It is still winter but of course the colours for the Spring/Summer clothing collections are trickling out. Although we are never really surprised - Pastel in Spring and Neon in Summer..
Getting in there just as early as the big fashion houses, we have these 2 outfits showing the pastel and neutral Spring palette.
Model one - Ladylike Cream Lace
This lovely lace dress is by Zara.
Size 10 (eur 38) £10
and it is new with tags still attached.
We have added a thick coral coloured belt (trimmed in black patent leather) from Reiss £10
along with a faux leather Jacket from Topshop Tall range.
Size 14 (eur 42) £30
Model two - Navy and Coral
We have come over all designery (is that even a word?! It is now) on this one.
Plus as per our way of working they have been reduced now! Bargain!
The top is be Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti and it is a silk and wool and cashmere mix.
Size 8 (eur 36)
£40 £24
The skirt is a beautiful Miss Valentino by Valentino sequined up piece.
Size 16 (eur 44)
Small splits up the sides along with these sprays of squin and beads, just adds a little something to a rather simply cut skirt.
£40 £19
The necklace is a Dior costume piece £10 and the belt (not designer...) is £4 but we think it just ties in the whole outfit nicely, and shows off the flared peplum effect of the top.
Coral seems to go with everything!
Bye for now
BG
We love getting items from our regulars. It means we are doing something right when they come in to donate and end up buying things on their way out! Today a gift aided customer brought in many bags of men's clothing and there were these lovely Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Jackets, and a couple of Valentino double breasted Jackets.
(There was also some tweedy/country gent jackets, as we call them, so pop back tomorrow for those...)
Lets start with the YSL ones - All are hardly worn and have no issues with them at all. Even the linings are perfect!
1. This one is a size 40 chest.
Made from 100% Wool and lined with grey rayon, this is £50
2. This one is also a size 40 chest.
The buttons and the lining have the YSL logo on them. Nice.
And again this is £50
3. The third one is this green jacket of silk and wool mix.
Size 42 chest and £40. The lining is rayon and has a green/red tinge.
The sleeves are slightly shorter than the other jackets.
4. Finally this is slightly country gent, but feels absolutely lovely, and when we checked the label it is no surprise it is a wool and cashmere mix.
Size 42 chest. £60
Now we come to the Valentino Jackets.
These are both a size 46 chest.
1. A small catch on the back of the jacket (see photo)
Double breasted jacket with a fine white pinstripe.
£40
2. This is also pinstriped, but with a fine red stripe too.
Wool mix fabric and fully lined.
£40
So pop on in and get suited up!
No excuses!
Bye for now
BG
So here we are, first we had the Dior Jacket blog post, and now we have the Valentino jacket. (But don't forget we have various mens jackets from £8 from Marks and Spencer, Zara man, Gant, etc..)
This Valentino one is slightly more summery than the navy Dior one, but just as swish.
This Wool, linen, silk mix jacket is fully lined in silk, again embellished with the little V logo.
Single breasted jacket, a size 40 - M/L, has a small tiny tiny mark on the lapels (see photo)
Not as thick as the Dior one, but would look just as good, if not better, over cream chinos we think. (sadly we do not have any cream chinos in stock, but we do have jeans and black tailored trousers instead!)
Yours for £75
Bye for now
BG
So in these grey dull days we keep saying you need to wear colour and aim to make our windows bright, but sometimes a bit of grey (or white and black) is needed. Today we have dressed a dummy to prove this point in lush designer items.
The mix of 2 shades of grey (no 50 shades of grey, here thank you very much!) with a tie-in colour of blue creates a simple but (we think) a non boring look.
The top is a high neck collar job from Valentino. The Italian fashion designer has many lines, and this is from the Valentino ready to wear collection.
This dark grey jumper is 100% cashmere as therefore super soft and warm. We have had to put up high on the dummy to stop the urge to rub it all over our faces!! Sooooo soft!
£40
Size 10 (eur 38) with loooong sleeves, perfect to keep you cosy.
The blue belt and blue necklace breaking up the grey are both from Zara. The leather belt is £7.50 and the necklace is £4.
Finally, the wool cashmere mix skirt is by Acne. The Acne Studios is part of the creative collective Acne (Ambition to Create Novel Expression) which was founded in Sweden.
The £68 skirt is in very good condition, but the lining has a small mark on it but it is not visible when worn. Again another small size 8/10 (eur 36/38), the slightly bell shape to it adds some oomph.
We suggest teaming it up with some dark grey knit tights and some long boots for that "So what if its winter, I am warm and look awesome" look.
Bye for now
BG
