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I love autumn fashion. It’s so much easier to look chic and pulled together in the season where a nice pair of boots go with almost every outfit! I didn’t seem to have a lot of clothes in my wardrobe for the colder weather so I decided to treat myself to a little impromptu shopping trip a couple of weeks ago with my mum.
Ever since I worked in New Look when I was a teenager I’ve loved their clothing. They are more affordable than a lot of other high street favourites, and their clothes generally suit me better than the younger styles in Topshop and River Island. I didn’t have a huge budget so I decided to pick out just a few key pieces to add to my wardrobe for the new season.
As well as autumn fashion ideas it’s worth thinking about accessorizing with hats, scarves, boots, and fishnet bodystocking. It’s a little colder in autumn giving you the chance to dress in layers if you want, these accessories help to give your outfit more of an autumn vibe, but just remember to get the colour scheme right as well, go for reds, ambers, greens, and browns.
I absolutely love polo neck jumpers at this time of year. I find that I can pull them on with jeans or a skirt and my boots and hey presto, instant mum style. This grey jumper is just £8.99 and is my go to for the school run lately.
As I’m still breastfeeding Benjamin (going strong and almost at my year goal), I tend to team these tops with a coordinating coloured vest top to keep things discrete when feeding out and about. I pick these up from Primark as they are really good quality and only cost £1.80 – total bargain!
When I was in the changing room I realised that burgundy is obviously my go to colour for this season as I managed to pick out a few pieces in the same shade! This jumper, which cost £14.99, is really cute, and looks lovely with the skirt I bought (£19.99) which is a slightly different shade of burgundy. I love this outfit for occasions when I want to make a little more effort than usual but without looking overdressed.
The burgundy dress (teamed here with a gold belt from another of my New Look dresses) is a really simple outfit for autumn days. It was £19.99 and I love it with boots or black ballet pumps. I think a nice chunky knit scarf would really finish to the look.
Finally, I came across this dress whilst browsing and I picked it up mainly because it’s so totally different to most items in my wardrobe. I tend to play it safe when it comes to dresses and I go for tried and tested styles and colours (mainly black and red). I tried the dress on and instantly loved how different I looked with it on. It’s so soft, made with a really thin and floaty material, and it cuts down to give just a hint of cleavage.
I was unsure about the sleeves initially but they are really nice, and a little bit different (although stop since buying this dress I keep seeing them on everything, they must be in style right now). I’m going to be wearing this for Ed’s graduation in November, with black tights and boots. It was a total bargain too at only £19.99!
Have you bought any autumn clothes lately?
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