New Finds in George ASDA

Today I checked out the fashion in George at ASDA yesterday morning and found some really good pieces.

I am trying my best to not buy anymore jumpers but they caught my eye and feel I need to perhaps buy one if I complete another 5K doing my weekly Parkrun. It also depends on the weather.

This is to me orange but a good piece if you like colour. This was £14 and great for all year. I love the colour and great to wear with trousers and a long skirt and like the picture, Denim.

I just looking on the website and not in store, seen this jacket. This would be such a nice piece for all seasons. It can be layered with a polar neck, with nice smart trousers, jeans for the more casual vibe and last a long time. These type of items never go out of fashion and good capsule wardrobe item.

This is on the website £34.

Then there is a jacket. I bought one as a substitute, to keep in Epsom, for when my pink jacket I have had for a long time, needs washing.

I do a lot of walking and tend to go out in the morning and so great for when it is chilly in the morning and living England it can be hit and miss with the weather and still be cold so great piece. Yes it is white but they can still be a great coats and wouldn’t wear it when I do parkrun, but going into town when it is cold and when it is raining still, keeping you toasty and warm and price on the ASDA’s website is: £25.

Check out this top. I recently bought a pair of chocolate brown trousers from M&S and this caught my eye. These tops are superb to wear all year round, by using it is a layer, and summer. I have one now underneath my jumper and have different coloured ones. If I find this top in ASDAs I will buy it. It is £7.

The prices and items can differ in the stores but can be ordered online. They have a good range of items and affordable. I go for staples and loving a wardrobe that I can mix and match. This top will be great with a pair of shorts like white, denim, chocolate brown, or even red and beige trousers or skirt and last a life time.

It is good to have a fun wardrobe and one that makes me look forward in getting ready for each day and that can go with many things and many different weathers and climates.

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Carrie X

Is Second Hand Outfits worth the money?

I love buying second hand. Charity shops have really grown and I have a pink jumper that I showed in a vlog: https://youtu.be/tELIFB4HE90 that is secondhand and I love it.

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Firstly have a list in mind and do a wish list like you would for Amazon or wherever you buy your clothes from. You can find designer if that is your thing and for me they are like my boutique and love the nick knacks you can find.

I have even bought jackets and dresses from them and thermal tights and leggins. They do have hats and scarfs. They can still have items that are pricy, but if it is going to last you a long time then I am all for paying that extra and still be a good price compared to if you found it on a high end store.

There has been items that I have gone to buy and they have gone, so if you do see a piece it is worth getting it when you see it. Then there are sites like Vinted. Not purchased from that platform, but is very popular and a great way to buy second hand and sell items in your wardrobe. I bought items from eBay but not always been a success.

I have found brand new shoes, bought home decor even. If you don’t shop secondhand you be surprised what you find and quality of the items too. I was offish about it, but now I each month or when I am after a certain item, in the terms of fashion will have a look, to see if I can get it second hand.

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Carrie X

Things I am liking about my style in 2025 and having fun with fashion

I have been looking over what I have and I love patterned socks matching my top with a pair of jeans or leggins. I do still want to wear more dresses, but I like trainers and I like having a pair of boots that are stylish.

Here I am with a jumper I got second hand, my black boots from M&S. They were a Christmas present. Bottoms are from Amazon.

I have put together some collages on Pinterest of the styles I have been checking out and love the busy girl look with casual but also stylish look. Great for meeting up with friends no matter the weather and be a woman who lunches.

This is my kind of style. I love pair of knee high boots and need a new pair and looking at light brown colour. I love wearing my denim jackets, and seen a pair of jeans from ASDA and jeans can be a good essential item.

I may even buy, as planned secondhand.

Then it will be it on clothes once I have bought them and will by more brown boots when we are in the Autumn and perhaps ask for them for my birthday.

The ones I want I have put in my wish list on amazon but again will check out charity shops to see if they have a pair or may even check out Clarks.

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Carrie X

Finding My Style 2025: Adding White to my Wardrobe

I really like fashion and planning different looks. The first major item to me is a good comfortable jacket. I saw one today on Amazon, but I’m going to hold off. I plan to go to ASDA’s to see what they have. I also checked out Sports Direct. The one I saw on Amazon is white, which is a bad idea in terms of keeping it clean. I want a spare one for Epsom. I can put my pink Puffa Jacket, which I have had for a long time, in the wash. The Jackets Sports Direct had were more practical. I can still wear it in the Summer when it can be chilly. Since writing this blog I did actually buy one from ASDA’s.

What do you think is a white jacket practical?

Do you like white clothing?

The White shirt for example can look so crisp and can be classy piece. It can be worn with many items and for many outfits. Shirts are on my list to invest in. I’m considering shirts in various colors, not just white. If you have a job interview, a white shirt can really be a classy piece when paired with a suit.

