the summer sale!

No doubt everyone is already aware of the summer sales currently gracing the highstreet stores from Topshop to peacocks! This post is basically about the clothes that I bought a few weeks back in the sales and how I created lovely outfits with them (with a little help from pre-existing clothes)

I got this cute aztec print top from Topshop in the sale for about £10, which is a bargin compared to the usual prices! I had actually been wanting this top for a while but never had money to buy it. Thus I was thougherly pleased when I walked into topshop and saw it in the sale AND I had plenty of money to spend as I had saved up to buy some clothes for my holiday! Here I am wearing it with a cross necklace which I also got half price in the Topshop sale at £7 (I nearly kicked myself when I went into topshop a few days ago and saw that the necklace was reduced further to £2.50!) I am also wearing denim shorts that I bought from matalan, however I customised them myself by frayings the ends and cutting into them, I also added studs! You can't really see it too well but i am also wearing a brown plaited belt that I bought from Dorothy Perkins last summer :) I think this is a perfect summer outfit for chilling out in the sun or going for a stoll around town!

This next outfit would be ideal for a trip to the beach, or for relaxing outside a cafe with friends, maybe even a shopping trip? I think you could add to this outfit by wearing a cute straw hat and shades to make it look even more summery. Here I am wearing a white kimono cardigan that I got for £20 in the Topshop sale. It is a size 12 (I am a size 8) so it is a little big, but I quite like the 'over size' look and it looks really cool when you tie a belt around the waist like I have done with my plaited belt from Dorothy Perkins. My shirt is from Urban Outfitters and I also got it in the sale, but a few months back. It is probably my favourite tee at the moment and I love the design on the front. It has a picture of a triangle on it with the words 'bizzar love triangle' written across it in the shape of another triangle. You can't really see my shorts very well, but they are from h&m. I have hardly worn them because I could never find anything to go with them, but I love this outfit so now I shall be able to get my moneys worth! My necklace is from Matalan and has a blue stone pendant and a little golden bird hanging from the chain, my aunty gave me this as a present and I love it! I also love my ring, which was from boots (I saw the same one in topshop for double the price so I was very happy that I got it cheaper, haha!)

As you can see I am wearing my favourite tee from Urban Outfitters and you get a better view of it in this picture, haha! I am wearing it with a pink cardigan that i got in the topshop sale for £15! Again it is a size 12 but as i said before, I like baggy cardigans :) I am wearing high waisted shorts from primark in the outfit. They are quite a light blue which I think looks very nice with the pink! I lso managed to match the colour of my cardy to the colour of my necklace which is from Dorothy Perkins. It is a pink stone pendant on a long gold chain. Again I am wearing my ring from boots and I am also wearing my Pandora bracelet too. I have the leather plaited strap that wraps around twice which I prefer to the normal silver ones. I have to thank my friends for that as they all chipped in and got it me for my birthday, as well as a silver Pandora owl charm because they are my favourite animal! Haha! This is a very casual outfit that you could wear pretty much anywhere!

What do you think of my summer outfits? Did you have any luck in the summer sales this year?

Gretchen :) xx