Valentine’s Day with Cotton Traders - our date style

GIFTED

Valentine’s Day can be a day that sparks a special effort to spend quality time with loved ones. 

Whilst we believe that love is more than just one day and that showing we care for each other is done by gestures and moments throughout our daily lives, Valentine’s Day is a day that we celebrate love.

As we celebrate love and express affection on Valentine’s Day, we try to spend some quality time together to treasure each other.

Standing out from the crowd with Stand-Out.net

One of the things Lee hates is shopping. He doesn’t have the patience to go from shop to shop on the high street to buy new clothes and finds it a nuisance to shop around on online shops with it being a hassle to have to visit and buy from a number of websites to get a complete outfit or two.

Thankfully I have found him a great online store that thanks to selling a variety of designer men’s clothing brands all in one place so that he can enjoy the best online shopping experience on just one website.

Stand-Out.net is all about men’s fashion. They boasts the latest trends and styles from over 60 fashion brands including Guide London, Diesel, Calvin Klein, Converse and G-Star. With a wide variety of clothing, footwear and accessories there is something for everyone and plenty of choices to appeal to Lee’s tastes.

How I would dress my other half

Whilst I love Lee's style and like the clothes he wears, he does tend to stick with the same style clothes and will rarely try or wear clothes that differ from his reliable style. Even though I like the clothes he wears and find his style attractive there are at times where I wish he would step out of his bubble and try a different fashion style.

Often I have admired a t-shirt or pair of trousers and thought that Lee would look amazing in them but if they do not fit in with his reliable style he has been reluctant to even try them on. As he is a little obsessive about sticking with his style – his motto being if it ain’t broke don’t fix it – and does not like change when House of Fraser recently asked me how I would dress him for the day I thought at least I can virtually give him a make-over.

Jacamo wish list.

As Lee very rarely gets any new clothes or shoes, wearing his existing clothes till they are completely worn, his wardrobe is looking rather old, tired and worn out.

With a summer filled with family days out and holidays to visit family to look forward to he has been a little downhearted about having such a drab wardrobe and that he will not be looking his best especially when seeing loved ones thanks to his aged clothes. But as he hates to treat himself, preferring to treat the kids and get them new clothes or use spare money for extra days out, he will just make do and not even consider getting anything new for himself.

As I hate that his old clothes make him feel blue, less confident and want him to feel good about how he looks especially when visiting his family who he rarely get to see (it has been a year this time since he last saw any of them in person), I have been shopping online to get him some new clothes to breathe some life back into his wardrobe.

Are you #SCRUFFSENOUGH? Get ready for Summer with Scruffs

When we welcome summer and the warm weather we hope comes with it, the time comes to pack away the winter wardrobe and make use of a wardrobe of clothes perfect for the summer.

Whether you are working or at play it is best to make sure your wardrobe is ready for summer. If your summer wardrobe is looking a little lacklustre fear not as Scruffs has a great selection of summer time saviours ideal for both work and play.

T-Shirts

The Active Poly T-Shirt benefits from 40+ UV protection. Lightweight and moisture wicking, this top is technically designed to keep you cool and protected on sunny days! RRP: £16.95

Are You #SCRUFFSENOUGH? - Pro Softshell Jacket review.

Scruffs who are a leading UK brand of men's and women's workwear and safety footwear make durable, tough, practical, cleverly designed and fashionable workwear and footwear for hardworking men and women.

To see whether Lee is #SCRUFFSENOUGH they sent him a Pro Softshell Jacket.

Are You #SCRUFFSENOUGH? - Scruffs Expedition Tech Jacket review.

As parents on a tight budget it is a rare occasion when Lee or I get anything new ourselves, always putting the needs of our children first. Because of this it has been a long time since Lee got his work coat, which thanks to being used on a daily basis is looking worse for wear. Not only is his coat looking very used and abused, it is also useless in the rain as it is does not keep him dry at all.

Thankfully I got the chance to treat Lee to a new coat recently when Scruffs kindly sent him an Expedition Tech Jacket.

The Expedition Tech Jacket provides ultimate protection from the weather including rain making it ideal for when working outdoors. Thanks to the waterproof membrane and taped seams the jacket is fully waterproof. Not only does the jacket provide protection from the rain but it also keeps the wearer warm too thanks to the 3M Thinsulate lining. As well as being waterproof and lined with Thinsulate the jacket is also breathable.