Fashion for Summer that can also be worn in the Autumn and Winter

So I have had a sort out of my wardrobe and going through it I have enough of what I need to see me through this year, and in thinking about my shopping habits when it comes to clothes, I rarely buy items all of the time, and have times when I haven’t bought any at all.

I just like to update it because I get bored with wearing the same clothes, but sorting out my clothes, there are items that I can’t wait to wear, which I haven’t for a long time, so going to make the most of what I have got, and there are items that I can wear for the summer, but for the Autumn and winter too.

First of all my first item are my wide leg jeans from Shein. I been wearing these a lot and will go well with all my T-Shirts and can wear them in the Autumn and Winter with boots or trainers, and even a pair of sandals if we get more summer days, its rained a lot, but a great investment.

Then there are my sleeveless shirts. I do have many and wearing on of them as I continue to write this blog. TU Sainsbury’s has been a winner for me when it comes to these items and would buy more, but I know that I would buying them. for the sake of it.

I have mentioned these before in a previous blog, but honestly a great investment and as I write this blog I have this one (above) with my Wide legs jeans from shein and feels so light and will look be good with a cardigan and other style of jeans and with trousers too.

I have been loving wearing a t-shirt with some shorts and still great to wear in the Autumn and winter, for indoors and be worn as with lounge wear and been love seeing women wear the a hooded jumper with shorts set, but I can make a set of the clothes I have got. I have a grey fleece from Groupon and grey shorts, which were from Shein. The hoodie was bought as a set with tracksuit bottoms, but can wear with shorts, tracksuit bottoms or leggins, so great staple for your wardrobe. Its a comfort item and can add a blazer over the top with jeans, to really style it out. Super versatile.

Clothes like this never go out of fashion, and I do like the oversized look.

If you’d like to do a video showing the different looks I like then please leave a comment below.

My favourite place to shop for clothes too, is amazon and I love these tops they do. I have a few and they fit so well and can be good item to wear all year round and for different types of weather.

I have long sleeves ones and short sleeves, and wash well and can be worn with smart trousers, jean, leggins, and shorts along with a piece of jewelry, to be super stylish and last for a long time.

They also do sleeveless, and with a cardigan or a blazer, a jacket still wearable for the Autumn and winter.

Please check out my Pinterest board on fashion and what other clothes can last for Autumn and winter.

I do have other boards created about Fashion, so if you can spare some time, please check them out.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

My Favourite things I love to wear and great investment for the whole year round

I love my wardrobe and the clothes I have in it, and my favourite items are my cycling shorts. The pair I have, I have had for a long time and still in good condition, and they are great to wear when swimming or under a dress to stop chaffing and under shorter shorts.

This weekend I am going to buy another pair to have a spare and again make sure they last me a long time too. I want a set of sports shorts for walking as my goal is to walk to Morden everyday and to save money on travel.

The place I am going to look is Sports Direct. I stopped buying from them, because of their staff not being paid correctly and staff not being treated well. However, I do like the store and great place for deals, and to get items on a bargain.

This pair I have found is for £6.00. I like quality and will check them out to make sure that they will last me for a good number of years, and then I want a pair Sports shorts too to wear on top. Will be good to walk around in and to wear in the winter when indoors with a fleece and trainers.

This pair is £9.00 and feel will be a good investment. If you have any recommendations then please leave a comment below. Your feedback will be greatly received.

The one thing I like to have is a good pair of shoes and I have black pair from TU Sainsbury’s and so comfortable and wearing them practically everyday.

These are £8 and I love them. Super comfortable and I walk a lot, I initially got them to wear indoors, but worn them out and will continue to do so, as great with sports clothes, casual or with a dress. I went to a interview wearing these with a dress and went really well and so very versatile, as can wear with tights and socks and still look stylish.

The other thing I love is my Denim Jacket which I bought from a Charity shop and bought it for a Hen Party weekend and was dressing up as Cyndi Lauper and a real find and I do have another on with sparkles and great items to add and good for all weathers.

