Pencil skirt and Cat print blouse, £7 each from Primark. Shoes c/o Sarenza.
The minute I saw this blouse I knew I wanted it, I am loving cat prints at the moment and at £7 it would have been frankly rude NOT to buy it. The skirt was another story. I’ve always proclaimed myself to be un-suited to pencil skirts but with some persuasion decided to try this one on. I didn’t expect to even like it, let alone purchase it, but again, at £7 it seemed worth the risk. I wouldn’t say I love how it looks, but I wouldn’t mind another in a different colour too…a brilliant basic at a bargain price.
Finally getting a long, long overdue haircut this afternoon after work. I’ve been putting it off for about a year. I’m not doing anything more dramatic than getting a good few inches trimmed off; despite grand ideas I remain a bit of a coward (and a lot hopeless) when it comes to hair!
Snapped up any Primark bargains lately?
xxx
The cat print blouse is so nice! I’m really drawn to animal prints and the double collar is a really nice touch 🙂 You look lovely! xx
Ok, this is meant in the least bitchy way possible and I hope you take it as some sort of encouragement rather than an unprovoked anon attack.
Pencil skirts really only look good if you fill them out. That’s the point of them, they’re supposed to be slim-fitting and emphasize your shape. It kills the look when they just hang on you.
Aw, that cat print blouse is just too cute! I’m about to get my hair cut too, no idea what I want done though so unless I see someones hair soon and go ‘I need hair like that!’ I think I’m going to be having just a trim too. xo
I love pencil skirts! They look so smart and sexy. I do hope you don’t let that anon comment bother you chick, I know you are going through a process and although that person is saying they wanted to be helpful I don’t think they really mean it. Just remember that you are fabulous and working towards your best health. I’m always here if you need to chat xxx
@ other Laura:
Well, wrong assumption, actually I DO mean it. I’m in the same place, trying to gain weight and sometimes struggling and I didn’t mean to offend, but reassure. I know how sucky body image can get when you are actively trying to recover, and personally I appreciate a little reminder now and then, when I seem to forget the reality that I am underweight and do need to gain.
Just because I’m posting anonymously (I don’t have any accounts and don’t see the point of putting my name in here), doesn’t mean I’m trying to be destructive / cause drama.
You cat print top is so cute and what a bargain. I so wish Australia had a Primark.
Aww I tried on this top – it looks great on you! Was toying with the idea of getting it but at that price you really can’t say no! Might make it my dissertation completion treat xx
Looks like I might need to head to Primark soon – that blouse is quite amazingly cute and you know I love a bit of wardrobezoo in my life!
I’m a total sucker for anything cat print/cat related, so this one is firmly on my wish list xxx
The anon comment quite clearly wasn’t trying to start drama or be bitchy – it was honest feedback on the outfit and i agree with it. Because you are very underweight the pencil skirt just doesn’t work on you right now – i bet it would look amazing in the future when you’ve gained a bit of health back though!
You look stunning in that pencil skirt
Laura, i am a great fan of your blogs and i hope you don’t mind me offering a honest opinion, but several people have mentioned it thus far so i thought i should express all of our concerns. Both myself and others love your fashion and choice of clothes, shoes, accessories etc but it is rather triggering for women similar to your age seeing you advertising as it were clothes on an underweight figure. It does not send out a good signal and quite a few of my friends look up to you as the ‘norm’ and unfortunately going down the route of self destructive behaviours in the belief that what they see is really how to look. So just saying please be careful what you blog as i hope you can appreciate there are young and easily influenced minds out there. Please dont take offence from my comment as you are a beautiful young lady but i hope you can acknowledge and take heed of what i am trying to express 🙂
Yes, same Laura as above. I am not anon (either of them) but clearly others think that i am and that i’m giving you hassle. What comments do you like on your blog? ONLY comments that say they like your outfit or are people allowed to like say, your top but not so much your shoes..
You never reply here so it’s hard to know how you take coments – if my comment is unwelcome then i wouldn’t bother but it wasn’t nasty and it wasn’t in my opinion uncalled for. i expressed an opinion that the skirt will look amazing on you with a few more curves but it doesn’t really work at the moment. its only my opinion, other people will disagree – thats part of individuality.
And i don’t agree with anon above either – people have to take responsibilities for themselves, anything and everything could be a trigger – its the internet, these people can watch laura go through good times and bad times and she never claims to be anything she isn’t – she’s quite openly admitted she’s aiming to gain weight.
I was trying to be helpful to you and your recovery but maybe you’ve taken it in a way it wasn’t meant.
Right,
I hope everyone sees this reply. I don’t often reply to comments as I’m never sure it gets read, but on the offchance I just wanted to say,
apart from the downright NASTY comments that I get from time to time, I appreciate anything that anyone has to say and take everything onboard.
It’s hard to explain through a blog alone how much this place means to me, and what I get from it, but my intentions are nothing but healthy and those who know me in the real world will attest to that.
Blogging is the one thing that gave me normality when I was really sick, and I don’t see why I should ever have to give that up. I know things are far from ok right now, believe me, I KNOW and I am working my ass off to rectify the situation in a way I’ve not been able to embrace before.
If you don’t like what you see on the blog,
then there is an X button in the corner of the screen. Use it.
For those who DO like it, or leave tactfully contrusctive criticism…please carry on.
(The last Laura anon, this includes you)
Thank you for replying, i think it will help people and i appreciate it.
I’ve read a lot of the comments you’ve had off anon posters and there’s no call for them so i got defensive when i felt i was being included in that.
To people who say you shouldn’t post because you’re too thin or to those who have said you’re flaunting your body or whatever they said i think its important to point out what you said above – why SHOULD you have to give up blogging because you’ve got a visible illness? You have blogged for a very long time, through ups and downs, you even blogged right out of leaving hospital with a totally different body to contend with and get used to – that can’t have been easy but it shows you don’t post for attention or because of your illness, you post despite it.
i really really hope i didn’t offend you, im a long time reader and occasional commenter and i think you’re doing great.
Maybe it’s unnecessary, but I want to clarify that I (first anonymous commenter) didn’t write that last anon post. Anonimity is getting confusing..
Laura, thank you for taking the time to reply!
I don’t think you should abandon blogging because of “messages” you might send. Underweight or not, this is you and you shouldn’t need to censor yourself and stop doing something that gives you pleasure for the sake of not having a negative impact on others. People need to learn to avoid whatever triggers them – it’s their responsibility, not yours. There are bloggers who post blatant “thinspo” pictures, but I really don’t get that vibe from your blog.
My initial comment was not meant to make you feel bad and I really hope it didn’t! I know you are trying very hard and it’s pretty damn inspiring. The pencil skirt thing is just something that struck me right away. It made me realize how much better some styles look on a healthier figure and I felt like you would want to know (if you weren’t already aware).
I wish you the best.
It’s been ages since I’ve been to the battlefield of Primark, but what amazing finds you got. That top is adorable! I’m feeling the cat motif, and it looks great on you! x