3, 2, 1….GO!!! Let me know what you get!!!
I have my eye on a couple of sweaters and another canonbury clutch! You’ll still get 15% off items not in the sale using the banner below!
Here are my three favorite knitwear picks.
The fabulous Off Duty jumper which I have from last year – and I’ve just ordered another color.
I modeled this stripy merino jumper here – and I love it in this colorway.
This Westbourne sweater is my new favorite – I recently ordered the black when it came back in stock and I’ve just ordererd the grey, even with a 5 week wait it is worth it! Mr. PS was telling me yesterday how much he loves me wearing neutral blacks and greys – so I’m doing it for him;)
What a great way to kick off Sunday – just in time for the weather cooling here too! Enjoy!
Great news for those of you that held out – the Boden sale just got better. I had to double check my eyes weren’t deceiving me when I saw the colourblock points are now just $29.40! I’m considering the blue pair too now at that price.
My favorite drop shoulder v-neck that I wore here is now just $20.40 – I am smitten with the spearmint color – it would be great with a tan wouldn’t it?;)
Also the sparkle cotton top that I love in ivory, is now available in the blue at just $23.40!
I just ordered the guava pinspot scarf too – these are gorgeous scarves and the lime and guava pinspot are now just $14 – I can’t get a scarf at Target that cheap!
You better be quick – at these prices they won’t hang around for long!
Finally another vacation update – yesterday we headed West as far as we could – to the border with Southern Cyprus. The Western side of the North is just beautiful – mountains, pines and sea. We traveled to Vuni – the site of an ancient Greek palace, it was quite a nerve wracking drive up there – but what a location for a palace. They knew how to do things in style back then!
Not the most flattering of photos but it was darn windy and I think my hair has grown at least an inch since we’ve been here!
My Husband decided he wanted to get in on the blog photo:
My shorts are J.Crew Factory bermudas and the t-shirt is Gap.
Last night we grilled out – super adana kebabs and Turkish sausage! I changed into my Gap sunwashed t-shirt in pale pink and more J.Crew Factory shorts. It’s a good job I managed a run in the heat this morning – though I terrified the local villagers at the coffee shop in my neon hot pants!
Off for a Doner now:)
Yes the Boden sale has started!! Even with all their discounts throughout the year I still holdout for the sale for many items. There are some amazing bargains to be had and here are the items in my basket, which may be added to over the course of the day!
These colourblock points have been in and out of my cart all season. Now at $58.80 it would be rude not to order them. They’ll be perfect with floaty dresses or boyfriend jeans.
I wore the chinchilla version of this scarf the other week in Bury – it’s super soft and now the acid lime will be mine.
Another item that I have been watching all season is this sparkle cotton top. It’s another great top for adding a bit of something special to a pair of jeans. It will be perfect under my new Next jacket too!
Finally (for now), these effortless cardigans are a perennial favorite of mine. I have the radish and a taupe one from previous years. They are beautifully soft and great with skinny jeans or shorts even. They work as great long layers over tanks and tees. The soot here is a great color for all year round, and the quartz melange is a gorgeous pink – they are reduced by 25% and 40% respectively and will no doubt fly off the shelves.
What are you snapping up? Have you had your eye on anything all season or are you making some impulsive purchases given the great prices?
Oh goodness words cannot describe how happy I am with my sale haul. Let’s take this step by step…
This jacket is just lovely as I had hoped – I’ve had my eye on it all season. The leather is so soft and the grey is a perfect neutral that goes with anything and everything from jeans to dresses to shorts – love it and worth every penny in the sale. I ordered my usual US 6 and it fits great across the back and shoulders and in the arms – a little snug around my ample midriff but I’m unlikely to ever wear it fastened.
I ordered these as a ‘oh let’s just try them’ as I have never ordered Boden jeans before, and tend to stick with my faithful Gap and Hudson brands, but I loved the cyclamen and quail egg colors so much that I needed to see them. I am so glad I did. Again I ordered in my regular US 6 and they are a higher waist than my Hudsons but really comfy – they are a tad snug when first pulled on but I’ve been wearing them for an hour or so now and they are just perfect. Thrilled with them.
Sorry for the grainy photos – lighting isn’t great!
I ordered both the fennel and the navy for a pop of color and something classic. They are a little thinner and a little shorter than last years chic linen tunic but I love them all the same. With nude shapewear underneath I can wear them as dresses though they are sheer – I’ll keep my legs together. I just love how summery they feel – they’d be great with leggings too if you are in cooler climates! No photos yet but will sort that out for you:)
Just fabulous – HUGE and colorful – with a gorgeous turquoise lining – I love it. Will stay dry by the pool and look fantastic – wish I’d bought this sooner but I can’t wait to take it to Kyrenia next year!
