WISHING ON A STAR

It's still snowing, it's still cold, and it's still white. I shan't complain, as I've had the whole week off due to the 'inclement weather'. If ever there were such a thing as a 'snow week', it's this. I mean, it's practically the Christmas holidays, right! I don't think I've been keeping track of how quickly the days, weeks and months have been passing, considering the fact that I've hardly even thought about my winter wardrobe. Being penniless is all it's cracked up to be, and more. ugh.

My winter wishlist - as of now - isn't great, but if I delve deeper, I'm certain I'll have a list as long as my arm. For now, I'll consider the essentials. Times are hard.
Okay, well these aren't huge essentials - but they may aswell be.

The prime item which caught, and has continued to catch my eye recently is the Adidas Originals by Originals Jeremy Scott Jewelled Sweater, at approximately £130. There is absolutely nothing I don't like about it, perhaps apart from the price. It's such a cute winter piece, and it just looks quite snuggly.

The torrential blizzards we in London have been subject to have made me consider my ~unquestionable~ need for fashionable wellington boots. Since the festival season, the Studded Hunter Wellies have been high on some immaterial list of items I could never afford. Nothing has changed since then in that, at £119.99, I still can't afford them - however, they are classy and practical as fuck. In my search for those, I stumbled across a variation on the studded Hunter boot, with lace and ring detail. Both as beautiful, and unaffordable as each other.

Rather than a fur-lined, fur-collared jacket, couldn't you just team a plain coat with a fur scarf? I'm unsure as to why I've never owned a fur scarf, because I don't see why I shouldn't. This H&M Faux Fur Tube Scarf is both practical and affordable - at £12.99, it looks incredibly warm and versatile as a piece you could use to adorn any outfit.

I'm suprised there isn't more sheepskin on this mini-list, because sheepskin-trimmed anything is my absolute love of the season. I currently have two sheepskin lined shoes that I regularly wear, and my sheepskin collar aviator jacket - so, needless to say, I'm always on the lookout for more. The only problem is that sheepskin - unlike fur - can't be used to trim all items, and wouldn't look great as a standalone fabric, which is a shame as far as I'm concerned. But I found this sheepskin-lined lovely, from Topshop. At £50, it's well out of my price range, but this Sheepskin and Leather Trapper is a great take on the conventional all over fur trapper, as it can be turned up to create a bold and classic black and white contrast or can be turned and toned down so that the white sheepskin just frames the face.

The final item on this list is a simple fingerless glove. I've lost all the wearable pairs of gloves I've ever had. So, I've decided to try and keep to the cheapest and most wearable pair I can find. Primark it is.