Here is one I found similar to the one I have, and this one is from TU Sainsbury’s £25.00 and can last a lifetime.

I will share more of things I love to wear and like to have in my wardrobe and for all seasons.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Fashion items I like that lasts for all summers without buying more

I like to have a good selection of clothes that are for the summer, but will last me for more summers and can be worn indoors, like shorts around the house, instead of out, during the autumn and winter season.

Denim Shorts: These one item I always like to invest in. Always my go too, because I love putting these on and can be worn with tights in the winter, but lasts for a long time, depending where from. The last pair I owned were too big for me. I bought them when going to music festival and was pregnant, so these were donated, but now would like a nice new pair, along with another set of cycling shorts, and a pair of sports shorts and another sports bra.

These Denim shorts above are from TU Sainsbury’s, and looks like these have practically sold out, so gonna have a look else where, but for £14 not bad, and I love clothes from Tu Sainsbury’s. You can find some really good pieces that last a long time. The ones I had that I wore when pregnant were from New Look, but in the end after losing weight, they didn’t fit me anymore. There is a Newlook not far from me so I will go there to see if they still have pairs. The one they had in Epsom has closed down, so they don’t do denim shorts anymore, I will look at Shein and want to checkout Lightinabox. If you know of any online stores or in the high street stores that are good value, please recommend. You can leave a comment below.

I know there is Primark but don’t have a store that is close by, so yes I want a good pair that will last more than one season.

Sleeveless tops and tank tops: I have spoken about these before, Good Basics Help build a wardrobe but they are just worth the money.

I have a few sleeve tops and tanks. They for me are basics and I love investing in many colours and can be worn as bed clothes too and great to as a layer for the winter.

You will always find sleeveless tops in my wardrobe and if you’d like to see my tops I have then please let me know, and tank tops. This one is from John Lewis at is £8 and there are a few colours available in this colour. They are available in different sizes, apart from size 16, and sold out. Again though, TU Sainsbury’s do good selection too and also in H&M.

Summer dresses: I a few, a couple that can be worn in the summer and ones that are for the winter, and I’d like to invest in a new black dress, as again the one I bought from Very is now two big, along with a few and so donated these a few, that are too big too.

I have had my eye on this for ages and is selling out fast. This is from Amazon, and is £22.58. I am a little hesitate though, because of finding the right size, and not sure if it made for petite women, but when it is the right size it can be a long lasting item and worn all year round. So a must and can be worn during the day or the evenings on holiday when it is a bit chilly and to hot for the day time.

I love amazon as you can get different items on there that is original and not the same as the high street.

If you’d like to check our my Pinterest site, I have many boards with clothes and looks I am wanting to go for, for this year:

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Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

What I have added to my wardrobe

When it comes to clothes I am being more strict with myself, but still allow myself the joy of buying items, but that I can add to what I have already got.

This month I ordered a few things from Shein, a pair of wide leg jeans, a baseball jacket and a set of pyjamas.

I love these jeans and they had to be taken up because they were very long, but my mum took care of that for me and they are very comfortable Not washed them yet but got some good wear out of them. Not worn them today being the beginning of the week because my son likes to play in the garden, and so didn’t want them to get mucky.

This is my baseball jacket, and it is lovely. It is comfortable and good fabric and not stopped wearing it. It is a shame it didn’t have pockets, but I can live with that and very easy to wear.

I couldn’t find the exact ones from Shein but they do have so many varieties and for good prices. The ones are similar to the ones I purchased, not worn them yet because I need to shave my legs, but when I do can’t wait to wear them.

They are so #chick and nice material. I also bought a sleeveless shirt which is a must, from TU Sainsbury’s for £12 and fits well.

I will be doing another what I like to wear, showing my sleeveless shirts on my Youtube channel Typical London Gal Carrie Holmes as I love them, and love sharing my love of clothes.

