Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra

Outfit Post: Something to Celebrate

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Welcome to another week.

The weather is pretty grotty, so at this time of year I grab any excuse to celebrate and cling onto it for dear life, and it just so happened that this weekend another opportunity presented itself.

On Saturday lunch time I had my Sign Off sessions for Level 2 Roller Derby Skills with The Norfolk Brawds. Our league has 4 levels in total before you can play in public bouts, but passing Level 2 means that after some mandatory contact classes I will be cleared to take part in scrimmage practice and actually start learning to play the game properly. Anyway, not to bore you with all the details, I’ll keep that for Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra, but suffice to say I passed, and thus a reason to celebrate was born!

roller derby

I swear I have no clothes to wear at the moment. I really am struggling with my winter wardrobe this year. I had a pair of tights from My Tights that I was planning to save for Valentines Day, but I decided they needed a Saturday outing and used them and a kimono wrap to jazz up a very boring black jersey dress.

Full length

♥ Kimono – ASOS ♥ Dress- M&S via a Charity Shop ♥ Tights c/o My Tights ♥ Shoes – Chie Mihara from Bettylicious* ♥

back seams

Don’t worry, there is also a coat lurking just out of shot, but all outfit posts from November to March can’t feature me in the same winter coat or it would be very dull, so I briefly shivered in the name of outfit photos.

The Chie Mihara shoes are super comfortable for walking into town, but also make me feel super elegant, and seeing as I was celebrating a Roller Derby win I topped it off with my custom Norfolk Brawds name necklace, from Sugar & Vice.

face gem warfare

I went out about 4pm, but I was pretty exhausted after sign offs, it’s quite an intense session, so I actually found myself curled up back on my sofa by 8pm. Still, it was good to feel celebratory and have something to brighten up the gloomy weather!

Comments

57 responses to “Outfit Post: Something to Celebrate”

  1. Melody Mae avatar
    Melody Mae

    I was at a LRG bout this weekend and there was a surprising amount of people wearing Norfolk Brawds T-Shirts! I always think of you when I see them.

    I also feel you on the winter wardrobe problems, I feel I’m wearing the same three outfits all the time!

    1. Gemma avatar
      Gemma

      Yay! Yes, I knew a few people were going down for that! I was wearing the same 3 outfits, but I appear to have killed them all and they are now full of holes!

  2. porcelina avatar
    porcelina

    Those shoes are a little ray of sunshine aren’t they? Love the kimono wrap over the dress too, but glad you had a warm coat to pop back on after the photos. Well done on your certificate, you look chuffed to bits with it! P x

  3. mancunianvintage avatar
    mancunianvintage

    Ooh those tights! You look so lovely 🙂

    http://www.mancunianvintage.com

  4. Fi Phillips avatar
    Fi Phillips

    Love those tights.

  5. Donna Griffin avatar
    Donna Griffin

    Try stockingshq for leg wear also, we do a good range ;-D

  6. Sandy avatar
    Sandy

    I so wish I’d bought that kimono top when everyone went for the jumpsuit, whenever that was!
    Fabulous look and well done the roller derby thing.

  7. Filipa Moreira avatar
    Filipa Moreira

    Hi, those tights are definitely what you can call a statement tights. Love it.

    XX Fi

    http://dieforstyle.blogspot.co.uk

  8. Security Uniform avatar
    Security Uniform

    That was a great collection.. Thanks…

  9. Claire Hopley avatar
    Claire Hopley

    Well look at you! I read all the vintage blogs, and this is the first one I’ve come across from a fellow derby player. This makes me happy!

    Come and talk vintage with me at Manchester Roller Derby sometime 🙂

    1. Gemma avatar
      Gemma

      Well hello! 😀
      I will if I’m ever up that direction! 😀