Recycled Wedding Dress...

Sometimes I like to make stuff - simple as that. However with time restraints (and a lack of concentration) I like a simple fix (sad but honest).

So, as I grabbed my 30 second fix in the local charity shop I spied the above wedding dress and it struck me as a pretty dress. - rather in need of wearing (but not even I could or would pull the wedding dress look off, without looking even more odder than perhaps I normally do). So for a fiver I bought the said dress and with the simple aid of a pair of kitchen scissors I cut the sleeves out. Then I attacked the bottom frill, after which I lay the dress on the floor, roughly marked how short the lining should be and hey presto - snip, snip, done...

Lucky find...

In between running to the post office to return deliveries of denim jackets - too boxy, too cropped, all too wrong - and a host of other chores, I popped into the local RSPCA Charity Shop...

Levis Denim Jacket £3.50...

Tigers...

Ok so I really want the Kenzo sweatshirt / t-shirt, however 2 obstacles... firstly the price tag and secondly even if I wanted it enough to pay for it - you've got to get getting your hands on one!
Basically they are sold out prior to delivery.
However its funny once your eyes are open to something i.e 'the tiger' it can be found...

Tiger T-shirt - RSPCA Charity Shop (Stoke Newington) £4

Mohair Cardigan - Sick (Red Church St), Jeans - J Brand, Sneakers - Superga

And just to show off - I also found this one, two days later at Mind Charity Shop - Church Street for the sum price of £8! So yes! if you fancy the Kenzo sweatshirt and you can get your hands on one, go for it! Otherwise just check out those local charity shops... you never know...

Washed,Worn & Slightly Distressed...

I have many an obsession but one in particular is that I love old, worn, second-hand, overly washed, slightly-might be ready to throw out t-shirts. So there for if I buy new then it has to be something that has a quick chance of fading and looking distressed (not I imagine what manufactures, suppliers and brands want to hear...).

Chinos - Whistles, T-shirt - ASOS, Cardigan - RSPCA Charity Shop Stoke Newington, 

Earrings - Spitalfields Thursday Market 

Comfort (feels like a profanity)...

Kids play date = pant suit.

1980s Pant suit - RSPCA Stoke Newington, Sneakers - Superga, Tee - Acne