Ok so I’m definitely over exaggerating, the dark nights and
crap lightening is definitely not the biggest hindrance I’ve faced of living
for twenty three years, but it’s definitely a huge pain in my back side. I feel
like as we get close to Spring all the bloggers are squeezing one another’s
hands, getting giddy as the days get that little bit longer and finally we can
all be back in our elements taking photos at whatever time of day we please. I
even saw a gif on twitter of a woman dancing on a table with the quote ‘bloggers
we did it we reached the shortest daylight day of the year’ meaning it’s all up
from here right?! There’s nothing worse on relying for the weekend to take
photographs for a blog post and you’re cutting it so thin with your deadlines!
You’ll probably think I’m an utter moody cow - don’t get me wrong I love winter
for the festivities but man it makes blogging so damn hard when it’s dark the
moment I get home from work and I’m taking on a number of brands a week due to
it being the lead up to Christmas!
I don’t want this post to be a giant moan about winter, I
actually do love moving into January because it’s full of people feeling more
motivated, wanting to come up with fresh content and I feel more positive about
the year to come! It’s like nothing can stop me, the New Year is my oyster and
whilst I feel more positive the weather too can only get better from here.
This is actually my first set of photographs took in the
snow on my blog – back home in Yorkshire the winters have been pitiful, but up
here in Scotland where I spent time away with family it was magical! I find it
hard to dress for cold weather like snow because I hate heavy layers, get me in
a dress over a jumper but hell no to layers of coats and winter wear. We stayed
in a skiing resort and I’m so tired of seeing all the basic winter wear of
North face and walking boots, so it felt good to actually be a little
fashionable to go out to take these photos. I don’t know if it was because I was
super giddy that the snow had set but I love this lookbook, this jumper is
actually a snatch from work and I just can’t believe it’s being sold vintage.
From working for a vintage retailer I’ve gotten myself into
that world of second hand clothing again and it actually is so exciting – you can
find one off items that are unique and cool rather than whats being sold on the
high streets. I’m such an easy consumer because I’ll buy whatever’s around me,
for sale shopping over Christmas I literally text my friend and told her to
send me websites I would like because I just hate the searching part. When I
worked in a highstreet store I only bought from there, so now I’m handling
vintage clothing everyday I just can’t believe the finds I come across. I’d
generally pay over £30 for this jumper if say it was in Topshop, but instead I
got this second hand cool af striped grungy purple jumper that I’m not going to
see on every alternative bloggers insta.
What I really like about this jumper is its size, I love
baggy jumpers which clearly we’re men’s but serve as a kind of jumper dress. It’s
heavy, definitely winter wear because I don’t even feel a slight chill whilst
walking around in the snow. It is itchy, but my love for the jumper out weights
that small dislike. I can’t stand an itchy jumper, but after a couple of washes
it’ll be super soft.
purple and black oversized jumper - the vintage scene
black button down skirt - h&m
black winter booties - h&m
Don't let winter get you down, it'll soon be over and we can bask in sun and blog till atleast 8pm!
Until next time guys,
Until next time guys,
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