SHOES: River Island grey over-the-knee boots
SAVED: Friday, December 16th, 2011
WITH: Skirt, ASOS via eBay; sweater,thrifted; beck bow, tie from a dress
You see this sweater, folks? You’re going to be seeing a lot more of this sweater. In fact, you already have: not only did I wear it in my last Challenge post (It has been washed since then, I promise!), I’ve also worn it numerous other times on this blog, which is pretty good going for a £3 sweater picked up in a thrift store about 5 years ago now! This time around, I tried to make it look a little different by adding a polka dot pussy bow (the belt from a dress I no longer have) around the neck, but yeah, it’s still That Sweater, no denying it. Normally the elbow-length sleeves would be too cold for me, but for some reason I’m actually OK in this indoors – I do throw a cardigan on under my coat when I go out, though!)
The skirt was also a bargain: it started off life as an ASOS prom dress, which I searched for on eBay, having picked up the pink version of it in a thrift store, and turned it into a skirt (with a little help from my mum. OK, a LOT of help from my mum.). I’m wearing it here with grey suede thigh-high boots from River Island: I don’t normally like combining two dark colours in one outfit, but these boots needed to be saved and, well, I was in a bit of a “wear black, pretend to be arty” kind of mood. You’ll just have to take my word for it that it looked less gloomy in person than it did in my low-light photos!
Speaking of that: it’s getting really, really hard to take photos indoors now (especially when I’m wearing black!) because of the lack of light. These were taken at around 3.30pm, but already it was too dull to get a decent shot, so I’ve had to really bump the contrast to allow you to actually see me! Apologies for that – and roll on Springtime!
Didn’t you have 81 pair of shoes?
Yup, just a typo!
you’re almost there! ( Now, don’t buy anymore shoes for the next few weeks 😉
Sadly, that’s just a typo in the title – should be 81 pairs!
oh well, you’re still almost there 😉
I have River Island over the knee boots. They save more than Chritmas. Jollygood investment, year ’round.
You look fantastic! This is my favorite outfit now, cause I love black skirts! The boots are also gorgeous and I loved your hair!
Thanks, Denise – I had my fringe put back in last week, so I’m enjoying being able to wear it straight again: I’d been having to curl it every day to get it looking halfway decent before!
Agree with Denise, love your hair 😀
Adding the bow really did spice it up The Sweater, very cute!
I would never have realised it was *that* sweater. Cute with the bow!
I associate you with colourful outfits but I have to say you look utterly stunning in black Amber. Really wow 🙂 xxx
Ooh, this comment has totally made my day! I used to wear black aaaalll the time when I was a bit younger, and I guess I still always think of myself as someone who wears lots of black, so I’m both glad that you associate me with colour and that you like this one! Nowadays I will normally go for navy rather than black, because it’s a bit less harsh on me, but for some reason I’ve been in a “black” mood lately (not literally, though, luckily!).