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Tuesday 11 May 2010

Does anyone else have that certain thing hanging up in their wardrobe that they've worn to absolute death and the cost per wear is about 0.001p?

Mine is a fairly ancient plain black tunic/dress from Dorothy Perkins. I can't remember how old it is or how much it cost (probably not much, I've always been a cheapskate!) but I liked it so much at the time that I went out and bought it in blue as well (seen here). The blue one curiously disappeared for about 3 years - no idea where it went, it just reappeared in the ironing pile one day! So the black one has had a lot more wear but it's holding up nicely. Too big now of course and I should really get rid of it but I thought I'd try it with a belt today and that seems to have stopped it looking too enormous.




Dress - Dorothy Perkins
Cardi & belt - Primark
Tights - M&S
Shoes - Irregular Choice via ebay
Pashmina - ancient
Bag - gift - I think it's Oasis



14 comments:

  1. I can see why it's an old favourite - what a versatile piece.

    Looking very smart today - like it a lot :)

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  2. Belts always save the day! x

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  3. Your shoes are amazing Alex! Love this outfit. x
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  4. I can see why you love it, Alex, its fantastic on you...a timeless classic and you've styled it to perfection.
    My favourite item has to be my £1 denim waistcoat which I've had for about 15 years, I've worn it on my travels around the world and it always feels like me as soon as I put it on.
    Vix
    xxx

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  5. Those shoes are fab, and that is such a timeless dress, looks great :)

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  6. You've dressed it so well, no wonder it's a favourite :) and fab shoes!! xx

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  7. It looks great cinched in with the belt. You have a really lovely monochrome (sp?) look there. x

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  8. I have a dress like that too. It actually looks great belted! :)

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  9. I have several pieces like that hanging up! Some are way past their best but I cant get rid

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  10. i guess you can never go wrong with an LBD..
    for me, it's my black cardi that i pair up with almost all my outfits..hehe.

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  11. It's awesome,and so practical!You look particularly lovely in it today!Adore those shoes!The bag is awfully cute too!!x

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  12. I know the feeling, I have a few things that are very much past there sell by date but to me are still amazing as they were the day I purchased them!

    It really made me laugh what you said about the blue version, that went missing for 3years then reappeared one day, I so know the feeling, us girls what are we like? :)

    And the Irregular Choice shoes look pretty amazing x

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  13. Mine's probably something really lame like my black jeans or something...

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  14. Lovely outfit and it really shows off the BYOOOOOOOOOTIFUL shoes.

    xx

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