If you have insomnia...

...it is not a good idea to spend an hour googling mirrored kitchen cabinets as you will lose interest within about 20 seconds and find yourself on the Matches website.   Suddenly, it will no longer be a case of insomnia but a case of magpie-itus. 

I have done with Feb - three items all purchased, the third and final selection being the Whistles stripe top that I wore the other day and am already completely in love with.  Expect to see it a lot in a number of different guises (well - clearly as a top but with different outfits). 

To that end, it was rude not to start to think about March (even though MARCH?  really?  How on earth can it be March already?)

And whilst I am all about the blouse, the jeans and the blazer (teamed with my beloved new trainers) for the Spring, when I came across the following top, a whole new set of opportunities clicked. 

MARMITE KLAXON (You have been warned, these aren't going to be for everyone)

The Logo top.  Maybe it's my inner 80's love of all things Wham that has been reignited with a sense of nostalgia but I can't stop thinking about this.  We have clearly moved from Wham to Inxs which was pretty much the story of my musical upbringing so it makes perfect sense to me. (gotta love the justification - couldn't make that up, could you?!)

Never Tear Us Apart tee by Zoe Karssen £72 at Matches

They also do it in a pink version at My Wardrobe for £70 (go figure - maybe charcoal cotton is more expensive than pink...)   The bum of it is that I have vouchers for My Wardrobe to use.  Soddus Lawus.


Now as I said, there are going to be lots of people who absolutely hate these.  I am in the completely fickle camp of disliking some and loving others.   For me, there does seem to be a very fine line between "cool Zoe Karssen/Etre Cecile/Markus Lupfer" and "the 80's are calling, they do in fact want their t-shirts back".  (I don't have a 14 year old daughter but I think a good rule of thumb would be, if she and her friends have one, then you perhaps might not want to partake)

Do I know however, were this fine line lies?  No, course I don't.  But I know what I like and I know what I don't and to be honest, a lot of it is to do with the style of the t-shirt, the fabric, the colour and the text.   Not sure how else you'd be discerning to be honest.  (brand... dare I say it...??)

I did however, find on perusal of the High Street earlier, that there are a lot out there that don't cut the mustard for me.  The confusion of what is cool and what isn't, nearly made me run for the comforting hills of all things Matches and My Wardrobe (don't let that brand malarkey get to you...) but I persevered and did indeed find a couple of cheaper options in case you want to dip your toe into the slogan t-shirt waters.  I did in fact find a couple of total wonders. (ciao Zoe)

So, staying with all things Aussie (see what I did there...) this Melbourne one is from Pull & Bear £17.99  This has absolutely no relevance to my life whatsoever but I like the colourway and the fabric looks like a lovely soft jersey. Shallow, much?




Mango Outfit No 7 Distressed Tee £17.99  There is a huge selection at Mango, the majority of which don't float my boat, I'll be honest.  However there are a couple which I do definitely like the look of.  Love the faded, vintage edge to this one. 



Or a pale blue version for £17.99 as well - You make the world beautiful.   Love this shade of steel blue.



French Connection Let's Go to Paradise tee in Citronella £25   I love the way they've styled this in the pic below but I also think it would work really well for a paired down day look with skinny white jeans turned up, black ballet pumps (or skate shoes... am trying desperately to get those black and white ponyskin ones in at every opportunity.) and a black blazer.   I am WILLING this sun to come out.










ASOS Boyfriend T-shirt with Berlin print £14  Not entirely sure why this appeals but I spent so long looking at so many awful ones, this one didn't seem quite so bad.  Plus Berlin is a darn fabulous place. 



However I've saved the best for last.  This is the marmite one of them all (actually what am I saying - these are all totally marmite, aren't they?).  I trotted into New Look and wanted to cry.  It's all so much of a muchness - not helped by the fact it was half term and it was full of 12 to 15 year olds picking up hugely inappropriate items of clothing whilst their poor mothers looked as if they wanted to sob. 

But on getting a grip and trying to see the wood for the trees (you really do need to go into these shops with special eyes), I spied this gem. 

Dear 80's.  You CANNOT have your t-shirt back.  I love this.  You can't tell from their tiny pic, hopefully you can from my photo but this is the most beautiful jersey.  It actually has that lovely flannelly washed x1000 feel to it (in a good way...).  I may have to sneak this one under "nightwear".

Grey Run DMC boyfriend tee £14.99






Oh and if Run DMC aren't your thing, then I did find a Rolling Stones one at Mango. £17.99  I've decided it might be a toss up between these two. 


Finishing with my best example of how they can be cool or naff or a third example - the opportunity to be completely self deprecating.  For me, I'll stick with the Zoe Karssen (maybe Run DMC or The Stones).  But this is deliciously tongue in cheek and is perfect for pyjamas. 

Blog Slogan T-shirt from Next £16



So exactly how hideous do you think these are?  I am definitely going to be getting one of them - I love the idea of turned up skinnies, brogues and a little blazer.  Another outfit for the Spring nailed.  Thoughts?

Finally my outfits from yesterday and today.  I actually love this outfit from yesterday but it's photographed really badly.  To be fair I was having a totally naff hair day, the angle is funny etc etc.  But hopefully you get the drift.  (like my photos are all that anyway. Pah!)