Styling a ruffled mini-skirt plus the value of a cardigan – Weekly Wardrobe

I’m pretty sure back in the day, we called them Ra-ra skirts, but to be honest, I was never fashionable enough to really know! Choosing an outfit that looks good, but is also suitable for climbing rocks is actually quite difficult and I’m not sure I entirely succeeded with this one, especially considering the wind! However I had thick enough wool leggings on for decency to not really be an issue, and sturdy enough boots to tackle the terrain so who cares about anything else really?…..

Styling a red rara skirt

Outfit inspo

So this is what I chose to wear on a little family day-trip scouting out possible photo-shoot locations for Oshun, and as well as a successful day doing that, it would be silly not to take advantage of a new location for my Weekly Wardrobe outfit post. The skirt came from Next in the January sale, and if you’d like to see a little video of it on, take a look at my sales clothing haul video where I style it with a pink ruffled jumper. I wasn’t sure I was going to keep it actually when I first picked it up off the rail because it’s a bit shorter than skirts I usually wear and I wondered if the style was a bit young for me. However, I am of an age wear comfort is a big priority when choosing clothes (sad, I know), and the wide elasticated waistband is quite appealing to me, so I went with it!

Red ruffle skirt

Styling a ruffled skirt

I’m glad I did actually, because Chris bought me these Timberland boots for me for Christmas, and I think calf-length boots; or any chunky style boots look better with short skirts rather than knee-length ones. They did get rather muddy that day though!

An outfit for hiking in!

Transitional spring wardrobe

The navy blue cardigan was from H&M and is one of the softest cardigans I own. It’s a good length for this skirt, and also my more ‘fifties style flared skirts so it’s definitely getting its cost-per-wear value. As the sun dipped into the horizon of the sea and the warmth disappeared with it, I really needed a cardigan too! Cardigans are really underrated if you ask me! We were watching a Location Location Location the other day and Kirstie mentioned to the house-hunter who turned up in a vest that she should have brought a cardi. Both the kids looked at me and said, ‘You’d be such good friends.’ People talk about needing a ‘transition wardrobe’ at this time of year to take you from winter to spring, but all you really need is a good collection of cardigans!

A navy cardigan

You can just about see the lace of the long-sleeved thermal top poking out from underneath the cardigan. You can see it a bit better in this previous fashion blog post, but as the holes in it really make your bra show through, I rarely wear it as outer-wear. It was made in Somerset by a brand called Molly & Isla, but I can’t find any details online about the company.

Pretty necklace

The necklace was bought as part of a bundle from ebay.

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Hopefully we won’t be needing thick leggings, thermals and cardigans for much longer!

Linking up with the fabulous ladies at #iwillwearwhatilike at Not Dressed as Lamb and #visibleMonday at Not Dead Yet Style.