A touch of sparkle, our Style Not Age challenge for November



Hello and welcome once again to our monthly style challenge! Never one for understatement, I'm kicking off this month's challenge with a very liberal dose of bright orange sequins as my touch of sparkle. However, you'll see that I'm not so out of step with my fashionista friends with this month's quest as we all limber up in readiness for Christmas.




Hilda has plumped for the glitter option of sparkle in this pretty bronze blouse with black trim to match her black chiffon skirt. Catch more from her on Over The Hilda here.




Jacqui's black and silver sequinned top dazzles in the sunshine, but teamed with these velvet trousers epitomises evening elegance. Read her blog Mummabstylish for her style story.




Gail's take on this month's challenge could be called Glitter, Sparkle and Shine as that's how wonderfully she has embraced the theme! Find out more from her on Is This Mutton blog. 




Emma's interpretation is an eye-catching mix of damson sequins and emerald green chiffon frills. What fun! Do please scoot across to find out all of the details on her blog Style Splash.




As you'll all be aware, I'm on a 12 month shopping ban currently and despite the odd wanton browsing of the Zara website (see this rather stunning bit of sparkle available at the moment), I'm happy to say that this tightening of the belt has only served to show me how much my wardrobe holds. The orange sequinned jacket was from TK Maxx a couple of years ago and the brand is Anothereight. I last wore it almost a year ago (see here) and this is the 4th time I've shown it on the blog. 




And what does one wear with a bright orange sequin jacket? Why, bright orange satin pants of course! These are from the Conscious Collection at H&M, but are quite old. Thank goodness, however, that they're not so old that they don't fit. I have a friend who used to say that some of her clothes tend to shrink in the wardrobe if she doesn't wear them for a year or two ... I know exactly how that goes!




The skinny satin trousers called for statement footwear and these old beauties came to mind. By Office, the chestnut suede ankle boots are far from new, but the towering heels and platform soles still give me buzz regardless. 




Accessories read like this: the gold framed mirror sunglasses (they were just begging to team up with this burnished ensemble!) are by Quay Australia, rings are pre-loved and the rose gold heart pendant was from a boutique in Truro some time ago.




My jewel bright cashmere sweater works so well with today's orange sparkle. In case you missed it last time I was gifted this beautifully soft two ply cashmere jumper by Cashmere Specialist, a mail order company in Slovakia. Please do check out their extensive website and if you quote ANNA10 you'll get 10% off your order, but be quick as this ends on the 2nd of December! 




Many thanks to the ladies of the collective for their joyful contributions and also thanks to Sasha for being the photographer of the day. I love how she managed to capture the reflection of these exotic palm trees in my sunglasses.


Take care and see you next time!

Anna x


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  1. Wow! Eye catching as always Anna. Love that jacket, I just wish I was bold enough to wear it. Great challenge this month, loved it. x Jacqui x

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    1. Thanks Jacqui. I'm so pleased that we all entered into the swing of things with this one! The jacket is pretty out there, even for me x

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  2. An invigorating and zingy combination of blue and orange - love it! The jacket is a joyful creation.

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    1. Cheers Gail. I've not paired orange and blue together before, but I really love it!

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  3. Ooh, all these sequins are making me grin from ear to ear, Anna! You all look so wonderful. Once again, be happy you live so far or I'd be yanking that amazing bomber from your closet!

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    1. I'm so pleased to hear that you love this too Sheila. And yes, I do realise that you'd be happy to be wearing this jacket in a heartbeat.

      Sending you hugs from this side of the pond x

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  4. You rock this look! I love the orange sequin jacket. Fabulous!
    xoxo
    Lovely
    www.mynameislovely.com

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  5. I absolutely love your outfit Anna. You know how to put glitz into sparkle. That jacket is just AMAZING.

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  6. How very kind of you to say Hilda. The jacket deserves to be aired more often and was indeed what led me to suggest this particular challenge x

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  7. I love your jacket Anna. Sparkle is what’s needed during these gloomy days.x

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    1. Cheers Phyl. You're so right - let's brighten up our days with a bit of glitz!

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  8. Aaah, the theme is wonderful and all of you ladies look spectacular! What a great collection!
    I love your orange jacket and you are the best person I know at wearing orange!

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    1. Ah Kezzie, what a very sweet thing of you to say. Thanks darling xxx

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  9. This is such a wonderful colour combination Anna! I love your sequin jacket, what a fabulous find!

    Emma xxx
    www.style-splash.com

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    1. I really need to wear this jacket more often - it makes me feel so blooming glamorous x

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