Outfit: Yellow polka dots
What can you get for £2.75 these days? How about a vintage silk top? This beauty is 100% silk and came from the Cancer Research shop in Streatham.
The name ‘Susan Wolff’ dates this from the early 1990s (the brand is now defunct), and clothing from the early 90s is now classed as ‘vintage’.
Truthfully, this top is a bit too big, but I’m quite happy to wear it like that as it’s so hot here at the moment. It has a lovely, flowing drape and feels beautiful to wear.
I’ve previously found this colour yellow rather difficult to wear, but I’m giving it a good go, pairing it with a black skirt and gold, black and grey accessories.
Charity Shop Chic 
Love your whole outfit!!! But the skirt is just stunning, would you mind doing a tutorial on how to do a skirt like that?? Thanks sooooo much …
Hi Jess, thanks for the comment! You could easily make a skirt like this using a basic pencil skirt pattern and some high quality lace fabric. Cut the lining a few inches shorter than the lace for best effect.
Silk shirts are such a find! I can almost never pass one up when they are the right price and in good condition! These one is super fun, love the colour.
Thank you for commenting Nicola; real silk is such a luxury, I find it difficult to pass up silk items in the charity shops!
The skirt and top together are stunning! I agree with Jess, would love a tutorial on how to do a skirt like that.
Love Linda xxx
Hello Linda, I didn’t make this skirt, but you could easily recreate it using a pencil skirt pattern and some black lace fabric.
Hi! I love this outfit! And I’m with Jess and Cristal: I would like a tutorial of this skirt!!!! It’s beautiful!!! Kisses from Portugal!
Helena, if I come across some suitable fabric I will make a skirt like this one and post the details.
What a great find on the silk! Looks gorgeous. By the way, your hair looks fab too!
Thanks Erica! It takes ages to do (I have such long hair) but I love the curls…
Beautiful outfit, I LOVE this top and skirt! :O
Hi Bec, thanks for reading! :)
Beautiful!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it.
Lovely outfit! The top looks great tucked in as you really can’t tell that it’s too big that way. Loving the gorgeous hair do too!
Thanks Marie, the armholes are a little big but that seems to be the fashion these days for vest tops! I was experimenting a bit with the hair, it took ages but I will definitely do this again soon as I loved the result.
Early 90s is “vintage”? Sigh, I feel old. But you look fabulous! I especially love the blouse/clutch combo. The black-on-gold and gold-on-black complement each other perfectly!
Me too, Carissa, me too… thanks for reading.
The outfit is stunning! The skirt is beautiful, did you purchase it as is or make it? And you can definitely pull off yellow!
Thank you Carlee! The skirt is from Forever 21 though I got it a while back.
Ahhh! What a gorgeous top! I’m super jealous =D
Thank you so much :)
Girl, you have so much “style”, you could look classy in a flour sack .
Silk! or cotton, or linen….the only place to find those fabrics
at affordable prices is in thrift shops.
Thanks so much for your support, Judy!
Your clutch pushed this outfit into stellar territory!
Thanks, Jannapy!
Wow you look a million dollars!
You’re so sweet Lizzy :)
Wow, amazing!! To find a silk top is hard, let alone a stunning polka dot one!
I agree Katrina, I think this was a real bargain!
Great Job Sally!
Thanks Mary :)
You are so cute and have mad sewing skills!!! I love looking at what you refashion. Your vision of what can be is awesome. This looks great all glammed up, but the Egypt dress…seriously amazing.
Thanks so much for reading, Cheryl, glad like my projects!
Your whole outfit is gorgeous!
Aw, thank you! :)
Love. And the hair! I’m gushing! You look amazing and chic, as always.
What is your day job, that you get to wear such fab things to work? I’m a nurse and I wear scrubs to work, so I’m totally jealous :)
Thanks for the comment Elise, the pictures were taken at the weekend!
That shirt totally works on you! I love how you paired it with the black lace skirt. You look so chic!!!
Beth
Hi Beth! Thanks for the kind comment :)
You look incredible in these photos! Love your hair, styling and skirt. The top is really cute and works so well with your skirt. Love this!
Thanks lovely, we are really trying to improve on photo quality but I am a terrible model so it’s a bit of a learning curve!
I just made up a mint green silk polka dot singlet top from a kwik sew pattern the other day. It is spookily similar!!!
You and this colour should definitely be friends from now on, styled beautifully as well ;)
We can be polka dot twins! It’s a tricky colour for me, but with a bit more thought I think I can pull it off. And everything goes with black :)
This is so lovely and feminine – and a great combination of colours. Very fresh and unique.
Thank you Jenny, glad you liked it.
gorgeous! That outfit is so coordinated and movie star-ish.
and where did you get those shoes?
Zara (I have them in red as well!).
Thank you Sarah! The movie star look all about the sunglasses…
You should narrow a little bit the blouse under the armpits.Nevertheless You are amazingly talented!
I kinda like it loose!
Hi
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John
Sounds like an interesting project, John… feel free to contact me on charityshopchic@hotmail.co.uk.
Sally
Sally you look STUNNING!!!!! xx
You’re so sweet, thank you Zoe!