Style It Out - Fashion, Style and Get Ready With Me's - Christmas Jumper Day OOTD.

Hi!!!

It's Blogmas Day Fifteen and it's also Save The Children's Christmas Jumper Day! I thought I'd do something a little bit different than what I normally do here and show you my Christmas Jumper Day outfit because I haven't styled a Christmas Jumper like this before and I really like it.

If you read this post last year, you'll be familiar with this Christmas Jumper - I got it from New Look in Leeds a few years ago, and I fall more in love with it every time I look at it.

Last year I styled it with a black and white skirt, a white shirt underneath (that aesthetic collar) and a large 'vintage' denim jacket. I liked the mix of mod and 90s vibes.

This year, I've opted for a tailored, slightly grunge-y look (I love looks like these).
I played on the black of the jumper by styling it with some high waisted, belted, tapered trousers from Mango which can easily be styled up or down. I then decided that to toughen it up a little more I'd wear my Doc Martens. I have classic Cherry coloured Docs which add an accent of colour but maintain the structured, grunge feel of the rest of the outfit.

Depending on how cold it is, I'll either wear this with my leather jacket (this one - or nearly this one - from Wallis) or a long black coat (I have one from Next).

Whether your outfit has been planned as meticulously as this one or not, you can still donate to Save The Children's Christmas Jumper Day campaign HERE.

Thanks for joining me for today's Blogmas post.

Are you sporting a Christmas Jumper today? Do you have any comments or suggestions for future posts? Feel free to leave a comment below.

See you tomorrow,

Have a great day!

GingerSnaps xxx

 

Style It Out - Fashion, Style and Get Ready With Me's - My Christmas Jumper Collection and How I Style Them.

Hi!!!

So, as some of you may know already, tomorrow, Friday 16th, is Save The Children's Christmas Jumper Day. To encourage you to get involved - and because I thought it would be fun - I thought I'd show you my mini collection of Christmas jumpers, and talk you through how I style them.

First, here's a peek into the collection.

The first was a gift. I wore this earlier on this month while decorating the tree. I love that it is wearable for lots of situations because it's black but it also has the super festive reindeer face which keeps it fun.

This one was bought at New Look in Leeds a few years ago and I am eternally in love with it. I relate strongly to gingerbread men - I don't know why... I think it's because of my hair colour. Anyway, this jumper is Christmassy, fun, the gingerbread man is made of mixed materials, and it's wearable. I always get complimented on this.

I also have a very snazzy and rather cheesy number, with a fair isle inspired design. It has reds, whites and yellows through it, which really amps up how festive it is, and it is definitely one I love wearing. It was a gift a few years ago and one I was very grateful for, and I wanted to include it in this post but couldn't find it.

Now, how I style them.

I like styling my Christmas jumpers with blue or black jeans and boots. I like styling them over the top of red dresses and with black and white or burnt orange skirts.

Find out more about Save The Children's Christmas Jumper Day here.

I hope that you enjoyed reading this and that it has given you some inspiration for your own Christmas Jumper Day look.

Will you be taking part in Christmas Jumper Day? Do you have any other comments or suggestions for future posts? Leave a comment below and tell me.

Thank you for reading.

I hope your day is amazing!

GingerSnaps xxx

Shopping for Treats - Hauls and Wishlists - Black Friday Sales Haul

Hi!!!

So how long ago did I last do a haul? And did you know I've never posted a clothing haul, only beauty? Guess it's just not normally my thing. But today I have one and it's all about the bargains I scooped up on Black Friday. I am really excited to give this kind of post a go, so let me know what you think.

Jumper, H&M

I called into H&M on Black Friday with Elf Girl because she wanted to get something and then I saw this jumper and ended up buying something too. I love H&M jumpers because they are always soft and comfortable and I really like the colour and cut of this one. I lovr the speckle through this as well, because it just adds something a little different. They do a bunch of colours including a lovely shade of green which Elf Girl bought. I can't seem to find them online but do look in store if you like it or maybe a look at the rest of their lovely jumpers here.

Aloe Calming Foaming Wash, The Body Shop.

The day before Black Friday, I went into The Body Shop because I needed face wash, completely forgetting about it being Black Friday week, and nearly exploded with excitement when the girl behind the till said £4. So I went and bought another on actual Black Friday because a bottle is normally £7 and the discount was fantastic.  Anyway, I love this product so much and highly reccomend it. You can shop it here.

White Trainers, New Look

The rest of this haul is New Look based because their sale was full of great stuff at great prices. My package arrived today - I opted for 5-7 working days free delivery so I was super excited about that and wanted to mention it to you guys. Basically, shoes are my weakness and I've wanted some white trainers for a while now- I think they look awesome with so many things and so I'm excited to style them. You can check these out here.

Checked Shirt, New Look

I love shirts. I wear them loads. I didn't have one like this and when I saw this I fell in love - I think this will look really nice worn open over other tops and also worn buttoned up normallum The dark blue really makes the green check stand out, and I love the way that looks. The material is also really nice and quite thick, which impressed me.  If you also want a shirt like this, you can find them here.

Black Ankle Boots, New Look

 I have a pair of black ankle boots that I wear all the time and so when I saw these I put them straight in the basket. They are leather, which is great, and they have really lovely metal detailing which I love. They also have a good sized heel which is something I really like about them. They are really lovely boots and I'm very happy about this purchase. Shop them here.

Stripe Wrap Dress, New Look

I don't think that I have ever owned a wrap dress before now... I mean I'm not 100% sure but I really don't remember any. It seems so odd now because I do really like the style. I think the shape of this is really flattering and I love the combination of the red, white and black colours. There are so many ways to style wrap dresses, so I think I'll get a lot of wear out of this piece. It also has a tie belt thing but I untied it for the photo so you could get a better view of the skirt. This exact one is out of stock, but if you like the style, here's some with different colours in.

Stripe Midi Dress, New Look

Apparently, I have this thing with stripe-y dresses... This one is Midi length - it looks longer in the photo but clothes are so tricky to photograph - which means I'll be able to dress this up or down with ease, and I love the crisp white stripes on the very dark blue. It's also got a tie belt thing around the waist, which makes it really flattering. I'm basically in love, haha. You can snap one up here.

So, I hope you enjoyed that - I know it was a little different, hopefully in a good way.
Did you buy anything in the sales? Have you got any other comments or maybe a suggestion for future posts you'd like to see? Let me know in the comments.
Thanks for reading.

Have a wonderful day!

GingerSnaps xxx