Faux Fur | Ethical Fashion and Clothing Blog

So the weather has been pretty miserable and cold but I am looking on the bright side. I get the chance to wear some of my faux fur charity shop pieces!

Gilet – Local Oxfam Shop
Top- the back of my wardrobe
Necklace – MADE
Leggings – People Tree
Boots – Clarks

Dress- Johari
Leggings – People Tree
Shoes – Melissa
Coat – local charity shop

Gilet – as above
Earrings – People Tree
Ring – MADE
Top – Komodo
Trousers – back of my wardrobe
Bag – Accessorize
boots – as above

Have had yet another crazy busy week, I don’t know where all my time goes lately. I have been busy working on style-is.co.uk. We have some great new designers just added from the estethica collection at Yoox and also some lovely studded vegan boots. Please stop by and check it out if you have a minute, I would love to know what you think.

I hope that you are having a lovely weekend. I will be having a bit of a lazy one, catching up with work and house work and out for dinner with friends this evening. I have also been making lots of exciting plans for my birthday next month which will include going to Vogue Fest. and Bath in Fashion. What are you doing this weekend?

With warmest wishes

Ceri x

Dress – Sandwich
Faux fur Bolero – Oxfam
Necklace – Swarovski Crystalized
Shoes – Irregular Choice

Today I have finally got started on a charity shop chic series for AW11 that I have been meaning to do for some time. I wanted to illustrate some of the trends for the season using charity shop clothes. If you hunt hard enough it is pretty easy to find on trend stuff in charity shops. I always think we have kind of been there before with most trends one way or another with .

I have managed to get some usable pictures although I really must get on and send my camera off for repair. I think part of me is scared that it might get even more broken in transit or just never come back. Any way I have played about a bit with the settings and editing on the two photos above and this is what I ended up with.

Todays charity shop chic trend is forties style. This is probably one of my favourite looks of all for the autumn and winter and was seen at Miu Miu, Donna Karen, Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier to name but a few. I spotted the faux fur bolero in my local Oxfam, I can’t remember whether it was £6 or £8 but either way, I see it as an amazing bargain as it is originally from Marks and Spencers and good as new.

Next up on my Charity Shop Chic AW11 series is tunics and trousers. Have you managed to find anything on trend in a charity shop lately?

With warmest wishes

Ceri X