I have to say this is the hit of the haul – I hadn’t even considered it until Avril at School Gate Style put it on her wish list – but it is my most favorite item of the lot. It’s large, drapey, soft and a fabulous grey with a trim of color. It can be worn all year and will be perfect for transatlantic flights back home – I just love it and want all the other colors too! Get it while you can for $24 it is fabulous.
So today I am wearing my gorgeous cyclamen jeans and they feel great – perfect for a rainy summer day in Atlanta. I’ve paired them with my Zara butterfly top and I know butterflies and birds are omnipresent right now but I love this top and it was all of $36! The navy one with collar is in the sale right now online for $19.99. I think my turquoise Tory Burch Emmy sandals look fun with the jeans but maybe it’s too much color? All topped off with my cream J.Crew light weight cashmere cardigan – it’s chilly in my air conditioned office!
Oh and I forgot to mention the gorgeous little touch from Boden – they slipped in a little notebook in one of my parcels – room to take notes plus some splendid quirky English tips like interpreting English English for Americans:) One of my favorite Facebook pages is http://www.facebook.com/quitepeckish who serve up quaint little English tidbits daily – it’s fun.
What have been your favorite Boden sale purchases?
Yes the Boden sale has started! First I’m going to get it off my chest – I am sick to death of the bitching and moaning on the Boden Facebook page. I don’t understand where the sense of entitlement comes from. Boden is a company, out to make money and yes they want to listen to their customers and increase sales, but they certainly don’t have to start a sale on demand, nor, if they don’t have to, offer huge deep discounts. Some people want something for nothing – so go on feel free to spend your money at Joules and White Stuff instead. Only a couple of people, who appear to share my opinions, mentioned the numerous discounts that Boden offer throughout the season. And as for complaining about lack of stock well that is just silly – that’s what a sale/clearance is all about – getting rid of it all – and hurrah for Boden if they managed to sell out of certain lines before the sale!
Phew – feel better now. So after my post the other day about saving my money for the house etc. I immediately failed and went and bought some fab items in the sale. Even my little brother couldn’t resist a dig on my Poppy’s Style Facebook page🙂 Be quiet little bro’!
The first item I am so excited about, and Beth over at Style Guile featured it in her blog yesterday – the Chic leather jacket from the Limited Edition collection. I’ve had my eye on it all season and nearly bought it discounted but decided to hold out. I don’t think it is any cheaper here in the sale than with the discount code, but I knew it would disappear fast so snapped up my regular size. I hope the US 6 works as LE tend to be a tad on the snug side but a couple of reviews said the arms were quite loose and I’ve found, with jackets at least, that the 8 drowns my shoulders – so fingers crossed this works out! I love the color and it will look great over my AllSaints jumpers in the Fall.
Most of the items I bought I have actually been lusting over for a while – the oil cloth beach bag in bloom was actually on my Summer preview order but I cancelled it after getting the Beachcomber bag in the quail egg union jack instead. The Beachcomber bag is great but it does get wet by the pool so I’m hoping the oil cloth bag will handle the splashing better.
I also had the Florence tunic on my summer preview order and again cancelled it as I just felt I had way too many tunics to choose from – I still do – but the sale price is too good to pass over and I love the classic navy and fennel colors. I have the linen drawstring tunics from last year that I got in the sale in which I love worn as short dresses so I hope the Florence tunic lives up to expectations!
Now for the spontaneous, throw them in the cart, type purchases. The first caught my eye after Avril at SchoolGateStyle.com picked it out here – the jersey scarf, but in grey melange. A color that can be worn throughout the year – and hopefully it’s lovely and soft – definitely a bargain at $24.00!
Finally I nabbed the skinny jeans in cylcamen and quail egg. I really think these colors can be worn throughout the year too and styled with long baggy jumpers or with the biker jacket they will look great – I’m certainly not keen on how Boden have styled them in the photos – but with a bit of imagination I think they can look a little ‘cooler’. I’ve never bought jeans from Boden before so thought I’d give them a whirl as the reviews were pretty good. I went with my usual size 6 as there is 3 % elastane in them and I find that jeans give quite a bit with wear – I only wash jeans after 4 or 5 wears so fingers crossed they work out well!
What did you all order?
Again I am suffering with the lack of a full length mirror and this morning all my photographers had left plus I worked out so got ready at the Y – and why oh why no full length mirror at the Y?? Anyway I am wearing my Tory Burch Emmy sandals in turquoise – I love them with tanned feet! I bought them earlier this year and this is the first time I’ve worn them – so happy with them and given my funny feet they work well as there are no straps for my toes to get stuck over or between! With them I’m wearing my white Express cropped jeans, my new white H&M top purchased back in England, which I love and it hides a multitude of sins, and my Boden grey jersey jacket from last year. The turquoise necklace is a cheap trick from Target.
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