Coral and grey







Faux wrap skirt and coral knit

Another quick and simple remixed outfit that I wore last week Wednesday.  I have not worn this skirt as many times as I had initially thought I had.  All items have been seen before.  I do love grey and coral together.  Considering that I have not had these boots very long, I've already worn them quite a few times, which means they are worth every cent I spent on them already.


Deets : Skirt : Ackermans | Knit : Couture | Boots : Fannie & Angelo | Necklace : Truworths | Bracelets : Contempo

Pearl and gold bracelet : Contempo





Pearl Statement Necklace : Truworths

Casual baroque and denim on Friday

I bought this top with a baroque type design on it at Ackermans some time back and the quality is really super and this material is comfy and soft.  

Baroque printed top with skinny jeans

Skinny jeans a grey wedge boots

Grey wedge heel boots

My boots I picked up last weekend from the Chinese store on sale.   I have been looking for a pair of grey boots since last winter and the price of these were great.   The wedge is super comfy and although I upsized a shoe size and they are a little loose on my feet but not to the point of flopping about. 

The skinny jeans from Woolworths and bracelets are old friends. I have gained a little weight around my middle so the jeans are a wee bit tight and you can guess how badly I want to get out of them ;-).

Well friends ... it's almost weekend for me ... what are your plans?   My troupe are all writing exams so we won't be galavanting much which may mean I can get some fun time with my camera.

Happy Friday.

Royal blue on a Monday

I’m back!!!  I had a good little blog-cation although unintentional, I was simply not inspired to blog and enjoyed the break, but I am back.

I work hard at watching what comes out of my mouth, so you can imagine how difficult it is not to say ‘blue Monday’ … but I am wearing blue on this pretty Monday morning, the sky is clear, the temperature is pleasant and I have work.

Our weekend was relaxed and mostly spent at home.  I did take Jarod shopping on Saturday morning as he had outgrown his sneakers and said he needed another pair of long pants.  It’s amazing that his feet have suddenly increased by two shoe sizes.  He got two pairs of casual shoes, a pair of relaxed cotton trousers and two jackets.  Courteney was with us and had found the pants which lead him to say he did not like them.  Right!  He also tried on two pairs of jeans neither of which fitted nicely and as you could have guessed, the trousers Ccourts found fitted perfectly – so he took them.  They’re having such a power struggle at the moment and I am at loss as far as how to deal with it.   Sigh!  All in all though, we had a good time and they were pleasant with each other.   Next weekend it’s shopping with Liam. 

I indulged a little with a cheap camo t-shirt from Mr. Price for all of R30.00 (I love bargains like that) and two tops (the one I’m wearing today) from Edgars.

Courteney and I both gravitated toward this shirt as we found the colour captivating. 

I will be able to wear it with jeggings and my skinny jeans for a more relaxed look as it is fairly long.

I do love these roll sleeve shirts that are in every store at the moment.

I now have one in plum, this blue one and a black one with studs on the collar that I picked up on Saturday.

All of them can be worn to the office and casually.

Blue and gold accessories

I could not decide on a necklace and mainly that was because I was looking for something gold and short and although I have a costume jewellery necklace that is gold (and more than 16 years old) I don’t wear it anymore as it has tarnished – maybe its time to look for a replacement.  Then I thought of wearing my ‘collar’ but seem to have misplaced it which leads me to the fact that I urgently need to do more sorting out in my closet.  Firstly though, and it’s a huge priority, I need to replace my rail which looks like its had a long hard night of partying as its leaning more and more to the right. 

La details : Shirt : Edgars (Merien Hall) | Skirt : Truworths | Shoes : Ackermans | Bracelets : Miladys | earrings and belt – unknown|

I’m linking up with Patti over at Not Dead Yet Style for her Visible Monday #93 … this colour allows you to be anything but ‘invisible’.

Happy Monday y’all … please drop me a note in the comments so that I can return the visit.

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Stripes, pearls and red streaks

Today was decision day. 

Decision no. 1 - get out of bed - I was a half hour late.
Decision no. 2 - what to wear - I could not make up my mind - I've been slack on prepping beforehand.
Decision no. 3 - what to eat - besides devouring the entire sweet store.
Decision no. 4 - what colour to put in my hair.
Decision no. 5 - what style to cut my hair in.

