A Blue Outfit & A Vintage Market

As if working at Collectif wasn't dangerous enough in terms of buying too many lovely things, every first Saturday of the month Judy's Vintage Fair sets up camp at Old Spitalfields Market, right outside the Collectif doors. Talk about cruel.

view of the market from the Collectif doors

Luckily, or unluckily, my haul today was only small, though having a browse through the many, many stalls wasn't any less enjoyable.

As is often the case with vintage, all the clothes and shoes I loved weren't in my size. Typical! Though it's probably a good thing wallet wise.

I did manage to get this lovely leather belt, as well as a knuckleduster style ring that matches my new thumb tattoos. Successful me thinks.


I was also randomly approached today to record a little "How to do a 50s look" for the Queen's Jubilee video. I did it. Made a complete fool out of myself, and didn't say anything I wanted to say. Naturally, I will of course link it once it's up, just for some all round enjoyment :)

...of course I also need to include today's outfit, it was a blue kind of day:

Yes, that is my morbidly obese frame in another Next dress, which I did originally buy for my non-rockabilly job, but I quite like it, hence today's wearage.

Happy Bank Holiday weekend!

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The Challenge - Day 42

...and today I was back to my normal self. It was leopard print o'clock.

Of course, the return of my M&S 3/4 lengths (though I was wearing tights) and my Next leopard print jumper, nice and warm. I did also wear my leopard print pumps rom Schuh, though they are not in the picture. Another 3 days of rockabilly work, thank god, die work trousers.

I'm nearing the end of the challenge, but I think I will keep up my outfit posts, it makes me put a bit more thought into my outfits, and stops me being lazy :)

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The Challenge - Day 32

Excuse the hair, and lack of complete make up, I'm running on a tight schedule, I have to leave for work in like 5 minutes, and then I'm off to Southampton and Bournemouth for a few days.

Next trousers and shirt, old cardigan and a necklace I got from Shrewd.

Must dash!

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The Challenge - Day 29

I was not a happy camper today. After a delivery of new cardigans at Collectif, and Sinead subsequently buying me one as a late birthday present, we were all set for a tikitastic day. But, when I woke up, it was grey. Undeterred, I went for a tiki look nonetheless, just to be frozen half to death, and having t buy tights en route to work. Not. Happy. But here is the outfit.

The new Katie Hibiscus cardigan from Collectif, my beloved (now) 3/4 length Next jeans, and the previously worn red/black striped top I got from Oz. I'm just doing a a little post about Tikitasticness, so there will be better pictures of the necklace and hair flowers.

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