Black velvet if you please...

Boo, lectures started again on Monday. So it's back to work, hard work, I'm afraid. I've just been so tired and lacking any inclination to do anything! But I have an outfit post, a purchase post and just a general update on my life and thoughts...

I wore this outfit for my 6 hours worth of lectures on Monday:

Dress from New Look - Cardigan from New Look - Tights from Primark - Boots from Peacocks - Necklace from Primark

I was originally going to wear this dress with a red H&M cardigan, but when I bought this green one in a sale I wanted to wear it as soon as possible. Now I'm really glad I did because I love how it looks with the velvet! The dress is going to become a real staple item for me, I can already tell. I don't have enough plain black dresses anyway but the velvet makes it really special in my opinion - it can be casual and dressy - I wore it on New Year's Eve to a party, for example.

My only regret is that I didn't have some different shoes to wear. Since my favourite boots finally gave up just after Christmas, I have to wear these Doc Marten-style boots because they're the only really sensible shoes I have that don't let my feet get wet (I live in mid-Wales and it's pretty much muddy all the time). I do love these boots and I find them very versatile, I just...I don't know, I just don't like them so much with this outfit. I really want a pair of plain black creepers, so if I ever buy them I'll probably wear them with this outfit.