Tag Archives: Next

Project 365: Day 19 – Wet shoesies!

19 Jan

How carp was the weather today?

My NEXT brogues

My NEXT Brogues got wet!  Thankfully they’re real leather so no leakage, unlike some shoes I’ve had in the past…

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*Found* NEXT bow ring

18 Oct

I found this amid some tat…  How did it get there?  Who know’s!
I got it in the 2009 Next Boxing day sale.  It’s sooo retro and kitsch!

Next bow ring

Next, Plastic bow ring, £1

NEXT remove Runway…

7 Oct

Bye bye Runway...

This is somewhat old news as Next ’s Autumn collection was released online the day of the summer sales, with no sign of the young and fashionable collection called Runway.  However, I’m still so upset I’ve decided to blog about it.

I must say this is a terrible blow to my wardrobe and shoe room as I bought a lot of Runway clothes in 2009 and 2010.  In fact I think I got most of the a/w collection! (more…)

Fave jewellery pieces: Part 2

6 Oct

I was supposed to update you last week on my post: Fave jewellery pieces: Part 1

My fave plastic jewellery pieces

This section focuses on my love for acrylic jewellery. (more…)

eBay buy: NEXT brogues

29 Sep

I found these little beauties on a casual browse for size 9 shoes.  I won them for a few hundred pennies!

Next leather brogues

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TALL girls come up short…

22 Jul

Do you come up short?

At just over 5’9 and a half tall (a-hem), clothes shopping has become both a chore and bane of my life.

I have a petite torso (not funny) and 37″ legs (hip hip hooray!). With a modelesque height and legs the length of the Amazonian river why is it so hard to find anything on the high street for TALL girls?

  • It’s never simple.
  • You have to plan.
  • Nothing ever fits.
  • Ankle swingers are a frequent occurrence in the changing room.
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