Wardrobe Staples

Staple items are a must have! Having a few key itmes that suit your shape and style is crucial. These items can be dressed up or down and you never have to worry about buying something new when you can't afford...
The staple list:

1. A pair of comfortable and stylish skinny jeans, can be worn with flip flops, boots or heels for every kind of occasion.

2. A shift dress, for work wear with heels and your hair in a smart up do. For the evening wear with ballet pumps and your hair down and styled.

3. A pencil skirt is great, once again it can be worn for work, or a casual or sophisticated day out.

4. A trench coat is great for all seasons. It looks fantastic belted or open and can be teamed with scarves, jewellery and belts for different occasions. (Make sure you buy a big enough size to fit a jumper underneath)


5. Leggings, bit of an obvious one but sooo comfy. Just make sure the top you're wearing with them is long enough!

6. A long woolly cardigan; for those inbetween seasons where a coat is too warm but a jacket too cold.


7. A jersey basic vest top, can be worn with anything! Linen trousers, skirts, jeans.....

8. The fitted smart jacket, another item that can be dressed up or down very easily and will add shape and style.

9. Wide leg trousers. Even if they're not at the height of fashion when you wear them, you're still going to look great!

10. White t-shirts! In any style, short sleeved, sleeveless, cropped, a white t-shirt will not only look great but is a must have.

Wide Leg Trousers

As the spring/summer time approaches, I'm excited to say the fashion world is, like me, appreciating a key item of clothing as a statement peice for the forthcoming season; the wide leg.

Elegant, sophiticated and effortlessly chic, almost anyone can pull off wide leg trousers, it's just knowing how to wear them for your shape and size that's important. A wide leg can conceal a pair of killer heels perfectly for those who wish to add a bit of height, or fool onlookers into thinking you're wearing heels when actually you're strutting around in a pair of flip-flops. They can add shape to a shapeless figure, or balance out a curvy silhouette. A fantastic summer must have!

I bought two pairs of wide leg trousers, the first from Topshop, rust coloured, silky material and extremely comfortable but still stylish... the second from Primark for £12! I will definately be adding a third pair to my summer wardrobe!

New start...

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The Challenge is apparently impossible for me to complete so instead I've decided to limit my shopping to a certain amount, rather than stop it completely.

Yesterday I went shopping with my friend Sam (not for myself but to help her) and did considerably well if I may say so myself! However Sam had a big part in restricting my purchasing, basically refusing to let me buy apart from a pair of wide leg floral trousers which came to a grand total of £12... She bought a few gorgeous things, one of them being a jumper from Republic which you can wear in two ways, either as a waterfall type front or by crossing the material over.

I have set myself a target of the 21st of March until I'm allowed to shop again and I will not be allowed to purchase more than one item then anyway. I'm hoping this will be much easier to stick to as it is only two weeks away! And if I can't do that I'm an embarrassment to myself!