Showing posts with label retrovintagecolchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retrovintagecolchester. Show all posts

Friday, 1 August 2014

Few Weeks








A few snaps from France; mainly of the mountain area I was staying in. The view was just so beautiful, especially at night.




Strawberry picking with a few friends (I hope you can appreciate my lovely new kimono, from Boohoo.com) and the henna my friend did on me; I had a go myself, but they did not go as well. 








These few are of the day I spent in Colchester; looked around the castle, which was actually really fun. My sister got some 'great' photo's of me in medieval clothes. We also went to the art gallery in the University. And then also did a bit of shopping; and Colchester has a couple of really awesome vintage shops, where I got this football jersey, some cool USA sport comfy jogger things and some knee length Levi's, which I've now cut to make shorter shorts. 

Lots of love, Nikki. xxxxx

Friday, 4 July 2014

Mini Haul Time Feat. Me Trying To Be All Arty

The weather recently has been too good to not take advantage of in every way; and that includes making my photo's look all pretty and cool by using my overgrown, bohomian garden. Haul time!

                              

This bag was about £3 from my local Oxfam! Bargain. I always go to charity shops, as my friends love them, but I never seem to find anything I really like. However, I saw this on display and knew immedietely I wanted it. It is so practical; holds loads of stuff; looks cool with most outfits; and most importantly will look sick at Reading! YES! Winner bag. 

                               

This super cute halter crop top is from motelrocks.com, and comes in loads of prints, but I love the yellow and the lemon print for summer. The straps cross at the back, and you definitely can not wear a bra with this one, but it looks cool with high waisted jean, shorts, skirts, anything really. Really cool piece to mix up my wardrobe.

                      

I got this shirt last week from a vintage store called Retro Vintage, in Colchester. I'd never been to the store before, although I've been shopping in Colchester quite a few times now. It's obviously a mens shirt, so it's oversized and baggy, and it's really 70's, When I first found it, I was a bit like mmm, maybe not for me, but I think it looks really nice one. It's just a laidback kind of shirt, but makes you stand out. And looks good with denim everything! :P It was also £5 - bargain!

                   

I bought this necklace from Bleached Jewellery, to go with my prom dress. I love the amethyst stone, and the grunge style of it with the moon face above. It was really good price, I love everything from the store, and it sits at a really nice length. P.S, how cool is this coral thing we have in our garden - I don't think it's real. 

       

Another motelrocks item; the moon & stars leggings. Had my eye on these for ages, and finally got them! I got them in a small, as most reviews say to size down, and they fit really nice, but I think maybe a medium would have been better for me. I usually roll the legs up, where a baggy tee or vest with them and they just look really good and make you look really unique. When I wear them about in my little town I definitely get a few glances.

      

This mint green sleeveless top/dress was £3.99 from H&M! That is why I bought it, it was £3.99! I'm still not overly sure how much I like this item, I've worn it as both a tee and dress, but I think it's so simple and in such a lovely colour I have to keep it and try it out some more. 


These trousers have never been worn out of the house, because I feel like a clown in them. However, they are super comfy, actually look quite good and I love the colour and the print, so they perfect for lounging in the house or in the garden in. They're from peacocks, which I never usually shop in. And were such an impulse buy, but I can not say a bad word about them. Maybe I'll be more adventurous and bust them out on holiday. 

   

This is my last item, a pair of round tortoise shell sunglasses from Topshop! Yay. I really needed some new sunglasses, but I didn't want to spend too much. And after spending a decent amount of time in Topshop trying out all the different sunglasses with my best friend I decided on these. They were £18, I believe, and you also get your choice of a funky coloured case to put them in - I choose orange, because it is summer after all. I literally wear these all the time, I wasn't sure about the shape to be honest, but now I think that anyone could pull of the round shape. And tortoise shell is just timeless. 110% recommend! 

Hope you enjoyed this post, and my attempts at creating some snazzy photo's, 
Don't forget, if you want to order anything from motelrocks.com just use my code 'simpleenough' for 20% discount. 

Lots of love, Nikki. xxxxx