Floral fancy

I'm trying to brighten up a very dreary day. The weather is abysmal, our office is currently doubling up as a deep freeze and I'm suffering a distinct lack of sleep, so all in all a rather miserable Monday.

I've attempted to cheer myself up with these fabulous Floral trousers from Simply Be. I'd been coveting them on their website for a while and then I saw a few other bloggers wearing them and that was it, they had to be mine.

I'm a big fan of printed trousers. These are no exception. The fit seemed a bit on the small side (or maybe I've grown) but they do have a bit of stretch in them so they become more comfy as you wear them.

I've gone for the safe option of a black jumper (also new) as it's nice and snugly and I'm bespectacled due to lack of sleep. I think these trousers will be worn with a variety of colours though. It's love.

Floral Print Trousers (24) - Simply Be

Slouchy Jumper (20/22) - Jeffrey & Paula @ Simply Be

Studded Pumps - Steve Madden

Glasses - Select Specs

Studs and pleather

I've been after a leather biker jacket for a while, but given I've recently spent a small fortune on getting wed, I need to be a bit frugal with the old finances for a while so it had to be pleather. I've been looking at this jacket in New Look for an age, but when it started to sell out, I had to take decisive action and purchase it sharpish. Good job I did because it seems to be gone now. I'd have cried.

I'll be honest folks, I am in love. It doesn't look too fake to me, it fits really well and it's exactly the style I wanted. I have been wearing it with everything.

Another recent purchase was these studded flats. OMG, they are amazeballs (did I mention I was meant to be saving money?). I bought these in the airport on my way to Italy, so they were a bit cheaper but I'd have bought them anyway. I'm now in possession of 4 different pairs of studded flats. I think I have a problem!

The rest of the outfit is pretty old. I'm trying to liberate my wardrobe a bit and stop buying new stuff all the time. I don't expect it will last :)

PU Black Biker Jacket (20) - New Look Inspire

Striped Skater Dress (20) - New Look Inspire

Heart Print Cardigan (20) - Clements Riberio @ Evans

Red Skinny Belt - Dorothy Perkins 

Black Jersey Trousers (22) - Evans

Black Studded flats - Kimmie by Steve Madden

Wedding holiday wear

So I'm back. I had an amazing time and am totally gutted it's all over. I'm not sure working for a living is something I enjoy. My lottery efforts are now doubling... 

First up, huge thanks for all of your lovely comments on my last post with the few wedding photo's. You all rock!

There are more wedding photo's over on the other blog if you fancy a nosey, but I imagine you're bored of seeing me in a white frock already :) Italy was brilliant, I can't wait to go back to Sorrento. I just wish the time hadn't flown as quickly as it did. Our wedding was everything I dreamed it would be. If only we could do it every year (minus the expense!). 

I had intended to take photos of most of the stuff I wore while I was away, but my iphone had a run in with some water which rendered it useless for a few days and then I kept forgetting. So here's a dump of the ones I did manage to take! Excuse the millions of photos, you've probably seen most of this before. 

Bandeau Maxi Dress (20) - ASOS Curve

Aviator Sunglasses - Rayban

Leopard Swing Dress (20)  - Queen of Holloway

Leggings (XL) - Store 21

Sandals - Dorothy Perkins

Trousers (24) - Angel Ribbons @ Simply Be

Longline Vest (20) - Evans

Sandals as before 

Red Maxi Dress (22) - ASOS Curve 

Black Jersey Cardigan (18) - Matalan

Leopard Sandals - Dorothy Perkins

Waist Belt - Ebay

Jumpsuit (22) - M&S

Jersey Cardigan (18) - Matalan

Rose Gold Shoes - H&M

Leopard Maxi Dress (20) - New Look

Shoes - Zara

Polka Dot Midi Dress (20) - Lady V London

Rose Gold Flats - H&M

And finally, this is what I changed into on the night of the wedding. A lovely Circle Dress from Bettie Page which I bought last year in Las Vegas in case I couldn't find a wedding dress I liked. 

I wore it with a red petticoat, red flat glitter shoes and my Tatty Devine necklace. This was a lot more comfy than my wedding dress! Excuse the bad photos, they are the best ones I have at the moment. This dress was gorgeous. I won't ever wear it again in white so I am considering getting it dyed so I can get more wear out of it... or maybe I'll just buy more colours.

 Alika Cirlce Dress (2X) - Bettie Page

Red Glitter Flats - Buffalo Shoes

Red Petticoat - Ebay

Just Married Necklace - Tatty Devine

 Phew. Normal service will now resume. The weather has definitely turned colder, so I'll be packing away all my summer clothes (sob) and getting all my knitwear back out of storage. I'm already eyeing up numerous pieces online which I must try to resist buying.

I hope you've all been well in my absence. I've a lot of catching up to do!

x

Wedding photos

An amazing day!














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Time to wear that dress

well almost. I am off to Gatwick tonight to fly to Italy tomorrow morning. I'll be back soon with a husband in tow and hopefully some outfit photos! Laters people

x

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more.

Life is mental. In 2 weeks time I'll be a married lady and I'm in a complete state of disorganised chaos. I've had to do the work of 4 people the last week as my boss kindly approved holiday for most of the team, so any ideas of sorting out my personal chaos, have gone out the window.

Instead of spending this weekend packing (we leave on Thursday), we're spending 10 hours on a train to surprise my mother for her 60th. My planning is poor!

So no outfits from me for the past week, but I do have these beauties to share with you. My wedding shoes, see how sparkly they are. My little sister stuck all of these crystals on, isn't she clever?


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Same old stuff

It would appear I get married in 3 weeks time. I'm yet to try on my wedding dress (this happens on Saturday  apparently) but other than that, I think we are sorted. Famous last words, perhaps? I had better blooming like it.

In at attempt to be super organised, I've written a list of everything I want to take away with me. I've so many new clothes that haven't really had an outing due to the crappy weather so it'll be nice to have some sun so I can actually wear sandals and sun dresses instead of trousers, cardies and pumps. 

In the meantime, I'm wearing a lot of old stuff. I'm trying really hard not to spend money and I have a mountain of clothes I want to take away with me already but I can't stop browsing online shops. It's an addiction I tell you. I need to stop spending money. 

These trousers are new, but I bought them ages ago so that doesn't count. They are so comfy that I feel like I am wearing PJ's. Gotta love that in a work trouser. This vest is one of my favourite's ever. I bought it in Tesco years ago and have looked ever since for similar styles (and failed mainly).  

Spotty Swing Vest (18) - Tesco

Ankle Grazer trousers (22)- Simply Be

Jersey Cardigan (18) - New Look

Red Pumps - New Look

This dress is another old favourite, but I've gone for red accessories instead of black to spruce things up a bit. I do love a bit of leopard and red.

Leggings (XL) - Store 21

Jersey Cardigan (18) - Matalan

Leopard Skater Dress (20) - New Look Inspire

Red Skinny Belt - Dorothy Perkins

Red Pumps - New Look