Safari dress-A timeless piece for the wardrobe

Safari style dresses have been in style for decades now and come into trend every now and then. I bagged a Morgan safari dress this summer at the boot sale and as we are experiencing an Indian Summer, I thought I'd wear it

Carrie in her vintage Halston safari dress

Yves Saint Laurent, late 60s

My dress was only £2, but its a keeper for future summers and works well by itself or with leggings

What timeless classic do you enjoy wearing?

My Kimono

For an absolute age, I've been after a decent gown, instead of throwing on hubbys cast off jumpers of an evening to keep me warm, LOL!!

I found a little mini length kimono in the charity shop a few weeks back, but didn't buy it, even though it was only £1.50-goodness knows what I was thinking!! I went back for it a couple of days later, but of course it was gone-rule number one of thrifting which I broke to my cost-'If in doubt, DO buy it' Its rare a gem will be there when you go back for it.

So at the boot sale a couple of Sundays ago, I was pleased to see, laying in a heap, this gorgeous authentic Japanese silk kimono for only £1!!!

Its a great length for lounging about in and is reversible too!!

This was definitely my boot sale bargain of the month, as I doubt I'll be going back to one for this year-the season tends to wind down and in my area, they'll be finished around October.

So another item off the wishlist-and a unique buy at that!!

Casual shirts

I was really pleased to find this Levis big 'E' denim shirt at the boot sale a couple of weeks ago for only £1!!! Denim and denim shirts are bang on trend for this season, I'll definitely be wearing it and shirts are a great layering piece too!!

The big 'E' on Levis pieces was discontinued in 1972 and this shirt seems like a 'deadstock' item, as its in very good condition for being nearly as old as me, LOL!!

Season Basics black biker jacket

So having searched for a good few months now, last week I finally found some dark denim straight legged jeans, which are high waisted and stretchy-similiar styles are currently available at Net-A-Porter, MyWardrobe and Reiss this season. My brand are 'Blendshe' and were £3.99 from The Heart Foundation charity shop.

I'm wearing them with my other season basics- a grey and black striped skinny polo neck, by Marks & Spencer and thrifted from the Salvation Army for £2.99.

My other essential basic is my beloved black leather biker style jacket, which I got from Sue Ryder charity shop last year for £9.99.

Have you got this season's basics yet?

Vintage Oscar de la Renta

Last week the gorgeous One of 365 did a lovely post on The NEW And MODERN Oscar de la Renta and this prompted me to do a post on last months find, a beach wrap/lounging gown, which is Vintage Oscar de la Renta and was in the Salvation Army for only £2.49!

It will be an ideal cover up for on the beach or as a lounging gown over a little nightdress in the summer months.

Wishing you all a great weekend!!