Wednesday 14 December 2011

OOTD- Everyday glamour...

Good Evening my lovelies!
 it occurred  to me that I haven't done an everyday outfit post for a while and as I came home for Christmas yesterday I thought I'd take advantage of having family members around me again who don't mind taking photos of my outfits...I have so much new stuff to show you as I went shopping last Friday to blow all my birthday money (it was an amazing day!), so actually everything in this outfit is new. My favourite things though are my gorgeous faux fur coat and wedged boots...

Coat- River Island
Blouse- COW
Cardigan- Primark
Belt- New Look
Scarf- Primark
Leggings- Primark
Wedged boots- New Look
Earrings- Dorothy Perkins
Bracelets- New Look
Ring- Topshop 

I've wanted a faux fur coat for ages, but have never found one that was in my price range and didn't look tacky, however I found this gem in River Island and as it was £30 off it's usual slightly too expensive £80 price tag I just couldn't resist! I love the fluffy almost feather like type of faux fur and the style and fit, although I did have to get a size 6 to make sure it was fitted enough and didn't just make me look like a yeti! I also adore the colour as I think the multi tonal brown is very wearable, so now I can add a bit of glamour to everyday outfits...

These brown suede wedged boots are little gems that I found in New Look, they are usually £30 but with student discount they were only £27. I really wanted a pair of heels that I could wear with everyday outfits, as all I own are platform stilettos for nights out and I'm bored of wearing flats all the time in the day. Wedges and chunky heeled shoe boots are really in fashion at the moment, however lots of the ones I tried before this pair were too clompy and unattractive, so I thought these more dainty ones were perfect as I can wear them on nights out as well. I'm going to wear them Christmas shopping with my friend Lydia on Friday to see how I cope in them all day, as they are a little bit on the high side for lots of walking, but I'm determined to give it a go!


Underneath my coat I was wearing bargain burgundy leggings which I found in Primark for £3, which make such a refreshing change from my black and grey ones. I also had my new white blouse on that I got from the vintage store COW for only £7, which I love because it goes with everything and has nice subtle silky print detailing. It does have quite a boyish fit so I nipped it in at the waist with my staple skinny belt from New Look. The cable knit cardigan and scarf were both Primark bargains, the cardi was £12 and I got it especially  to wear under my fur coat as my coat is quite short with three quarter sleeves, so my long cardigans look silly underneath it. I got the scarf because it was only £3 and I adore silk scarves as they are an easy, cheap way of glamming up any outfit! 


I've been playing around with 1940's inspired hair styles since 'Guys and Dolls' and this is an example of my side parted pinned back look that I really like as it's easy, keeps my hair off my face and looks quite pretty. I'm going to go into my make up in detail in another post, but you can probably tell that it has also been inspired by 'Guys and Dolls', as I have much more dark and defined eyebrows and brighter lips. I'll show you close ups of the earrings later as well, but they were from Dorothy Perkins (they have a 30% off sale at the moment so make sure to check that out!) and I think they are fab because they are nice and dangly with feathers, what more could you want! 

So that's how I try to achieve everyday glamour on a budget!

What do you think of my outfit? Do you have any heels you can wear all day? How do you jazz up your everyday outfits?

Hope your having a good week! 
Love Meg

20 comments:

  1. Love this post Megan :)
    Been wanting a fur coat for so long but haven't found one i really like. This one really suits you :)
    Also I really love your hair like thism gorge!
    xxx

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  2. Love this outfit, especially the coat! River Island's fur coats are the best because they're so soft! If only they weren't so bloody expensive...

    xx

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  3. You look gorgeous! I've been wanting those leggings for ages but they only ever have them in a size 8 or 20! haha neither of which i am :(
    Your hair looks lovely, like a flapper!
    xxx

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  4. u look amazing you are so pretty love your coat and your combination so gorgeous
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  5. Thank you very much girlies! I'm very glad you like my look :) xxx

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  6. Such a gorgeous outfit! I am in love with the colour of your leggings, they are SO Christmassy, love it!!
    xxx

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  7. Thanks girls, I must say it is so nice to own leggings that aren't black or grey! xxx

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  8. The outfit is gorgeous, the leggins are fabulous as well as the faux fur. And I really like your hair colour, it's so beautiful. I guess it's natural, isn't it?

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  9. Love this outfit, the wedges and coat are GORGEOUS! :)

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    xx

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  10. Antonia- ivana- aww thank you very much! I'm very flattered that you think I'm a natural blonde, but I'm afraid it's out of a bottle!

    Emily- thanks! I'm in love with them as well, not sure how long I will last in those wedges when I go shopping though!

    xxx

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  11. I am in love with that fur coat. It is so cool!

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  12. Oooh, that coat and scarf are just perfect!! You look so chic! I'm a new follower. Stop by my blog some time and say hi, and follow back if you're interested.
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  13. Kassi- me too! I never want to take it off haha

    Sarah- thanks very much, that's lovely and thank you for following, I will definitely stop by your blog :)

    xxx

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  14. I love the colour of the leggings! can't believe they're primark! you look gorgeous :) xo

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  15. oh thank you that's so lovely :) I couldn't believe I found them in primark either! xxx

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  16. wow love your outfit you look so beautiful Xx

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  17. this outfit is so cute I love the fur!

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    x

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  18. aww thank you girlies! xxx

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  19. You look absolutely stunning!!!! that outfit is incredible!

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