Summer Vibes | Relaxed Weekend Outfit with Floral Printed Trousers

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Hey Sweeties,

So asides from desperately wanting (and needing) a proper holiday -which FYI I have to wait until next year for- I also really really want to go to a festival this year; not necessarily for the whole three days or whatever, but a day outside (in the sun), with some cider, a floral crown and some good music -yes!

Unfortunately, I haven’t got any festivals planned this summer either owing mostly to already being booked up on those weekends… wow, what a positive post this is so far, ha!

Anyway.

Printed Trousers

One of the things I love about summer is the change in my wardrobe; while I still need to keep a good reasonably thick hoody to hand, for the most part outfits become simpler, lighter and colour finally makes an appearance. While I love being able to layer during the colder months, pieces now need to be able to work on their own with only some light accessories. For me, I adore pairing together a statement, patterned piece, with block colour and for at least the last two summers, I have been obsessed with printed trousers.

Summer Vibes

Summer Vibes

Summer Vibes

Floral Print Trousers: George at Asda (total steal – sale prince £8, scanned at the till £3!!)

Neon Pink Cami: New Look

Grey Cardigan: American Eagle (bought in New York when I visited a few of years ago)

Summer Vibes

Summer Vibes

Summer Vibes

Summer Vibes

Ironically, within an hour of shooting this outfit, the heavens opened!

Watch: DKNY

Bracelet: Pandora

Necklace: Brand unknown (bought at the Ideal Home Show a couple of years ago)

As a woman nearing (frighteningly) to her thirties, there comes a time when you have to accept that short shorts are no longer suitable summer/festival attire. And to be totally honest with you, thank goodness! For me, summer style is all about maxi dresses & skirts, kimonos and the like, I really think flowing fabrics provide the opportunity to cover up but still retain that summer vibe in a mature way. The above outfit is a classic example of how I like to dress on the weekend during the summer months… or any time the sun is out and hot because let’s be honest, that has happened in October before and last autumn overall was still quite balmy leading up to Christmas!… but you know what I mean.

What are your summer staples?

Until next time x

Five Ways to Style a Tunic

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Hey Sweeties,

I am not going to lie to you, I wanted to play photoshoots in the garden and figured I would also have a bit of fun trying to come up with different looks using a new purchase from George at Asda. This isn’t the world’s best executed post but I am in the process of experimenting with something new that may feature further on here going forward… and we all have to start somewhere don’t we?!

So, the new purchase; a ‘mixed yarn tunic’ in plum from Asda and I am delighted that I finally have this having had my eye on it for a while. Why I haven’t had it sooner is because I didn’t quite feel I wanted to spend £12 on it, so you can imagine my delight when passing quickly through the store I found it in the sale for £8! Winner!

Mixed yarn tunic George

Rather than just add this into a future haul post, I thought I would show it to you with some ideas on how I might style it…

1. As you can see above, I have simply paired the tunic with tights and my patent buckle shoes from Office but this would look nice with any pair of flats.

2. Let’s add a hat… you’ll remember I bought this one from Aldo and featured in my London shopping haul post (here) last year.

Mixed yarn tunic George

3. Rather than tights, how about some black knee-high socks? Again you could pair with flats but here I have dug out an old pair of Kickers (remember them?!).

Mixed yarn tunic George

4. Reaching for my hat again, I have now added my Forever 21 gilet also bought on the same London trip. I love this look!

Forever 21 gilet

5. I bought these heeled open-toed boots from Dorothy Perkins a few years ago and I love them! They add a bit of edge to any outfit and I particularly like them with the tunic.

Dorothy Perkins Heeled Boots

This tunic would also look nice kept simple over leggings and/or worn with sandals; it’s a really versatile item of my wardrobe. As shown above, this tunic can be kept casual or accessorised to smarten up.

How would you style this tunic?
Until next time x

George at Asda & MissGuided Fashion Haul

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Fashion Haul

Hey Sweeties,

So it seemed only the other week I posted a haul on here… oh wait, I did (here)! But as the seasons begin to change so is my style and consequently my wardrobe so while I am still on a beauty purchasing ban during Lent, my attention and spending has turned to fashion…naturally.

Until recently, I had never purchased from Missguided.com but their constant Tweets advertising an additional 40% off sale items eventually got the better of me and I logged on and began browsing. I liked much of what I saw, not all of it was really stuff I would or could wear by which I mean, not my style/suitable for work, and I don’t really have a social life requiring little dresses. There’s also no point buying clothes for the sake of it, they ideally need to fill a gap in my wardrobe so when I stumbled upon the Asma Chunky Knit Check Cardigan in Monochrome, I was sold!

Asma Chunky knit cardigan Missguided

I was so pleased when it arrived that it fitted (this is in a size 12) and looked great (always hard to tell when the models are size 8!) and I love the overall style, particularly the leather patches on the shoulder. This will be a piece that can transition easily from winter to summer and with the 40% discount this went from being £22 to I think £13 -bargain!

One of the places I think people don’t quite appreciate for fashion are supermarkets, admittedly I am one too but actually the likes of Sainsbury’s (Tu), Tesco (F&F) and in this instance Asda (George), create perfectly affordable, wearable and quality clothing and accessories.

I have been after a stripey dress for ages and when in Asda recently I took the opportunity to browse the sale rails and stumbled upon one that almost fitted (on sight) my exact requirements but unfortunately it was too big and there weren’t any others available. So once more the internet came to my rescue and I was fortunately able to find it on George online.

Stripey dress George Asda

This isn’t the exact style of stripey dress I have been after but for a simple, basic everday/weekend dress this fits the bill and for £4, I can’t really complain!

While browsing, I also came across this grey, roll neck dress which wasn’t in the sale but at £12, it still hardly breaks the bank.

Roll Neck dress George Asda

I haven’t really got anything like this as although I don’t wear tight, figure hugging clothes, I do generally buy and wear clothing with more of a structured fit to them. Saying that, I do really love this much for the same reasons as my other George purchase as it’s simple, very wearable and good quality.

Can you guys recommend me any other online sites similar to Missguided and Asos? I love hitting the high street but I can never buy anything too distinctive to one place i.e. to Primark, Miss Selfridge as I like to not follow the masses (as they say) so I can only buy basic items that don’t instantly scream where they are from. Being also in my later twenties, I find -particularly recently- a lot of high street fashion to be very young, for instance crops tops aren’t really suitable to my age range (although that doesn’t stop some!). On my Twitter and Instagram I always here of online sites but to be honest I never know where to start really so any tips and prods in the right direction will be much appreciated 😉

Until next time x

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