Recycled fashion, our May Style Not Age Challenge


Hello again and welcome to this month's challenge with my blogging friends as we present our Style Not Age challenge for May. Recycled fashion is the topic this time, as chosen by yours truly which I thought was very fitting given my love of charity shopping. So without further ado let's see what the ladies made of my suggestion shall we?


Jacqui of Mummabstylish has been tied up with a family wedding this weekend, but has still found time to put a post together. Her offering is an M&S dress with a story behind it, so do skip across to see exactly what ...


Emma features a denim jacket, gifted from a girlfriend which she has customised with patches and badges - see more of this over on her blog Style Splash.


It's another denim jacket from Hilda of Over The Hilda with hers being a charity shop find paired up with this cool maxi dress borrowed from a girlfriend. See more of this plus the update from Hilda regarding her TV debut - quick, get over there to see it!


My recycled fashion comes in the shape of this fabulous blue suit that I bought recently in a charity shop in Truro. It has no label, but the tailoring is top notch making me wonder if it's a sample suit. I found it in the ladies section, but when I took it to the tiny changing room to try it on, why the shoulders of the jacket nearly filled the space! It's either a very small men's suit or is a wonderful 80's piece. Whichever, I don't mind as I think it's rather sexy. Sexy for me isn't about cleavage or thigh skimming skirts, no it's about that feeling an outfit imbues and this is cool and sexy to my mind.


The bright pink chiffon top adds that feminine touch to this masculine suit. The blouse is by Shubette Separates and is a vintage piece. I've done a search on the Internet and most of these pieces are coming up as 1940's. 


Steve and I nipped into the Abbey Garden at the end of the day for our photo shoot. I love the drama of this blue bridge and thought it would be a great backdrop for my blue and pink ensemble. The only problem was the combination of my silver boots, or rather the stiletto heels and the gaps in the planks of wood - I kept on getting stuck!


Another recycled item is my monochrome clutch. I've had it for a couple of years but it got lost at the back of my closet. Not a bad find for a couple of quid, eh?



The rose gold belt is another charity shop piece - £1.99 for this one.


Both rings are recycled but the rose gold bangles are new - the one with the knot is by Kate Spade and the other was from the gift shop at The Barbican when we stayed there in 2017. See the post here.


More rose gold by way of these Guess sunglasses and the ripple rose gold pendant was from a small boutique in St Andrews when I was there in January.




I think you may well be seeing this outfit again, perhaps for one of my summer exhibitions this year. The silver Buffalo boots add an edge to the look which says more than summer sandals (I tried those and couldn't find anything that worked as well) so it may have to be a complete re-run. But surely that's the point of good fashion? We ought to wear and wear something we really love which is the complete antithesis of fast fashion isn't it? I do hope you've enjoyed our Recycled Fashion feature today - maybe you'll drop in again ...

Wishing you a fabulous week!

Anna x

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  1. Feeling good and confident is enough to give off a sexy aura I think. THis suit looks absolutely amazing on you

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    1. You may be right about confidence giving the right vibe, Laurie. Thanks for the vote of approval - you could carry this off very easily too!

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  2. Anna I love that suit and that vibrant pink top. You really are the charity shop queen!

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    1. Me as the charity shop queen - I'll take that Hilda! Loved your cute outfit too x

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  3. This look is fabulous on you Anna - what an amazing suit and it fits like a glove. Thanks for the challenge and I hope I haven't let you girls down - Will be on the ball next month Hun. Jacqui Mummabstylish

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    1. There's no need to apologise Jacqui - you've had a pretty hectic time of late. We must try to get together next time I come to London x

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  4. Such a fabulous suit Anna, what a terrific charity shop find! I love the pink blouse and silver boots too!

    Emma xxx
    www.style-splash.com

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  5. That suit is an absolute STUNNER! The fabric looks very cool - love the bigass boxy shoulders on it. I'd have thought that blouse is 60s or 70s - it doesn't look like the 40s...that style was very popular in the 70s (Sybil in "Fawlty Towers" wears them). Wonder if the sellers online are exaggerating to make more $$??

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    1. Glad you like the suit too sweetie. The comment below is probably right about it being a man's suit - but goodness it fits me perfectly so what the heck!

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  6. I love you in this suit. I think you are correct that it's a small man's size as it buttons to the gent's side!! I am now going to look at the men's clothes in Charity Shops as I like a masculine cut to suits. Not sure if my body is right shape these days though as I'm a bit more shapely than in my younger days.

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    1. Thanks for dropping by and for your feedback. I think we're none of us the same size as in our youth and that's the truth of it! A man's suit on a woman's figure still looks sexy, no matter how generous the curves x

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  7. What a find!! I'm seeing shoulder pads and oversized suits and this one is far more memorable! The color is a favorite but the luster of that fabric adds gorgeous texture and is really pumping up the style impact! Your feminine ruffles sdd contrasting perfection.
    WOW!!!

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    1. Hello my travelling friend! The sheen on the fabric says stylish to me too sweetie and the colour was what caught my eye when it was hanging on the rack. I don't have enough blue in my closet so this is a great piece to build from. I had pondered between a simple graphic tee and this ruffled delight and as you can see this one won x

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  8. What a cool outfit!, you totally rock it!
    I love your suit, its color and shape are really fab, and also love how you styled it with the ruffled shirt, adding a feminine touch!, a sassy and powerful attitude!. Lovely accessorizing too!
    besos

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    1. What a lovely feedback Monica, thank you! Sassy and powerful is a great description of how I felt x

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