As I saw it coming up the escalator I knew I had to buy. I did try it on and got it in a 12 and can’t wait to wear it.

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Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Rain days what I like to wear and looking to add to my wardrobe

I am sitting here in my Mickey Mouse jumper and leggins. It was so rainy yesterday that it didn’t make sense to dress up and so is why I am in casual clothes. I tend to wear these types of clothing because they are comfortable and clothes are important to how you feel.

There are items in my wardrobe I have still not worn because of the weather, but have a bag full of clothes to give away which I know I am never going to wear and making me be wise when buying more clothes, in that I am being realistic in my choices.

Having a bit of a declutter helps this and I don’t need thousands of items, just enough so I feel good and can be worn in all weathers.

I like to make sure I have a good coat for rainy days and I wear a different coat at the weekend to the one I wear in the week, and I wasn’t doing this consciously but it just worked out this way, and I do like to have a coat but not worn that at all this year as I do like my jackets.

The Jackets I wear is one from Debenhams and was a Christmas gift and a Black one which is in the picture below and was from Very and was one that was styled by Michelle Keegan.

Then there is footwear. The pair I have been religiously wearing is my ones from TU Sainsbury’s and jogged in these too, and I just slide them on and go, and lasted for two years so far and so comfortable.

For inspiration I do look on Pinterest and watch Sheerluxe, and love trying different looks and love wearing oversized clothes, like fleeces and jumpers, and looking for a new pair of wide leg jeans and found a lovely white top on Etsy that I want to invest in and a baseball jacket. I will show these once I have purchased and ready for the warmer weather.

Check Shein they have a lot of options, and not this blog is not sponsored but is through personal choice.

So I will share more and let me know what you like to wear on a rainy day.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

My Fashion Ideas for 2023

I love having a huge wardrobe of different types of clothing because I get bored with wearing the same thing all of the time, and seeing clothes that not been worn finding ways to wear them and not be a waste of money.

Some items could be better and because I have lost weight I need to down size so going to have a clear of items no longer my size as there are some new items I have seen which I will, I hope, fit and suit me better. I lost weight because I was diagnosed with having type 2 diabetes, and so had to really watch my diet and get control of my weight.

It means letting some more items go as i did a monthly declutter challenge and it will feel so good and so going to plan to get it ready and today as I write this blog it is starting the weather to be warm and so want to get my wardrobe ready for the change of season and look forward to spring and be good to not wear anymore layers and have less clothing on to allow my skin to breath.

Here is my fashion vision board for 2023:

I want to grow my hair and begin to style it a lot more rather than putting it up and been wanting to have my hair plated. I am going to do an order from Shein in May and it has been good not spending every month on clothing. It has given me the chance to look at what I have already got to style with and what items will complete the looks I want to go for, for this year.

A capsule wardrobe is a must because you aren’t searching to find something to wear. Dressing for different occasions, for example it will be the King’s coronation and want to plan my outfit this occasion as it may only be one I see and then I am away at the weekend at the end of April to see friends so going to make an effort for that and hopefully can finally wear less clothes, but living in England you just never know.

So have you planned your looks this year, let me know and I would encourage to a vision board on Pinterest to help.

Many thanks for watching

Carrie X

Editing my wardrobe

So I have been doing a monthly challenge of decluttering, check out my blog site: https://everyonecanbuildacastle.com and so I have been sorting my clothes out and I thought I didn’t own a pair of jeans and I do, two pairs.

Editing my wardrobe has helped find pieces that I knew I had but forgotten where I had put them and so put them into my wardrobe in my bedroom and not stuffed in a draw doing nothing.

Check out my Pinterest of my fashion vision board for 2023:

This helps with saving money on laundry because I have enough clothes in my wardrobe that I can wear for the week or month and do laundry around once a week, not that I like my clothes to smell, but do it in batches so anything I need to wear in the week to be washed first and anything that can wait, I will do just that and wash other clothes in the next batch.

