My first post after Christmas and probably my last post of 2013 so it has to be good doesn't it? As we all finish cramming in the last of our turkey sandwiches and Quality Streets (the good ones obviously) it is time to focus on the only good thing that keeps us going through the post Christmas lull... sales!
There are two types of sale goer in this world, there is the hardcore type who sets up camp at 4am outside their favourite high street store practically pressing their noses against the glass ready to run as soon as the door opens. They are willing to search through an endless rail of last seasons clothes just to find a bargain which usually will never be worn and is £12 that probably could have been saved. I am referring to these people in third person because I certainly am not one of them.
This brings me on to the second type of sale goer which I fit more in to the category of. We sit on the sofa with a laptop or iPad and scroll through webpage after webpage of sale items to grab the best bargains from the comfort of our own home. If you ask anybody who knows me they will tell you I am a crazy shopper! The type that could eventually turn into a shopaholic. I am one of those who will take so many things to the fitting room that I'm not allowed to take it all in at once then stand in my cubicle adding up the total bill on my iPhone calculator to see just how far I can stretch my budget. Despite my undying love for shopping there is one kink in our relationship that I just cant straighten out; sale! I have no patience for the untidiness and unorganised chaos that a sale brings to a store, I like to see all of the items neatly laid out in front of me, organised into size order and separate sections for item categories. Not a pile of clothes for everybody to attack and hope for the best. Im so anal about it that I take one look through the doors of TK Max and Primark and think 'hmm I would rather not'. This is why online shopping in a complete saviour when it comes to the sales and even then I have to say I quickly scroll through and if it doesn't grab my attention straight away then I will move onto the next website. I know, I am so cruel!
I hope everybody that was brave enough to tackle the sales either in store or online grabbed themselves a bargain. A tip for you all is check out Ebay, I had a look today and there is some great bargains as everybody is clearing out the old to make space for the new.
Hopefully 2014 can bring us all lots of happy moments.
Happy New Year
Yours Fashionably
Sarah Victoria
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Yours Fashionably
Sarah Victoria
For those people who have been living under a rock and don’t
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Liz Earle products so far all have the same style of fresh,
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Yours Fashionably
Sarah Victoria
Shoes... A vital ingredient of any perfect outfit and with so many options of style (heels, wedges, boots, trainers etc) it is hard to not just keep adding to the collection. If you really think about it, shoes are everything to an outfit, they can make or break it and as style is so important to me, so are shoes!
So, as I am a blogger and I love a challenge, 'The Blogger Challenge' sounded like my kind of thing. Tamaris, an extremely popular German shoe brand set me a challenge which involved taking a shoe from their range and styling it up my way. It wasn't until it came to it that I realised how much time we actually spend considering what we wear. I am the worst culprit for changing my outfit a million times before deciding that my first choice was probably best. But this was fun, it is surprisingly easier when you have a statement item to style the rest of your look around, in this case a very beautiful item.
I was lucky enough to sport a gold, metallic, strappy sandal that literally ticked all the boxes. These shoes are not only amazingly stylish with the very in-style metallic colour to suit the latest trends but they are so unbelievably comfortable that I felt I could run a marathon.
I chose to style the shoe in two ways, to show the versatility of how it can be worn. In my first look I showed a more dressy style, this wasn't hard as the shoe speaks for itself. The bold style and colour really doesn't require much addition and I definitely believe that simplicity is key in showing off these shoes to the world. I opted for my long loved disco pants with a plain white, oversized vest to keep it simple but sexy. I also added a gold and red necklace to compliment the glitz of the shoe and insert a pop of colour to my outfit with the red. There is a fine line between simple and boring... and none of us want boring, right girls?
Secondly, I wanted to show the same heels but different look. I kept my disco pants as black is the best option when dealing with metallic colours, we don't want to blind anybody, however I added an oversized fluffy cardigan. The brown particularly complimented the gold shade of the shoe. I kept the rest of my outfit a little darker in terms of colour by only using brown and black so it, one; doesn't look too dressy and two; draws all attention to the shoe, which is definitely the statement piece. I felt this showed that the shoes could be dressed down with the right items. I feel this style just screams out 'City Girl'.
I can think of so many different ways this shoe can be styled to make the perfect outfit. Whether you like to keep things plain and simple or you are a lover of bold and bright, everybody can work it in their own special way!
I would love to hear what you think of my choices and what you would wear with these shoes! Leave me a comment and let me know.
Yours Fashionably
Sarah Victoria
