MN Vogue Vol 11

[Decameron]

Continuing from here...

neon pink queenc?

DH birthday cake is in the oven - nigella's choc and guinness - my hair is washed and straightened and am ready to pack. so, fashionistas, what shall I take on my camping weekend?!

currently in dark indigo paiges, rolled up, with neon pink slouchy tee. will add trainers - probs navy cons as they are already battered and old.

also taking gold havs, wellies (natch), a blue superdry hoody (not stylish but incredibly warm), [[http://pinterest.com/pin/250231323017594848/ this barbour).

then probs one pair of skinnies (to fit into boots!), neon yellow tee and grey cashmere jumper for daytime tomorrow. then I can choose footwear from above dep on weather.

currently 0% chance of rain in the area we are going! TF. and on the plus side, DH is ecstatic that the yellow shoes have placated me and is being supremely encouraging of current purchases . not ONLY am I camping for him but he's in paris then portugal for all of next week before his june bahamas jaunt

oh a scarf! cobalt cashmere/silk i think. and grey cashmere gloves and my green knitted hat the children bought for me one birthday.

that's it right? did I miss anything? apparently there will be cold champers for me this eve, haha.

foxy you may be able to fit into a kids belt but not so sure I can .

Your outfits for trip away sound great. Have you thought about underwear though

Waves to MrsR glad you're back!
Liberty thanks for the reassurance. It's ridiculous really. Everyone does sound lovely so I'm sure it'll be the same IRL. My DH was even better! :)

Hey foxy good call - Nigella's choc Guinness cake is my default special occasion setting! Always goes down well (and quickly). I like the afterthought of scarf, gloves and knitted hat - it is supposed to be summer, isn't it?? Keep flexing that credit card (DH guilt-buying is usually the most productive kind!)
Quick update on my purchases. It's been like christmas in here the past couple of days. The Prada sunnies are keepers, the Rebecca Minkoff sandals were just gorgeous and the C de C cardigan/jacket is superb - so Chanelesque and fits/hangs like a dream. After reading all the boyfriend jeans posts and feeling a bit , I ordered a pair of Gap's destructed real straight jeans as they've been knocked down to £24.99 and looked a bit less baggy than many of the boyfs. They fit really well and I'm delighted with them. I've rolled them up an extra bit because I'm so short and I think they look good, despite my lack of stature. I'm looking forward to wearing them with my gigis, tanned feet and neon toes

Crap, I missed the DHL man. Will have to wait till Monday I suppose. Although night send DH down to the depot later on the off chance - he owes me after working late for a week.

Foxy no idea re: camping! I don't think I'm cut out for it although DH wishes I was! Glad to hear it'll be dry for you though as the weather is lousy here. Off to investigate the cake recipe.
Grumpy everything sounds gorgeous, and bargainous jeans (I should have done that)...... Can't wait for the sun too.
DHL man has been, jackets delivered, I have confessions to make but they'll have to wait until DS has had lunch and is in bed......
"Forgive me father for I have sinned........."

oooo shop! SPILL. intriguing....

queenc i bet you could, check the measurements against one you already own. mine just arrived and are LOVELY. SIZE is 20% off, and quidco for another 5% so they are like, £9 each. for leather.

I'm def keeping the yellow - wearing it now - and probs the pink too. the blue is really nice though, hmmm, i did say i could only keep one, two max!

DvF also here and BEAUTIFUL but there are weird pink marks on one upper. am about to email to ask for a switch...

BRILLIANT shopping grumpy, an inspiration to us all!

Good shopping grumpy especially the jeans (anni and I also have them).

foxy I'll have a look at measurements. How neon is the pink? I kindof want a fuchsia type colour. The blue is gorgeous and am tempted by that but I already have a blue belt but it's such a tempting price.

shop spill the beans NOW!

shop how did you like the the leather jacket? is it a keeper?
foxy do ring them about the pink mark. what you packed sounds great. i didnt take anything special,as its gonna rain all weekend where we are heading ,and we will be doing lots of walking
grumpy lovely shopping,and i do love the sunnies,

all the best to all you ladies at the MU,im sure you will all look gorgeous.

Sooooo - first piece of info is that I washed my A Wang long sleeved slubby tee on the hand wash cycle in my machine in a laundry bag and it has come up fine, just drying flat now using Marsha's towel technique.
So the two jackets from the Outnet arrived.
this one was quite thick leather and the arms were too short, lovely colour though.
this one was better on the arms but tight across the chest. The buckle etc actually looked alright on, and the colour wasn't too bad but again the leather was quite thick.
So back I went to see this little beauty. This time I was wearing the right clothes - Goldsigns, brown pistol-alike boots, grey tee, and I had make up on so felt much better than the first time I tried it on and I loved it. For the price I had to really love it but I really really do. Especially when compared with the other two. It is lovely and soft, really comfortable, the colour is great - I'm thrilled.
I know in a couple of weeks it'll probably be in the sale but I'm such a common size that I rarely have luck in the sales and frankly - I had to have it. An while I was there a 2nd Day modal grey tee fell into my bag too.
So there you go. Naughty but very nice.

