Claire is wearing marbled grey plastic beads [Spanish charity shop], gold plastic beads [table top sale], white beaded necklace [charity shop], grey cotton t-shirt [table top sale], batwing orange, black, white and grey patterned long-line cardigan [Yessica at C&A, from a charity shop], black leggings [Primark] and tan leather boots [Topshop].
Covadonga is wearing a zebra scarf [Blue Rinse Vintage shop].
I'm in a flap over batwings today! They add extra interest to simple cardis; long line cardigans are great for casual days, or days when you're flying around. Batwings work best on longer items so they drape, on shorter tops it could look like you have actual wings under your arms. Mine has elasticated cuffs on it so my hands don't get tangled in my wings, and they help produce wrist draping!
The print is great, it has paisley sections, some tiger heads, rust stripes and art deco pattern bits. It's all very busy on my torso today. The colour palette holds all the various prints together, so I look textured and funky, not eyesore-ish. I have attempted to co-ordinate my neck stack of beads with the same colours. Co-ordination is key! I previously ignored the rules of co-ordination, but this year it has been my mission to discover what I have been missing. I'm pleasantly surprised.
Today I have also noted the brand of my charity shop batwings. Yessica is a brand under the wonderful umbrella of C&A. Vintage, basically older, clothes from both I've found to be great quality and wearable designs (my prom dress was second hand Yessica, long, plum, gentle shine to the fabric). My cardi is also 'made in England', which is a label I love finding as it generally means less miles traveled (less c02 emitted, more green, etc), supporting local industries (your local charity shop perhaps if it's now a second hand garment) and I think it's all round niceness to have a piece of design/manufacturing/fashion heritage from your country.
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