Sweater: Flickr Nadya Peek

With winter just round the corner it’s occurred to me that even though my wardrobe appears to be bursting at the seams, I don’t really own any winter clothes. I end up borrowing my boyfriend’s sweatshirts or throwing on a hoodie and thinking “to hell with it, I don’t care what I look like as long as I’m warm.”

Not this year though. I intend to get with the programme and buy some up to the minute basic and fundamental attire to suit the winter weather. I own one - just one - black cardigan and I wear it with everything, but I went in search of some bargains and some investment pieces I can wear when I go out with Jack Frost first thing in the morning to de-ice the car.

I stumbled upon a website called www.promod.co.uk and had a quick delve into their knitwear category. There are some great pieces; a fantastic one in particular is the “body conscious” tunic sweater in grey. Team this with skinny jeans and boots and you will not only look great, you can be sure it’s comfortable too. It’s only £27 and also comes in black, plum purple and beige, but the grey is my favourite. There is also a gorgeous belted long cardigan that’s £39, in grey also. I’ve just realised if I keep going with grey I will end up looking like John Major. Note to self: find more vibrant colours.

I tested the water with some designer sweaters too and found some totally funky and unique items at inkboutique.co.uk; their Queen Bee “designer sweater” is gorgeous. It has a short funnel neck, puffball shoulders, striped sleeves and comes with a detachable satin flower – I’m in love. I think it might be called Queen Bee for a reason given the sting of the £80 price tag. Then again, it’s a small price for avoiding pneumonia.

So let’s see: In the short time I have been writing this post for my fashion blog I have spent £146! One thing is for certain then - I definitely need that designer sweater to keep warm in order to save money elsewhere. Time to turn off the heating!

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