When we were in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago, I was shocked at how pricey Zara was there, compared with everywhere else. The prices seemed at least a third more expensive! Clearly I had no intention of buying anything…until I spotted these faux leather leggings on a sale rail! You can always trust me to find the sale rail in any shop lol.
I think they were only about ten or twelve euros so I snapped them up and went and tried them on. My friend—who is brutally honest—told me they looked good from the front but weren’t very flattering on my bum. But I figured I wouldn’t wear them with anything short anyhow, so I bought them.
This was the first time I wore them, to go food shopping. When I got home, I grabbed the vacuum and did a spot of cleaning. But the moment I started getting warm, the faux leather leggings started getting on my nerves. I could feel myself overheating and begin to sweat, so I had to go and take them off! I’m sure I will wear them again, but certainly not to do anything taxing. I was way more comfortable in my trusty jeans!
For the rest of the outfit, I wore an old black turtle-neck top, my new (ish) cardigan from H&M, an old pair of Chelsea boots (from Secret Sales), a snake-print, cross-body bag from Parfois and some silver jewellery (all inherited). It’s a very simple outfit, but it’s me getting out of my comfort zone again, by wearing all neutrals. I am really drawn to these beiges and taupes right now. It’s so weird because I always disliked how these colours looked on me. There are still some light beiges that make me look like death though lol!
I did try and wear a belt over the top of the cardigan but there’s just something about me and belts… we don’t always see eye to eye. I think if the cardigan was much thinner, perhaps I might have stuck with it, but I just felt it was too bulky around the middle—even when I lifted the belt to give myself a higher waist (which is more flattering on most women), it didn’t quite work. Having said that, my belt collection is a little dismal. I must try and improve it!
Are you a fan of faux leather leggings? How do you wear yours? Now let’s get on with the Neverending Style link-up! I’m a few hours late this morning because I had a lovely long video chat with an old friend who I haven’t spoken to since May! So, apologies for that. I hope you’ll link up all your recent posts!
