Life on a shoestring

I'm feeling the yellow this year. It's always been a colour I never connected with, but this year something changed. It must be the summer calling me, telling me to return to my warm and sunny homeland in Italy. And I will do just that, in less than two months. I'll be leaving Ireland, where I've spent more than a decade and all my adult life, to return to Tuscany and try to make a life there again. It's going to be a challenge. In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy this island as much as possible. And the friends I'll leave behind, like the wonderful Karen who took these pictures. Thanks Kaz for the lovely weekend. 

The title of this post comes from a spur of the moment, to tie a shoestring around my collar. I've seen pictures with shirts and ribbons, and they look lovely but I didn't have a ribbon than went with this outfit so I just took a shoestring. I think it's going to be my signature look from now on :)

Details: 

Jumper ~ Pimkie

Shirt ~ charity shopped

Shorts ~ Forever 21

Shoes ~ Schuh

Bag ~ H&M a while ago

    

    

Tribal cardigan

This cardigan is my latest favourite thrifty find so it's fitting I would start with this outfit. I had seen it on a The Sartorialist but I only realised it was the same cardi later, I only thought it was really pretty and comfy and only 7 quid. I wore it with a black tank top underneath, denim shorts, tights and leather boots.

Details: 

Cardigan: Thrifted but you can get it here.

Shorts: Forever 21

Tights: Forever 21

Boots: Clarks from a couple of years ago

Globe necklace: Rua