Evening to the curry house curtesy of the Mr. Anyone who knows me will know of my love of curry. I would have it every day of the week if I could. Sadly this isnt possible so, as a nice treat (and early valentines gift), the Mr to me out for a bite to eat, which I enjoyed enormously. I planned my outfit in advance so I would have the least clingy but roomy and flattering dress I could find. This little wrap around number did the job nicely. (zara)

Double Denim Day

After sifting through Vogue and Elle this month, its clear to see that denim is going to be a BIG trend season. Which is lucky for me a I have a large array of denim things in my wardrobe from years past. Shirts and structure also being another key trend, I decided to use my trustie denim shirt (H&M) as the base layer of this outfit, buttoned up to the top of course. Im still trying to locate a set of western style collar clips to give this shirt an individual twist, but so fair, iv had no joy. It could be an ebay jobbie. Over the top of this, iv worn my old stonewashed denim dress (Topshop) which sadly is a little on the tight side. Il just have to breathe in all day! Il be wearing this out with my Benneton trench coat which is a classic, a pair of thick navy knit tights, some sparkly blue lurex ankle socks and big chunky wedge boots. And because its nippy again, a huge knitted scarf that I made myself, and my favourite leather gloves. And voila! Ready to hit the streets.
Hope everyones well! Fingers crossed for the sun to come back again sharpish!!

Love

Hetti 

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Charity shop chic

 Bright and colourful to perk up and grey and drab day.

 Aquascutum dress from a charity shop! £20!!!  Gorgeous pink tweed.

 Vivienne Westwood pencil skirt also from charity shop. £18!

A fab phonograph I picked up in Totnes for £30...

I spent a day in Totnes with my Ma and sister today, and this fantastic phonograph caught my eye in the window of a charity shop I never normally go in. After enquiring I found that it is also a radio and cassette player, and only £30! It had to be mine as I am a hoarder of "pointless crap" as my Mr puts it.

 I also found a pink tweed knee length Aquascutum dress and a Vivienne Westward pencil skirt, both for under £20! I shall definately be returning to this charity shop.

Because I woke up and it was such a grey and horrible day, I thought I would try and brighten it up by wearing bold colours and jangley jewellery. The top was bargin from the Hobbs sale and I wore it with a pair of skinny biker jeans from Peacocks and my black lace up wedges. The fab necklace is a piece from Accesorize and the bracelets were a gift from a friend. I was told I sounded like Father Christmas, jingle jangeling around, as both bracelet and necklace have little bells on. Bit late really... Made me smile though.

Hope everyones well, and the weathers not bringing anyone down.

Love

Hetti

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Feeling Glam.... pause Not.

Half day at uni today. The weather was pants so I thought id cheer myself up my popping on some cheeky false eyelashes. I am by no means a pro at applying these but i was happy with them until I went to get my eyebrows done. Iv recently found a place close by that does threading, and after lots of recomendations, i thought id try it out.... NEVER again. It was so painful, my eyes watered so bad that my falsies ended up somewhere around my chin. Looked more like a moustache. Clearly im not a glam gal. I went for a cute purple outfit today, with a little velvet indigo mini skirt, a sleeveless shirt, topped with my cobweb lilac jumper (all from Topshop). The velvet skirt is a bit of a nightmare as it rides upwards with every step. I end up janking it down everytime its half way up my bum. It looks cute though so that all that matters. The cobweb jumper is also a tad tricky. I must have caught the holes on about 8 different door handles, ending up in huge rips. Luckily it kind of adds to the affect.
Hope everyones having a good week. Itd be great to have some feedback from you guys. Let me know if you want to see more of anything (accessories, outfits, jewlerry etc...)

Lots of love

Hetti 

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Pinch Punch First Of The Month....

Happy first of Feburary everyone! Not only has it been a whole month since new years (how quick has that flown by!!!), but its exactly 2months until my birthday! Exciting times! On days where I really cant be bothered to make an effort, I pull out a loose cotton dress (Miss Selfridge) and some leggings (Marks and Sparcs). I'v always had an aversion to leggings, however recently iv started using them for layering purposes, or just generally laying around. During the day time at uni, I would wear this with a nice vintage cardigan or like today, a grey jersey blazer (H&M). When I got home, I threw on my baggy jumper to keep warm in these chilly times (also h&m). I thought id toughen up the pretty dress with a nice pair of lace ups, which we'r a birthday gift from my dad last year, and have been a solid staple throughout this winter where heels in the snow werent a great idea. Theyr from Schuh and are insanely comfortable. The last snap is just a quickie to show what im looking at right now. Iv spent the day trying to produce a final garment design for my brief, and staring at a mannequin helps me focus and work out proportions. Although the fairy lights and edwardian lace collar are a tad distracting, they look pretty.
Hope everyones had a great day.

Love

Hetti J

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 My old winter coat thats had a new lease of life. Hem taken up from below the knee.

 A £1 bargin from Totnes market. A gorgeous addition to my collection.

 A trip to Dartington Gardens. My attempt at an artistic shot.

 Dartington House

Corrrrr its another very nippy day. Spent the day with my mum down in dartington where we walked around the gardens enjoying the fantastic sunshine. Had to wrap up warm however, so I pulled out "ole' faithful" my black Zara Mohair jacket. Iv recently given this a bit of TLC and taken it up a good foot at the hem. I also plan to change all the buttons to give it a completely different finish. I wore this with my leather gloves and new wedge lace up boots from Tesco (£12!!). Underneath I wore a ditsy vintage Laura Ashley dress and a grey wrap around cardigan (layers layers layers), finished off with a fair of thick grey tights so that I wasnt in solid black. And of course, as soon as theres sunshine, like any true brit, the sunglasses come out. I have a rather large collection of glasses; new, vintage, designer, car boot, charity shop and high street. However my absolute favourites have got to be my Rayban Avaitors. They go with next to everything and the shift my confidence into a high gear. May the sun stay out and the temperature warm the heck up!!!!!! Bring on the summer!!!

Love 

Hetti 

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The Colds Back Again.....

 Today

Yesterday

Brrrrr the freezing weathers back again. Even with several layers and a fur coat, the bitter wind goes straight through to the bone. Bad times. Not much has been achieved over the last few days apart from staying in bed with a book and electric blanket. I also recently bought a curling wand which is why in the first photo i look like iv had my hand in a plug socket. It is a skill i need to practice perhaps.

Tonight will be a night on the town for a good friends birthday doo. Iv yet to decide what to wear yet. Il probably change my mind a good 5/6 times before leaving the house. Il get a snap before i do go though...

Hope alls well. 

Love

Hetti

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