Brrr

It's been so cold the past few days, especially with the arrival of all this snow! I'm really not a fan of it, it's for difficult to get places because the buses just stop running (even if it's not bad!), it's wet, and it's especially horrible when it starts to melt and it's just grey sludge. But alas! It will not stop our plans so we must go on. 

My outfit today was quite a snug one, which seems to be a running theme with my last few looks. 

The knitted rollneck dress is actually a really dark navy, not black, and has horizontal blue glitter stripes running through it. It's so comfortable and lightweight as it's not a heavy knit, but a very thin one. It was from River Island several years ago so I can't remember the price exactly. My cardigan is from a charity shop, orignally from H&M. I really love the collar to this, it's so cosy and it looks really nice with a jacket as it hangs over it beautifully. 

My tights are some cheap woolen ones from Primark, which are also very comfortable and for two pairs for £4 I think you should all invest in some. 

My tan bag is from Matalan, also from a few years ago and my boots are suede and so lovely and warm! I've had them for literally years and years, so long that the brand has worn off so I don't actually know where they're from! 

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 Had a bit of fun with outfits last week, mainly because I got pretty excited about making our new blog! I really like the idea of layering which I experimented with a bit with mesh type batwing tops. The underneath top (which you can see a bit better in the photo under this) is from Topshop. I got it quite a few years ago and, to be honest I forgot I had it. It was in the sale for £5 I think, I can't remember how much it was originally. It's dotted with little gold pearls as well which breaks up all that black! The top over top is a little oversized and it's second hand, it doesn't have any wash labels so I couldn't tell you where it's from.  

  Mesh Under- Topshop/ Mesh Outer- Second Hand/ Jeggings- Next/ Shoes- Office/ Necklace- Own

I'm not usually a massive fan of accessorising but I felt like I needed to break it up a bit so I added a long chained owl necklace. My friend bought me it for my birthday a couple of years ago from her holidays, it also opens up a watch! You could wear this with any long necklace or chains but I like the owl, it's cute! 

 I teamed up my over sized, layered top half with skinny jeggings from next (£15). My top tip is if you're going to go big on top, make sure you pair it with slim fitted trousers/jeans/leggings or whatever you fancy, otherwise you'll end up drowning yourself in too much material. 

I've had my Doc Martens for absolutely years, I wore them for school so they're totally worn out but you could always swap them for something less bulky, like slipper shoes, for a less grungy look. (Docs are from Office (: )

There's some more photos and little details of the necklace on our tumblr site http://ivyandgoldxoxo.tumblr.com/

go check it out (: 

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