Thursday Look Book/Fashion for the sun and Rain

Hello and welcome! So the weather has been mixed, downpours and then yesterday super hot and so it can be “What can I wear?”.

So I have gone through different retailers to find my versitile choices for this blog post and the one shop I am loving aswell H&M and Shien is TU Sainsbury’s and I do have few tops from this brand and so thought about what you can get from big Sainsbury’s supermarket stores and here is a collage of their fashion.

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Cream Butterfly Stud 'Papillons' T-Shirt

First top I see as I go into this site and is this Butterfly Tee

So this is a top I saw straight away as I went onto their website and this is a great piece to wear that you can cover over with a cardigan and a hood and with leggins or a pair of jeans.

White Scallop Trim Cardigan

Thinking of Cardigans, I found this one, it hasn’t a hood by don’t forget they do sell brollies in case you need one

This cardigan instant caught my attention as it very much my style, and one that be pefect with the Tee above, and can be worn all year and for rainy days and remember they also at Sainbury’s sell Brollies aswell.

Grey Hooded Cable Knit Coatigan

Here is a hooded cardigan from TU and perfect, the only thing I would check is easy washable will it eventually bubble up and be ruin

This cardigan with hood is an example of the ones available from Sainsbury TU range, it is perfect for days when it is rainy and dreary and can be worn through out the year and is in one of favourite type of colours, like a washed out light grey which is a instant match the only thing I’d check is if it is washable, so it longevity as I would wear this type of cardigan a lot, and will it bubble up the wool after time.

So the one thing they are doing is combining vest tops with cardigans for £32 and it a real bargain as with this you can mix and match, which is my kind of fashion and perfect to cover over if it turns out to be chilly day in the UK or wherever you live, and looking at the fabric could be a long life combi and be like a masterpiece in your wardrobe (see below).

ONLY Grey Vest & Cardigan Set

Combi set from TU Sainsbury’s for £32 could mix and match and last all different weathers

The Vest top. These are great for layering and getting the most out of your clothes and just for £3 is a true bargain and I invest a lot in these types of tops as they can last all year again when its rainy but humid and can be worn under blazers, cardigans again or shirts or blouses, and be a great long lasting piece.

Pink Strappy Cami Top

A true item for all year round and for days that are rainy but still humid and great for layering. Only £3.

So this dress is like one I have in black and I love it. When it is warm and I have shaved my legs I love to wear. Washes well and just a great stape item. I am not keen on the colour due to having a 7 year old putting their little dirty fingers on it, thats life with kids but an item that can be layered with a cardigan again or a blazer and be a real stylish piece.

PETITE Stone Linen-Rich Shift Dress

Good price for dress in Sainbury’sale items for £10 always good item to wear and can be worn all year and in different weathers but I would have a coloured top underneath or white on in case it is see -through as white clothes can have that problem.

So footwear I have found these which would go perfect with dress above but most of the sizes have sold out as these are in the sale for £7 so get in now. Very popular it seems in terms shoes and so check these out.

Sole Comfort White Cross Over Strap Shoes

Great pair to go with white dress, most of the sizes have sold out so appears to be a popular type of shoe and at only £7

So I hope this has inspired you and I will be back on Monday with a new Fashion Look book post.

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Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Monday Look Book Summer H&M

So this weeks look book on Summer clothes from H&M. So what I will be showing?

Staple items that can be worn all year round. For me I wear leggins about 98% of the time as it is comfort for me and usually wear them with a coloured or patterned top.

Where do I buy my leggins from?

Amazon, New Look or Uniglo

Tops? Various but been into this year Amazon, H&M, Wish, Shein, TK Maxx abd TU Sainsbury’s.

So the first outfit I have chosen for this look and I love these clothes for the summer as you can wear this in the other months with tights or mix and match the top with a pencil skirt and shorts for just popping out in the garden, when it is not too cold.

Vest top - Sage green - Ladies | H&M GB

I love stylish but practical too and these are great of sitting on the balcony if you have one with a nice Iced Latte on the go.

Linen T-shirt

They were in the H&M in Wimbledon doing sleeveless tops for £5 and very stylish too.

