A free September morning meant that I was free to roam
around my favourite places once again- the charity shops of Guernsey. Les
Bourgs Hospice charity shop had half price on all of their items and so it
meant that my picks were even more bargainous than usual. I first started shopping in
charity shops when I was at Sixth Form to hunt out one of a kind bargains on a
student budget- this shopping mentality saw me right through university, and,
although I’ve now graduated, I can’t see bargain hunting becoming any less
thrilling as I make the transition from student to (gulp) grown up.
I managed to buy a TONNE of bits and bobs for about £24 and
here they are if you can sit through this post…
On this particular trip I was trying to source more
‘workwear’ friendly clothing and (although being mostly unsuccessful in this
department) I found these tops for £1.50 each. The lemon yellow top would be
perfect tucked into a smart skirt and the check grid print keeps it on trend.
This polo neck (the name ‘turtleneck’ makes me cringe a bit) basic is ribbed
and great for layering over winter- you can get the same on ASOS for around 14x
the price ;)
This coat is vintage Charlotte Halton for River Island and
was £2.50, 50% wool and super cosy. This furry collar was just £1 and can be
pinned to any coat or jacket to give it an instant winter update. This Chiltern
bag was another vintage find at only £3.
These Levi jeans were only a measly 50p and are the correct waist measurement for me but are quite an odd length and cut. I’ll cut these off into some shorts or sell them on eBay. These light blue jeans are vintage Next ‘Mom’ style tapered jeans. They’re a little too big for me so I may have to get the sewing machine out! They’ll be great to add some pastel hues to my spring wardrobe next year- these were £2.
I found (surprise) some more velvet delights in the way of
this vintage St. Michael (M&S) jacket. This was £1.50 and I decided to jazz
it up a bit by sewing some black fringing onto the sleeves. I also found this
velvet devore Frank Usher mini dress for £6, it has some serious side splits on it
and is a few sizes too big (and is probably meant to be worn as a top!) so falls in a nice swing style- I’ll be wearing this
for drinks and on a night out come December.
This red coral embellished dress was something I picked up
on a whim to try on in the changing room, but once it was on I absolutely loved
it. It’s Libelulu and 100% silk and so would have cost a couple of hundred pounds brand new
but this was only £3. In my mind this would be perfect festival wear with a
bandeau underneath, boots, belt and a hat (does anyone else have a mental list
of would-be Coachella outfits or is this just me?) but would equally look great
as evening wear with a belt and some serious cleavage.
Lastly I picked up this beautiful choker necklace for £1, I
was unsure about getting this as I’ve not really jumped onto the choker
bandwagon but this was too pretty to resist.
That’s about all my bargains. Thank you for reading through
them- the charity shopping fairies were seriously
helping me out on Saturday! Have you found any goodies in the charity shops
recently?
P.S Sorry for the poor quality photos, they're all pink-tinged because the sun was setting and the light wasn't at it's best!
