AQUA BY AQUA

After a small break away and an inspirational afternoon with 2 important friends, I found myself back on blogger and ready to share my ideas with the blogging stratosphere.

I recently went through a mild online splurge and started spending my hard earned pennies on all sorts of new garms. Aqua was one online destination lucky enough to benefit from this afternoon of sheer fashion madness. I found myself having a browse of their generous sale, from graphic tees, to over sized sweatpants, I was lost in a world of bold prints and strong graphics and although I admire their style, I wasn't sure it was for me. However, this idea was quickly quashed when I found myself in the realms of tailored trousers and colourful knits.

I debated about how much I was willing to spend and what I actually needed, and limited myself to only 'sensible staples' - whatever that means. I was instantly drawn to a crew neck sweater that I had seen before tossed on a friends floor and I remembered thinking about how I could ask to 'borrow' and never return it - we've all done it. It felt like fate and I had to have it for myself. This was instantly thrown in the basket and I was back to the virtual shop looking for something else to snap up. 

I next spotted some burgundy chinos and instantly thought about how much I obviously needed a pair in my life. This unfortunately didn't go any further than the idea in my head as I soon found they were permanently out of stock of my size - the woes of a sale. However, this setback lead me to a navy pair that had equal appeal and was luckily still available in my svelte size. I was mildly dubious about purchasing the trousers as I often find they are either too long, or too large around the waist. Although in this case I was prepared to take the risk and put them in basket and headed for the checkout.

As a few days past I was excited to hear a knock at the door and the delivery of a triangle stamped parcel. I instantly knew what was waiting on the other side of the plastic wrapper, and ripped it open with a small smile on my face. 

The trousers were my first stop and I instantly stripped and slipped on the navy dreams. They fit like a glove, and to my surprise fell just at the ankle. Perfect. I had wanted a pair of 'ankle' swingers for a while as I have recently developed a love of PDA (Personal Display of Ankle - Yes I did just made this up) Next I went for the jumper, heavy in weight and in-need of a sunglasses precaution, I chucked it on and headed for the mirror. This was met by mixed emotion, on the one hand it was visually stunning and I felt like I'd lighten up anyones day, but I was concerned by the mass of fabric and how it fell slightly below the waist line. Usually I fear this oversized style as it makes me look prepubescent but I was willing to overlook this mild issue and add it to the wardrobe. 

A successful trip to the virtual shopping mall and some new (un)necessary garments have been added to my fashion arsenal. A good investment I would say and whats money if its not being spent.  

It's good to be back! 

Crew Neck Sweater - Azure Blue - £22

Chinos - Navy - £30 

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Today I Am Wearing ....

For todays uniform:

So as winter hits the south coast, it was time to crack open the winter wear suitcase, and release the seasonal outwear from its summer slumber.

As its only october I decided to choose a relatively lightweight quilted style jacket. This bad boy may look thin, but with its 100% synthetic qualities, I'm usually well protected from the ever reliable chilly breeze.
This fine garment is from my old employer - Jack Wills - and I remember being quite forceful about purchasing it on the last day of the sale, after finding out it was the last one in the whole company.
+ The blue marl polo was brought while fighting the freeze in the Big Apple back in February. I found it amongst the racks and racks of discount wear in the famous Century 21. I had wanted this for a while and hadn't expected to find an American Apparel garm in such a store, I had even planned to visit the West Village store on Bleecker Street the following day.
+ My collection of black denim is ever increasing and I've found myself with a rather large selection of black jeans, all very similar in colour but all with a unique fit or wash, I couldn't be without any of them. This pair are not normally seen, and were purchased from Topman - probably with money I didn't have at the time.
+ My footwear originated from a rather strange place. After meeting a companion at the start of the summer, I was left with the generous task of selling his old All Saints uniform, with the promise of a free rummage before I put his old workwear on the likes of eBay. I found these rather nice black loafers. As we have recently seen the Micheal Jackson trial played out in the media, I teamed the loafers with white socks in a homage to the musical legend.

The whole look is a simple transition from picturesque sunsets and sandy toes, to autumn leaves and evenings closing in. Wrap up warm, its cold outside.