I haven’t bought any charity shop clothes for some time. I’ve looked but kept to two of my golden rules: i) don’t drop your standards, and ii) only buy exactly what you need. And I succeeded in not saying, ‘oooh I
Who made your clothes?
Hatwalk 7 – August 2015
Hello again It’s August 1st and time for another Hat Attack run by the hat loving Judith Boyd, so I thought I’d show you a hat I wear during the warm weather – yes, a sun hat! Here in the
Film night outfit – July 2015
Hi there Our last film of the season was the amazing, and slightly bonkers, Grand Budapest Hotel, directed by Wes Anderson. The Hillcrest Film Society now has a break until October when we’ll have another set of 10 films to
A few maintenance things I do
After my last post someone said to me, ‘you could stain your legs’, and described how her mother used tea, and then a brown pencil to imitate the back seam of those old-fashioned stockings. Wow, that was an evocative glimpse
Film night outfit – June 2015
Hello again I thought I ought to get this post to you before the end of the month. I help to run a small film society, and our film for June was ‘Cycling with Moliere‘ which was delightful and, unsurprisingly,
Another London trip and an update on the new-look blog
Gosh, it’s taking a wee bit longer than we anticipated to change the look of the blog, as even the IT wiz Mr frugalfashionshopper is finding it a bit of a challenge. But it is happening and you’ll be the
Who remembers Laurence Corner and the fashion for military coats and jackets?
When I was younger I didn’t seek out charity shops – did they even exist in the 60s? If they did I never went into one. But I did wear second-hand clothing because I did frequent, what we call in
Hatwalk 5 – June 2015
Another month, another post on hats for Judith Boyd’s monthly Hat Attack. Hello again to everyone in the hat loving community! This post, however, shows a hat that I wouldn’t wear around town, lovely as it is with its tulle covering and navy
A London trip
I was in London last week. It’s 50 years since I started nursing (yes, I am that old) and I was meeting up with around 30 of the April 1965 set. Gosh, I was young then in more ways than
Charity shop shopping – it just makes sense
Every now and then I go out shopping for something that’s not second-hand. I’ve had quite an expensive month, what with going to a physio (my back is improving but it’s all about the morning exercises because I missed a