This is a quick introduction to an occasional new series I'll be doing showcasing some of my wants and needs for the pay-cheque ahead. For the coming October, this first segment incorporates today's Seller on Sunday: Sarita Supplies on Etsy.
I've been quite obsessed with buying gemstone jewellery since I found an agate slice pendant in Oxfam a few months ago, so when I stumbled across Sarita Supplies I knew a small percentage of my October pay would have to be spent on one of the following:
I've been quite obsessed with buying gemstone jewellery since I found an agate slice pendant in Oxfam a few months ago, so when I stumbled across Sarita Supplies I knew a small percentage of my October pay would have to be spent on one of the following:
Aren't they beautiful? It is a supplies site though, so I will need to buy chain and fixings to make them into a necklace but that means I get to make it exactly to my specifications. They aren't cheap but at the moment they have a 20% off all order over $20 which is a great saving and they are lined with 24 carat gold! Surely dirt cheap for such luxury.
My inspiration for winter has so far consisted of wishing to be a mix of these 3 girls, photos taken from the Look website:
My inspiration for winter has so far consisted of wishing to be a mix of these 3 girls, photos taken from the Look website:
Does anyone know who they are? The first girl especially, I love what she's wearing- all that black and gold with that haircut! I'm missing my dark hair at times like this. For winter I want to wear lots of textured black and big chunky jewellery. Faux fur collars are also high on my list, that H&M number everyone is buying is looking very tempting!
I've been trawling the Topshop website for things to put my £50 voucher towards (£50 really doesn't stretch very far in Topshop anymore, does it?) and have so far found the following:
Marc B bag (but come on, £55 for a non-leather bag? Really?)
Peplum jacket
Devoré jacket
Need this! Velvet stripe tee
Burnout tee.
Cameo socks
Faux fur coat (again though, if I wanted to spend £175 on a good winter coat, would I really go to Topshop?)
Kimono cardigan- what crap pictures they have of this on the site? I hope that it has big square sleeves exactly like authentic kimonos.P.S.
I totally missed the 1 year anniversary of Pretty Much Penniless! I was on the 19th September and 145 posts later, I'm still here. THANK YOU to everyone who's been here since the beginning, found me in the middle and those who started reading recently. This blog has been such fun and it is all down to you guys, you know who you are.
Happy blog birthday!
ReplyDeleteThose pendants are gorgeous, I love jewellery like that.
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That topshop coat is gorgeous, but I agree with you on the price tag. I recently bought myself a faux fur stole/ scarf/ collar and intend to pin it to my existing coats to try and get the same look
ReplyDeletei pretty much love everything you picked, especially that peplum jacket and cameo socks! omnom! im holidng my paycheck for topshop unfortunatly, ive got three things in my basket and its like £140 quid.
ReplyDeletethe first girl is http://fromprimarktoprada.wordpress.com/ she was a VIP blogger alongside moi at the LOOK show, and the third is my best friend olivia haha! katy looked amazing though in that stole, i think its where i got some of my inspiration from for my latest outfit!
that first pendant is gorgeous, it looks like a tiny nebula encased in gold. jewelry dream come true!
ReplyDeletegorgeous pendants and I love those cameo socks!
ReplyDeleteThat moonstone pendant is beautiful, i'm swooning.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the velvet striped tee, i think you need to get that for sure x
Congrats on making it a year!
ReplyDeleteI find (at least over here) you can find faux fur detachable collars second hand pretty easily. That way you have the option of adding it to anything you want and not just the one thing.
I was looking at topshop the other day and drooling, but waaay out of price range unfortunately. The bag and the burnout tee you chose are lovely!
My fave has to be the Peplum jacket, so structured and lovely.
ReplyDeleteI thought those cameo socks were Barbie at first (I think I’ve got her on the brain) the cameo design is so quirky, I adore them! xx
I bought one of the Marc B bags after falling in love with it in, but after less than a week the lining was already breaking! So, I sewed it up and haven't had problems since. Still a lovely bag if you're good at sewing :) xx
ReplyDeleteLove that first gemstone pendant, and the first girl exp has great style - let us know who they are if you find out!
ReplyDeleteps sadly I've had really bad experiences with Marc B quality too. I won some clothes in a blog competition a couple of months ago and none of them are wearable anymore as they've all broken in some way :(
ReplyDeleteGreat inspiration photos - I love the teal over the knee socks of the second gal. Bye bye summer pastels and hello to the autumn/ winter colour comfort zone!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your blog inspires! Haha. I want to go shopping RIGHT NOW. Especially because I've never heard of a kimono cardigan before.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of it!
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~Zabrinah
I vote the velvet stripe tee! I know what you mean though, sometimes Topshop can be SO overpriced.
ReplyDeleteYay for your 1 year! I think mine's coming up soon? Should probably check that! :)
ReplyDeleteLove Katie in the first shot. She looks stunning! x
Dear Eleanor, how lovely to have found your blog! I can't believe I haven't stumbled across it sooner.
ReplyDeleteI love the pendants and your winter inspirations. I agree with you on Top Shop.
Thank you for your comments at mine xx
Happy belated blog birthday! :) A whole year, wow what an achievement! So glad I came across your blog a few months or so (cannae remember) ago.
ReplyDeleteI love that devore jacket, it's really original but very versatile I imagine too. Let us know what you pick!
jazzy ♥
Happy blog birthday!
ReplyDeleteI love those pendants - I think you should treat yourself as a blog birthday present!
Love Christina x
Aaw I used to collect gem stones when I was little! I used to get a magazine with them in lol
ReplyDeleteI am loving your wishlist and I'm so glad I found your blog because you reminded me I also have £50 to spend in Topshop. So now I might actually be able to get some of the things in my own wishlist! So thank you :)
Beth xx
the devore jacket is my favourite!
ReplyDeleteI love the devore jacket and the cameo socks :)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how expensive the coats are in Topshop! I'm turning into such an old lady because I was feeling the thickness of them and proclaiming that they were far too thin to even be considered winter coats or to justify that amount of money - if I'm paying over £100 for a coat I want it to at least keep me warm haha oh dear!
I just gasped because I thought I'd found my perfect winter coat!
ReplyDelete...and then you told us it was £175 :'(
oh i looove the first girl's outfit too. she is stunning! absolutely adore that mulberry bag she is carrying too. sadly i haven't a clue who she is. hope you haven't come down with anything too ghastly... it's always this time of the year that nasty colds/flus start setting in. xx
ReplyDeleteLove the two Topshop jackets the best! Congrats on reaching a year, you have a great blog! x
ReplyDeletehey, the first fashionable lady is called Katy Brown, she is a fashion PR girl for Harvey Nichols :-) x
ReplyDeleteI know this girl her name is Katy Brown, http://twitter.com/#!/PrimarktoPrada
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