Autumnal Outfit Inspo

Well the cold has set in and this is what I've been waiting for all summer... AUTUMN!!

Autumn and Winter/lead up to Christmas is my favourite time of year and where I'm currently a little strapped for cash due to impending holiday and general life costs (i.e. car maintenance/car insurance/credit cards etc), I've done a bit of 'window' shopping and pieced together a little autumn look!

It's comfy, cosy and with a little bit of colour.. perfect for an Autumn ramble on a Sunday :)

Pants! Starting with the basics :)

Not very autumnal BUT I already have this Pretty Secrets bra from Simply Be and it gives 'oomph' whilst being pretty comfy for a someone of my chubby-nes. Fab range of back and cup sizes too and for £16.00 it's bang on price point too for a larger size!
I'm someone who has a VBL (visable belly line for you luckier creatures) and small pants, on me, don't look good... think a potato in a piece of string (sorry!). Big pants are for the win and for warmer butt cheeks these Sloggi Maxi Briefs (no they're not incontinence pants!!) would do the trick! A little bit on the pricey side as it's £48.00 for a 6-pack from Simply Be but breaking it down, it's only £8 per pair!

Next up is the trusty High Waisted Jeggings! New Look are my go to place for these beauties. They are just the right amount of stretch, thickness and comfy-ness and for £17.99 a pair, which last a considerable time, these are perfect!

On  to the top half... VBL is a massive issue for me as are my arms in more recent times and I need something with length in the body as well as bit of sleeve coverage.
I absolutely hate the current trend of tops that stop short at the front and drop low at the back.... please.. this fat person does not need to show the belly to the world! Don't get me wrong I really admire the curvy beauties that have the confidence to display their body shape.. but I don't have that right now.. I much prefer the streamline (well as streamline as my junk can get ha!).
I spotted this Black Pocket Tunic top on Evans' website yesterday and fell in love!

It's long, it has POCKETS (love!), it has sleeves and it's fitted around the bust area (currently one of my favourite parts! For £30.00 I would get my monies worth out of this beauty over the Autumn and Winter months.. perfect for layering in the cooler times and on it's own when the sun makes an appearance :) - Let's hope it's still around by December's payday!

I like layering... I do not like coats. Me and coats do not mix for a number for reasons
- fit, cost, how they make me look even more like the Michelin Man... I much prefer layers.
With this in mind, how cute is this Sleeveless Wrap from Yours Clothing??? A gorgeous deep red, a nice waterfall affect and only £19.00.

Now for the accessories (the best bit!)

Feet... autumn feet call for boots. I have every will and want to be able to wear healed boots.. my feet and ability to balance have other ideas so for me it has to be flats (or at least as flat as possible) to work i.e. for me to be able to walk like a normal human being and not like a baby gazelle!

Hands together for these Sole Diva Casual Ankle Boots from Simply Be! If I could buy these right now I would, being available in fit E or EEE is really good and my previous experience of Sole Diva is really good for wide-fitting feet.

They are £55.00, they look good (a little biker babe-esque) whilst having a nice shape - I hate pointy boots) and an heel that works for me!

I have to have a bag and whilst my one is baby pink... New Look have bought out a burgundy

shade of my current backpack.. meet the Leather Look Mini Backpack.. drooools!

As above I already have this bag but in a different colour as I bought it with a voucher in the summer. It's a really handy size.. I currently have my full size Ted Baker purse in there along with an umbrella, a small book, my notepad, a body mist, a Tangle Teaser, several lipsticks (we're close to double figures!) so you can see it has Mary-Poppins qualities - I also can get my car keys in there which have a rather large pink pom pom attached too. I am so tempted by this colour to perhaps get a new one **asks Mr B to hide my purse**.

Not forgetting the finishing touches.,, a bit of bling!
I headed over to Accessorize and found a couple of really cute bits :)

The Caged Kite Pendant above, in a rose gold colour is so cute and would stand out against the red of the wrap above. For an astonishing £6.00 this would be a gorgeous, eye catching long-length pendant for the autumn months. It would also look great against a LBD for a cheeky night out without being too 'in your face bling'!

And to keep the rose-gold theme going.. how about the Mixed Plate Glitter Bangle Braclet Pack below also from Accessorize. And again only £6.00!!!

The top three would definitely go with this Autumn look and I love them!!!

And finally, it wouldn't be a HiSueBlog post without a reference to nail varnish.

I have this one, I tried it for the first time the other day with some gold sparkle on top and I have fallen in love. It's called Fuschia Generation from Barry M and I picked mine up from Boots and it's such a gorgeouse burgandy/pink shade.... I don't need to say anymore :)

On that note (or nail ha!) I'm off. I hope you enjoyed this post as it's a little different to what I've been doing so far.
It's made me want to buy everything but I'm restraining myself but it's made me think about making more of an effort with my autumn looks instead of throwing just anything on.

If you are reading this post (thank you in the first instance!) and if you have any recommendations for an Autumn look comment about them below or leave any links to your pages too :)

Type soon!
Hannah
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