So I do go for colour and comfort and I love this colour above and I have a top similar to the above in my stash and gonna wear today and looking forward to it. These tops can be worn all year round with black trousers, jeans or with a skirt. Very Versitile and will last me for years.

Now I am a T-Shirt girl and H&M do some gret Tee’s and here is one as an example:

Oversized printed T-shirt - Charcoal grey/Positive Days - Ladies | H&M GB

This spells out music festival where you like a Tom Boy but Feminine at the same time.

I love this look and remember as a kid a girl I knew dressed like this all of the time and I remember thinking “Wow can I pull this look” and when at Secondary school subconsciously did and I still do but with a pair of leggins with a set of laced up boots.

Bell-shaped skirt

Then you have the long skirt. I invest in one of these from time to time as I feel they canb last a lifetime, and I have one in my stash which I bought when on holiday and hopefully be united with it soon, as I do need to pick up some items from my own place and worth investing as these can be worn with the boots in the picture above. This skirt with a pair of woolley tights I love to wear.

So check H&M out and I will be doing more hight street fashion and will writing about Collection items you can get that last a lifetime.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Thursday Fashion Look Book/Summer to Autumn Fashion

Here are some items you can use for the summer that you also wear in the Autumn.

Check out my Youtube channel of my Get Ready with me/Outifit of the day

It all depends on the price for me and if I can get a top I like at a lower price then I do. I love a bargain and not being big headed I always seem to find items. It does mean search through rack after rack but I often do find sale items that are often hidden. This is one reason I love TK Maxx, and want to do a shop with me at some point, perhaps next week or so.

So I found this dress on Shein, my favourite online store at the moment, and this one caught my eye instantly. It is an unusual colour for me but is great to wear for the summer and with some tights in the Autumn aswell through to Winter.

This one is price at the moment is £12.99 so a true Bargain.

Hot Yahoo. Ladies Thin Summer Dress Bandage Slim Women Dress Girls Casual Dresses Skirts Two Piece Set Crop Tops Dresses Skirt Dress Set : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

could you get away with this outfit? Yes but it depends on the dress code, but could be a good tailored outfit and you could mix it with a white blouse rather than a vest top, and the skirt perfect for wearing sandals and a pair of boots in the Autumn when it gets colder. This skirt checking isn’t available but it an example of a type of summer skirt that you could actually make yourself if making your own clothes in your thing. Then you can build your own fashion store.

white top, long skirt, summer outfits, blue skirt, blue, white, split skirt, skirt - Wheretoget

Then you have the beach summer holiday themed clothes but they can still be worn in the colder months with a set of ballet shoes and with skin colour tights. This is from https://wheretoget.com/look/1009698

Being petite we often think we can not pull of a long skirts, but yes you can and they are a great longlasting item to a capsule summer/autumn wardrobe.

Lace/Solid Short Sleeves A-line Skater Elegant Maxi Dresses

The long dress the maxi dress. This in on the site Vencano and caught my eye as once again I looked at it and yes I could see myself wearing this dress above. It does depend on the length but can still be great item for short woman like me and for you too. This dress is priced at £19.14.

Then in the winter some ballet pumps, a pair of boots or pumps to dress it down a bit.

You can even add some jewellry and with a nice cardigan to wear in the Autumn.

It’s how you make it and make a vision board of different styles like I have done so for Summer and Autumn fashion.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Fashion Look Book of the week/Off the shoulder fashion

Hello and welcome! It is Tuesday yesterday I filmed a Get Ready with me video with Outfit of the day and wore as off the should flower red dress that its inspired me for this blog and that is showing different style of different off the should tops and dresses.

So this one is from River Island and the style of it was like my dress yesterday and I do like patterned off the shoulder dresses and this one is perfect as like mine, it can be a good casual dress or with some Jewellery and sandaled shoes great for dressing up in the evening.

This style above is a lovely Off the Shoulder one from Boohoo who do some great pieces and if you have a wedding to go to or your going to Ladies Day Horse Racing event then this is perfect and £18.

Style Dome Women Summer Dress Cold Shoulder Mini Dresses Cut Out Off Shoulder Dress Strapless Casual Shirt Dress Long Tops Sexy Dress 01-Cyan M - ShopStyle

This is one that is so stylish and full of colour. It what I call Spearmint colour and I love this blude. This from a retailer called ShopStyle and I love these types of straps. It is effortlessly flattering and can be worn all year round as tunic or with tights in the colder months.