I like to have plenty of bottoms and today find a pair of trousers for £10 in H&M so going to go back to see if they are still there and have them taken up, and get me out of wearing leggins and are smart or wear casually with a set of pumps.

I love mix and match, because I always having something to wear and anything that for me no longer goes they get donated or if worn then recycled, unless it is underwear because of hygiene. I don’t like waste and it helps me to donate to others. Thank you to those who created Charity shops because I often shop from them, if I feel the item will go with the clothes I have already got. I am still trying not to buy anymore clothes, and being strict with myself when it comes to buying clothes.

I do have my mind on some new summer clothes, but kept them in my basket and waiting because the prices can change on clothes. It often is good to wait.

I want to easy wearing clothes but with style included and I bought new pair of shoes this weekend as I may have a bit of work outside, I will find out tomorrow but its because it is a nursery they have to have a pair of just inside and not a pair that you have been outdoors and worn.

These will be great to have as they are soft wearing and can be worn with leggings, trousers, with skirts, so not wasted money and was only £8 from ASDA. I like shopping from big stores, but have to be careful because I have before got carried away, and just because it low price doesn’t mean I should have it, but what purpose will it serve.

I see fleeces on sale, and I look them say, “I have enough” and want different items and not have thousands of fleeces, and ready for the season to change and wear less.

I like buying clothes and finding different items but if I don’t have the money and I need my money for other things, then I don’t, and seeing my savings go up is more of a buzz.

I do like new items though and so going to concentrate on saving to wait for the warmer weather to see what I have for that season and if I have the space.

So more blogs to come and I hope you are liking these blogs, remember press like below if you do, and if you wish to share this post, then you are more than welcome to do so.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

No Spending on clothes have I given in?

Yes I needed new leggins because I have pairs that have holes in because I live in them and Sainsbury’s were doing two pairs for £10 and so was a bargain. This doesn’t mean I am going to buy more clothes because I had a setback but in fact made me see that it has helped me to save and so will minimise my spending on clothes and buy my essentials, but not on anything else that I have enough of. I am doing a decluttering challenge this month (March 2023) and going to a sort through my clothes and going to take them to a recycling bin, near where my son goes swimming and so going to minimise and do a inventory of what I actually got and that I can let go of. This is called disowning.

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I am going to be honest I hate throwing stuff away especially clothes, so glad that my clothes can be recycled or taken to a charity shop, accept items like underwear and clothes with holes in.

I have uploaded a new RESET video of sorting out my clothes, and so check it via this link here: https://youtu.be/J_-8E30jT2M

Doing financial challenges have helped with cutting buying clothes, because it makes me conscious of what I have already got, and what I have got that have still not be worn, and I say to myself “You have enough”. This is not depriving, because I want to have a new pair of jeans as I love Denim and so versatile and that is what look when I buy clothes, and if it will compliment and be worn with what I already have.

So let me know how you are when it comes to buying clothes, I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can leave a comment below, and remember if you’d like to be alertd of more blogs on this site to follow me and like.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

How I use Pinterest for inspiration/Creating a vision board

If you didn’t know I am not buying any more clothes this year and I have been tempted but told myself “No I have enough” and it has stopped me from buying clothes.

However I do like to do a vision board for my fashion each year and this year is no exception. The thing is I get bored with wearing the same thing, so I have to mix it up and also I don’t mind wearing the same clothes on consecutive days, if they are clean then why not?

I do go for comfort but I like to have a style and love what I have in my wardrobe and as a kid I never liked wearing trainers and always looked good on others but not me, but how much of that has changed? I love them. I like the fact that trainers have become very on trend, even though I don’t follow them, its if, they look good and I feel confident in the clothes and footwear then I will wear it.

Here is my Fashion vision board for 2023 I have created for this year so far using Pinterest:

Of course we are heading into the spring and looking forward to the warm weather and wearing less layers and so I am sure my vision will change but still use the above pins save of what I can wear to adapt to this next season. I want to wear my skirts and dresses I have and my favourite tops.

