Ferretti and Frills

One of my favourite thrift finds has to be this navy linen summer blazer, by Philosphy di Alberta Ferretti. It was from the Salvation Army charity shop in February and was only £3.99. I love it as I can wear it with the sleeves rolled up, and with the body being unlined, its a really great piece to keep cool in summer.

I've worn it with my freebie frilly Paul & Joe Sister vest top and my denim leggings

I love blazers, they are such a versatile item for all the seasons and I've quite a few that are summer and colder weather wear too.

Will you be in a blazer this summer?

Fall trend-Distressed jeans and Versace find

Hi everyone!! You may well know already that I love denim and jeans in particular. All styles, washes and cuts. I have 'around' a dozen pairs, so I certainly am not in need of any more.

However, when I spotted these 'Versace Jeans Couture' jeans in my local Sue Ryder charity shop on Friday, I knew I had to have them for 2 reasons-firstly the price-they were only £4.25!!!

Secondly, they fulfill the 'distressed' jeans trend that was big this summer and according to the Telegraph in this article, will definitely be a continuing trend for Fall

I will wear them with a statement jacket or blazer, all I need now is a pair of heeled ankle boots, which is the one main item on my Autumn wishlist.

What is on your wishlist for Fall?

Jean Paul Gaultier-only £1!!!

Wow, its great when family members are great thrifters and my mum in law has produced gems for me before, like the 80s Biba jumpsuit for 50p and the Christian Dior costume jewellery.

So I was especially pleased when this was delivered to me, its a Jean Paul Gaultier dress which she managed to bag at the boot sale for a super bargainous £1!!!!

Its actually a maxi dress, but being ultra stretchy, I can wear it worked up as I'm wearing it shown here

Breakaway on the Essex Coast

Hi everyone!! A Big Thanks to all of you for your lovely comments on my posts recently, the reason I haven't been visiting you all is we've had a family breakaway to Clacton, which is a beach resort on the Essex Coast.

From where I live, it takes just over an hour and of course, we stayed at the Travelodge again, which was a bargainous £19 for the room for each night!!

These pictures are on the 2nd day, when it turned rather overcast, but it was still warm!!

The boys in the sea!!

Clacton Pier and the Sea

The Gardens on Clacton Seafront

Me and My Boys!!

There were themed gardens which were all so very beautiful

I can see you dear!!

We had an absolutely fabulous time and we got the best of the British weather too, coming home yesterday it was raining, so we were lucky indeed!!

A Touch of the Tropics

With reference to this post I did back in May I decided I should wear this top, it being summer now after all!!

I love the versatility of it, here I'm wearing it as a jacket style over a simple vest top and with my Sass & Bide jeans

Not only do I love the vibrant unique print, the scalloped edges round the arms and neckline are so Chloe-esque too!

I think it would look equally as good over some plain summer dresses too!! Plus it was a new shop buy that only set me back £1-what a bargain for summer?

What bargain item are you wearing this summer?