Shew - now that's a lot decision in-between all the other random decisions.

I managed to get out of bed, and despite being 'late' in starting my day, I got to the office on time.

Decision no. 2 ended in this outfit.

 Top : Truworths | Skirt : Ackermans | Shoes : _ | Sunglasses : Rayban

Decision no. 3 - I sadly submitted to my little sweet tooth  but ate my salad and tuna and it was divine.

Decision no. 4 - what colour streaks to put in my hair ... R.E.D.

 

Decision no. 5 - the hairstyle

 

 

 

I like it - but will know tomorrow morning when I style it just how much I do or don't like it. 

 

What do you think?

 

Denim Delight

Bold jacket : R159.99

These items are from Ackermans (now how many of my South African readers raised their eyebrows?).  I have not had a chance to pop into a store to check them out, but let me say, at times their quality is rather impressive and their prices really are hard to beat. On their site, their stylist says this : Denim can take you anywhere – it’s all about attitude and the right accessories. Which I quite agree with. Denim can be dressed up so nicely, providing its not dirty and faded.  I’m thinking of the yellow jacket with a flowy sun dress … Capris and funky sandals …. Even to work with a frilly/lace top and a pencil skirt. Pencil skirt : R89.99

Denim jacket : R179.99

Will you be doing denim this spring? 

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Double dose

As promised yesterday, an outfit post.  Actually, two outfit posts.

Courteney and I have a lot of laughs when she takes my pictures.  She usually stands there pulling faces at me and sucking in her lil cheeks ... so silly.

 T-shirt : Truworths

Pants : Edgars

Jacket :

Sandals : Makro

Brooch : From my Mom (ta Mom)

Shirt : Woolworths (circa 2007)

Skirt : Finnigans @ Truworths

Shoes : Ackermans

Bangles : Charlotte Russe

I've pictured these shoes with my skinny jeans and new top bought at Mr. Price yesterday ... and with my tan skirt that I have not worn in ages, and with my other brown pants, and with my denim skirt and ... oh heck, just about my entire wardrobe.

I bought a fairly cheap nail polish from Truworths by Kangol and am impressed by how well its lasted.  No top coat and it handled 5 days, that's impressive to me.

I started the new thyroid medication last night.  I am confident its going to help me feel fantastic and drop a little weight.  I'm not greedy, just 5 or 7 kgs would be fabulous.  That's a dress size and a little. 

'Til next time

Keep it

Simply Sassy

Alteration Anxiety

For the first time in my life, I took two items to the tailor to be altered.  I mentioned wanting to alter my black shift dress way back in October and then put it off.  Then when I bought the red skirt, I mentioned it again.  Sunday I took them out the wardrobe and brought them with to the office and left them on my desk so that I would not forget them in my cupboard, which I'm prone to doing.  I then hotfooted down to the tailor and he pinned the seams ... I'm now super nervous about this entire process.  However, should it turn out as I'm hoping, then the cost of R120.00 for the alterations is much cheaper than buying new/replacing and considering that it costs me R45.00 to replace the pockets in G-mans trousers, its really not badly priced.

I am quite smitten with the looks of these two items from Ackermans :

I don't wear flat-flat shoes very often, but these look really cute.  But what on earth would I wear them with.  On the other hand of this internal discussion, last weekend I tried on a pair of shoes similar to these and all I could see was my mother and my dd look at me rather horrified that I'd even dared to tried them on ... lol. 

This jacket also looks interesting.  I need to go see it in person though.  Its still not the red blazer I'm lusting after, but a red coat could be fun.  I have a divine coral coloured one that G-man bought me for mothers day year before last, so red would be a nice addition and the style is generic enough to last for years. 

The mornings are feeling decidedly cooler of late and my kitty is snuggling closer which is a sure indication of the temps dropping at night.  Soon, we'll be closing the windows at night.  With winter heading our way, it's time to get out the clothing that was packed away for summer.  I've washed and ironed most of my long sleeved shirts in anticipation but now I need to resort the wardrobe to make space for the coats, knitted items and boots.  Its time to complete these and do the necessary wardrobe audit so that I know what I need.

I've noticed that the looks this season are not that different ... with that being said, what will you be updating in your closet?   I've not quite made up my mind as yet.