Mom Jeans

Today's outfit

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Hairband - Topshop

Shirt - Small Change vintage shop

Mom jeans - Depop app

Flip Flops - Primark

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This is the first time I've worn jeans since I was 15 years old. Honestly. I swore off them and have only worn leggings for the last five years, but mom jeans have won me over.

I found these amazing vintage Calvin Klein mom jeans on the depop app (which I'm obsessed with). 

It's amazing! They have everything.

My depop is: rosiesaysrelax and I'm on it all the time! Selling & buying :)

I love this shirt too, the colours are so different to anything else I own. The lesson is- it's good to try something new sometimes! 

Thanks for reading :)

Fred Perry Shorts

*Outfit Post*

I went to the beach yesterday, the weather has been so gorgeous recently!

Mermaid boob crop - H&M - £6.99

Fred Perry shorts - Charity shop - £3.49

Flip flops - Primark - £1

These shorts were a great find! And the mermaid top is my favourite item of the whole summer!

The Weekend in Pictures

Here is a photographic account of my weekend.

This weekend I have been staying at my Dad's house.

Friday

On Friday:

I wore my new jumper that I got from Small Change, the vintage shop (see previous post)

I did ridiculous selfie faces.

I met my Dad in the afternoon and went over to his house.

Saturday

On Saturday:

I wore my new purple shorts which I found at a charity shop- win! 

Click here to see what else I thrifted!

But I had to use my little brother's belt to keep them up when I discovered I had no belts at my Dad's house; fail.

The weather was amazing! Which was good as I was helping out at my brother's school fair. (I was running the children's tombola!)

Unfortunately the lovely (and unexpected) weather led to me getting this ridiculous farmer's sunburn -.-

My Dad found my old gardening gloves when he was tidying out the shed! I couldn't even get y fingers into these now! Strangely we didn't even have a garden when my Nan bought me these...

My brother made me a loom band. MY FIRST LOOM BAND! 

I was very sleepy after the fair (and being out in the midday heat- slowly melting away) so I had a little lie down and started reading Caitlin Moran's book which I've been meaning to start since Christmas! 

I was laughing out loud (or 'lol-ing') after two pages!

I rediscovered these sandals in my wardrobe which I thought I would bring back into use seeing as Birkenstocks are now 'cool' instead of only being something the socks and sandals generation wears (over their socks).

I got a bit dressed up to go next door for what I was told was a 'chef night'. My curiosity, and the temptation of free food, persuaded me to go along.

It turned out our neighbour was hosting a Pampered Chef party, which I hadn't heard of before but it turns out is the kitchen version of an Avon party. We got shown how to make a risotto using the Pampered Chef products and then we all got to try some. It was delicious! Cherizo and sun dried tomatoes, which isn't one I had had before. I'm going to add it to my list of make-able risottos though! We also got some devil's food chocolate cake with fudge sauce which was gorgeous ^-^

Thanks for reading! oxox

Charity Shop Haul - Shorts

I went round my local charity shops recently and I scored big on shorts! Originally I thought I might add some of these to my etsy shop: RosieBits but I decided because it's summer I would be greedy and keep them all for myself!

 ^_^

Amazing shorts - details:

Vintage Velour Fred Perry shorts - £3.49

I was so excited when I saw the little laurel leaf on these! I was searching through the swimwear and sportswear to see if there was anything cute and retro to add to my shop when I found these! 

I love Fred Perry stuff, especially when you find it at a bargain price on eBay or in charity shops.

Vintage Green&Blue Check shorts - £2.99

I love these ones! I think they're my favourite out of everything I got. They're a bit high waisted and I love the button fly on them. They're also a nice stretchy sort of denim material which makes them comfy to wear because they don't press on your tummy when you're bloated :') I can't wait to wear these with a cute denim coat and white plimsolls.

Vintage Black&White Gingham shorts - £2.99

I got these in the same shop as the previous pair and I wonder if they were donated by the same person? This pair is also high waisted and I like them because they're not only wearable in the summer. They'll also look good with tights and boots when it gets colder. Cute!

Purple denim Frayed Hem shorts - £2.99

These shorts also came from the same shop as the previous two pairs. I love this pair for summer, the colour is so nice! I already have a pair of lilac shorts but they're a bit tight on me now so I'm really pleased I found these to replace them. They're actually a nicer pair than the ones I already have because they're high waisted. I might get my boyfriend, who is a great artist(!), to draw Lumpy Space Princess on these ones. I'm still deciding though :')

I'm so pleased I got such a good haul as charity shops are often a bit disappointing these days :( 

Instagram gives me too higher expectations of all the treasures I'm going to find! 

