Tough and Cuddly
I think it might *finally be spring here in England. After months of grey skies and waaaay too much rain (as in ducks are swimming in the puddles on the road and farmers fields here in Sussex are now lakes) we’ve had three whole days of sunlight. If you’re vitamin D starved, as I am, you wander around in a daze, shielding your eyes from the glare of the strange yellow orb at the same time that you marvel at the warmth of it on your pasty white skin.
In keeping with this change in the weather, the Guardian Life and Style section recently released their 10 wardrobe picks for spring, and as I digitally leafed through, I was struck by the biker cardigan which, according to the G‘s fashion editors, is the #1 spring essential. I’ve seen these sweaters/jackets around for awhile now, and love the jersey variation, like this one from Paul & Joe,
but with a hefty price tag of close to £200, it is incredibly outside of my budget.
After a bit of scrounging around on eBay, however, I did locate this bargain, for £7.99.
Yes, £7.99. That’s a “savings” of roughly 96%. Now, I realize that my eBay bargain is different in a lot of ways – cut, colour, number of, and placement of, zippers, but all in all I think it basically sends the same message: tough and cuddly – Perfect for throwing over a couple of flowery spring dresses, or pairing with some fun, tapered, cropped, light grey dress pants I picked up earlier this year. (£7.99! £7.99! – I still can’t get over it!)
