Caught in a Blaze

Hi people,

It's mid March & one very busy month for me.  The weather threatened a little bit of spring recently & lulled me into a false sense of security, then threw us right back into a freezing spell.  It meant I wasn't always in the mood to picture myself in the same clothes I constantly wear to keep the bitter clothes out & bore you all.

I promised you a photo of my Tux in my last blog so here it is.  Those of you who are on Facebook & have liked my Stylish AT50 page would have already seen it.

I wore it with a Black blouse & trousers, then wore statement shoes to finish off my look.  As I said previously, I personally get a little bored of just black, so thought I'd spice it up with a pop of Red.

My shoes are a few years old from Top Shop & I'd forgotten I even had them, until I went digging through the boxes in the bottom of my wardrobe.

When they got too much I took them off, and a young lady came over & asked where I'd hidden my gorgeous shoes,  She said she loved the all black with pop of colour, so I took that as affirmation that my choice paid off.  lol!

I love my Tux & I'm still smiling from my great find.










Yesterday I was out again for the evening celebrating a friends birthday.  We we all going out from work, so I had to think about sensible footwear, as tube stations are like an assultt course in heels for me.  So I worked everything around a pair of converse trainers.

I went for black trousers a green knit top with leather look arms a a large go Zippper in the back & a black Jacket which I found at half price in H&M

My Jewellery was a pair of Green & Black glass clip on earrings & Gold & green necklace.   

Jackets as well as blouses seem to be the thing at the moment & there are some great ones around at the moment.  H&M are full of them.
This one is new in shop right now.At at £24.99 it's a steal & also comes is white & black. 

                                           
Kim Kardashian can be seen here wearing a similar one.

There are so many ways they can be worn.  A good jacket is a good investment.  Worn casual or dressed up, you always need one.  Here's Jada Pinkett-Smith in a Jean style blazer, worn over a vest with a scarf added.
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This high school look blazer is from Matalan & only £28.00




It is a staple, so go searching.  You don't have to pay the earth for them either.  I have many & trust me, the one thing you will all know about me by now is, I don't pay over the odds for clothes. 

There are so many around, look out for them.  Don't assume you don't have the right body shape to wear them either.  Try them on, one of them will suit you & you will wonder how you ever lived without one in your wardrobe. 


Those of you who are a little brave, don't instinctively go for black, try other colours.  This is one I purchased last years in my favorite colour.  That pic was taken this time last year when we celebrated the same friends birthday & as it was warmer, I paired it with orange footwear & clutch.



If you cannot think of where to look for them, send me an Email & I will be more than happy to go searching for you.



On that note, I will say good bye for now, have a great week people.






Happy shopping.


Kind Regards




Stylist AT50



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Neon alert

Hi All,

Hope you've all had an enjoyable week.  My weeks been great more so because I had yesterday off, & met up with my sister for lunch at Westfield.

While there, I tried everything in my power to only go into a few shops & was really proud of myself that I was able to go into Zara & vacate the building having not purchased anything.  My sister has recently lost a ton of weight, so I was walking around the store going, "This would be great on you".  That way I didn't visualise any of the items on myself, because I was too busy mentally dressing her.

However, although I managed to avoid any transactions in Zara, I didn't fair so well in H&M.  I managed to walk out of there with 3 items, all of which I'd call essential.  Yes I know.......,  I'm not sure who I am fooling either.  However they were all bargains & too good to pass up.  One of them was a great steal which I'd been looking on line for, for absolute ages, but me being me, I didn't really want to part with too much cash, mainly because like many of us, I didn't really have much to part with.  I managed to find a fitted Tuxedo Jacket with one of those fabulous red stickers on, for a mere £15.00.  I am thinking of wearing it tonight, so will take a pic to show you, for next time if i do.

What I did notice while out shopping yesterday which is pretty hard to miss, are some of the lovely colours of Cobalt blue & Neon Yellows that are populating all the shops for spring/summer. 




Here's Jennifer Lopez rocking Neon Yellow & me doing the same last summer.  So happy to see it is still around this season.



                                             

Anyone who knows me well knows Cobalt blue has been my favourite colours for years. Even my car's is as near to cobalt blue as I could get.











Anyway, I injected some colour into my wardrobe this week too, with a pair of Opaque tights & a Blouse.  I slipped the blouse underneath my woollen pinafore style dress, and added tights in the same colour.

Blouse(Primark 2011)

Wool Pinafore (Great Plains 2011)

Wellies (TKMaxx)

Tights (Primark 2011)

Bucket Bag (Zara 2011)

 

Black is great in the winter, but for me, worn everyday is slightly depressing, so spicing it up, never fails to cheer me up & colleagues told me it cheered them up too, so it's all good.








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I pulled an old faithful out of the cupboard this week, which is really  comfortable due to the draping affect.   It does falls a little low in the chest area so I added a vest beneath, to avoid any unnecessary overspill.




Dress (New Look 2006)
Boots (River Island 2009)
Necklace(Present)
Earrings (H&M 2008)

 

I teamed it with a wooden black earrings & a beautiful gold & black necklace that was given to me years ago for Christmas, by one of my daughters best friends.



Returning to my bargains, the other was a Statement necklace that I kept staring at, while my sister was trying to get my input on a jumper she liked.  I fought this dying urge run off mid sentence, to get a closer look at it was,   I finally let her finish & bolted over to wear it hung & got it down.  It was £30, cheaper than one my daughter had bought me for Christmas years before & just as stunning & effective.  So at that price & because I know how fabulous a piece of jewellery can make the plainest dress or top or even vest top look & how expensive those unusual pieces generally are, I went straight to the till & bought it.  My sister had the good sense to buy one too.   She's a quick learner, I can vouch for that.

Don't forget keep a look out for bargains.  That way you get more, for less.

Gonna have to run, as people so see & places to go.  Enjoy your weekend.



Stay blessed





Stylish AT50






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