I've had a week off college because of the half term and I had planned to go see my friends band How's Harry perform in London with my friend Scarlett and we decided to make a day of being in London. I live quite close to London but I don't go as often as I could so I made sure I went up in the half term. Instead of going to Oxford ST we thought we'd go to white chapel and Brick Lane which hold some of the best thrift and vintage/retro stores. We went to the East End thrift store which is amazing and full of some lovely pieces of clothing, I bought the nicest daisy chain denim dress which is going to be so cute for the summer and was only £15. What's so special about the thrift store is that they supply you with £10 and £20 bags which you can fill up as much as you can and you get whatever's you manage to fill in the bag for the price of the bag, which is insane and really really worth it and a bargain. It can be a bit hit and miss I find, but there is a section with one off pieces which you pay for separately and is easier to find really beautiful clothes, which is where I found the dress. We then travelled to brick lane and went in the big vintage warehouse, Rokit, Blitz, Beyond Retro, and the other I unfortunately cant remember the name of. If you've never been and you're going to London I totally recommend you go there because you will be really surprised with the amazing items of clothing you can find even if vintage or second hand clothing isn't really your thing. Its great to find one off pieces that you can style and make your own. We went to five guys for dinner which is incredible and has just come down from New York. I first tried it in New York which is where I fell in love and I'm so happy there's one in Covent Garden and other places spotted around the UK.
This is the dress I got from the thrift shop, I just wore it with a black long sleeve top underneath as it wasn't that warm and my black converse. Its such a beautiful dress and was almost caught fighting over it with another customer!!
We then met up with my friend Ike who is apart of How's Harry and if you haven't listened to them and you like, Bombay Bicycle club, Two door cinema club, Arctic monkeys then I think you would really enjoy their music. It was a really important night for them and they are a really talented group of boys and their only 17/18 years of age. Here's their Soundcloud, and if you do like them you can buy their EP's on iTunes.
Now here's some pictures of what I wore and just a few of the day...
I wore a grey midi dress from Topshop with a jersey neckline and around the sleeves. I love this dress I think its so simple and the jersey adds something extra to it. It was quite a cold day so I thought I'd add an oversized denim jacket which is from a vintage shop and a tartan scarf which is actually my Dad's from when he was younger which I adopted haha! I added my black converse which thought it went with the whole look and gave the it over all quite a soft grunge feel and I really liked it, I thought it was all quite simple but affective. The small bag is also from Topshop, it went with the black and white of my converse and just added a bit of pattern because the dress is plain. I wanted to be comfortable all day as we were travelling around a lot and I didn't want my outfit to be
too heavy and weigh me down.
Dress: Topshop - £26
Shoes: Office - £47.99
Bag : Topshop - £18
Not sure on the prices of the jacket or scarf sorry!
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