Red dress for all seasons

Latest sales purchase from asos. I love red and after all these years I didn't have one that I can wear all the time. I was really lucky when I found this number in the January sales! It is a simple shift with a Ziggy twist that can be work with a thermal in the winter and sans thermal in spring and summer!

ASOS Shift Dress in Colourblock with V-Detail

Winter version

What i wore - Denim

Ok so it is not a secret i like denim... think i overdid it but denim doesn't have to be scruffy.

Denim day 1

Denim day 2

What i wore

Hello again!

today's outfit is hounds-tooth dress from Boden and loads of red... tight, scarf, lipstick! 

Fashion Sunday

This should have happened last summer really. This is from my son's christening in Greece. Some really nice dresses particularly my sister's. All sorts of styles and  patterns looked lovely under blue skies and lovely summer weather. Enjoy!

Sophia on the left with a stunning dress and her friend on the right with a stunning necklace

Sophia's retro glasses match the print beautifully

My sister and her amazing 50s style floral number rocked!

This is all of us, me in a 20s style dress and the two girls on the right in lovely lacey dresses. 

Fashion Monday #8

I have always been saying about the challenge looking cool without too much and it is all in the combinations. Here are a few past attempts. Before you go out think of a theme or an era! Fair enough you can't do this at 7 in the morning before you go to work but you can do before you go to a wedding! A new outfit helps but sometimes it is better to reinvent something!

From my anniversary in 2010 i think. Warehouse dress from the 40s 

Trying different outfits before a wedding in France. I loved my shoes (my Gucci wedding shoes) and couldn't afford the trip and a new outfit so i wore this dress that i had before. 

That is for another wedding, my brother's. Getting the dress right is one thing the rest is in the accessories. Warehouse dress and loads of blink. 

Those that know me know i am mad about yellow. This is a fave colour combination. Yellow and red! 

Try combing different colours. Stick to opposites or complimentary. It always works.

Fashion Monday #7

Today's post is quite rushed as we just came back from holidays and i am exhausted. I was thinking of what i love the most and so i decided to talk about stripes! Stripes make any colour combination interesting and any outfit look classic. All you have to do is match or contrast the rest of the outfit with one of the colours of the stripes!

Stripes make the world more interesting

Even a grey dress is interesting with stripes

Nautical look is always a classic

Stripes for him

and him

And my mum

and multicolor stripes is just the best way to be happy! 

Fashion Monday #6

Happy new year to you all! I am back after a long and painful at times Christmas fighting with disease, families and stress! I am back to a wonderful sale that resulted in few brilliant finds and some of my friends' gems accessories!

My new clog boots only £20 from TKMaxx

I came back to a very ill yet very stylish Kora!

Everybody at work was wearing amazing accessories so today's post is dedicated on these really!

Geraldine's amazing scarf modeled by Kora

Geraldine's golden watch, Christmas present from her lovely boys modeled by Geraldine herself!!  

Kora's genius charity shop finds: both the scarf and the bracelet were about £2 together! 

and lovely Laura's scarf!

Sometimes you don't need a statement dress just an amazing accessory and the sales is the best time to invest in these! What was your sales treasure?

Fashion Monday #5

 Today was my last holiday before we close for Christmas. It has been a nightmare so this is not a chatty post but it is nevertheless a bit festive.

A lovely velvet dress ideal for Christmas parties

And the back! 

Gold boots from TKmaxx. This is my latest find!

Kora's Christmas sparkly pants!

A bit of sparkle can take you a long way and it doesn't have to be just for Christmas! Dress it down for everyday use and enjoy your clothes!

Fashion Monday #4

Hi there,
It feels like a lifetime since last Monday and loads of things have happened. My lovely friend Kora has announced that she is leaving us but she promised to mail me more of her photos from now on. So this is not the end of Kora at least not in this space!
Today at work we had a Yule log bake off so there was a lot of brown puddings about. So inspired by the festive pudding and in preparation of tonight's post I have collected photos in brown! These were some of the most interesting combinations.

