Thrift Inspiration, Aran Style

Chunky knits are perfect for winter and Aran knits have always been in style, Topshop have this one available now for £48

I was lucky enough to thrift my Aran cardigan in the Salavation Army charity shop back in September, I laundered it and put it away, knowing it would come out in the colder weather:

Its been quite mild this week, so I've not needed a coat and layered my vintage Levis shirt and LBD with the cardigan and my black over the knee boots

My cardigan was only £2.99 and it washed up well with no shrinkage either, so I'm sure it will be a keeper in the wardrobe for a while.

What knit will you be investing in this winter?

Kenneth Jay Lane and Vintage faux fur for winter

In an October edition of the weekly 'Look' magazine, there was an article on retro accessories and the brooches section particularly was of interest to me:

A couple of years ago I bought via Ebay, a Kenneth Jay Lane for Avon brooch, which I've rarely worn.

So when I went to the Frock Me! vintage fashion fair this Sunday gone, I wore the brooch with my white faux fur cropped vintage jacket which was my mums and that she wore on her own wedding day in the mid seventies to my stepfather:

Here is the jacket too, it was my first time of wearing and it was incredibly warm and fitted like a glove-I love the crop style and even now is a perfect addition for my winter wardrobe

What accessories will you be wearing this season?

Frock Me!!

Yesterday saw a trip to the Kings Road, Chelsea for the Frock Me! Vintage Fashion Fair where I met the wonderful Cecile from Elegancemaison

She has a wonderful vintage stall selling many gorgeous pieces regularly at Frock Me!, one of my favourites being a black and red YSL jacket, which sold whilst I was still there!!

It was fabulous to meet up with her and I even received a parting gift of a lovely 50s chiffon pink floral scarf which I will wear very soon-thank you so much Cecile!!

I couldn't go empty handed and picked up this Vivienne Westwood top to go with my other leather skirt thrifted a couple of weeks ago.

It was a lovely day, Frock Me is certainly a great venue if you love vintage and designer fashion from all decades and want to pick up a unique piece of style history!

Thrift Inspiration, Paul & Joe Sister Style

Fair Isle knits are very much in style this winter and over at Net-A-Porter they have a fabulous selection in knitwear. This waistcoat by Paul & Joe Sister will keep you snug and looking great this winter:

Paul & Joe Sister waistcoat, £170

So to sport the trend, I was pleased to pick up this vintage St Michael lambswool fair isle waistcoat at the boot sale a few weeks ago

I'm also wearing my other bargain of the week (well last week) my F&F shearling clogs, reduced from £28 to £7.50 which I picked up when doing my food shopping.

Will you be wearing any fair isle knits this winter?

Being a Gucci Thrifty Gal,

This outfit post comprises of two of my Gucci finds, my recently thrifted Gucci tan bag at the local boot sale and my Gucci sneakers that I thrifted last year and haven't worn yet from the Salvation Army charity shop.

You can read about when I bought them here:

I'm also wearing my faux fur gilet that I thrifted at the boot sale for £2 and my grey skinnies and grey sweater, it was quite a lovely day so there was no need for a jacket

I would also like to say a big Thanks to the gorgeous Kate at Make Do Style for featuring me in her fabulous series of posts for Style Budget Special Week- Day 3 Thrifty Ways-please check it out as its a very intuitive and inspirational post. It also links to my one of my favourite bloggers, Vintage Vixen, who also is so very inspirational with her constantly awesome and amazing thrift finds!!

I hope you are having a lovely week so far!!