I like to own a pair of white trainers as well as black pair. I walk a lot, so I have a good pair of boots and shoes that are comfortable. I own a white pair of trainers which I bought from a charity shop and was a really good value.

Yes they do need cleaning. I have worn them for when I have taken part in Walking the Parkrun, but bought a scrubbing brush to clean them.

I want to wear more dresses and a white dress can be good piece. I am going to wear more of my dresses as they are just one piece. Great to dress up and dress down.

You can still wear it during winter time with a nice thick cardigan. Pair it with a fur woolly jacket, or as in the picture above, with a denim jacket. A good piece for the beach and sitting out in the garden.

Then there is the white maxi skirt. It is good to have items that can be worn without needing to be ironed. Denim dresses crease easily. I prefer a more flowing material. I would choose different shoes and trainers. Pair them with a thick jumper or a short sweater.

Then there is the handbag. I find that a white on white can be too much depending on the style. I would use a basket type over the shoulder bag, with a pair of shoes in the same colour.

These are some different styles that have caught my eye this year. They allow you to dress in a feminine and more stylish way rather than wearing fitness leggings bottoms all the time, which I wear a lot. The white Maxi skirt really can go with a nice White logo style t-shirt, with a pair of pumps or Birkenstock’s.

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Carrie X

Casual Wear to Smart

I love casual clothes, but I can get bored with it. Now I enjoy my wardrobe. Building a capsule wardrobe that excites you is the way. I like owning a pair of black trousers that I can wear all year round. They will never come out of fashion.

The same with tops and dresses. I’m going to wear a lot more dresses. Dresses that will last a long time. I can wear them with a denim jacket or my pink puffer coat. I can wear trainers or boots or a pair of smart ankle boots.

I love what I own. My staple items are to always have a coat. Great way to be casual but dressed up and tailored. I wear a pair of thick or thin tights when it is less cold. I pair them with a skirt or dress and a shoulder bag. I also love my scarfs. I have thin ones and thick ones. I bought some smart shoes to. For Christmas I received a new pair of boots and love them.

They are ones I had shared ages ago. I think it was two years ago on this blog site. Next it is a pair of jeans. I will try to find a second hand pair. I will also look for a brown pair of trousers I have seen in Marks and Spencers.

I bought this lovely cashmere jumper. It was bought online from online shop called Nancy London and washes well and a masterpiece for me.

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Carrie X

New Fashion Blog 2025 Layering Up

Hello and welcome! Happy New Year! I hope you haven’t been affected by the weather it has been mixed and at the moment in the UK it is cold outside and I am layered up with a grey polar neck from a charity shops, white polar neck from Nancy London:

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A cardigan from Amazon that I bought, with my wide leg jeans.

Check these pictures on layering. This is from Pinterest and love winter fashion. One tip for going out is buying items that you can dress up and down and love layering to look tailored.

I love to invest in a good coat or jacket and leather jackets are good to have and furry coats I have a black one and love it with a pair of smart boots or shoes and perfect if you have a jumper dress or wooly dress.

My son plays rugby on Sunday mornings and so last year I invested in a pair of wellies and love them.

This was along with a pair of everyday white trainers from a Charity shop and charity shops can be a good place to buy pieces for the winter and worn in the summer when it can gets a bit chilly in the evening, but still look smart and put together.

I have found some great cardigans on Amazon and today invested in a Dressing Gown.

Here is a image of me the other day and show my new Boots I got for Christmas, with a pair of joggers from amazon that I bought last year (2024) and the jumper is a find from a charity shop:

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Loving my Wardrobe and what have bought and want to add

I was going to do a declutter and sort out my clothes, but I do like my clothes and its taken a lot for me to say that. I have had a few items I would like to add, and bought this cardigan from Amazon:

I would like stop wearing leggins all of the time and have created a Mood Board of items that I’d like to add and such a dresses and trousers.

Now we are in Autumn it is time to put on our coats and jumpers, so I don’t go mad over the summer because you never know how it is going to be, and it started off poor this year, so as soon as I was ready to get out my shorts it rained, so felt like I was a jinx and so next year I want it to be about the dress, but ones that can be worn all year round and with tights and would like to have a pair of ballet types shoes.

I have bought a few new dresses from charity shops and have online bought pair of combat style trousers but that are smart or can be worn dress down too and would like to have some smart shirts and looking for a pair of knee high boots. My everyday staples so they can be worn all year round.

I love looking and trying different styles and enjoy my clothes I have and what makes me feel good and not shy away from being more slender, be somewhat conservative and comfortable, along with having some more colour and basics. I love vest tops and knitwear and stocking up on jumpers and cardigans that have sustainability and affordable.

