Happy National Stockings Day!

Last week, online legwear gurus TightsPlease challenged me to style up a pair of plain sheer stockings (Charnos Elegance Ultra Sheer in Natural Tan, £6.25) in time for 19th October which is Charnos Hosiery National Stockings Day in support of Breast Cancer Care, and I do love a challenge for a good cause!

This year the theme is 'You ‘Can Can’ wear stockings!', highlighting how good a girl can feel when wearing them! When you consider that 1 in 8 women in the UK will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives, and many of those brave women feel that they lose their femininity with the treatment, you can see how something like pretty lingerie and sexy stockings can help a woman get her groove back!

I have been loving Rihanna's recent stint of rocking stockings and suspenders with a casual twist so I thought I'd have a bit of fun and try it out myself . . .

 

Yup, I'm wearing my sheers (held up by cute teal suspenders!) underneath a pair of black House of Holland fringed hold ups so the natural coloured tops just cover my thighs, effectively hiding a multitude of bare flesh sins and doubling up on stockings for National Stockings Day in one hit! As JLo said, you can go hard or you can go home. Seeing as I am actually posing on my driveway here, I am successfully going hard AND going home. Extra credit ;)

 

My shorts are cut off Levi 501's and the tee is the adorable I LOVE CATS style from Hero & Cape (£25). This is one of the nicest tees I have ever owned, it's super soft and the most flattering cut for my shape, plus obvs the slogan is clearly for me! The cardi is good old M&S, the bag is a simple but much loved BooHoo.com crossbody worn on the shoulder and the spiked beanie is my new fave thing from Glitter & Trauma on ASOS Marketplace (£15).

 

For a bit of added sauce a la RihRih I added my River Island Thigh Chain, now handily in the sale for just £4.50 on ASOS. Maybe I should get one for the other leg . . .

Dear world, may I introduce you to my new Jeffrey Campbell-esque biker style boots, £37.99 from My Glamour Heels, one of our fave shoe stores. This is the first time I've worn them and I love how tough they look, which is good when you're trying to work stockings as outerwear!

Jewellery wise, I figure more is more with a look like this, so I'm running with a £5 Festival bracelet set from Raffles Bizarre, a fun set of 4 friendship style bracelets from one of our blogger friends Jess. The gorgeous Wolf necklace is from Maggie Angus (£18) and bringing the RihRih fierceness, awooooo! The C3PO ring is from an Etsy store, La Dee Da Shop, stocked in Room 31 - soooo many amazing designs, be sure to check them out. My 'tell your story' ring is £8.25 from wonsuponatime, a quirky jewellery store run by blogger friend Sarah, I just love rings with messages on them and this one is super cute!

 

My watch is from the new Pauls Boutique range. I'm very rarely parted from my window breaker L.A.M.B. watch but this could well persuade me to make a change occasionally! ;) If you're wondering, the metallic coffee coloured polish is Mavala 175 Platinum Marble, it's YUM.

 

Overall, I think I worked this challenge over. Two pairs of stockings worn as outerwear AND a flash of suspender?! I'm practically signing myself up for the next Watchmen movie as Silk Spectre III.

 

ANYHOO, Charnos has a Just Giving page, raising money for Breast Cancer Care! Please click through and give even just £2 like me because every little helps, see you there, and get your stockings on!

 

J - Stocking up.