Packages ahoy coming into the office and whilst I’ve spent close to half my salary on gifts for people, gifts have been coming in too…including gifts that I’ve bought myself (what can I say…I’m a generous soul…). Yokoo’s package finally came after a hefty customs charge and in it is my long-awaited oatmeal cozy, the boyf’s Pembroke cowl in charcoal which of course I’ll be nicking from time to time and a Cambridge chain in deep plum. At the same time, I caught my boyf in Wolford buying me the Medaillon tights which you guys have been egging me on to buy and so he was forced to give his ‘outed’ pressie to me a wee bit early…
Together I got into a ‘chunky/wooly on top, scant and tight on the bottom’ frame of mind….
I know it’s a little ho-ish but I’m just desperate to wear something this short purely to show the full effect of the stocking top pattern in these tights…
Then another package came from Coco Career who have enlisted Chelsea Rebelle to create these limited shiny bow leggings exclusive to Coco Career which add a fresh new pair of ‘treggings’ to my collection… ok, ok I take that word back… they’re just really really tight trousers with an elasticated waistband… despite being a one-size fitting UK6-10….they’re really really well fitted and sort of remind me of Olivia Newton John’s satin trews which she had to be sewn into in that last scene of Grease. So came more chunky on top, scant on the bottom…
The website says the bows should be on the back but me likey them on the front…
91 comments
sonia
2008-12-21 at 3:54 PMamazing knits, very snuggly! those shiny leggings look fabulous, but i fear i’d get the dreaded wobbly bum in them!
SOS!
2008-12-21 at 4:06 PMoooooh you got the wolfords!! They’re very unique especially with the top trim, and you’re right..you have to show it off! otherwise, what’s the point?
xx-LJ from SOS!
Kelly Ann
2008-12-21 at 4:10 PMIt’s so cute that you caught your boyfriend buying you something you really wanted, and also great to get it early!
I love the tights -the pattern is sexy but very pretty and delicate- but I always worry about buying tights that I like or will be precious about as they’re so easily ruined! Especially when you have a cat.
Lovely blog.
Stella
2008-12-21 at 4:14 PMOoooh…Yokoo knits…I like them but they’re a bit too expensive for me right now (poor grad student) and if I remember the knits info, they’re part wool so I definitely can’t wear them. So I’m egging my boy on to knit me some since he can knit! Yes…I’m horrible.
Those Wolford tights are fabulous…so gorgeous. Now I want some!
And I’m really sorry about those negative comments that you’ve been getting lately. You just go on being your fabulous and inspiring self!
Miss ‚ô• Corrine
2008-12-21 at 4:38 PMWow, an AMAZING outfit! Your tights are to die for – major love! ‚ô•
WendyB
2008-12-21 at 4:44 PMYou look so cozy until one gets to the feet!
miss woo
2008-12-21 at 4:53 PMAmazing, those Wolford tights looks soooo good. And the draping of the chain over the Topshop (?) furry vest is genius!
Frida
2008-12-21 at 4:54 PMI really like the contrast between the delicate tights and the big knits on top. You’re so great!
Tavi
2008-12-21 at 4:56 PMSo so good Susie. I would want to show off those tights too! And the shortness is nice in contrast to the heavy knits.
ian
2008-12-21 at 5:01 PMI like the looks. I’m getting tired of calling them chunky knits though. Who coined that phrase? Its such a ridiculous term to be used so regularly. What if patent leather was called sparkletime cowhide? Would we still take its seriously?
Alecca Rox
2008-12-21 at 5:06 PMthe medaillon tights… wow.
andrea
2008-12-21 at 5:26 PMWonderful. But what kind of peep toes are you wearing with the treggings? ; D
la couturier
2008-12-21 at 5:30 PMi love the last photo! 🙂
happy holidays!
xoxo,
La C.
That Girl
2008-12-21 at 6:03 PMOoooh I crave one soo…… Me so poor too… perhaps I’ll get one…. one day….
