and a couple of chunky necklaces or bracelets but then I was tempted to try it on with a khaki shirt for the sake of experimenting and I have to admit I loved the result, unfortunately the photos don't do those two items justice but it's a great basic outfit, and although there's nothing ground breaking about it I think it's a perfect for a casual day at work. I'm really happy I'm enjoying playing around with items I've forgotten about it makes me appreciate them again and keeps me from getting into this magic circle of 'I have nothing to wear, I need to go shopping'. It's such a relief sometimes to know that there's some lovely items just waiting to be worn again in new way to help with finding  some inspiration in the wardrobe and not in the shops! 

Comfort zone

I've been trying to take an advantage of the early morning sunshine earlier today , it's still cold but the sun was out this morning when I woke up and I decided that I don't want to waste time at home when it's so sunny outside and I think it pretty much influenced what I wore. I really wanted something light and comfortable, no jumpers layered with thermals and scarves or anything too heavy. I also really wanted to wear my Isabel Marant Etoile t-shirt again and try to work it into the outfit despite the cold, I thought I'd brave it and wear it just like that as I had to wear a coat anyway, but decided to layer it with a shirt as I felt it might be too cold. I know here's nothing really exciting about this, I just like how the three items work together. I'm thinking this would be a great outfit for spring and can't wait for the weather to warm up a little, I guess there's still time for that but in the meantime I'm happy with the result as it is because it's comfortable and fun and doesn't make me feel too frumpy with too many layers of jumpers and whatnot. 

Basic Monday

I had to celebrate getting rid of my flu and finally feeling like a normal human being again, but it was Monday after all and despite all the joy of not being ill again , I realised that it's time to go back to work after being away for almost a week and I really felt like wearing something simple and comfortable for my first day back at work so I ended up pulling this black and white Gina Tricot t-shirt which I actually bought to wear at home but realised it can actually works OK with the new khaki shirt I got from Zara. I added a couple of necklaces and wore a black pencil skirt, very basic , very simple but really comfy, probably the best way to go back to work after being ill for a few days.  

Defying the cold with Isabel Marant Etoile

Isabel Marant Etoile T-shirt, Zara shirt, H&M skirt

All this week since getting this lovely Isabel Marant Etoile t-shirt I've been dying to wear, almost every morning I tried to figure out a way to fit it in to my outfits despite the cold weather but eventually given up because it was just way too cold. Funnily enough, today of all days when the temperature outside has hit the zero mark , I decided that no matter what I'm going to wear this t-shirt when I go out to meet my friends for our Sunday Lunch,  so eventually I put on my Khaki Zara shirt to help me keep warm(I mentioned how this shirt is slowly becoming one of my go-to items!) and my faux leather skir which I'm loving more and more every time I get a chance to wear it. I'll be honest, I'm actually freezing but luckily the pub is just around the corner from me and I have my trusty coat to keep me warm on my way to the pub for my Veggie Sunday Roast and a couple of beers with my friends, there's no better way to warm up and wrap up the weekend! 

Happy Sunday :)

The plaid test

Earlier this week I wrote about the plaid shirt I got as an early Christmas present. 

I mentioned plaid was definitely not something I would usually consider wearing and over the last few days I was debating whether I should try and return the shirt or just stick with it , overcome my usual dislike of plaid and give it a chance.

I'll be honest and it might sounds a little freaky but I was a little haunted by the shirt for the last few days, constantly checking on it and trying it on , then putting it back and picking it up again until this morning I decided that I'm going to give it a test run and wear it with the skirt I initially thought would look alright teamed with the shirt but after I put both on I still felt like the plaid is completely overpowering and really wanted to tone it down , at this point I decided that a roll neck might save the day and layered it on top of the shirt leaving only a slight hint of plaid sticking out and to my surprise I actually liked this combination which helped me keep warm and get a chance to use a present I wasn't really sure about.

So there it goes,I'm now officially an owner of a plaid shirt,who knows maybe soon I'll feel comfortable enough to wear it without layering anything on top of it!