It has to be said that I love August. Getting to have some quality time with my little boy is always a pleasure, plus it is also the month of my wedding anniversary, and we spend at least one week in Wales enjoying Summer. So whilst, in weather terms, it was far from a scorcher, there were still lots of opportunities to have a lot of family fun, and, with a few events thrown into the mix, it is a month that I’m already missing, especially as Autumn has arrived with cold, winds and lots of rain.
In terms of fashion, there were a few new additions to my wardrobe, but generally I have been hitting the charity shops with a vengeance. I had an extensive wardrobe clearout in August and donated around eight sacks of clothing and shoes to a local charity shop, but this has only made space for some more pieces, which is always a dangerous thing to do. That said, a positive of my cull was that I found lots of things that I’d completely forgotten about, which is a little like buying something new.
Two charity shop bargains were the black vintage M&S dress and the dotted dress. The black dress was a vintage St Michael label and still has the original tags on. I wore it twice last month, so for £4.99, it has already paid for itself. The dotted dress was a catalogue label, also still with tags, probably from the 1980s, but with a real fresh modern feel.
What sort of style did you opt for in August?
Sunday Lunch
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Dress Vintage Charity Shop Find Belt River Island Shoes H&M
Signing Day at West Bromwich Albion
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Top River Island Jeans Marisota
Brunswick in the Blitz
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Dress White Stuff C/O High Street Outlet Cardigan Charity Shop Find Sandals Next Bag Marc by Marc Jacobs
New Yorker Beer Launch
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Dress Vintage M&S Charity Shop Find Shoes Matalan Bag 1950s vintage (From Brunswick in the Blitz)
Similar Dress
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Midi Slip Dress
£26.00 Click to visit Topshop
Brassed Off Press Night
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Dress Charity Shop Finds Necklace Portuguese Cork Shoes Biba at House of Fraser Bag as before
Teal Dress
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Chi Chi Karla Dress
£65.00 Click to visit Chi Chi London
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Biba Daizie Slingback Kitten Heels £75 Click to visit House of Fraser
Shopping in Welshpool
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Dress 1970s vintage (From Vintage fair) Bag Desigual sandals Clarks
Shopping in Wales
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Dress 1980s vintage – charity shop find Espadrilles – From Menorca
Visiting Cymer Abbey
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Top Monsoon Jeans Primark Shoes Hobbs
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ASOS Body in Stripe with Long Sleeve Click to visit ASOS
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Heavenly Soles Leather Ballerinas Extra Wide EEE Fit £25 Click to visit JD Willams
Car boot sale
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Scarf Day Birger et Mikkelson Top Primark Skirt 1970s vintage Charity Shop Find Shoes H&M Bag Fairtrade
Curry Night
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Top Peacocks Jeans Primark Bag 1950s vintage Shoes Bally vintage
Similar Top
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Quiz Black Bubble Crepe Bardot Top
Was £16.99 Now £11.99 Click to visit Dorothy Perkins
Shopping
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Dress Monsoon Shoes Matalan Bag Marc by Marc Jacobs
Green Print Dresses
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ISSA Darcy Pleat Detail Printed Dress £109 Click to visit House of Fraser
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Jaeger Jersey Banana Leaf Print Dress £45 Click to visit House of Fraser
Weekend in Tewkesbury
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Top H&M Necklace Equilibrium Skirt George at Asda Shoes John Lewis
Anniversary Meal
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Dress H&M Shoes Primark Bag Katie Loxton
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Katie Loxton The Perfect Pouch, Blue £16.99 Click to visit John Lewis
Visiting Tewkesbury Abbey
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Top Monsoon Skirt Monsoon Shoes John Lewis
Similar Skirt
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Grey Tulle Hanky Hem Midi Skirt
£19.99 Click to visit New Look
First Match of the Season
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Kimono and Top Peacocks Jeans Primark
New Dress
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Dress River Island Shoes Tu (Charity Shop Find)
Same Print
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River Island Bardot Floral Print Midi Dress
£28.00 Click to visit ASOS
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River Island Plus Wrap Dress In Print
£45.00 Click to visit ASOS