It seems like my resolve to go for a minimalist black themed approach for this season has gone right out of the window;
sure, it’s still a main player but another trend has crept in…it started last winter with the purchase of a vintage kilt style skirt on ebay and has since evolved in to a full blown obsession.
Damn you tartan, damn you.
I’m still on the hunt for the perfect tartan dress- I have one for out of work but I wish for something smarter, too. On my search I seem to have found rather a few skirts that I now wish were mine. Sadly I’m not a billionaire so I’m going to share my pain here instead.
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| Every time a Boden catalogue drops through my door or I find myself once again browsing their website I get a strong craving for their British Tweed Kilt |
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| Ok, it’s not a skirt but this Vivienne Westwood bag has found it’s way on to my wish list too. And at £320 from Selfridges it will stay firmly there. |
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| This Check Pencil skirt from Dorothy Perkins ticks all the right boxes for office wear. Except for the fact it’s a pencil skirt and I don’t *do* pencil skirts (ever tried running up stairs in an emergency in one?) but at £22 it’s an utter bargain. |
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| Sticking to the bargain theme, at £17.99 this Navy and Green New Look number is a real temptation. It’s a shame they don’t carry it in the tall range though. I’d rather pay a few extra pounds and not lose my dignity. I remember the days when the high street used to cut skirts and dresses to a decent length. |
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| Last and by no means least, it wouldn’t be a wish list post without a feature from ASOS, would it? At £40 I think I might have just found *the* office skirt. You know, once I’ve been paid and all that. Too much month and too little money. My twitter and facebook read like shopping lists…the less I have the more I want. |
The hunt for a smart dress continues.
Are you tickled by tartan?
xxx
Can I please have that VW bag? Thanks 😉
Tara xo
I’m loving tartan so much at the moment too, that last skirt is my favourite of your picks x
I am totally in love with tartan. I adore the bag the most. I just bought a tartan dress and I love it so much.
I’m loving tartan right now and have just bought myself a pair of cute tartan loafers! x
The Jolly Fashionista
I love tartan at the moment too, I really want a tartan scarf.
Love that Boden tweed kilt…bit out of my price range though!
Can’t get enough of tartan
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Love the VW bag <3 xx
ooooh that British Tweed Kilt is lovely.
Ooh that New Look number is stunning! Tartan is something I never really thought of but the more I see it the more I’m hooked.
Sophie ox soinspo
Don’t forget a scarf
Buckets & Spades
I want to like Tartan, for some reason, I just can’t sseem to. I think it’s the traditional colour combos, because the grey pick of yours is actually rather nice.
That Boden skirt is so perfect! Very understated, it’s just perfect! A tartan Vivienne Westwood bag is on my wishlist too, the one I like is less expensive at about £160, but I just can’t persuade myself haha. I love tartan, but I feel like black would be more of an investment piece and so much more versatile. xxx
I am really embracing the tartan/punk trend at the moment and having to restrain my shopping habits. The boden skirt looks amazing.
In love with the Boden skirt!
Claudia xxx
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You’re making me want to buy a tartan skirt now!
Tesco have a really nice kilt that ends up being just above the knee on me (http://www.clothingattesco.com/skirts/f+f-buckled-kilt/invt/br322183/) much cheaper than the Boden one too although that IS gorgeous…
Maria xxx