Alice
2008-12-21 at 6:07 PMOhh you look so snug in them, they will definitely keep you warm in the winter
happy holidays
xx
-Alice
The Stylish Wanderer
2008-12-21 at 6:21 PMi love the cambridge scarf and bow leggings!
a la mode
2008-12-21 at 6:26 PMWow those leggings look beautiful on you! They didn’t look so nice on the website ha
hek
2008-12-21 at 6:31 PMHa ha, not ho- ish at all! You look so adorable:) Love the leggings too, they are so cute, and that bow detail is just perfect isn’t it?
selina
2008-12-21 at 6:33 PMi’ve been lusting for sort of satin, shiny trews for months and as soon as i read ‘shiny bow leggings’ i knew they’d be love! they look seriously hot on you! plus those wolford are to die for but i KNOW i’d ladder them asap so theyd be a total waste of money- i need a generous/fashion concious boyfriend!
anne
2008-12-21 at 6:42 PMmany your thights are to die for! and i need to get myself some of Yokoo’s scarves.
Chic Looks
2008-12-21 at 6:56 PMohhhhhh!!! the first look is amazing (i think i use this word to much on here)also the yokoo knits, i want the multicoloured one so badly, but I might have to wait till my birthday for a from me to me pressie seen as I’m so skint right now, i blame xmas.
naboonies
2008-12-21 at 7:25 PMchunkyness galoreeee! i’m so copying this for my outfit tomorrow!
Lauren
2008-12-21 at 7:42 PMAhhh those tights! SO hot! And don’t wozzas, you look totally un-ho-ish. haha. The knit looks so cozy, I need to knit me one of those.
x x x
Wax
2008-12-21 at 7:44 PMlovin’ the first look! so ferosh! 😉
Alize
2008-12-21 at 7:45 PMLove, love, love it! J’adore Susie! 🙂
Katlin
2008-12-21 at 7:49 PMI don’t mean to gush, but these knit outfits you put together look amazing!!!
pretty face
2008-12-21 at 7:56 PMYou look snug as a bug in a rug!
Is that Cambridge chain meant to be one of those across the body things women working in the fields wore in the 1800s? I’m getting that from TV series Tess of the D’Ubervilles….
Either way, it’s really lovely!
ondressingup
2008-12-21 at 8:09 PMYou look gorgeous, Susie! Those chunky knits sure look cozy. And refrain from the “ho” comment. Not at all. It occurs to me – the “silhouette” (ahem) of these outfits seem to be – party at the top, even more of a party at the bottom! I love it.
Lydia
2008-12-21 at 8:15 PMThe wolford tights are AMAZING! They don’t look “ho” ish….just sexy in a classy way. I really really love this look!
KD
2008-12-21 at 8:19 PMAmazing gifts, amazing leggings, amazing outfits! Love love love!!!!!!!
KD
2008-12-21 at 8:21 PM*Deep breath* OK, sorry Susie, I’m a gusher. I’ve calmed down now.
1234
2008-12-21 at 9:02 PMyou look so warm. those shoes are to die for.
FashionPoisoned
2008-12-21 at 9:03 PMAwesome combo’s. I really like your style, and your shoes are just AWESOME! ;D
jennine
2008-12-21 at 9:11 PMperfect chunky knits… esp with the ‘thi hi’ tights…
fritha louise
2008-12-21 at 9:14 PMThe tights are really great, and I love the leggings too.
I think I might steal your “wooly on the top, tight on the bottom” idea, it looks really good!
Linda
2008-12-21 at 9:33 PMI LOVE those shoes! Where did you get them!
Mona
2008-12-21 at 9:57 PMOh Susie, brilliantly put together again. I love the oatmeal cozy in the first one and the shoes in the second outfit are outrageous.
Do you want to do a blog exchange? Hope you have a happy holiday season!
x. Mona
Frankie - Swell Vintage
2008-12-21 at 10:21 PMAmazing tights! You look so nice and warm x
viv
2008-12-21 at 10:26 PMI love the detail on the ankle! It’d be great if they were a different or even contrasting color. Your shoes caught my eye and I came across a pair of similar contour but with fabulous colors (http://www.thefryecompany.com/Product-Women-Shoes-Heels-73786NVI.aspx), thought you might like it. ~v
Hebden
2008-12-21 at 11:05 PMShows how crazy I am…when I saw the title for this post I thought (for about a second) that you might have been going to talk about Twiglets…a delicacy which I’ve never been able to find in the States 🙁
Regardless…I love all the knitted pieces.
