FASHION | The 5 Piece Wardrobe February Update

I know this is a short month anyway but it went so fast! Which is good, because February has been hard. It seems the January Blues kicked in a little late this year and all I wanted to do was shop...so I did. Plus I had a huge wardrobe clearout so my closet was looking pretty empty (most of it's on eBay if you wanna check it out!) and I've been feeling crap in everything I own, nothing looks good wahwahwahhh. However I've since taken nearly all of it back, the majority of it was all just a quick pick me up and none of it was really needed or even wanted that much. I'm kind of proud because in the past I'd have just kept it all! I do wish the A.P.C skirt had fit but it really was like a belt and that's not just my inner grandma talking! It was like a skirt version of knicker shorts but at least they were kind and let me return it in the end (the funny delivery guy came back!) It does come in a longer length so I might want to take a closer look at that. Here's the pieces I did keep:

FEBRUARY'S PIECE

Shirt - Topshop

For me a pale blue shirt is a must, I live in them in Spring and Summer. I'm starting to get a little bored of grey and black and although I don't wear much colour I always love blue. My old shirt from H&M just wasn't quite right (too see through and too long) so I decided it was time to invest in a new one. I'm usually a bit wary of Topshop but I think that they do casual shirts really well...the material and cut is always lovely and the price point isn't too bad either. This is a lovely light material and I love the pockets on the front (hides the fact I have no boobs haha!) I think it's lovely to just chuck on with jeans for an easy but smartish outfit. 

Top - Zara (old from my Mum's closet)

I'm not sure what category to put this in because it didn't cost me a penny! My Mum also had a big clearout of her wardrobe and I rescued this blouse. It's that greeny-browny colour that I've been craving for a while and whilst what I really want is a sweater (this is perfect, but it's angora which kind of puts me off!) it'll do in the meantime! I think it'll look quite cute dressed up with red lips although I think I'll most likely end up eBaying it. 

ACCESSORIES

Bra - ASOS

Shoes - GAP

Well the bra doesn't count because 1) It was Valentine's so obviously I had to treat myself because no one else did and 2) God knows how but I keep losing them so needed a new one! I had 5 and now I have three, it's so weird and annoying. 

Now the shoes. Originally I said in my rules that shoes count but now I think I underestimated how hard that would be. The thing is, I bloody love shoes...they are my passion! So I've decided to not include them, I still think about shoe purchases as carefully as I do with clothes but I'm not going to deny myself a pair that I really, really love. I'm fussy with clothes because it's rare I find something that I think fits well so often end up in the same things...shoes allow me to change it up a bit! And when I'm stuck indoors ill one of my fave things to do is try on my whole collection. True sad story. I do need to edit them though, I have way too many pairs that don't get worn and that's no life for a beautiful shoe! Most are in very good condition so I'd like to eBay them but for some reason that seems like a lot of faff...like how would I even post them? If anyone has any tips that'd be fab!

Anyway, onto this particular pair. I have them in black ponyskin and live in them, I got them way back in August and at the time I was debating over them and the leopard pair but decided to play it safe. However these have been on my mind since and it's taken me until now to track a pair down in my size! They're funkier than what I usually go for but they still fit in well with my wardrobe and are perfect for work because they're just so comfy!

So I think I've done quite well this month! There's been a few beauty buys as well so I haven't really saved loads of money but I think next month I will because I tend to buy beauty in bulk (hello Boots 3 for 2!) so that I'm sorted for a couple of months. I need to be more frugal in March I think, calling in sick all the time sucks because you get no money! Cheers CF -_- Although I bought two things already, oopsy! I have my reasons though, I'll show you them soon!

Josie x

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