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I went to Almere today because I went there for business. I can now officially say I just founded my own company. I'm gonna write texts for company's and of course I'm gonna keep on blogging. And I hope my blog will help with getting writing jobs. I want to continue with writing about affordable fashion brands. Because I love affordable fashion brands since I'm not exactly rich. And I'm guessing most of my readers (and blog readers in general) aren't either.

Inspiration for sweater weather

On days like these, when it's super cold outside and it's raining and the weather is just ugh, I often want to grab a sweater and jeans. Just a simple, basic outfit. But I also want to challenge myself to make some less basic outfits. Although there is nothing wrong with basic and I sometimes love to wear it. Just not everyday. I found some inspiration on Topshop. The first picture isn't very practical without pants though.

Beginning of winter

The astronomical winter actually started yesterday, but it's not too late for this post yet. I always love using Pinterest for inspiration. Sometimes I just don't know what to wear. Plus, when it gets really cold I still want to look good. Sometimes this can be a challenge since I don't want to freeze to death either. I found some nice pictures from other bloggers on Pinterest and I wanted to share these winter outfits. Most of these outfits show jeans, tartan, stripes and cozy sweaters. Skirts and dresses can be so cold in the winter, so jeans are more practical.

Cheesy Christmas sweaters

Cheesy Christmas are fun and well, cheesy. I think cheesy sweaters are a great part of Christmas. I think the holiday is cheesy itself, so these sweaters fit. Primark has a lot of these sweaters for the last couple of years, but others stores followed as well. I already wore my cheesy Christmas last week, but I secretly want another one.

 H & M € 29,99

Supermegabig shoplog

I'm slightly embarrassed at how much I bought. It's a lot, but when you think about, most prices weren't that high. I did spend a lot of money, but I also bought a lot. If you follow me on Instagram, you perhaps already spotted the picture with the bags. I gotta confess, whenever I saw women with so many Primark bags I wondered if I ever would buy a lot at Primark. The last two times were also a bust, so I didn't have high hopes when I went to Primark today. And guess what? I bought amazing stuff at Primark.

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Shopping time. Shopping time! After spending so much time after schoolwork and finishing it, it was time for some relaxing. I went to a nearby city for a quick little shopping spree. I was going to dinner with friends in the evening, but there was enough time in the afternoon for shopping.

A cheaper Hope sweater

Last fall and winter the Hope sweater was all the rage. It was a big sweater with a turtleneck. I wrote about the sweater before. I thought it was very expensive. It was also very long. I spotted a cheaper and shorter version at the H & M.

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 Shoppping in Almere is always fun. Today it was time to visit the city again. I bought a ton, as usual. I was slightly disappointed I didn't buy anything at Primark. But I was as sorry later when I bought a lot. I even saw All Stars for half the price, but I already spend too much money. So I didn't buy any Converse.

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Takko Fashion sometimes has great clothes for great prices. Even though sometimes I don't find anything good at all. It's really a hit or miss, but I have that with most stores. However, today was another hit. I bought this baby blue sweater for only 10 euros.

 

Warm Sweater day

It's Warme Truiendag in the Netherlands today, which literally means warm sweater day. This day was invented to celebrate the Kyoto Protocol (an agreement between loads of countries to reduce gas).  On this day you wear a warm sweater so you can turn down the heating or off. It's has been done a couple of times in the Netherlands and while they may have been loads of news articles about it. It's not really popular. To be quite honest, it's not particularly cold today but I suspect enough people will still have the heating quite high.

I made a selection of affordable and cute sweaters you can wear today. Enjoy your warm sweater day!

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I love the color mustard. I own two mustard pants from the H & M, but I really wanted a mustard sweater or vest. My mom new about this obsession of mine and saw a mustard sweater for only 4,99 euros at Takko Fashion. It was on sale and originally 9,99 euros. I was so happy with it, I wore it the next day!

Outfits of the week: Week 2

I went to Almere and Amsterdam this week, for some last sale shopping. While I was quite successful in Almere, I didn't buy anything in Amsterdam.

Sweater wheater

I was wondering when H & M would send this sweater to me, and lo and behold. Suddenly it arrived! Two other sweaters were in the package as well, so I'm all set for a possible cold winter. It's been hinted at the Dutch television for weeks that we will be freezing our ass of very soon, but nothing happened as of yet. I'm more the summery type, so naturally I'm quite happy it's not that cold (yet). Let's hope it stays this way.

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I wanted a fluffy cardigan or sweater since ages, but I couldn't find any for a acceptable price. I tried one on when I was in Utrecht with my sister M.. I liked the color and it was really warm, but I didn't buy it. It was 19,95 euros and from the Divided collection of H & M.

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I looked several times at this sweater since the beginning of October I think. This sweater has been on sale for ages, but was never sold out. It was originally 34,95 euros and if I recall correctly it was on sale for 20 euros. I guess women still weren't interested because the sweater didn't get sold out. And that's mostly a bad sign, when an item of H & M is on sale and is still available. Usually you have to click on the item like crazy when the site has been restock. Quickly put the item in your shopping bag and when it has been ordered, you can finally breathe. But none of this hoopla was necessary with this sweater. While it certainly grew on me, I decided to wait. Because I noticed that when an item doesn't get sold out, it becomes cheaper. And it did! Now only 12 euros in the sale. That's a good price, since the sleeves aren't that long.

Outfits of the week: Week 51

This week I went to my sister E. She celebrated her birthday with a very nice dinner. It was also very windy this week. Not that great when you want to shoot outfit photos! And how can I forget, I went shopping in Zwolle with my mom.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you have a wonderful time with family (and friends). Enjoy unwrapping the gifts if you have any and enjoy the lovely meals. Stuff yourself so you can curse yourself the rest of the year for eating so much with Christmas. Plus, you will already have your first New Years resolution! With the holidays we can eat as many as we want, so I'm gonna do that! Have you come up with a great outfit for Christmas? If not, here is some inspiration! 

Stripes mixed with leather

Stripes, stripes, stripes... Another sweater with stripes for my closet. The sweater isn't that warm, but so awesome with fake leather patches. It will look great with skinny jeans.

 

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Sometimes I think I'm a psychic. When I tried on this sweater today when I went shopping with my mom in Zwolle. I knew I had to watch the H & M website very closely, so when this sweater would be on sale I could immediately ordered it. And what do you know, it's on sale! I immediately put it in my shopping bag and could only breathe when I saw it was ordered. It was 15 euros on the webshop, while 24,95 euros in the store. I had to pay forwarding charges so in the end I still have to pay 19,90 euros.

 

Outfits of the week: Week 49

I went shopping in Utrecht and Eindhoven this week. The shopping sprees were quite the success, according to my bank account. Because of all the shopping, it was all about casual looks this week. Even though I mostly wear casual outfits.