Navy & White with a Padded Jacket - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hi there everyone.

How are you?

Another busy week with Shrove Tuesday in the middle of it. We had to have pancakes on Tuesday, so some of the kids came round to enjoy them too. Sophie made a huge pot of batter and after our dinner of spicy meatballs and pasta David set about making them. He made probably about 20! We all had different toppings but can you guess what I had? My favourite additions are banana and caramel which was divine. I only had one even though he’d made so many but to be honest that one was enough. We had other options like chocolate sauce, biscoff, kinder chocolate along with the basic favourite lemon and sugar. What’s your topping of choice?

I took a trip into town too. My eldest granddaughter came with me, she loves having a wander around the shops, just like me, including New Look, Primark, Boots and Superdrug. It’s actually a shame there aren’t many stores suitable for an 11 year old but she did find a pretty long sleeve top that came home with her. I heard in the news the re-opening of Top Shop. I’m thrilled that an old favourite is returning to the high street and pray many others will follow. I also asked Amelia if she preferred shopping in shops or online and she said the former. I’m excited as that’s what I would choose. Let’s hope high street shops continue to return so that buying online won’t be the norm! How do you like to shop?

I’ve been a bit out of sorts recently. Nothing major but I’ve just not got round to taking many photos! I think the wet, cold, dreary and windy weather has gotten to me so I’ve been reluctant to go outside and take shots. This is an outfit I wore last week although the grass was sodden! I managed to keep the trousers clean but should have really gone into the road! For some reason I’ve been struggling with going outside in public to take piccys but need to get myself back into the groove and not worry about meeting anyone whilst I’m doing it!

This padded jacket was featured the other day, but when the weather has been a bit better I’ve popped it on. It’s going to be a popular choice in Spring as it’ll flatter lots of my trousers and skirts. I added my navy trousers that you’ve seen plenty of times before. They came from M&S and I so wished I got more colours when I bought them. I’ve been looking on Vinted to see if any are around but until now nothing has caught my eye! They’re a nice cause style that look good with heeled boots, chunky trainers or bold heavy boots. Rather a versatile pair don’t you think? They’ve also got a friendly drawstring waist, now that’s something that works all day long when my tummy size sometimes fluctuates! Do you like to wear adjustable waistbands?

The navy and white jacket has pops of burgundy on it which you can see when I shared it on the blog before. As it's got white over it I added my embellished cardigan into the mix. It's a lightweight wool blend so isn't bulky at all. These days I often pick items with more details over them, that add so much more interest into a look and make something much classier. My three colour rule is still around, but now I like to add textures, tones and contrasting fabrics, I've got all you bloggers to thank for that!

A cream shoulder bag completed my outfit. It's a leather cross-body style that's ideal for shopping, mine has an adjustable strap so that you can make it whatever length you like. I sometimes have it smaller across the front or longer to hang on one shoulder. It's good to have options don't you think?

You can view this bag in detail here. I also still have my code JQ10 for 10% discount on the Elie Beaumont website.