What Did She Buy!?

I bought Vintage, my darlings! I have been MIA for a series of days but fear not, I'm back and ready to rumble. Recently a Mean Girls-esque book was created on blogger and I don't know why but I just felt like I couldn't come on here because everyone was like "Urgh, who even uses blogspot!" Lmao, I felt a bit weird but I'm over it now. I can't even be bothered to repeat what that anonymous person said about it. It's way too pathetic for my liking. Enough excuses haha! 

I went to the VINTAGE FAIR WOOO! It was amazing. I found that the Saturday Flee Market which is normally there was amazing too and that I need to start going every other week or Month like I used to but also save mooore for Vintage FAIR!!! I was really good aha. There were loads of bargains and I bought a couple of things as well as things from Birmingham but I got SO lost, it was mad! I went there thinking, I know where everything was, followed some stupid directions and urggh, had to wait in a stupid queue but omgsh, I walked in and leather shorts were the first thing I saw. I wanted to buy all of them! 

I ended up buying these though! They are high-waisted and I love the zips on the sides. The flash makes 'em look awful but they're gorge! They don't quite fit me though so I don't know whether to get them altered or loose weight (Only a little bit, one of my friends did it by just eating healthily and doing PE and she's loosing weight though I've been trying to eat healthily and keep getting different tempations from the school canteen!) OR I could just sell them on ebay and buy some from the next Vintage Fair in November because I think leather is pretty much going to be in for A/W by what Acne produced, don't you think? Or well what I've seen from blogs! BUUUT so many people have birthdays in October, including myself and I wanna show 'em off! Blehhh, help meee decide?

This bag, where I'm keeping all my buys from birmingham for safe keeping haha, is lovely! I got it for £3 from the flea (which is why I should be going there every so often!) and it's like a huge purse, I love it.Very kitsch (is that the right word?) and reminds me of all the oversized things like over sized bows. Speaking of bows, I SO need a bow tie! I forgot to look in the mens ties section but back to the bag, I often don't spend money on Vintage bags because they break on me but I couldn't resist a bargain. 

This floral from Hypnotic, I lurrrve! I think I might give it to my little siter though haha but it'd be great for SUMMER! I'm not really looking at the trends that much for Summer haha but for the magazine, I have to :-P so I'm going to sprawl over the trends with a cup of hot cocoa and wearing some really cool primark glasses! 

Primark has some AMAZING stuff by the way but I couldn't stick the line in Birmingham. I think I'm just gonna go on a Sunday morning and buy my velvet shorts and some glasses. They didn't have my flip up glasses though! I would have stayed in the line if they had them, NO JOKE! 

I also got this top from Hypnotic. I think it's like a size 20 or something haha but it was in the sale and makes a nice oversized top because I am so for the oversized! It hides the flab and looks good if you wear it right. I think the shirt would look great with my leather shorts! CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE LEATHER SHOOOORTZZZZZ!!!!

Lastly, I got these gorgie creepers! They're slip ons and I love them. I think I love shoes that have that little wedge of not foam but lmao, I don't know the word! They're sooo coool! I love them and they're not like your average creepers and I didn't even THINK about getting creepers, that's the mad thing about it! They are really just something I'd wear with a nice dress, they look so darn good on my feet, I need to make some wear them a bit more though or else I'll be getting blisters because of them

To be totally honest, I took forty quid with me and I think, I could've bought alot more but forty quid was TOTALLY enough money to take, a couple more tenners would have been nice but they're not urgently needed! If you are looking for a bargain and are sick of the highstreet, Vintage Fair is definitely your one and only stop! 

What do you think of my buys?  

PS - I also met this woman from FROCKONVINTAGE! I'll write a reveiw of her stuff tommorrow but I SO wish I took a camera, GAHHHHH, there's always next time or maybe when I'm in London in the Summer, I can take a couple of pictures of the Vintage Fairs or Sample Sales or Brick lane there though, note to self - REMIND COUSINS TO TAKE YOU! 

Love, 

Umauma

xo

Zara!

Zara S/S11 campaign

I used to think that Zara was a bit of an older 35+ shop whenever I went into it when I was younger but seeing their online store, I know it's not. I think that it is definitely more of an elegant, chic store and it's very much for the classier lady but I think the stylish youth of this day are definitely latching onto some of the pretty, casual pieces that Zara has to offer. 

