The sales took all of my money | new in

Every year after stuffing my face with Christmas dinner, I find myself glued to my laptop once again, not to get going with my uni work but to browse the sales. And for some reason this year, when I have the least amount of money, they were particularly good. I managed to find some amazing bargains and items that I could use to experiment with my style more.

Today I wanted to share with you those items before the sales wrap up. I had to wait longer than I had wanted to get all of my items but now that they are here, they have brought me so much joy and I cant wait to take the labels off. If you saw my preview of pretty little thing, I also got these not in the sale but using their frequently generous student discount. So aside from that, here is what else I got.

I haven’t made an order from new look in the longest time but there were some basics I wanted to stock up on and some items I wanted to try. I got this oversized maroon jumper full price, but it was only £15 which for something I know I will wear 24/7, cost per wear people.

I also got this gorgeous teal velvet bralette. I am so sick of wearing bras, atm, and I just wanted something that functioned like it but didn’t have so much uncomfortable structure. This is soo comfortable and just as stunning in colour in real life.

Now this jacket I didn’t keep but a great discount and fine as we, soon hopefully, move into the warmer months. This suedette biker jack was only £22 with amazing quality and sturdiness to it.

The last thing I got was in store and not in the sale and in the men’s section. Its this vacant hoodie, I just liked the Gucci vibes as supposed to what it was saying but its comfy and oversized and what hoody dreams are made of.

Jumper – http://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/clothing/hoodies-sweatshirts/curves-grey-round-neck-sweatshirt/p/563154404?comp=Browse

Bralette – http://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/clothing/lingerie/curves-teal-fishnet-velvet-bralet/p/540814447?comp=NewLookRecentlyViewedComponent

Jacket – http://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/clothing/jackets-coats/curves-black-suedette-biker-jacket/p/540203501?comp=NewLookRecentlyViewedComponent

My most exciting find of the haul I think is this grey puffer jacket. I have wanted one for so long, yet I refused to pay £60+ pounds for such a seasonal piece. But this was only £26 from £60 and I ordered it straight away without even thinking. So warm and on trend and because of its neutral colour, it 

means it will go with anything. – except maybe an all grey outfit

To experiment more with my style, I got these oversized dungarees in the sale too. A little more of a higher priced item for the sale but again, really good quality, super comfortable too. I mean, I feel like an overgrown child, but I don’t care because I think I have some cool ideas to style it

I also got these boots and trousers but they are not with me, so I will link them below too.

Jacket – http://shopstyle.it/l/tjHg

Dungarees – http://shopstyle.it/l/tjH7

Boots (over the knee wide fit boots only £18) – http://shopstyle.it/l/tjIb

Trousers (sports luxe track trousers) – sold out but check out the asos collection - http://shopstyle.it/l/tjJq

The amount of times the doorbell rang, it failed like I had ordered a lot more. Some things did come it was just too ugly to keep. I hope you enjoyed this and let me know some things that you have picked up in the sale.

I did a thread all about my favourite items on my twitter, so follow me there to get first hand links to items I like/purchase. I am also selling a lot of things on my Depop, a lot of stuff new and or with tags so check it out. My username is: @amirasw

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New to the wardrobe!

I have slowly come to realise that personal style is not a fixed things. Its such a flexible yet intangible thing and when trends come about, you just gravitate towards a variety of different things. I am constantly changing my wardrobe and falling in and out of love of different things or wanting to experiment with more than my jeans and a t shirt.

Today I thought I would share with you some new things I have added to my wardrobe from things I thought I was missing to some experimental pieces to some key pieces for winter.

Adidas campus trainers

I haven’t had just black and white trainers that I have wanted to wear in a long time and these just ticked all the boxes. Something that didn’t make my feet look bigger than they already are, comfort and work with both jeans, trousers and skirts and dresses; an all rounder shoe if you will.

Branded t shirt

I got this long sleeve north face t shirt and I contemplated returning it but since I got it, I haven’t stopped wearing it. It’s a really great layering piece as well as a basic to go with jeans and trousers. And because it is long sleeved, it is great for the winter months. I recommend this particularly if you are not the biggest fan of branding as most of it is at the back and with it being layering season, most people won’t see it

Trousers

You know what, jeans are really fucking uncomfortable. That’s right I said it. But I definitely go in phases with them. And when I bought these, I hated jeans with a passion. These maroon trousers were spurred on but the fact that I want a maroon 2-piece suit but I found these trousers at an M&S outlet and I couldn’t be happier. Really great quality and colouring and a dose of something other than black

I also bought those classic stripe down the side pair and I have been on the hunt for them for the longest time and I found the perfect ones from new look via ASOS. The perfect colouring, a little high waisted and fits like a peg leg style trouser.

A beret

I used to wear berets all the time. For some reason I don’t feel like this is working for me but as it was discounted, I wanted to give it a try. Plus, it is actually cold, so I need to start wrapping up a bit better. I have gotten into accessorising again and I thought this was a good trend piece to include. Now that I think about it, have berets really ever gone out of fashion?

The LBD

Oddly enough, I don’t have a basic black dress in my wardrobe. I must have thrown them out. As its time for me to start looking for jobs and going to interviews, this paired with a blazer was an essential. I picked this up in Zara for less than £20! Can you believe it?

Check it out

A don’t wear a lot of skirts but I saw this on Instagram and I knew I had to have it. I was sceptical because these things are just so darn short, but they had this one in the tall section and as I tried it on, I knew it was coming home with me. It just fit like a glove and hugged in all the right places. It also allowed me mobility as I hate skirts that are too tight. This one was from Topshop and with student discount, how could I say no?

Love is love

When I saw this on the Instagram page, I kind of kept going back to it but I rainbow strip fluted sleeve jumper. Need I say more? There was something about it that just said you need this. It’s a lovely medium knit (does that make sense?) jumper great not only for layering but tucking into a skirt or trousers.

Tell me some things you have added in to your wardrobe or things I should check out. 

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I spent too much money - Haul | #fashionfebruary

So today the long awaited huge haul is here. I put a stop to myself spending soo much money but i'm sure when a new season hits, I’ll be at it again. I'm am just going to stick to pictures for this haul and just say what everything is and where its from. I tried it all on so at least you can see how it all fits and sort of how I would style the items. I hope you enjoy

Black denim dungaree dress – river island via asos

Mesh raw hem hoodie – new look

Black and white piping jersey jumpsuit – asos

Grey brushed high neck oversized jumper – new look

Khaki ribbed high neck top – new look

Black shacket – new look

 Lace bodysuit – boohoo

Grey knit cardigan – H&M

Longline khaki coat – new look

Khaki shacket – new look

Blue and red striped cropped jumper – new look

Small black leather bag – urban outfitters (pom pom not included – its from H&M)

Maroon fur hood coat – new look

Black kimono split sleeve jumpsuit – in the style

Black dungaree dress – H&M

Black and white piping dolphin hem skirt – asos

Black denim look skirt – H&M

Black ribbed slip dress – H&M

Black borg lined oversized jacket – asos

Black sandals – new look (yes its early but couldn’t get them during summer so getting in there early)

Maroon velvet ankle strap heels – new look

Maroon suede stan smiths – office

Black ankle strap flats – deichman

Black ankle boots – new look

Nike fly knit navy trainers – nike outlet store

Thanks for reading the #fashionfebruary posts. Use the hashtag to tweet about it and new related posts will be up every Wednesday and Sunday this month.