SewerMetro
2008-12-22 at 12:28 AMThis is old (okay according to the date, exactly one month old) but the other day I was on streetpeeper and could have sworn it was you in paris (http://streetpeeper.com/?p=6144) and it was.
I was so excited by the coincidence.
Also, yes, those tights and knits are all so… how can it be said, to die for? Your boyfriend is incredibly sweet.
Iheartfashion
2008-12-22 at 12:51 AMThe Wolford stockings from the NY Times! Beautiful.
The Clothes Horse
2008-12-22 at 1:10 AMYou look cosy. Yokoo’s creations are seriously tempting me. And you got those stockings! Jealous…
calamityjem
2008-12-22 at 1:22 AMSuch wicked style you have, you have & those leggings are lush!
Eelie
2008-12-22 at 1:32 AMNot ho-ish at all lol. Admittedly short but definately tasteful. Have a happy Sunday!
Primoeza
2008-12-22 at 1:52 AMi predict that yokoo’s knitting career is going to go off! everything looks adorable on you.
Melly
2008-12-22 at 2:22 AMi really like both the outfits. the tights are so sweet as a gift and they look schweet on you. yokoo’s knits look amazing!!
Rhiannon
2008-12-22 at 3:26 AMI’m so glad you got the tights!!! 🙂
arline Jernigan
2008-12-22 at 5:31 AMSo cute 🙂
Is it cold where you are?
meliinda
2008-12-22 at 5:53 AMthanks for giving me inspiration on how to last through these winter months :]
Alicia/InstantVintage
2008-12-22 at 6:08 AMI love these…so much…
Sandra Mendoza-Daly
2008-12-22 at 6:19 AMYou look adorable? And are you losing weight? You look really slender!
Fashion Tidbits
2008-12-22 at 7:31 AMi totally love it!!! knits and layering are a perfect mix
susie_bubble
2008-12-22 at 8:18 AMThanks for all the comments…. it actually for some reason ISN’T into minus temperatures in London yet…. which is why I could probably get away with natch on the bottom and chunky on the top….
The peep toe shoes are from Topshop…
Ian: How about weight-challenged knits… heavyset gauge knitting… ho ho ho…ok, I agree with ya… new phrase needed…
Pretty Face: No, it’s meant to be worn as a necklace…. I just slung it around there… nice Tess D’Ubervilles reference there…did you see that adaptation on BBC?? Awesome…I want Gemma Atherton’s lips…
A few people have commented on my weight and after months harrassing my boyfriend pondering ‘Look someone has said I’ve lost weight, have I lost weight?!’, he has finally conceded that I do look thinner than usual… (weight loss is lost on guys I tells ya…)
It’s NOT a conscious effort trust me… if I kept a food diary, you guys would be horrified at the sheer quantity and frequency…
It is I think a little down to stress and being ill all the time… 2008 has been a stressful one… especially towards the end… I’m hoping for better times…and chubby cheeks…
kim
2008-12-22 at 8:37 AMYou got the tights!!! Hooray for you!
And they are fabulous, I hope I can find a pair too 🙂
jess
2008-12-22 at 10:04 AMthe knits are glorious. you look lovely in them. would love to see the back of the tights on you, and out of the boots, too!
slanelle
2008-12-22 at 10:14 AMi love that outfit ! the boots look terrific, and the tights are magic
songy
2008-12-22 at 10:39 AMme likey the whole thing.
The volume is magnificent. It’s so cute that the whole thing made me laugh.
Pratishtha
2008-12-22 at 11:22 AMcan. I. Have. those. Boots.??? Puhleeze. they are awesome!
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adreamer
2008-12-22 at 11:25 AMnah you haven’t gone into ho territory yet. yeh you’re close but the head swallowing knit saved ya.
those legging look a bit like my dad’s lycra bike riding gear…except prettier.
Han
2008-12-22 at 11:36 AMAgh, Yookoo stuff and postage! My dad ordered me the pumpkin snuggler for xmas (on my Etsy account, so I got the confirmation in my email, giving it away completely!)
But I can’t believe he had to pay ¬£18 to get it out of the post office after all that!