Just browsing through the online store, I saw chinos and a 50's style wool skirt. I love the skirt! It looks like something I could wear on a lazy day in or I could even dress it up and wear it on a lazy day out to town haha, there are so many different ways to wear it, same with the chinos which I very on trend where I am right no. People seem to be loving them and just saying "chinos" makes us feel effortlessly stylish. They've styled it well aswell (bit of a mouthful there, eh?) with the leopard print loafers that I'm sure you'll find some similar flats for like 2/4 quid at Primark. They're not that expensive either, all under a tenner which is pretty much as high as I'll go! Okay, maybe a little bit higher for something I really want like those ~~***##leather shorts##***~~ lmao. Yes, I'm mad. Though, do check out Zara's Sales section if you are looking for a bargain.

Seeing Zara's S/S11 campaign though, I think they sort of are looking towards the elegant, older buyer which doesn't seem to be many teens. If you compare their campaign to Primark's or Topshop's, it's totally different, no? Much more understated and very...classy, yes, classy is a word that seems to pop up into my mind alot! And you can sort of tell by the model too. Zara's seem to be much more edgy whilst if you go on to Topshop (just using them as an example) their models are always quite pretty and younger. 

I love the orange trousers. Talking about it again, the colors that sort of pop out (I must go on style.com and find out the proper word for this haha) are very on trend and I love how the other pieces of clothing are quite muted so they sort of let the trousers speak for themselves. 

The leather skirt and white blouse are something I'd definitely imagine any fashionista wearing and I think I might actually get myself a leather skirt from Tesco. Funny, eh? You'd never imagine getting something like that from Tesco but they are ultra cheap and and stylish too. Not to mention they at the official sponsor of London Fashion Week so you are in good hands! 

The suit is something I really liked aswell. It's the first picture and by God, it'd make me look so fricking amazing if I wore out. Whether I'd wear the whole suit or just the blazer is another question but I really am loving it! 

Lastly, the contrasting dress that has that minimalist trend going on is very lovely indeed. Some black accents here and there and you've got a fine little outfit going on, haven't ya? 

All in all, Zara is definitely an online store I'm loving at the moment, once I've stopped saving, this online store will most definitely be my next stop. Or maybe I'll pop into the one in Birmingham though when I went to one in London, it was not at all that satisfying. 

So what do you  think my lovely readers? How would you wear those orange trousers? 

Love, 

Umauma

xo

I Want it! You Want it! We all Want it!

001. Leopard print wedges. I saw a girl wearing some today and it just sparked my want for some all over again. I want some so badly, it's actually unbelieveable! They look so fierce and I think once I've got some long hair going on, I'll really be able to work with them! These ones aren't the exact type I want but that's something along the lines. They're £50 on ebay which is quite expensive though, I'm sure I'll fine a cheaper version, I usually always do haha.

002. Leather shorts. I need these. I'm going to get some when I go to Vintage Fair in March but gosh, they are just so, phwoar! They are just as fierce as the leopard print wedges. I could pair them with a nice blouse and brogues and they'd make it just have that little bit more of an umph or for a party I could wear one of those rocker graphic tees and have a nice studded purse in hand. They're pretty much number one of the list of things I want. If I can bag some for under £20 at the VF or in Brimingham when I go then I will be such a happy woman. There are alot of them around but they are short! I really want some that aren't that short. I know LLYMLRS got some cute ones before from Primark but Primark's shorts seem to be so short. If they were just an inch longer!

003. Colour blocking and that minimalistic look is very in. Jil Sander definitely took it away when it came to that area of look and I think those popping sort of colours are exactly what we all need to be wearing this S/S11. I, personally, would love to have this dress though as it'd look lovely for Summer, nice and effortless but I'm weary whether it'll look a bit like I have noshape if you get what I mean? + I don't know what I'd wear it with haha! I just w=know that I Want it!

004. Paris! When I typed it into google a few dodgy pictures of Paris Hilton came up lmao but my parents have promised me a trip abroad for my sixteenth and although, I'd love to go to New York, my heart lies in the beautiful stylish city of Paris. Next year, October, mind you but a girl can always plan ahead!

What do you want this glum Monday, apart from a Valentine and some Jeremy Campbell Lita's!? 

Love, 

Umauma

xo