Hoarding

Having a bad habit of not throwing anything away means that I often forget all the gorgeous clothes that get neglected the second buy I new ones. Today I had a huge spring clean and was shocked by how many clothes I had forgotten about. 

I had packed away all the clothes that I wear to special occasions when university started again because this post-graduate course leaves very little room for a social life. The attire I wear for special occasions are Asian clothes which reflect my British-Asian background. I LOVE this part of my culture because the clothes are glamorous, bright and elegant. 

The following photographs show just a snippet of the amount of clothes I rediscovered today...

I love the way that the red belt is a contrast to the blue dress. The gold, blue and red belt really pull this whole outfit together.

This is one of my favourite outfits!

I never thought that orange and blue would go together but in this case they were a perfect combination.

This is a design at the bottom of one of my dresses; I love the rustic feel and look to the clothes.

I wore this to my 21st birthday party because I loved the detail on the neckline on the dress. 

I adore the subtle tie dye affect.

This is a perfect outfit for the summer; the bright colours and seashell like sequins make it perfect for a summer wedding on the beach...now I just need a summer wedding on the beach to go to...

This was the first outfit that my Dad chose for me and it was actually a BEAUTIFUL one! I love how the sequins start of small at the top of the dress and gradually expands as it gets  to the bottom.

This is another dress that I found today. It is a very simple dress but the neckline is heavily made up with metallic sequins. 

What have you done today?

Indulgence

I was pleasantly surprised today when my friends suggested a spontaneous shopping trip after our lectures finished. As much as I love planning out my days in my beautiful new diary, I love impromptu trips to places even more. We headed into the tiny (and very vacant) shopping centre close to our university expecting nothing more than a few hours of divulging into conversation about the events of the past few days and smooching around the shops.

So you can imagine my surprise when I stumbled across a gorgeous pair of gold hoop earrings with blue beads circling them and turquoise stones embedded within them. The contrast of the different colours and simplicity of the design took my breath away! I expected to pay nothing less than £10 for them but, due to the SALE that Topshop had combined with my student discount, I bought them for £2.25! The picture below does very little justice to the earrings; in direct sunshine the light is scattered from the gems giving the illusion of twinkling stars dancing across the dainty stones. I will be wearing these in the summer with a simple white or baby pink dress to enhance the beauty of the earring.

Another bargain that I couldn't resist purchasing was a faux fur scarf from New Look. The soft texture and the colour sold it to me within seconds of me entering the shop (and the fact that it was £6 instead of £10 didn't hurt either). It is a perfect little accessory to accompany me to my trip to London on the weekend. There is still a piercing coldness in the air but I know that the combination of the faux fur and the quilt detailing inside the scarf will protect me from the frosty conditions. 

What has your most recent bargain been?

Enchantment

I woke up this morning to such dim, dull and drab weather that I came to the decision that I needed some colour in my life. Having only a few minutes before I had to make a run for my train, I decided that the fastest and most effective way to do this was splash some colour on my nails in the form of nail polish. I used a NYC deep red nail polish that came alive against my dark blue skinny jeans and grey coat. I have always believed that nail polish is the best way to make an effort whether you're going for a glamorous, chic, vintage or  laid back look. The subtleness and simplicity of it in contrast to the busy and fast moving everyday life has the opposite effect; the nail polish is a flash of colour, a shock of brightness and a moment of enchantment.

This jolt of colour had a positive knock on effect to the rest of my day. The train journey to university would otherwise have been a long, drawn out journey that I would have had to ensure because of the murky morning BUT I sat on the train taking in the beautiful scenery and marvelling at the constant changes of Mother Nature.

How was your day today?