back to school

21st March 2013

Pinafore: ebay
Shirt c/o Glamour Magazine for Very
Boots: New Look
It can’t have failed to pass people by that pinafores are having a moment right now. I’ve been coveting once since they first started cropping up, well, everywhere but begrudged paying £20+ for something I’m probably not going to wear all that much. 
A bit of random ebay browsing one weekend led to finding this little number costing under £12 including postage. I wasn’t expecting anything great to be honest, you don’t when you pay that kind of price but to my amazement this is actually really rather good quality so I’ll probably wear it more than anticipated.
I paired it with this shirt, the only white shirt I own and a recent acquisition thanks to the Glamour Magazine and Very collaboration that I featured last week. I knew there was a reason I didn’t own a white shirt though, I had been wearing it all of five minutes when I noticed a splash of black coffee and a smudge of makeup on it. I need to be more careful, I need more classics like this in my wardrobe.
Final stretch to the weekend,
it’s been a funny week once again, when aren’t they these days? Life is madness,
beautiful madness.
Snapped up any trends on the cheap lately? Share some of your favourite ebay sellers below.
xxx
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21 comments for “back to school”

  1. dan

    love this on you! xx

  2. Clemmy

    Hun, this dress is TOO cute!!!! i give you an A* lovely lady 🙂 xx

  3. Style Eyes

    Love your pinafore and what a fantastic bargain. My daughter has been telling me she wants one so will definitely be checking out ebay!

  4. char

    I don’t have a white shirt in my wardrobe, I used to but I wore it under a green shrug which leaked dye all over it, which was a shame as
    it had been an expensive wrap-around Jaeger blouse 🙁

  5. Megan Hunt

    Love the pinafore! I’ve just ordered one from New Look with leftover gift vouchers from Christmas 🙂 xo

    Megan Jane // Seek My Scribbles

  6. The Style Rawr

    Laura I love this look on you! This is one of the best pinafore ensembles I’ve seen!

    Tara
    http://www.thestylerawr.com
    xoxo

  7. Corinne

    Oh gosh, you look super cute Laura! Thumbs up!

    Corinne x
    http://www.skinnedcartree.com

  8. Anonymous

    Nice outfit I like the simple white shirt with the pinafore. but I don’t understand why you sometimes dont do your hair before taking photos? I know its only wet from the shower or whatever but it spoils the overall look, wud b nice to see the complete finished look xx

  9. Rachael

    Oh I totally remember pinafores as dresses at school – particular in infant school. Those were the days!

  10. Katie

    It does look very school uniformy, in a cool way :). I think I may still have a pinafore dress I bought for a cosplay that never happened, perhaps it’s time to dig it out!

  11. Vix

    That looks fabulous on you! x

  12. Sarah Harradine

    Super cute pinafore, I can’t believe it was an eBay jobby! I read somewhere that white is the most practical colour really.. because you can bleach it. Well, not whilst you’re wearing it, and walking round in stained stuff!
    X

  13. Alice

    I’ve been eyeing up pinafores lately too, I would love a cord one. That shirt REALLY suits you xxx

  14. hannah

    This outfit suits you so much!! xx

  15. Clara

    Great outfit (and such a bargain!) =)

    smiley-clara.blogspot.com

  16. Dreams and things

    Love this outfit,

  17. Samma

    I just died! This is soooo cute!
    Samma x
    spotsandspikes.blogspot.co.uk

  18. @distract_me

    ‘Beautiful madness…’ so true! xx

  19. Daisy

    Wow, this dress look lovely. I always forget about Ebay!

  20. Chelsea Jade

    Love this outfit, the shirt is adorable too xx

  21. xXxStundonxXx

    I’ve just ordered myself a pinafore dress from eBay, can’t wait to receive it! x