Print Floral Lace-up Off the Shoulder 3/4 Sleeves Casual Blouses

Then you have to Off the Shoulder top and this one with this pale pink is a colour I love to wear, and this is from a new retailer I have discovered called Vencano and is a real good price.

Claire Off Shoulder Blouse in Champagne - £23 | Tobi GB

This top is gorgeous and definitely one I am going to keep my eye on, and will invest in at some point cause they are great to wear with a smar suit jacket or with a white Denim Jean jacket I’ve got, and great with a long white skirt.

Again great for a Wedding or for going to the races, or you are still gonna have a beach holiday or by the UK Seaside towns.

Here is a visionboard including some of these clothes above added to it.

The hair colour picture is one that I am visioning myself with as looking to dye my hair again of that colour with some of this Off the Shoulder fashion. I love creating different looks and excites me a lot.

I love trying different looks as it makes my wardrobe be a place that I can open up and smile. I never have the fear now, of not having anything to wear.

Please check out my EBook about fashion and look books via the link below:

Many thanks,

Carrie X

Fashion Look Book Thursday/Dress down day at the office

Not done this post for a few weeks as I wanted to give you a chance to catch up and so here is a new Fashion Look Book for Thursday the beginning of a new month.

So as it July I like to wear light clothing and still 99% wearing leggins but I do like items that I can feel stylish but comfortable at the same time. Here is vision look book I have put together from different stores that you may like.

top from Shein under £6

This is the kind of top I am talking about it from my 2020-21 favourite online store Shein and this kind of top makes casual look elegant and like the picture bring out your skin tone.

It is so flattering that the price is astonishing going on this top. Its under £6.

The top below is also from Shien and is under £8 yet very chic and one you could wear all year round.

Their tops are very flattering and I could shop endlessly on their site as they do a great range of tops and womens clothing.

SHEIN Fold Pleated Floral Print Top

I have also seen some cropped jeans in H&M and I miss having a pair of these in my wardrobe and under £20 and here is an example:

Skinny Regular Jeans - Denim blue - Ladies | H&M GB

I like effortlessly clothing that is lightweight, not difficult to wash or put on, just easy layed back clothes that with a good set of open toed shoes like the image above dressing it casual with a touch of glam and can wear with ballet type shoes or feminine type trainers.

Then there is the bag, and i have been using my rucksack stylish bag bought from Amazon at again at a great price and can be worn over the shoulder, carried or that fit nicely around my arms and making the outfit a professional dress down day for work too.

The one above isn’t one I have but caught my eye and gives it that interesting and not just a working girl vibe.

So, you can make your outfit bright and clean cut, its all about the colour and standing out to be a fashionable working girl but professional too.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Fashion pieces like Tops and shoes For Going Back to work

Hello and welcome! Here is a new blog post talking about fashion look for going back to work and the kind of clothes I used to wear when working in a Call Centre and other office type jobs.

The first one is tops, shirts and blouses.

I love having different styles of tops, shirts and blouses to wear and adding a bit of colour. So I have top on today which is from TU Sainsbury’s bought last year and here is a top from their collection of 2021.

VILA Polka Dot Print Top

I love a top with pattern and I have this kind of top which has a pendelum bottom to it and I love animal print and like above Polka dots. For me it is looking smart but stylish and has a bit of charactor for me.

Tops for the office TU Sainsbury’s

If you are allowed to expose your shoulders and you work in an office which is warm and you need to wear something light than first of all I light pale colours and the top above is of my favourite pink.

It is suttle but still different from wearing a plain shirt which for me is boring and so this spring pink is perfect for the working 9-5 work and still feel cool and light to wear.

ONLY Kids Coral Palm Print Knot Top (7-13 Years)

The above top I like this style and kind of like the top I wore today that ties up at the front and the colour above is one I love, it brings the office look be more interesting and I find colour just makes it modern yet the top above will never go outdated and just good to wear something different compared to the norm.

