We fade to grey

Grey is not a colour I wear very often, despite the number of bloggers I see looking chic and effortless and elegant in this shade.

But in the spirit of never saying never, here I am in black and grey.

 

It comes to something when the scruffy brick wall at the bottom of the garden is the most colourful thing in the photo...

 

 

 

 

...apart from my hair!

Still, in keeping with my dire need to have a very thrifty January, it is an extremely cheap outfit.

Tunic dress - 99p, Ebay

Waistcoat - £2.99, I think, charity shop

Leggings - 20p, jumble sale

Boots - can't remember but they were 75% off in an online sale a couple of years ago.

 

 

 

Burlesque headpiece - Christmas gift from my darling friend Patsy

Necklace - £1.50, charity shop

Purple ring - £3.50, stall at school fair

Red ring - ancient, gift 

1950s marcasite brooches - feather and circular ones, 50p each, charity shop

Bow brooch - rescued from our childhood dressing up jewellery box

Cut out bangle - Christmas gift from my mate Sal

Engine-turned bangle - £1, charity shop

Souvenir bracelet - bought in a charity shop in Walsall with beach babe Vix, £3.99 I think

 

 

That little lot, though by no means pricey, cost more than my clothes!

 

Even the purple nail varnish was a gift.

 

Charlie fits the monochrome theme and he was free.

 

 

 

Interestingly, when we went round to have dinner with friends, it was commented on that I was wearing black and grey. 

It is unusual for me, and clearly people notice. 

Full colour will resume in my next post, I'm sure!

Can't be outshone by the brickwork and the evergreen ground cover...

 

I don't feel at my most visible, but I'm linking up with Patti and the gals anyhow!

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Put on your red shoes and dance the blues

This skirt has a tendency to garner some attention.

You don't see many mermaids in landlocked Sheffield.

I wear it a lot, it's one of my absolute favourite items of clothing (last seen here).

It was old stock from a fancy dress shop, a fact which never ceases to delight me!

I didn't notice the hem is falling down at the front, despite wearing the skirt all day.

When the members of the Ladies Purse, my quiz team pals, called for me en route to the pub, they spotted it immediately. Bah!

I am attempting to give two colours a go which I rarely wear and have in my mental doesn't-suit-me file; cream and grey.

I figured if I wore them with some crazy black/gold/silver lurex mermaid scales, I might pull it off.

And I have tried a trusty Vix Trick - a waistcoat!

The Ladies Purse came a creditable second in the quiz.

In and around the serious intellectual rigour,
 the discussion encompassed:

 Potato Day at Saltaire and which potato we would like to be (I chose Desiree, in homage to the Sassy Vamp herself.)

Vajazzling, whether there is a market for a male version (feel free to make up your own name), and whether the technology is available for a vajazzle kit which lights up when your partner hits the spot. Expect to see us any day on Dragons Den with that idea...

The chewy consistency of escargot and whelks, and opinions thereof.

Living on a remote Outer Hebridean island, and its relative merits/problems.

I love my quiz nights - we never win but we do have a laugh!

1970s Atlantic Made in England lurex maxi skirt - Ebay

1970s sheer cream hippy top, waistcoat, shoes, bangles and necklaces - charity shops

Brooch - car boot

Silver cuff - Brick Lane street market

Flower - retail

Blogging is a fascinating pastime, for many reasons.

Not least is the feedback one receives - about clothes, photography, styling, blog layout, comic timing, and writing style.

I have spent all my adult life developing a brand of self-deprecating humour, which serves two purposes. It makes people laugh (I love making people laugh) and if I get the joke about myself in first, it prevents anyone else from saying it. 

If it's an annoying trait, I can only apologise, and say that I will try to rein it in. I think my self-esteem is pretty good these days, but old habits die hard.

Thanks for the feedback, it may not always be easy reading, but it's all good!

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