Jacket
I’ve been desperate for an old man’s chequered blazer for so long, ideally in brown, made from tweed or some other heavy fabric, with elbow patches and huge boxy shoulders.. Well, despite searching high and low there were none to be found that had that real vintage look I craved, until I spied this one from River Island. It wasn’t brown, admittedly, and didn’t have the elbow patches, but it was chequered and in heavy material with big boxy shoulders. Semi-perf. I got the size 8 as even though the 6 fitted fine, I really wanted it to look boyfriend-esque on me with the option of wearing it over jumpers, etc, so it had to be the 8. A few people have commented that the jacket is far too big for me but they clearly don’t understand the look I’m going for (heh)! I really like the big boxy shoulders on me, that was one of the key things I was looking for. I wanted it to look like a hand-me-down from my dad/grandad, something genuinely owned by a man prior.
I prefer it with the sleeves rolled up and pushed up towards my elbows, however they never stay up! I am forever pushing them back up which is getting really annoying – any tricks to keeping them in place that I’m missing?? Talking of elbows, thinking of also adding some elbow patches, maybe black leather or possibly corduroy.. Again, any suggestions on how to do this?
Rings
Discovered this kitch jewellery place called Chelsea Doll the other day when a friend of mine had posted an item of theirs on her Facebook page to enter their ‘Tag It Tuesday’ comp – a really clever idea as it buys loads of exposure to the brand and clearly works as after browsing the site I left purchasing several rings!
I had been after a shield ring for ages, and whilst not really feeling the ones in Topshop was just going to pick some up from there regardless (you usually can’t go wrong with Toppers). However since spotting the more unusual designs on Chelsea Doll decided that they were a much better fit for me – who wants the same ring everybody else has?
The rings I received were the Snow Leopard Family Double ring, Antique Armour Full-finger ring, and the Statement Tribal Sheild ring. The two shield rings definitely feel like substantial pieces of jewellery, but I felt the Snow Leapard ring (double cat ring) was quite flimsy in comparison, mostly because of the way it can be resized – however you don’t notice this once they’re all on together. Still playing around with variations on how to wear them (the two shield rings throw me a little!) but I definitely get the look I wanted from them. *The other oval ring worn not from Chelsea Doll is one my mum bought me from Saudi.
Shoes
Shoes of interest: Yull Shoes are bringing out a shoe called Shelter, with 10% of all proceeds going to the charity Shelter to help the homeless over Christmas. A really lovely idea and the shoes are classically gorgeous, as all Yull Shoes are…
And for all my fellow 2.5ers! Sarah, their Creative Director, has assured me that all Yull Shoes will soon be available in our diddy size!!! Amaze! They’re thinking as soon as November/December time and I will personally be going down to the factory to check them out the minute they’re ready so expect a detailed report here first!
Lx
DISCLAIMER: All items have been bought by myself – no PR samples!
