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Looking Forward; A/W at Matalan

18th August 2012

The sound of Matalan’s latest lookbook dropping through my door always fills me with excitement. They are one of those shops that go from strength to strength as seasons pass, providing high fashion pieces at affordable prices.
Pretty much everything in their Autumn Winter collection is something I’d wear, and I’m ready to say “so long” to Summer, such as it was.
Top of my list is the aztec shawl (£10), leopard print chelsea boots (£16) and pretty much the entire outfit in the first photo.

What are you looking forward to from the up-coming season? What trend will you be fully embracing? For me, I just want to work on my out of work style; more casual chic than “through a hedge backwards”. I’m not really loving my look right now and I want to streamline it…a late year resolution perhaps?

Oh Matalan,
you will be the demise of my bank account (and I wouldn’t have it any other way)

xxx

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dipped

07th June 2012

Jumper: Miss Selfridge, Skirt: Matalan, Shoes: New Look

So last week saw as few clothes as possible and now this week we’re back in jumpers and layers; oh Britain, you do like to keep us on our toes.

This skirt re-affirms why I love Matalan so much! It was the fruits of my Bank Holiday shopping trip and cost a bargain £14! I quite fancy the Mint version that’s online too, but that wasn’t available in my store. In real life the Pink is a really subtle shade of neon…a perfect way to embrace the trend without being too full on.

In other exciting news I’ve got a holiday booked! I haven’t been away for *cough* seven years so I am beyond excited to be heading off to Spain on the 3rd August for 8 nights with a wonderful friend. For the first time in years all those swimwear displays and cheap and cheerful flip-flops are actually appealing.

Off to work for me though, I am doing a lot of split shifts at the moment; half day taking bloods and then half on reception, my poor brain can’t keep up! As long as I have no more fainters or sicky people I will be fine!

ALMOST FRIDAY
(and to celebrate I have an awesome giveaway coming up)
Long live short weeks.

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Totally Tribal

04th February 2012

Oh how I love twitter, a week or so ago Katrina and I were have a pre payday browse of Matalan and fell in love with a dress; or rather, variations of the same dress. We made this fact known, because sharing is caring right? Well, the folks at Matalan certainly think so as they gifted Katrina and I the dresses so we could do a double blog post showing how we’d wear them.

I was head over heels for the tribal design, and Katrina embraced the gorgeous butterfly print. Both dresses are £20 and are available online now!

With the bold pattern, I decided to let the dress do the talking and teamed it with black tights from Tesco and my bargain New Look ankle boots. I did toy with the idea of orange/rust coloured tights, or my orange Jeffrey Campbell boots but in the end, simple won.

I can’t quite explain how much I love this dress, it’s not something I would typically be drawn to, but the combination of the sheer sleeves, bold print and the fabulous pointed collar won me over. I also love that come spring, bare legs and wedges will make just as much impact.

And how did Katrina wear hers? Well, you’ll need to pop over to her blog and find out…(and check out her giveaway whilst your there)

Which dress is your favourite? And how would YOU wear it?

xxx

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Summer Loving at Matalan

02nd February 2012

It’s hard to picture what you’ll be wearing in Spring/Summer whilst the weather is so bitterly cold (although at the same time it brings about hope that warmer times are coming)

I couldn’t resist sharing some of my favourite upcoming pieces from one of my absolute favourite shops, Matalan…you’ll find some instore/online now, and the rest will be coming soon!

The yellow floral dress and the bright orange number above are top of my list…and although I rarely post about homewares, Matalan never fail to draw me in with their gorgeous (and affordable) finishing touches!

Have you checked any of this out yet? What will you be buying? With Matalan’s bargainous prices I see not reason not to buy the lot!

xxx

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A giveaway with Matalan!

22nd November 2011

Noone saw this one coming right? I mean, it’s not as if I LOVE Matalan and talk about them all the time! The lovely folks behind the scenes have given me £30 to give away to one of you lucky lot to celebrate the launch of their festive TV advert…

All you need to do to enter is watch the advert and tell me which key piece would you buy from it, if you won the voucher?
Simple! You can shop the TV collection here 
Just leave a link and your e-mail address with a comment on this post for your chance to win.



My pick would be these Metal Detail Platform Shoes…a bargain at £20 (and Matalan make really comfy shoes!)

Giveaway open to UK readers and will close in two weeks, at 8pm, Tuesday 6th December…giving you time to shop for something to wear for festive celebrations!

Good Luck 

xxx

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