The Supermarket Outfit Challenge!

Hey lovely people,

I thought I'd kick off the first of my 2015 posts with a bit of a fun idea, the supermarket outfit challenge! Unfortunately, you won't be seeing pictures of me running round a supermarket trying to fill my trolley up like a mad women, with Dale Winton shouting support in the background (did anyone else love supermarket sweep?!). Instead I decided that whilst on the weekly food shop, I was going to see if I could find myself a full outfit entirely from the clothes section of the shop. My chosen supermarket was Asda, and this is how it went..

The Shopping Experience

I usually do my clothes shopping on a week night after work, or maybe on a quiet sunday morning, and always try to avoid the hell that is busy saturday shopping! So I decided to head down to the local Asda on a late Sunday morning.

I wasn't expecting to find such a wide selection, but surprisingly there were plenty of isles dedicated to womens fashion that I could have a mooch around in. It wasn't too busy either which was good (although you do have to play 'dodge the pensioner' a bit to avoid getting stuck behind someone for a while!).

I found that overall, although the majority of the clothes seemed to be targeted to an older age group, there were still plenty of nice items I liked and picked to try on.

The Outfit

After lots of trying on and deliberation I finally decided on the finished outfit - a casual weekend wear look. The only thing in the outfit that isn't Asda is the fedora hat and the necklace - but I was pretty impressed that I managed to find everything else entirely from their range!

Pastel blue coat - £25 (now reduced to £15!) Asda / Floral Scuba Skort - £10 Asda / Grey Turtle Kneck Jumper - £8 Asda / Black Leather Ankle boots - £26 Asda / 15 Denier Matt Tights (5 Pack) - £3.50 Asda / Black bag - £10 Asda (not currently on website) / Fedora Hat - £7 Primark / Silver Bead Necklace - £4 Primark

I think the best part about supermarket outfit shopping is defintely the bargain prices combined with the fantastic quality of the clothes. When I pay £10 for a skirt in somewhere equally as cheap such as Primark, I expect the quality not to be great and know it's not an item that will last a long time. However I was so impressed with the material quality of all the items I got from George @ Asda - everything feels and looks like I will get plenty of wear out of it. So surprising for such low prices! 

The Final Verdict

Well, after my little experience I've decided I will now always have a look in the clothes section when on the food shop. Even if it's just for something simple like a basic top for layering - it's much better getting these types of items not only cheap, but of really decent quality so they'll actually last. 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog - let me know what you thought of this post and if you'd like to see any more like this! :)

Happy new year guys! Here's to a happy and healthy 2015 :)

Gabby xo