Working in retail for 10 years has shown me that fashion is my absolute life and the thing I am most passionate about. However, spending so much time in one store means you can sometimes forget that there are other places to shop and more clothes to see.
I had an hour to kill a couple of weekends ago between doing some work for the other half and meeting a friend for coffee. I used to the time to have a quick wonder around the Trinity centre in Leeds and to do some spending.
Polka dot shirt - H&M
Faux leather skirt - H&M
H&M is a shop I rarely go into as it's always so busy and usually quite messy. Being a VM, I find it difficult to not start tidying stores that I don't work in which doesn't always go down that well! For this reason, I tend to shop in stores that I know have a good and coherent lay out with stock that is easy to go through. However, as I walked through Trinity, I saw this shirt and skirt merched together in the window so ran in for a quick purchase! The 2 came to under £30! Love me a bargin!
Boots - Topshop
I saw these boots in Topshop a while ago in a black canvas and thought they were great. Then my sensible side kicked in and canvas boots + Leeds rainy winter, a good combination does not make. Then when working in the Manchester UO, I saw a girl wearing these ones and made it my mission to investigate. A lot more hard-wearing than canvas, I thought they were going to be a lot more expensive. For an extra £4 I couldn't hand over my card quick enough! I love the burgundy colour and the platform means they are super comfortable so I can wear them for work meaning they pretty much haven't been off my feet since I got them!
Dress - Urban Outfitters
However, one of the benefits from working in a store is the constant access to new clothes always coming in. I saw this dress in the Leeds UO and fell in love with it! It was a line that we didn't get in to the York store but as luck would have it, a couple got returned to us in my size so I snapped one up. It definitely makes me look like a nanna but styled with my new boots and beat up leather biker jacket it looks great. And the paisley print is just beautiful. The print is also on a skirt and oversized button up shirt. Maybe next pay day....
So those are my new buys. What have you been treating yourself to?
