ThriftMyStyle...Mixing modern and vintage + navy and white

Hi everyone! I am very much looking at trans-seasonal pieces that will be versatile and stylish to be part of my wardrobe. After my wardrobe revamp at the weekend I wanted to ensure the jackets, blouses, tees and jeans that I have will mix well and work for any season.

In Autumn last year I found this pure wool tux blazer in a neighbouring town's Sue Ryder charity shop for £4.99. It's nearly vintage-from the early 90s and in excellent condition. What drew me to it was the single breasted styling, the tux style collar and the pinstripe-dot detailing:

The finer details which add extra dimension to this tux blazer:

On Monday I thrifted this J Crew tee for £4.99 in another neighbouring town's Scope charity shop. I've not bought any J Crew pieces before and the quality of the cotton is so lovely, the tee is made in Macau and is more of a fine knit rather than a traditional 100% cotton tee:

I thought this tee would again be an ideal item under jackets and go with any denim piece and colour wise navy and white goes with virtually anything. Here they are together and I would also add a summer scarf in a contrasting print and colour to make this work in Spring and Autumn. Being in pure wool it's also ideal for all seasons and can be taken into evening wear with a silk cami underneath. 

This jacket will be ideal with skinny jeans, boyfriend jeans and also white jeans, as well as any colour tee underneath too.

What style of jacket will you wearing this coming season?

ThriftMyStyle.....Outfit post and wardrobe revamping

Hi everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend-it's nice that we are experiencing more milder weather as layering in upto half a dozen pieces is not totally necessary at the moment!

I thought I would do an outfit post featuring a couple of new additions to my wardrobe. I thrifted this black long line jacket/coat in December at my local Sue Ryder charity shop for £6.99 and I've been waiting for some milder weather to wear it. I've teamed it with a Primark skull scarf, River Island black skinny jeans and my new Caitlin black studded clutch/cross body bag from PrettyLittleThing.com:

I'm also wearing the Megan suedette boots they sent me-thanks so much!!

Silver studs are a great way to add something extra to an all black outfit

I spent this weekend doing a wardrobe revamp and there are quite a few things destined for the charity shop-mainly basics such as sweaters and tees that are too tight and not shapes or cuts that I want to wear anymore. I am fortunate that I have a good variety of jackets and jeans already and just need to top up with everyday blouses and sweaters as I see them.

I've linked up this outfit post to the lovely Patti's Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style

What items are lacking in your wardrobe this season, will you be needing to have a wardrobe rehaul?

Celia Birtwell for Uniqlo

Hi everyone! I was very excited to read that Celia Birtwell, a long admired designer of mine and of course the ex wife of Ossie Clark has just released details of her forthcoming collaboration with Uniqlo which will be  launched on 21 March.

Celia's iconic prints and designs have been reworked and rescaled to produce an exclusive new range which will include, tees, tunic tops, shirts, jeggings, tote bags and culottes.

Here is a sneak peek of what we can expect:

I really love the outfit to the right, the prints of the blouse and jeggings really work well together

These culottes look amazing too, the shape and cut look so modern

In preparation for this collection, Celia flew to Japan and selected several prints including ones from her Home collection and she is hoping this collaboration will have similar success to the one she had with Topshop.

I will definitely be purchasing an item when the collection comes out this Spring-my favourite brand with a much admired designer-what's not to love??

Wishing you all a very relaxing and great weekend!

Images: Uniqlo/Daily Mail

ThriftMyStyle January wishlist pieces from PrettyLittleThing.com

January is all about assessing what gaps you have in your wardrobe and creating a wishlist in order to have said items enhance what you already have and make styling an outfit that more effective.

I was very fortunate to be gifted some fabulous pieces from PrettyLittleThing.com and when I was asked what I would like I thought of my wishlist. I am into red this winter so jumped at the chance to have the Emilia red tassel satchel which satisfies the 'red' craving and also my current lust of cross body bags:

It's an ideal length and has enough compartments and space for an ideal everyday bag:

Another item that I was lacking in my wardrobe was a pair of tan ankle boots so I picked these heeled tan buckle boots which have studded detailing on the front-a perfect day to night ankle boot and a perfect colour for them to go with virtually any colour outfit. I have teamed the bag and boots with my all thrifted Pepe London camo jacket, H&M denim shirt and River Island black skinny jeans. 

I love how the red bag brings out the detailing on my jacket too:

The boots run true to size (I am a size 8) and I am wearing thermal socks with them and am most comfortable in them too!

A big thanks to Lucy at Wingfield PR and also to PrettyLittleThing.com -you have certainly fulfilled my winter style cravings!

Thriftmystyle........Electric blue bags for all budgets!!

Hi everyone!! How lovely has the weekend been-it's been milder and sunny and no more snow forecast, just milder weather to come this week-yay!!

Spring like weather really makes you think about what colours you want to be wearing this coming season and for me, cobalt or electric blue is definitely on my radar. Exclusively to My-Wardrobe.com is the infamous Acne Pistol boot in cobalt blue. They are utterly divine and if you've got that sort of cash, then they would be a must have for Spring and Summer!!

For me it's all about the bag and there is certainly some choices from designer to high street if you are looking for this particular colour. Here are my favourite picks of whats out there at the moment:

 Victoria Beckham The Victoria Tote, Net-A-Porter, £2300

 Saint Laurent The Muse, Net-A-Porter, £1075

 Proenza Schouler The PS11, Net-A-Porter, £1365



Zara suede messenger bag, £22.99

On Friday when I was doing my weekly food shop I spied this gorgeous electric blue clutch/ cross body bag by TU for Sainsburys. My pictures don't show the detachable long strap as I wanted to show you how many pockets the bag has:

The bag has a main compartment but folds over with a snap magnetic fastener to show the front which I think has gorgeous hardware. Then it has the outer smaller zip pocket and inside the main compartment there is another inner zip compartment, a mobile phone pocket and another pocket:

Then another zipped compartment on the back of the bag too! The bag was a bargainous £12 and I had a £2.50 discount due to my Nectar points so I got it for just £9.50!! I really love the colour and how it looks amazing as a cross body bag and as a clutch-for me, a really worthwhile and thrifty purchase and the perfect way to channel electric blue this coming season.

What colours are on your radar for the coming season, will you be channeling electric/cobalt blue in your wardrobe?