Vintage Style Challenge : within 3 and under 30

Admit it - you love a challenge. In fact, your fervour for challenges is only superseded by one thing...
the thrill of A BARGAIN. With this in mind - today's post kind of wrote itself: set myself a ridiculous challenge in a thinly veiled attempt to legitimise my obsessive vintage shopping habit (this blogging thing sure has its benefits - Lisa actually sounded impressed when I told her I was off to spend our money...). So, with the Glasgow sun shining (expect to see this comment again in June), £30 flush in my pocket, a song in my heart and your help (thanks Instagram chums)... that's exactly what I did.

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Part 1 : The Challenge

11:00am: GO TIME

My first stop was obvious:  my Glasgwegian home-away-from home, The Glasgow Vintage Company£10 dress rack. It's quite honestly the best thing to happen to me since I landed the coveted role of The Laughing Gnome in my school Christmas pageant (don't ask). Essentially - if there was nothing for me here, then I was chucking the whole bloody challenge in the bin as an utter lost cause. 

I spot a delicious autumnal print and yank it out to find it has... a pencil skirt (though, an unusually stretchy pencil skirt), I start sweating profusely and grab wildly at handfuls of other dresses in my full-circled comfort zone. Meh. Thighs-schmies, that's what shape-wear is for... right?? I whip out a £10 note and make for the register. Oohhhh.... what's that?! A scarf alight in warm greens and oranges for £2?!? Yes please!

Setting off towards Byers Road I drop into Shelter charity store. I spot a pair of cute, bronze/metallic heels (by cute, I mean mid-heel height), brand new (£50 Clarks tag, thank you very much) for £10... I umm and ahhh. What?! Shoes and winter jackets are half price? A few bracelets and £7.25 later, I'm on my way.

12:55pm: Is that the time?! Surely I've earned a celebratory snack...

If there's one thing that naturally complements the purchase of figure-hugging clothing; it's sugar, fat and carbohydrates. Time for a break! I pop into Nic's NYC Deli for an INSANELY GOOD lemon cream doughnut (and a sneaky cinnamon to go...).

1:10pm: Righto, back to it!

With a belly full of tea and doughy goodness, it's the final stretch - I just need a brooch (obvs) and a few extra accessories. Oxfam DIY Shop offers up the find of the day with a sausage and mash ring (Yes: SAUSAGE AND MASH ON A RING) for £2.99 and the darlings at Vintage Guru complete my look with a fab lime-green, polished-stone brooch for £3.

Oxfam DIY shop on Buyers Road

Love, love, love me some Vintage Guru!

1:50pm: BOOM! #NailedIt

And 10 minutes ahead of schedule no less (there's a first for everything). I may have missed adding a handbag and earrings - but at less than £25 (doughnut included) I'm ready to forgive myself. Okay, let's take a look...

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Part 2 : The Look

THAT ring. *drools*

Beautifully understated, works perfectly with the dress' bold print.

Snagged your own style bargain recently? (apologies if I'm wrongly assuming you're not so lame as to have masterminded your own ridiculous challenge... if I am, then tell me!). I'd love to hear about it!
Xxx Hayley
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