Moi, in a tan leather skirt, a black top and a vest my grandma made when i was a kid!

Nice things keep forever! I love this little vest! I do have it since primary school so it is at least 25 years old but still going stronger!

Kora in her new charity shop treasure! 

I have posted this before but Zoe is lovely in another all brown combo tied together with black!

A more military black brown combo!

And lovely Elaine with a fab brown shimmery skirt.

It doesn't really matter how you tone a brown combination. All different shades of brown seems to go well as long as there is one neutral colour to bind them together. I don't know what it is with brown that makes it so interesting. It is the colour of chocolate i think!

Fashion Monday #3

Hello again!

this week we had a lot of meetings so there were a few dresses around. Here are the best!

Here is Kay in a lovely green dress and really fab boots. I like how green and brown go so well together. 

This is moi, in a two-colour outfit. It does help if you stick to two colours as it keeps the outfit looking smart without too much effort. The challenge is of course getting the colours right. But if one sticks to a few colours in their wardrobe they can get some pretty good results.

The easier way of doing "the two colour outfit" is using same colour tights. These are mine in navy blue.

Kora is doing the two-colour outfit here with a jumper and tights in exactly the same colour!

Kora in a "two-colour outfit"

Zoe is really proud of this lovely necklace.  

Zoe is wearing a fab dress here in teal!

Like i said before a treasure is a treasure whether it costs £1000 or £10. It all depends how durable, wearable and likable an item is! 

Fashion Monday #2

Hi there,

this is week 2 and i am happy to say that my friends at work have given my blog a warm welcome! So this week we have more people than before wanting to share their treasures with me. The idea of this blog is not to show "cheap" clothes but treasures purchased, found or made that don't break the bank! 

So week 2 here it goes! 

This is Kora's lovely necklace found in her fave charity shop.  

 Pieces like this make an outfit interesting! Make sure you don't get colours clashing too much! Kora has done a brilliant job there with  her black cardi and blue top. 

Zoe- chocolate delight!

 Zoe has nicely combined all different shades of brown keeping it all coordinated with the black skirt and tights!

Kora's "Christmas" Pants from River Island!

Me with my black dress and new cardi courtesy of TK Maxx 

 The dress i am wearing here is the same dress i was wearing when i was 9 months pregnant and ready to pop. Stretchy dresses are a brilliant investment. So if you are pregnant go for stretchy fabrics that you can wear after you give birth! The cardi is my recent treasure! There was a very similar one i found last year at Free People but i just couldn't afford it! This year TK Maxx brought it for half the price!

Here's the posh version!

Kora making a black outfit interesting with plum lace tights

Aimee's Vivienne-Westwood-esque George skirt! What a gem! 

This is it for this week! See you again soon! 

Fashion Monday #1

A few weeks ago whilst discussing with friends we decided to start posts for fashion choices for people that don't earn much! A cause, as noble as Zoolander's school for kids that don't read good! :-)
My rationale is that it is easy to have fab fashion sense if you are loaded, the challenge is in being presentable when skint.
So from now there will be a post every Monday dedicated on fashion. Here it goes.

 Here is lovely Kora with a lovely orange top! It is a brilliant find from a charity shop she loves. The colour of the top is a perfect match to her hair! A beautiful autumnal look!

Here is poor me not knowing when the click would happen! Right, i am wearing a new aubergine dress from H&M. I find these dresses really comfy and versatile because they just take your shape as you get bigger or smaller. I needed a dress that will "shrink" with me as i keep on loosing baby weight. I am wearing my favourite black cardi i bought last year in Greece and a silk scarf mum gave me a million years ago. It was hers but she gave it to me anyway as i loved that colour!

So here it goes! Tell us what you think!! What do you wear at work? Did you find it hard after having babies to fit into your old wardrobe?