Last night I was invited to a private shopping experience with one of my favourite high street shops,  H & M. Yippee!!

  ‘ A Private Shopping Experience’  basically meant they closed their Flagship store on Oxford Street, plied us with champagne, canapes and goodie bags, and let a few of us wander around the shop checking out their Spring/Summer 2009 Collection, allowing us 20% off all their stock. Not bad !!

To be honest, the collections were quite uninspiring. An array of the typical Spring pastel colours, plenty of  frills, peplum skirts and shoulder detailed tops in organza’s, cottons and jerseys. Nothing to really shout about.

So, champagne and canapes in hand, we headed to the changing rooms with a selection of clothes we thought ‘suitable for the office’…

This organza shoulder detail top look quite dull and over sized on the hanger, but won us over once tried on and tucked in.

This thin black cotton shoulder detail top was one of my favourite items. However I struggled to like the cotton tie waist skirt (teamed with a plain camisole) Cute, but an awkward length.

Definately my favourite! The colour is gorgeous and despite the dress as a whole appearing quite busy, it’s surprisingly flattering and a perfect summer dress.

This polka dot satin top had cute shoulder detail, and fitted really nicely, but possibly to ‘prim and proper’ for us east end ladies.

This heavy stretch cotton skirt has a few gorgeous subtle pleats on the centre front (hard to make out, sorry). And below we teamed it with a grey wool cardigan, which I loved, but was a bit of a hard length to get used to.

All items were between £10-£25 which, believe it or not, I felt was slightly steep for such flimsy light fabrics. But we managed to kit out my best friend with a new ‘Office’ Spring wardrobe for under £100.

Whats you’re favourite piece?

What’s your best bargain from h&m?

What’s your favourite high street shop for this Spring?

xx

It all started a few months ago with an MC Hammer inspired Jumpsuit. I needed no convincing with the £15 Primark wonder, and have since been obsessed with the must have Spring trend!

Take full advantage of the Harem style Jumpsuits. Confidence is definitely key to carrying off the look , but once mastered you’re good to go.

First stop is ASOS. They seem to have a good  range of  Jumpsuits in all styles, shapes, lengths and colours. They have a few goodies for under £15 in the sale which are worth a look… Along with a useful 20% off discount they are offering. (type ASOSLOOK at the checkout)

A good start is this subtle Plunge Neck Jumspuit £24.50 (£19.60 with discount)

This casual Jersey Harem Jumpsuit is a a great way to brake into the harem trend.  £29.50 (23.60 with discount)

Definitely my  favourite of the ASOS bunch. This Vero Moda Losse Shirt Jumpsuit is a little pricey at £34.50… but worth considering with the discount at £27.60.

If I’m honest, the High Street appears slightly pricey for their versions of the popular trend. If you type  ‘Retro/ Vintage Jumpsuits’ into Ebay, you’ll certainly find a few hidden tresures there from £5/£10.

Boohoo.com surprised me with their  ‘Fayre Jersey Jumpsuit’, on sale at £20!

All in all, I’ve found the cheaper of the bunch tend to be the more casual looking Jumpsuits. But bare in mind this nothing that a good pair of shoes, and piece of statement jewellery cant fix.

with love xx