They are just timeless yet can be worn out of office and dressed up with Jewellry with a pair of slingback sandals from wearing Office court shoes.

Pink Patent Cross Strap Sandal

These are versitile sandals in that they can be worn throughout the spring and summer, but when just popping around in doors come Autumn and Winter.

These are great to style up and down and still be tailored and can be dressed up with a nice pair of smart trousers or jeans.

I think Tu Sainsbury’s has really been a winner for me in the last year and shows how you can be stylish but for very little expense.

So if you like this blogs then do click as I like the feedback and tell me where you have found some really good office fashion. You can leave a comment below and even follow me.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Adding to your wardrobe in the summer

So I have all the clothes I need for this summer and so filmed a video of What I like to wear in the week video of some of the outfits I go to alot of the time.

I love sleeveless tops, vest tops and easy breathable clothing.

I like to add colour and pattern to my wardrobe and there are some really good items that I have seen in stores such as H&M that I would like to pick up as I like their plain tops and very reasonably priced.

HMLeague: Get inspired by our 22 ambassadors | H&M GB

It is stores like H&M that cater for adults male and female and for kids too.

I don’t like to spend too much on clothes but have enough that can make my wardrobe interesting and want to wear all of them that I do often change what I am wearing through out the day.

Smock-topped dress - Light blue - Ladies | H&M GB

I love that they do low end priced clothes like their casual wear to items you can choose for like an office based wardrobe and create work capsule wardrobe.

I is a store I like to look in and occasionally buy from too.

So make the most of their prices and get more for your wardrobe that you can’t wait to find your hidden treasures.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Look Book Friday/What Love to wear

So I have had my fashion fix this year, and have bought some really nice items. They really complement my wardrobe, and that for me is important.

This is the kind of outfit I love to wear.

The top you see is from TU sainsbury’s and was inside out, as a good hack protects the outside of the outfit, with a pair of leggins and a pair or black trainers I owe.

This top comes with a vest underneath but is so light to wear that it is going to my daily top and one I love wearing. It hides my lumps and bumps as was bought from Very.

The top is from Amazon along with the trainers and leggins from New Look.

I love wearing these clothes it still gives me a style and is my everyday uniform.

I like have a wardrobe full of colour and with these looks above I feel I have that.

So, more to come, and share some more outfits next week.

I do have a video schedule of the outfits I wore this week check out my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDFIqjVKLy7NhtcR6Hy0Tg

Many thanks,

Carrie X

Fashion I have loved wearing/Best buys

Here is a new type of video, my Favourite Fashion items I have been loving and wearing.

I love a full wardrobe and items that I can easily put together, and items that are easy to wear.

For me fashion has to be fun and colourful, I rarely do plain as I like patterned or different type of tops, and wear leggins, shorts or jeans to cover up my legs.

I do have dresses I can wear, and have worn them, but I like to have an everyday outfit that I can change throughout the day.

Check out my channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDFIqjVKLy7NhtcR6Hy0Tg

Many thanks for watching and reading,

Carrie L.M X

Fashion for the weekend how to get the most out of your wardrobe

Being back at home I have had a good declutter of some clothes and packed up my winter clothes as we are having warmer weather, and when it comes to knowing what to wear follow the one item in the one item out.

I have enough clothes to be getting on with and I am looking forward in choosing what to wear now.

Weekend fashion should be different to what you wear during the week, so more casual.

So here are my top items that is worth investing in:

  1. A good washable comfortable top, which is light on and not too heavy and is stylish too
  2. Invest into leggins but with a pair of jeans too, my staple this year is my jean shorts
  3. A good pair bands, trainers and flip flops that you can wear indoors and out
  4. Shoulder bag. I always invest in having these and great to carry only what you really need
  5. Comfortable underwear and feel snug but again lightweight for the summer
  6. A good swimming costume if I do any swimming this year
  7. A light weight sweater or cardigan
  8. Put on some Jewellery that you don’t wear during the week

It is good to do things differently when it comes to the weekend and it helps expand you wardrobe and even some cool sweats is great for those who don’t go out at the weekends but catch up on chores.

So today I am gonna go for a walk and already got up, dress and done make up and it feels good to put on some nice clothes that I necessarily would wear during the week.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie L.M X