It also means I can wear my Denim Jackets. These last a lifetime and I love having a few in my wardrobe and I do wear in the winter, but you don’t see them as they are being worn under a coat or a jacket and so be good to wear them alone with a top underneath and would not feel right in not having these. If you’d like me to show my Denim Jackets I have then let me know. You can leave a comment below.

It also depend on what you are doing. I wear fitness bottoms and leggins with a basic top and jumper because my son loves to play sport and so I have to wear clothes in the week and weekends to tailor that.

I do love a cross over bag and invest in good knit wear cardigans or jacket and invested in a few last year from a charity shop and H&M. I love buying items from Charity shops as they do often have different pieces and hidden treasures.

Pinterest is a brilliant platform to create a vision board and carry around with you on your phone, and develop your style and why not have categories too and is good for inspiration and getting the most out of your wardrobe, and enjoy what you wear. It is free and great way to organize your clothes.

So I hope this has helped you and remember to follow if you’d like to be kept up to date with my blogs on this site and like this video if you’d like more content just like this.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

@typicallondongal

How I plan what I am going to wear?

When it comes to fashion I like to plan what I am going to wear and what I want to wear. I have my workout clothes because I did some exercise using a ten minute routine on Youtube, and love the pieces I have got on. I like to look on Pinterest and have a vision board of styles I want to use for myself and feel good in them.

If you haven’t read my other blog NO more spending on clothes then I suggest you do as I am not going to buy anymore clothes this year and will be talking more about this in future blogs if you’d like to do the same. I would like a few more baseball caps as I love wearing these and I recently invested in a new hat from Groupon (see picture below):

I got a black one and I have worn it and a great investment piece, but not going to buy anymore clothes. I am going to do a declutter because I have clothes that are too big for me now, that I have lost weight. This is not to show off but recommended to do a declutter and enjoy the clothes I want to keep and already have.

Don’t get me wrong I have been tempted by seeing special offers on Groupon, H&M, TU Sainsbury’s, Ely’s which is a high-end store and M&S and Amazon, because they are my favourites stores, but held myself back and when I get the urge to buying new items, ask myself, do I really need that item? and answer I have enough. This has stopped me and doing no spend days helps too. Check out my blogs on my site: https://everyonecanbuildacastle.com and my Youtube channel linked at the bottom of this blog about it and not buying clothes this year will help save me money and so seeing the difference in my spending habits is driving me forward and not want another Jumper that I love buying and vest tops. I have enough. You try it honestly it does work.

So I do have a walking in closet thanks to my mum and step dad and I will my rotate my clothes and use my wardrobe and wear what I have in my room first and then once an item has been worn, I will wash it and then put it into my walk in closet to change with an item I haven’t worn for a while, and put this in my wardrobe in my room to change it up and not lasted me a week but a month, and do this every Sunday before a new week.

I was inspired by @trinnylondon and she plans her outfits especially when she is travelling and I thought what I good idea and do the same each week, because my son loves playing rugby or football, so need to wear clothes for that and I like to exercise in the morning so it has to be practical.

Check out Pinterest to see my fashion vision i have for this year 2023.

I like mixing casual clothes with smart clothes and getting inspiration helps get my clothes together and I like the clothes I have now. I like colour and pattern, and use basic tops for layering or with a set of fitness bottoms as said for playing sport with my son and adapting the looks so I can also wear them in the Spring and Summer.

I you get inspired too sort out your wardrobe to plan on what you like to wear then do, I write these blogs for that reason. I like having a capsule wardrobe and check out Youtube for ideas too, when it comes to fashion and styling, to join me if you’d like to stop buying anymore clothes. You can follow me on this blog and be kept up to date with my blogs on this site by subscribing. Please click like if this blog has helped you.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

@typicallondongal