Last week, I touched upon the dreaded wardrobe rut that I have found myself in over the past few weeks. Thankfully, a trip to Paris and its incredible vintage shops over the bank holiday weekend seems to have sorted me out. It felt amazing to get back to one of my favourite things to do – surrounding myself with vintage clothing and having a rummage, which I haven’t done since I left my last job a month ago. I feel much more inspired so I’m taking note that next time a style rut hits, I just need to go vintage shopping.
I think one of the reasons why I was in such a wardrobe rut was because of the hot weather we’ve been having in the UK recently. I know right? I absolutely should not be complaining about this but I don’t really feel that have enough summer clothes. Especially not ones appropriate for officewear - and the hot temps mean I can’t express myself in quite the same way that I usually feel comfortable doing throughout winter – 60s dresses and ankle boots; flares and turtlenecks etc. However, I picked up quite a few summery vintage bits in Paris and I’m finding styling so much easier (for now!).
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This look, for example, came together just so easily – I practically threw it on! This adorable pink crochet top is one of my new vintage purchases and I absolutely love it. Its square neckline is super flattering and the two-tone pink colour with a dash of red thrown in is perfect for hitting those on-trend colour combos. Of course, I had to pair it with these amazing red 70s flares, which, despite having had them since autumn, have yet to feature on the blog – the crime! I picked them up at the very end of our time in Montreal and have been wearing throughout the colder months with turtlenecks and blouses but I'm so pleased they work for a seventies summer look too!
I finished off the look with some retro inspired accessories - of course. Having neglected it a bit recently, I brought out my Coach saddle bag for this look and have been wearing it ever since. I love how its burgundy colour both adds to yet clashes with the pink and red colour palette already going on. The burgundy also looks great with the yellow of my failsafe platform espadrilles and these shoes add some much needed height to this look. These photos were taken on sunny Bank Holiday Monday so of course I rocked my favourite Ray Ban round metal sunglasses, as I do every day that the sun shines.
I hope you've enjoyed this post. These are some of my favourite photos for a while - I love how bright and vibrant they are! I have a feeling these trousers will feature on here again soon as I've already worn them again this week with a different top that I bought in Paris! I hope you've all had a good short week. I'm certainly looking forward to the weekend when I'm off to All Points East festival in Victoria Park and I may rock some bargain cowboy boots I bought in Paris! Follow over on Instagram to see what I wear 😉 X
June 1, 2018
Red is totally your colour… And that top, how cute!
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June 6, 2018
Ah thanks dear! Good job it’s my colour because I wear it all the time! XX