brilliant white

shorts - H&M - £12.99

Due to a shift mix up, I was two hours early for work this morning. Luckily, H&M opens at nine. I bought these white shorts to wear with everything all summer long. I loved the all white looks on the S/S catwalks so I'm going to pair my shorts with loose peasant style blouses and sheer shirts. Oh, and silver shoes as soon as i find the perfect pair. I'm on a serious hunt for them. So far, a pair from River Island are winning but I'm hoping Primark with offer some (cheaper) contenders soon.

big foot

shoes - £15 - COW vintage Manchester

I'm not really a heels girl. I get a bit giddy over a pair of platforms from time to occasional time and I'll buy them if they're on sale but as I say, I'm not a heels girl. Now, flats. They are a different matter. In flats, i can walk around town all day and in leather (preferably black) flats i can walk around all day and keep my feet dry (bloody rain). It's heaven. Plus, I hardly ever, ever find vintage shoes in my size (8). It seems fifties women had very tiny feet. Well fifties big foot woman, whoever you are, thank you for these beauties! (Or, thank you teeny tiny man).

hooray

Mac - vintage - £10 - Stockport Market, Manchester

Thanks to Stockport's Saturday markets I've finally found a coat i like enough to actually wear. I secretly despise coats because you spend all morning putting together an outfit and then you put on a coat and Oh. Hard work has disappeared. You always seem to end up having to take coats off as well and then you have to carry them and they get in the way. In short, not really worth the hassle. But this coat, the love child of an aristocratic Parisian and a downtown detective has completely changed my mind. Coat's now offically rule.

thankyou Grazia

I have been so distracted by the beauty and excitement of A/W that I've not even been thinking about spring that much, let alone summer. But today, as I was flicking through Grazia magazine (this week a high street special, totally recommend it, Grazia taste but at prices you can afford, after payday anyway) at work, i saw them. A pair of FABULOUS (and completely worth this abuse of the caps lock key) turquoise and leopard print sunglasses. I think they are the coolest sunglasses I have ever seen. I couldn't believe they were from Claire's Accessories, that place hasn't been cool since i was thirteen. So of course after work i nipped down to ol'Claire's and bought myself a pair for £6.50. Flippen steal!

red jeans

jeans - Primark, shoes - New Look, top - New Look, carpet - the ark, probably....

I found these amazing red jeans (this picture really doesn't do the colour justice) today on my lunch break. All i need now is to turn them up, find some pink socks and finally brave another go at wearing in my caramel brogues after they mutilated my heels. That'll teach me to buy cheap shoes. They say you should never buy cheap shoes or a cheap bed; because if you're not in one, you'll be in the other.

pleats

I found this beautiful black, pleated midi skirt in Cancer Research this afternoon. It was a bargain at £5 and will be lovely and light to wear all through summer! Means i don't have to give up black entirely, the very idea.

diy double layer skirt

I made this skirt earlier in the week. It is one of my first attempts at following a pattern and i think it went quite well. I'm leaving the edge raw because i think it looks better that way. It's so easy to move in and goes with everything in my wardrobe, although it's not perfectly made I'm so pleased with it :)

orange

I bought this jumper from H&M the other day when shopping with my sister. I love the colour so much, it clashes fabulously with my hair. I am so in love with this seasons brights!

Superstar

These are fantastic! I'm going to try and order some quick, i predict a very fast sell out! Get yours here.

t-shirt continued

This is the t-shirt that i bought on Monday from a vintage store called Wanderland. They are a pop up boutique that you can usually find in Afflecks Palace if you live in Manchester. The girls who ran the boutique were so friendly and this t-shirt was a steal for £5! I wore it with my black skinny jeans today even if i was chained to the house studying. Click here to visit their website.

t-shirt

I got the most amazing t-shirt today. I shall post a picture tomorrow...