I rarely think twice about it, but my wardrobe contains an awful lot of second-hand clothing and accessories. I did wonder, as I was thoroughly enjoying myself in both the jacuzzi and swimming pool last week, how many other guests were sporting a swimming cossie that cost £2.00 in a charity shop (and a bloomin' nice fit it is too as it seems to suck my tummy in quite nicely - plus I'd taken a spare cossie with me that was second-hand from somewhere or other but I've no idea from where now.)
Dinner was a very casual affair (the only rule being that you should be wearing something other than the Champneys white towelling robe) which suited both P and I very nicely as neither of us do 'smart' terribly well. Most evenings I was wearing a charity shop top teamed with either black trousers (a recent and necessary Evans purchase) or a pair of jeans (bought in a charity shop in Chipping Sodbury last time Mum and I went to a Vintage and Handmade Fair.) I seem to have amassed quite a reasonable collection of smart casual (with the emphasis on casual) tops over the past year or so including this purple batwing jumper and this beaded Ann Harvey top - and all of them were from charity shops or car boot sales. I certainly felt nicely enough dressed, and on a considerably lower expenditure than if I'd bought those items new.
My beloved boot sale Radley handbag came with me and proved extremely useful (it doesn't get that many outings, sadly) but has unfortunately now got a broken pull-tag on one of the zips. I was probably a bit forceful when using it but I was tres upset to have damaged the bag. Oddly enough, I have another Radley bag (a much smaller over-the-body-type one that was a gift some years ago) and I don't use that often either but the lining is already beginning to pull apart. Perhaps it's me being a bit rough with my usage, but I do wonder exactly how well Radley bags are finished as they are not cheap items to buy (unless you get them at a boot sale, of course!)
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