What's in those Topshop bags?!

I doubt that many of you will have missed the fact that I won the Wardobeicons/Topshop competition on Instagram a couple of weeks ago. I have been stupidly excited ever since about my personal shopping experience.....and wait for it WOO HOO, the best bit was I would get the chance to pick clothes to the value of £300! So off I trekked to London Town this Wednesday to have a peruse and choose.....that would be my Spring/Summer wardrobe sorted then!

What a treat......I was given a glass of champagne and choice of cupcakes on arrival, I could definitely get used to this kind of shopping experience!

Anyone who has ever visited Topshop at Oxford Circus will know that it is pretty daunting when you walk in! There are 3 floors and so much to tempt you it's hard to know where to begin! Lucky for me the stress of negotiating my way around the sales floor had already been dealt with for me. 

The Topshop personal shoppers got in touch with me beforehand with a proforma for me to fill in of what I was expecting from my shopping expedition. They asked the obvious things like my colouring and sizes, they also asked who my Style Icons were (Michelle Williams, actress for everyday style and Geraldine Saglio, Emmanuelle's sidekick, my latest style crush.....more on that another time) and what I was looking for out of my appointment, my answer went like this......I very much have a school run mum kind of uniform that consists of Converse and skinny jeans at the moment. I don't go out all that much in the evening so I like practical clothing that can be dressed up. I would however like to be nudged out of my comfort zone and I'm really excited to see how someone else would dress me.

So when I entered my dressing room this is what was there to greet me!

They really had taken the stress out of trawling about the store, just as well as it was manically busy even on a Wednesday! All the items were laid out in outfits with jewellery and accessories to match which the lovely stylists Hayley and Amy talked me through. All I had to do was set about trying it all on. The girls also asked me if there was anything else I had seen that I wanted to try on.....obviously there was ;0) and off they went to hunt the said items down!

I started to try on methodically outfit by outfit.......but you know me and colour, this was too dressy and way out of my comfort zone, so the first outfit was a no. 

These trews were also a bit on the loud-side for me, they also felt a bit too short....so off I scuttled, back to my comfort zone! By now the champers had gone to my head and so from here on in I am very low on photos and a roll call of website pics is the best I can do! 

I love, love, love this jacket! It was top of my wishlist of things to bag but it hadn't found it's way onto the prepared rack. Of 8 items I ended up with only 2 things I'd been hankering after, the rest of the items were from the stylists rail, though I might have gone for things in different colours than those picked for me. There is some stylish inspo behind the choice of this jacket which I will share at a later date!

Moto quilted denim jacket £65

An assortment of very classic tops!

Neat fit blue chambray shirt £29

Neat fit chambray white shirt £29

Something a little bit more dressy! I absolutely love this top....can't wait to wear it!

Drape front blouse £36

Moving swiftly onto to bottoms next......I can't speak of the Jamie jeans highly enough....the proof is in the pudding as I have ended up with another 2 pairs in dark blue rinse and white, as well as the mid stone ones I had already received as part of my prize!

Moto raw vintage blue Jamie jeans £40

If you are after a great fitting white skinny jean, not see-through, I recommend you try these!

Moto zip ankle Jamie white jeans £42

And of course there had to be something khaki....these will be suitable for night or day!

Wrap front jogger £30

There is a token dress. I went with a classic denim shirt-waister style, I am thinking 70's with a platform wooden wedge. I have some fabulous brown ones from Toppers that I bought a couple of seasons ago that are calling to be worn again!

I actually managed to get a picture of this one on!

D-ring shirt dress £40

Last but not least....a solitary pair of sandals on the shoe front but they will go with all of these things! I am also hoping to bag these in gold but they are currently sold out :0(

Helios silver lace-up sandal £26

Now, though I had the opportunity I did not veer wildly off course. I stuck to a very neutral colour palette that will work well with my existing wardrobe. Since I got them home and had a good try on and I have found that I am completely happy with my choices!

For my trip to the city, I opted for my new Zara military jacket and jeans, with H&M fringed bag and obligatory Stans.

So what I want to know is....would you have gone wild in the aisles or gone armed with a plan?! I didn't do either but I think I have come up trumps! I could have so easily got distracted and ended up with stuff that wasn't so wearable. So on that basis I can't rate the Topshop personal shopping experience highly enough, the service was brilliant so if you ever get the chance......go, go, go!!

I will be back next time with a few outfits, no doubt made up of some of these items and a bit of the inspo behind my own choices!

As always I love reading and responding to your comments.

Back soon! 

Michelle xx