A Buyer's Archive | Feb '19
Friday, March 01, 2019THIS YEAR
My first new purchase of the year was a pair of black ankle boots from ASOS. They were in the sale, and I had a voucher to use so they ended up costing me just £9.50. They remind me of a old pair that I used to love (seen in this post back in 2012). I think I'll get a lot of wear out of them, especially as I've sold all my other black ankle boots on ebay.
Just look at the colour of this Tu yellow jumper, found in a local charity shop. How could I not part with £3.50 to make it mine?
My best buy of the month must be this M&S leather bag. I paid £8.75 for the gorgeous aged leather in my local charity shop. Why would anyone want to get rid of a bag that's just starting to get beautifully worn in?
LAST YEAR
Last February I spent £9.75.
The gloves have been worn a lot (they were purchased in the H&M sale because it was a bitterly cold day and I was out and about without gloves, I was more than happy to pay £3.00 for warm hands).
The PJ bottoms were £2.00 from a charity shop but still had the Next tags on. They turned yellow when I stupidly washed them with my dyed yellow maxi, but have now washed out to a rather pleasant cream colour. Maybe one day they'll return to their original white. Not that it matters, they get worn on rotation with my other PJs, no matter what colour they are.
The cardigan hasn't been worn much, only five times in fact. I do like it but we seemed to go from winter straight into summer last year and the opportunity to wear it came and went in the blink of an eye. I'm beginning to think that this year will be much the same.
I am enjoying the warm weather, I've just been out without a coat on, but it does seem too warm for February, and that feels all kinds of wrong.
Total for January: £21.75
Total so far for 2019: £23.75
Total at this time last year: £65.24
Left of £500.00 budget: £476.25
Items purchased: 4 (pre-loved: 3) (new: 1)
For the fourth year running I'm taking part in A Buyer's Archive inspired by Elise (who sadly doesn't blog anymore but can be found on Instagram), to keep track of my spending on clothes and accessories
8 comments
The bag is lovely and I agree, they look at their peak when they start getting worn in.
ReplyDeleteAnd I intend to improve upon it! This will get plenty of use, it's been designed so well, with loads of different compartments, without being bulky.
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Oh my, you've been pretty good this month, Hazel, and all three items are gorgeous. I especially love the bag, which is such a timeless quality piece! xxx
ReplyDeleteI'm still really happy with the overall spend. Of course I didn't really need the bag, but how could I leave it behind...?
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That jumper exudes sunshine!!!!! The boots look good!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it! I might have to be careful wearing it on a sunny day, I might dazzle myself, or someone else!
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You've done well - I love the boots and anything yellow gets the thumbs up from me.
ReplyDeleteI found the identical bag to yours in a charity shop for next to nothing a couple of years ago, I never used it so put it on eBay and it sold for quite a lot of money. So strange that anyone would fall out with such a lovely thing! xxx
I can only guess that some (crazy) people don't like it when wear and tear starts to show. That yellow jumper is going in my next capsule and I'll dazzle everyone who comes near!
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