My festive round-up - part two

Hello again and welcome to the second part of my festive round-up. This was one of my first festive offerings, a daytime look and gentle lead-in to the Christmas holidays by way of this ancient velour two-piece topped off with my orange padded sequinned jacket. 

The embroidered suit was from Zara, probably about 10 years ago I'd guess. I like that it's got a hood as sometimes you just need an extra bit of warmth. 

The orange sequinned jacket was from TK Maxx many years ago and every Christmas it makes a joyful appearance. It's what used to be called a Bobby dazzler I suppose.

The orange plastic rings were both charity shop finds from years ago...

...and the sunglasses are by Radley London, also from a long time ago.

The black patent boots were from Deichman last month. 

This is the outfit I wore to work in that betwixt time, after Christmas and before New Year - the feather trimmed co-ord is by Karen Millen. I wore it on Christmas day last year and haven't worn it since then. Such a shame really as I do love it but just lack the opportunity to gad about in it.

This time I've added my Sarah Jessica-Parker boots aka Kurt Geiger ones. They're actually one size too big but once I added a lovely soft pair of insoles they are a dream to wear - no pinching my toes and bouncy underfoot!

Adding my new (F&F) shaggy jacket seemed like a masterstroke here. I love the glamour of this and how it has transformational powers turning me into a truly fluffy version of myself.

Oh, the joys of festive dressing!

And oh, how truly fabulous are these boots!

Clearly I'll never be able to give up work otherwise where on earth can I wear these kind of outfits?

Last of all is this, my New Year's Eve outfit. Once again I'm revisiting that glorious combination of my favourite colour and the obligatory dazzling sequins. You really can't go wrong with this can you? The brand is Boohoo, bought from Vinted almost 12 months ago with NYE in mind. It was brand new with tags on, but strangely I didn't think to try it on immediately and it was only two weeks ago that it occurred to me that it may not fit - luckily it did!

For this (daytime) photoshoot I wore this cream bejewelled vest but on the night I decided that it might be too hot so simply opted to wear the shirt on its own. A good move too!

The Steve Madden gemstone boots were a challenge indeed for my feet on the dancefloor that evening. I didn't sit down all night and golly did I pay the price for that!

So that pretty much winds things up for my festive outifts. Please do leave me a comment if you've enjoyed seeing these, or even if you didn't...

Next week I'll share a look inspired by the style icon that is Claudia Winkleman as seen on the Traitors recently. I apologise for this in advance as it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

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My big fat Christmas post!

Hello and a belated Happy Christmas to you! This is my big fat post showcasing three outfits for you, including my Christmas Day ensemble. Feel free to scroll down to see the festive extravaganza as worn on the day... But this was one of my pre-Christmas work outfits.

The gold lurex cardigan was a £6 charity shop purchase many many moons ago. It's quite heavyweight but I find that somehow reassuringly comforting.

Underneath the cardigan is a simple black roll neck sweater, ideal for that cosy feeling. None of my accessories are new - the rings, necklace and belt are all old, mostly pre-loved.

My crop checked trousers are a recent purchase from Vinted. Ideal for this time of year don't you think? I've finished the look with my new gold leather Topshop boots, a recent purchase from Vinted.

I topped the outfit off with this yellow fur coat, not new. When I left for work that morning it was a grey overcast day, but by the time I was ready to leave for home at the end of the day the heavens had opened and it was absolutely tipping down with rain. I only live a short distance away from work but didn't want to end up with a soggy fur coat...

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention and so I made myself a bubblewrap coat to get myself home, dry!

My next outfit was the result of a wardrobe malfunction. I had planned to wear this top with a lovely red tartan kilt, a charity shop find from earlier this month when I was on the mainland, however after spending 20 minutes pressing all the pleats, when I came to trying it on I discovered some of the stitching on the waistband was coming undone.

I quickly popped on a pair of black jeans and black patent boots (old from Topshop) and dashed to work. It's a very pared down look for me, quite simple and conservative, but there again I do like to keep mixing things up...

My orange sequinned bomber jacket does at least jazz the whole thing up a bit! I bought this a long time ago in TK Maxx and it always makes a festive statement at this time of year. My only jewellery are two rings, both very old.

Millie Johnson, one of the local girls, made this wooden Christmas tree for the Gallery a couple of years ago and this year I decorated it quite simply with some white fairy lights and ribbons.

And so here it is, my Christmas Day outfit! I must admit, I'm pretty pleased with this rather natty trousers suit. The brand is Karen Millen and I found it, brand new still with the labels on, on my favourite shopping haunt, Vinted. I paid £75 for it and feel that it's worth every penny. I'm probably going to wear it again at work for our afternoon drinks party on New Year's Eve as I feel it didn't get much exposure. 

The jacket is very much Chanel in its style with the round neck and gold buttons giving a simple effective finish. The feather trim is for me the icing on the cake, making it less demure and much more flamboyant and fun. Our island get together on Christmas day is a lovely tradition when we all clear an hour in our day just before lunch to meet up and wish other islanders Happy Christmas. 

Again, none of my jewellery is new, but all worked fine as the suit was the star of the show.

My tartan boots are quite old too, from M&S, but always make an appearance over the festive period, so you'll probably see them again soon.

Thank you so much for making time to drop by, especially at this time of year, I do appreciate it. I'm just about to scour through my wardrobe for the monthly Style Challenge, so wish me luck with that. I'll be back with that feature on Monday 30th of December and would love you to join me again then. In the meantime I do hope you've had a lovely Christmas (I most definitely have) and I wish you all the best for a peaceful New Year!

Lots of love

Anna x