I have to say though the three high waisted pairs are pretty amazing, I think. They remind me of Baby from Dirty Dancing before she gets too sexy and into dancing, but when she first arrives and it just chilling in her general holiday clothes. All I need now is some white plimms and a watermelon!

Let me know what you think of my finds! 

Thanks for reading oxox

Recent outfits - Easter holidays

Here's some of the outfits I've been wearing since I've had time off for the Easter holidays, all ft. my new hair cut.

Tartan jumper - ebay - approx £3
Disco shorts - Primark - £3
Creepers - Christmas present

Tom's Cypress Hill t-shirt which is the softest thing ever

Hooters t-shirt - diy, made with an iron on transfer from ebay

Denim pinafore - thrifted and cut down from an ankle length dress - £3.99
Owl print cardigan - New Look
Creepers - Christmas present

Floral dress - ebay - approx £3
Cardigan - hand me down
Trainers - Primark - £4

Tom's Cypress Hill t-shirt
Cardigan - hand me down
Fred Perry shorts - depop - £15

Bought these shorts off the depop app which I now love! My username is rosiesaysrelax check out what I'm selling

Striped shirt - Primark
Fred Perry shorts - depop - £15
Trainers - Primark - £4

Levis denim shirt - thrifted
Girl t-shirt - H&M

Wolf sweatshirt - vintage shop in Durham
Fred Perry shorts - depop - £15
Trainers - £4

Collective outfit post

Hi, I haven't made a blog post in ages because I've been really busy over Christmas with family things, then I had school placement when I started uni again in January. But I want to get back into it so I'm just going to start off with a collection of outfits and accessories that I've worn recently and liked. I might also include a few other bits and pieces so sorry if this comes out a bit jumbled.

 This is what I wore on New Year's Eve which seems so long ago now! I had a house party with my flatmates at uni because we didn't want to pay ridiculous amounts in town plus it would have been really packed. It was a really good night and I got my New Year's kiss!

Wearing:
Velvet leotard - River Island
White tights - ebay
Frilly socks - Primark
Creepers - ebay
Star necklace - belongs to my Mum

This vintage denim shirt with embroidered Santas is available to buy from my etsy 

Bows Bows Bows

I was really excited because I only recently learnt how to tie a hair bow properly! I love it now and I can finally use this cute vintage scarf with apples on it. It still takes me a few goes to get it right sometimes and it can be really frustrating -.-

Wearing:
Bow - vintage scarf
Pinafore - Primark
Jumper - charity shop 
(first picture- left)


Bow - vintage scarf
Pinafore - Primark
Polo shirt - Fred Perry
Doc marten styles shoes - Garage shoes
(second picture- below)

~ Hair ~

Also I dyed my hair back to brown about a month ago and I absolutely love it! I'm so happy that it doesn't get faded and need maintenance all the time like my red hair did. The colour I am now is very close to my natural colour but slightly darker. I used the £2 hair dyes that come in a red box, I can't remember the brand but you can get them at savers and wilkinsons.

Owl cardigan - New Look

I have also mastered the art of the messy bun! This hairband is supposed to be one of those wooly ear-warmers but since the weather is finally starting to get warmer I thought I could re-use it as a general stretch hairband; complete with pompoms.

Mini messy bun with spring themed accessories

Pinafores Galore

Since finishing my placement I have been trying really hard not to spend money on clothes because I already have so much stuff that I've hardly worn. However, I popped into Primark a few weeks ago and found these amazing corduroy pinafores in the sale for £5 each! I wasn't sure which colour so I thought it was safest to get both!

Doc Marten shoes

I really like the new Doc Marten shoes that everyone's been wearing recently, but they're so expensive. So I was so happy when I found a version of them in Garage shoes for only £30! I've worn them so much already since I got them; it's definitely been worth it.

Satchel by  'Paper Plane'

Frilly socks - Topshop

How I style them:

Cardigan - charity shop / t-shirt - gig / jeggings - River Island

Swallow blouse - Primark / jeggings - ebay / cardigan - Primark

Spring has sprung!

Finally the weather is starting to improve and it's not pitch black all of the time! It puts me in a much better mood when it gets to this time of year and I can start to wear my summer clothes again! Last weekend I went out for a meal with my Mum and her boyfriend and it was so nice that I even cracked out my sandals!

Wearing:

T-shirt - River Island

Trousers - Tophshop

Sandals - Primark

Flower hairclip- H&M

Thanks for reading! I will try to get back into the swing of posting more often, hope everyone is enjoying the lovely weather 

oxox