I find second hand fashion to be a must aswell as high street, but it depends on the quality, not the price and if it fits well and the colour aswell and goes with the clothes I already own.

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Carrie X

My Fashion for 2024/25

This years fashion seems to be all about wearing socks with trainers, with dresses and wearing tracksuits and crop tops.

I am not really the right shape to wear crock top, so I will wear leggins and a t-shirt but I am getting a bit bored in wearing leggins and wearing joggers, and would like to wear more tailored clothes, smart but still casual and wear my blazers I have in my wardrobe and wear my dresses.

For inspiration I look on Pinterest and love planning my wardrobe and looking at different styles and want it to be trousers and dresses and going through what I haven’t worn this year in my wardrobe and going through them.

Check out my Pinterest boards I have put together and what my fashions choices were for 2024:

I do like colour, but some days I like to wear all black with a hint of a lighter colour like Denim light blue or dark.

I bought a few dresses second hand which I featured in vlogs and are second hand and I like buying second hand and have bought a couple of dresses to feel more feminine and get as much joy from my clothes as much as possible.

If there are items that are too big, out of shape and torn, I will tend to dispose of, but it if an has a tear will see if it can be fixed, but if not then I let it go and I am getting more fussy now when it comes to buying clothes.

I then will round up the looks and create a vision board on my Notion and have a fashion folder and use these for style ideas, to get joy from my closet and feel I have nothing to wear, when I do.

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Carrie X

Going for Second Hand Fashion

I love searching in Charity shops and I do keep a mental list of items I want to find and it is a great way to shop and giving to charity at the same time.

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There was a time I felt it was weird wearing an item of clothing that somebody else had worn, now I love it because it has saved me money and love the pieces I have purchased. When I did the Great North Run, a lot of runners said they bought gear second hand, because if they wanted to dump it on route, they can as it didn’t cost them a lot of money and a great hack if you are going to run a marathon or half, doing a running or walking event, buy secondhand fleeces and jackets.

I look at winter jumpers or cardigans, jackets and shoes.

I no longer go overboard but like to buy one item that I know I am going to wear a lot of and yes I still shop on high street stores too, but if I can get the same item in a charity shop rather than high street stores like TKMaxx than I will and don’t underestimate the fashion in Charity Shops because you can find some real gems. Like I have a black Cardigan and bought for St Raphael’s Charity shop in Morden and still a go to piece and worn through the year when it has been cold and windy.

I can come away with nothing and being someone who was in debt, have struggled with and felt I needed to a lot of clothes to have a happy life, but I know longer feel that way, but what I wear and how I wear something is what matters for me, not necessarily of where it has come from.

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My Finds for 2024

So yesterday I checked out Newlook because I found a pair of trousers they had as I want to have a change my style to stop wearing leggins all of the time, as I am getting a bit bored with this look now. They had them online and looked in the store in Colliers Wood and as I was trying them on (a 14 and 18) the trousers got dirty as the changing room floor was covered in dust so didn’t buy.

I have filmed a vlog including me trying them on (this will be go up soon) I created a new vision/mood board with them on but I checked out ones in TU Sainsburys and were better in price and better style, but couldn’t try on as their fitting rooms were blocked and so didn’t buy these either.

This is the style I am looking at:

Yes they are cropped at the bottom but being petite (5ft2inches) will be long for me and would possibly need taking up but I like the colour and £20.00 so will go back and if they are there I will be buy them. At the moment had pairs of jeans on sale, if you after a pair as I am after another pair too but been working on my wardrobe and if they will go with what I have already got.

The other item is for a blue and white stripped shirt and seen many woman wearing and I think I will go really well with those trousers.

This is from Peacocks. Part of Louise Redknapp Edit and is £20 and would like to team this up with a white cardigan and a Orange one I have seen in Oliver Bonas.

It is good to see if you can mix and match your clothes and just now put on a pair of socks on which match my with a Garfield t-shirt from TKMaxx and no I didn’t need it but I love their t-shirts and was a size 8, but that was it and I will be changing my style as said, but go through my clothes to see if items still fit me and going to plan my wardrobe and going to go through what I have to create a new Capsule Wardrobe by giving it a make over, and what I have in my suitcases to see what I haven’t worn, that I packed as travel from Wimbledon to Epsom a lot and so it is good to go through them, and have a sort out.

This style can be for the winter with some ankle boots and trainers, or with a jumper with a shirt and that is the idea for me.

New look did have some nice jumpers and yes the shops have begun put out the Autumn pieces and so yes if you want any more summer clothes, then do make it quick because that will be gone and also means that stores will have a sale, so look out for those.

It is good to have a good versatile wardrobe and never stuck with what to wear.

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Carrie X