How to wear The Red Coat

Another piece of clothing I rescued from my "throwaway pile", I bought this coat from primark many years ago. I think it was only £23 pounds which along with the vibrant colour-was probably the driving force to making the purchase. I love how sturdy the buttons are, and I loooove the frills as they make the coat very girly!

Admittedly I haven't worn it as much as I should have over the years (hence it being in the out pile in the first place)
As much as I do love the colour red, especially over the past few years...I do have a difficult time styling it. Red can be a possesive colour, and I find that as it is a coat...it can instantly take away the attention  from the rest of the outfit. So on this occasion, I decided to wear it with an equally vibrant pair of skinny jeans. I think these two primary colours worked well together.

 

And how cute is the blouse?! From the moment I first saw it in Matalan, I knew I had to have it! Although at £12 I held off from buying it for a while, hoping it would go down in the sale. However it's still full price....so I couldn't let it slip through my fingers. I am obsessed with love hearts generally, so this was made for someone like me!
 

And I couldn't resist picking up this belt I found on a consignment store website for a fraction of the original price! It is a great belt for wearing over coats or with dresses and blouses. This size was discontinued, and I think it was around £450 when it was available-so I was lucky to find it :-)

I can honestly say this was the first time I have been photobombed by a policeman! Lol!....

 Red Coat £23 Primark | Cobalt Skinny Jeans £7 H&M | Blouse £12 Matalan | Sunglasses £6.99 H&M | Scarf £4 Primark | Belt £115 Louis Vuitton | Boots £49.99 Aldo | Bag Suhali Le Talenteux Louis Vuitton

On the evening these pics were taken, it was freezing cold here in London! (what's new? lol) In fact an hour before we were treated with a freak hailstorm out of nowhere....needless to say I wanted to head straight on the bus home-but I was eventually talked into going ahead with it!

The weather seems to be warming up in London (slightly) so I have started to wear more jackets recently and lighter scarves.

And I have recently come back from Sicily, so look out for some holiday looks coming up soon :-)

Twinkle Toes-Saint Laurent shoes

Be still my heart.....

The magpie in me struck again at the beginning of the year. I actually went out that day with no intentions of buying anything....least of all anything expensive, but alas, these things happen. I spotted them in the corner of the Saint Laurent section of Shoe Heaven in Harrods and when I saw that they were in my size I immediately tried them on. And I subsequently didn't want to take them off! I walked around for ages admiring my feet in the mirror-It was a done deal.

I haven't worn them outside yet, but I can tell already that they will be comfortable (and dare I say a treat) to wear. I can honestly say that the craftsmanship of YSL shoes are nothing short of amazing. Probably in part due to the 100% leather used, means they are very adaptive and mould to your individual feet making them feel like they were made just for you.....or in this case-me ;-p

Three things influenced this purchase. No.1 was the style, the modest heel, the rounded (yet not overly rounded) toe, the three strap detail all ticked a box. No.2 was the price....I love a bargain, and I grab them wherever I can get them.
Now I know in this situation it probably would have been more of a wise investment to actually leave the money in my account rather then buy the shoes, but the fact they were reduced from a whopping £750 to £169 was enough to sucker me in......then factoring in the extra 10% discount Harrods was offering their rewards customers, making the final price £152.10......Now can you blame me??!

And reason No.3?....Well, they are soooo damn sparkly! (it really doesn't take much lol) I don't know about you, but sparkles excite me!...especially on my feet. Even on a down day, if I am wearing blindingly sparkly shoes such as these, they have the power to lighten my mood and potentially put a smile on my face.

And that's reason enough for me :-)


Do you guys like glitter shoes?? Comment below! XX