Loving leather at Net-A-Porter

Thankfully I got my leather fixes at the boot sales and charity shops in the last couple of months, with a new vintage leather jacket, brown leather cropped trousers and 2 black leather skirts-one full circle style and one pencil above the knee.

I do love leather for the winter season and here are my favourite picks from Net-A-Porter, available online now:

Christopher Kane Jenny dress, £2225

Isabel Marant Katell mini skirt, £1100

L'Wren Scott pencil skirt, £1180

Theory dress, £555

Just love the Christopher Kane dress, mixing lace, embroidery and leather into one look for this season. The Theory dress is very inspirational too and can easily be adapted on a lower budget with a nice black wool jumper and leather mini skirt to recreate virtually the same look.

Will you be in leather this season?

Me in the Kate Moss Dress!!

I thought I would try on the Kate Moss dress that I posted about earlier, with the weather being so wet and cold I did photos from indoors!!

I think you can get a good idea of what the dress is like, what I do like about it is it will need minimal accessories and dressing up, just as well as I was without any make up, jewellery or shoes in these pictures!!

In wardrobe culls, I got rid of a sequin jacket and waistcoat last year, so this dress is a welcome addition for sequins to my wardrobe.

Will you be in sequins this Christmas season?

Kate Moss Xmas 2009 for Xmas 2010

Kate Moss launched her last ever collection for Topshop a few days ago and I had been mulling over getting a piece. The only piece to catch my eye was her limited edition fringed jacket and although I love it, I really don't need or want another jacket, especially at full retail price.

So, on a rainy wet cold Monday afternoon, it was a real pleasure to find a sparkly bargain at the NCH charity shop-this gorgeous limited edition ice blue sequin mini dress from her Xmas 2009 collection:

I will definitely try to wear it over the holidays and I now don't need to go out looking for that elusive Xmas dress!! What will you be sparkling in this festive season?

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?