Well done shop. Sometimes it's just worth paying full price. Enjoy it.

Wang order arrived and, with the help of the W&A jury, I have decided to keep it all.

Gorgeous jacket shop, forget the naughty and stick with 'nice'. There's no point spending less on something you don't love anyway. And as my SIL always says, you'd probably end up frittering away that amount of money on bits and pieces without really noticing, so well done - money very well spent.

Absolutely gorgeous shop, well done!

Was the wang skirt plus muscle tee, amber? How long is the skirt?

hello my beauties

Had an interesting day. Had an interview at the most gorgeous looking office, well reception area. In an old building with a bar and espresso machine tastic. Lots of good looking people wondering around (am reminded of Lynette Scavo in Desperate Housewives re creative industries). But it was cancelled, due to a mistake in diaries. Grr

So went out for lunch with dh instead. Had a wonderful time, god love him for being so great (sop sop) and calming me down after double espresso with champagne.

Shop sometimes it's just not worth the risk of waiting till sales! I do very little sales shopping, one the whole.

Urgh, it is pouring down again. Bored of this weather.

There's a jury?? Does that mean that once we've met I could try stuff and then email pics to ask your opinions?? That would be so good..........

Shop lovely jacket wondering whether I need one
Yes he's off actually shooting will probably get flamed now. Think I might have made him sound a bit of a prat earlier, he's not just no fashion sense, quite nice really just as well really. He wears clothes I have bought.....defo no tweed plus fours or wierd ties with pheasants on them!!!

Santa my sort out is going steadily.so far I have got rid of:
5 pairs of trs
9 dresses ...I have a lot of dresses
1 skirt
3 tops
5 pullovers
1 leather jacket that cost a bloody fortune in 1998 but is a bit Dynasty, lovely soft leather
3 T shirts
1 pair Boden boots
2 pairs of shoes
2 jackets

I will list some on Ebay on Sunday pm ( optimum selling time) , charity some and bin a few. Off for round 2 now.

Parcel with Next animal print pointy kitten heels and bag just arrived. Love a parcel on a Friday! Initially looked cheap because they are, I prefer pony skin....but worn with black blazer and ankle grazing skinnies actually look quite goos. For £41 I'm keeping them and wearing tonight. I want to look like
her.....

Well done Shop, that jacket is lovely.

What did you order Amber?

We've just got back from the zoo.
It was nice to get some fresh air.

Hope you have good weekends Foxy and Santa.

Marsha bless you!! Have they rearranged?

I love a decent office with bar or something similarly fun. Have any of you ever been to Ted Baker's offices? They are seriously amazing. Virtual receptionists, funky lifts, open plan warehouse style, great showroom. Lovely lovely lovely.
Still saying that your DH sounds ace Marsha did you eat something equally lovely or are you now just wired and pissed? :)

Wow! So much to catch up on!

Congrats on all the great buys.

Anni I really rate the Shred. Only 20 mins so over before you know it. I lost and inch off my waist after just level 1.

OneLittle Sorry to hear about you health problems.

I am usually a 'stick to my list' kind of shopper but today I went in to Primark for some sheer black tights (Can't do the skort with bare legs in this weather!) and somehow came out with these. I wanted the River Island ones that sold out but had put them out of my mind. I have some faux snakeskin slingbacks from Primark, also £10, and I get more compliments about them than all my other more expensive shoes put together.

They look great with the black skinnies I'm currently wearing but I'll have to work out how to wear these without looking too 1980's

Well done Shop and Grumpy that is shopping fantastic. Love everything.

foxy so pleased re DvF hope they swap very quickly and painlessly.

Dry my DH does the whole kit and caboodle on posh days. Plus fours, stupid ties, socks with flappy bits. Looks a prize prick but he loves taking the dogs and working them. Comes back with the same big smile on his face that I get from a trip to London and a shopping spree.
I won't flame you, but agree it's not for some....

Shop in process of rearranging. I felt rage I have to tell you, because there are people waiting my end for answers yada yada, but I suppose I got over it.

I did eat but I was being ultra cheap and went for a small chicken salad. Dh then had the audacity to have meatballs, side order and ginger cake with ice cream!! Oh well I had two x champagne to make up for it