And I still can’t have it til xmas day! 🙁
I’ll send you a pic though and we can compare snuggles! 😉
Miss Urbanita
2008-12-22 at 11:42 AMNeed your tights!!! Fantastic looks. Kisses 😉
juliet
2008-12-22 at 11:53 AMI lov ethat knitted thing!
juliet xxx
Bee Hive Girl
2008-12-22 at 12:44 PMAlways inspiring!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!
natty
2008-12-22 at 2:35 PMSusie these outfits are seriously amazing. You look fantasic in those tight satin wonders. I can see you doing a turn as Sandy in a Grease – all together now “your the one that I want oh oh ooooooohh baby” – he he!
Prêt à Porter P
2008-12-22 at 2:44 PMthe yokoo scarf looks good! and those tights!!! amazing!!
and i LOVE the shoes you’re wearing in both!
mollandiva
2008-12-22 at 3:03 PMYookos store went right in to my favourites! Love the outmeal cozy!Congratz
Daphne
2008-12-22 at 3:47 PMNot ho-ish! You look divinely cozy.
Cate
2008-12-22 at 4:50 PMI can’t wait for Christmas Eve, which is when we open the presents here in Germany!! I know a few presents already too, but I’m saving them all for Christmas Eve.
The tights your boyfriend got you are awesome though.
Mona
2008-12-22 at 4:52 PMHa, sorry, I meant blog link* exchange 😛
Tina
2008-12-22 at 4:55 PMLove your shoes and leggings! 🙂
Isabel
2008-12-22 at 5:18 PMI would seriously kill for some Yookoo knits. That lady’s got talent! And of course, your outfits are spectacular!
savvymode sg
2008-12-22 at 5:30 PMoh i love the chunky on top look. very stylish.
Soultanggg
2008-12-22 at 6:07 PMi love it all!
especially your lacy tights.
Brandon
2008-12-22 at 7:22 PMWOW Susie you have swiftly become a one woman advertiser for Yokoo I can’t think of a better pairing and those wolfie tights are soooooo cool loving those satin trews as well! maybe you could double layer them with the cropped drop crotch pants so that you get the bow detailing + drop crotch?
L A
2008-12-22 at 9:26 PMu look ugly with already short neck and even shorter wearing this chucky knit.
kirsty
2008-12-22 at 11:17 PMAmazing so jealous!!
how did you get yokoo to ship to the UK? I’m desperate for a snuggler and the new bow tie but they won’t post here 🙁
kirsty
2008-12-22 at 11:25 PMamazing so jealous!!
how did you get yokoo to post over here?
im desperate for some of their stuff!
i hope they’re as gorgeous as they look 🙂
enc
2008-12-22 at 11:28 PMI say front too! I really love the bow leggings with those shoes, Susie.
And the knits? Oh boy! 🙂
NiceAndShiny
2008-12-23 at 12:34 AMHah, the new “disco pants” from AA remind me of the secondskin Grease pants. I love that outfit Sandy wears at the end.
I don’t think the outfit is ho-ish though, I think it’s every level of awsome! the only way to really wear chunky knits is to just pile them all on at once, I say!
That shaggy vest is heavenly by the way, just amazing.
SwanDiamondRose
2008-12-23 at 2:37 AMfor a girl who claims to not look sexy, you look pretty sexy! i really want those tights. i WANT those boots. and Yokoo’s knots will keep you nice & warm for sure.
SwanDiamondRose
2008-12-23 at 2:38 AMomgoodness- “knits” not “knots”. i swear i make types each time i comment somewhere.
Helen-LG
2008-12-23 at 3:12 PMI think you’re right to wear the leggings with bows at the front, looks much nicer to me. – the bows are right at the bottom of the calf so on the side view of the model they’re not very flattering, almost giving her cankles! Your way round works a LOT better
Tina lynn
2008-12-23 at 10:19 PMHappy Holidays!! and a rocking New Year !!
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Tina lynn
2008-12-23 at 10:20 PMHappy Holidays and a rocking New Year !!
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keep it up
diana
2008-12-26 at 2:52 PMlove the huge contrast with the delicate tights. 🙂
Sunset
2008-12-27 at 6:32 AMAhh those leggings!
iluwfashion.blogspot.com
2008-12-30 at 1:14 AMSuperb play with oversized knitwear. Looks adorable on you.
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2009-06-27 at 9:04 PMI am actually in love with the whole chunky nit on lace. it’s insanely beautiful.