Another ode to Claudia

Hi there! Here, as promised, is another ode to the style icon that is Claudia Winkleman. If you're a fan of the Traitors you'll have seen her wearing many kilts, but always more subdued in colour compared to mine.

Mine was a charity shop find last year costing £7.50. It very similar to the Kerr tartan which is my clan. It's a vintage piece by Marks and Spencer which at the time was called St Michael on the label. I do love a red kilt!

There's nothing finer than the swish of a kilt! A good kilt is weighty and swishes from side to side as you walk. I have a kilt pin, but on the day I had problems getting it to sit flat without pulling the wool fabric so I ditched it at the last minute.

The black cable knit tights are new and the Claudia style ankle boots were a wonderful charity shop find - brand new, unworn and only cost me £7! I couldn't believe my luck. Not only that but they're so comfortable! I've been suffering some foot pains recently which panics me slightly when you consider how many beautfiul pairs of shoes and boots I own.  At least these fit perfectly and don't give me any problems.

My old favourite studded jeans jacket seemed like the perfect ploy for the kilt. God forbid that it's looking too old fashioned or simply traditional. The jacket is by Michael Kors from many years ago. It too is a fine weighty piece of clothing and feels decidedly cool.

I wore a plain black roll neck sweater to complete the look, adding my Vivienne Westwood orb pendant and two preloved rings as finishing touches. My old Quay Australia black and white sunglasses were a sharp addition.

All in all I'm sure even cool Claudia would have given this the thumbs up. And what about you? Are you a fan of the kilt? Hope this meets with your approval. 

Many thanks for dropping by. I'll be back again on Monday for our monthly style challenge so do please come back to see how we've all done. In the meantime, have a great weekend!

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Another big round up

Happy New Year to you! I do hope you've had a great time over the festive period. I certainly have! We had lots of family time together, time to relax and chill out and eat some of our favourite Christmas meals. I dodged in to work for a couple of days during the Christmas and New Year weeks which was very civilised and allowed me plently opportunity to veg out.

This was my Hogmanay outfit, a great mix of old and new pieces. The jacket is by Michael Kors and is quite old now, but still rather fabulous, don't you think? My kilt (£4.50) was a recent charity shop find in Penzance when I was there in December - it's a vintage M&S buy when they were know as the St Michael brand. 

The tartan boots are also from M&S but not quite vintage. I love how they work so well together. 

I'm wearing my green orb pendant by Vivienne Westwood along with two preloved rings. 

I worked on New Year's Eve so went halfway with my dressing up. The green faux fur coat is old, seen many times on the blog before. 

My grey woollen sweater with pearls was a Vinted find recently and perfect for his semi-party look. The sequin trousers are the same ones that I wore when I went to the ABBA Voyage event in London over a year ago - see the post on that trip here. 

The diamante Scottie dog brooch is a charity shop piece as are both of my rings. 

For the evening out at our local pub I wore my mermaid coat. I had two options and this was the first...

The Iris tulle skirt is by Eleven Loves - it's not new but they still sell this style but not in this colourway - see here for the olive green version. The sequinned bodysuit has languished in my wardrobe for ages now and at last had an airing. The pearl heart necklace was a present from my sister Dianne.

And this was option two, the one I actually wore. It was sequin overload, I know, but I did love it! The coat was from Topshop, the top is from Zara (through Vinted) and the trousers from Shein. My silver boots are by Buffalo.

I went out with my son that evening as both Steve and my daughter were full of the cold. I think it's inevitable at this time of year, but still rather annoying to be ill over the festive season. I met up with my sister-in-law and her family where we danced and drank until midnight. It was a lovely evening. So here we are in 2025 now and I do hope that we can all look forward to a good year with peaceful times, happy times too with family and friends.

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