Yaay, Summer Holidays!!

Hi everyone!! I'm so excited, as the boys have finished school and we are all out for a whole six weeks-Result, LOL!!!

I love Summer and the holidays, just so I can do what I want, when I want to and most importantly, take each day as it comes, for trips and chilling out time too!

Here are some of my favourite outfits and memories of this time last year-I love to be able to put on a summer dress and enjoy the day ahead!!

See By Chloe floral dress, £2.75, Charity Shop

New Look white summer dress, £2, Boot Sale and red Chanel bag, Always Authentic

Ossie Clark for Radley floral tiered dress

Gianni Versace dress, Mrs Stings Designer Sale, £10

To all my lovely followers and those on my blogroll, those who lurk, those who leave comments and those who don't-A big Thank You for visiting and taking time out to read my blog.

Its very much appreciated and I do wish you all-wherever you are and whatever you will be doing-a fabulous summer.

Just to let you know, I may be around less regularly than usual. I'l be doing posts on a 'when I feel like it' basis, but please do still check me out though, I love each and every one of your visits and comments!!

Dress + Jacket = Dilemma!!

Hi everyone!!

In my wardrobe I have quite a few dresses. I've a great selection, including vintage 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s dresses, 90s dresses, summer dresses and modern dresses.

Its obvious that I have a love of dresses, both vintage and modern, but they are my 'repeat buy'-Old habits die hard-'thanks Kate!' and thats why I do have a cull of them every now and then.

Having a 'dress up' session recently, something I very rarely do-I generally just put an outfit on and hope for the best, LOL!- I swiftly discovered that the majority of my dresses DO NOT go with virtually any of my smart jackets.

Now, if I'm aiming for a casual look, then a denim jacket, leather cropped jacket, woollen shrug or a cardigan is an ideal partner for a dress.

However, going for a more smarter, formal look left me flummoxed.

So, feeling rather dejected and thinking I must be going wrong in the style stakes, I decided to google 'What jacket goes with a dress?'

I was very pleased to see that 7,210,000 people prior to me had enquired the very same thing, so this made me feel a lot better.

The best answer I could see was via this link on the purse forum, general opinion being that long line jackets and summer coats or trenches are a great pairing for a dress for a smart or formal look.

Another fabulous alternative is a dressy shrug and Thanks to the lovely Kate, I now have an adorable sequinned one which will go with a lot of my dresses now, including the gorgeous silk and beaded dress she so kindly gave to me as well!

I don't currently own a summer coat or trench, but I do have a long line jacket and I will also try wearing pashminas sometimes too.

Have any of you had this dilemma?

Net-A-Porter New In, For Right Now

Predictably its raining in supposedly the heart of summer and will continue for a few days more. This would be my outfit of choice from Net-A-Porter, these pieces are new in for Autumn, but ideal for right now-so casual chic for a stylish R&R vibe.

APC dress, £165
Christian Louboutin, Mamimo 140 shoes, £655

Fendi cardigan, £605

Ladies Who Lunch-Blogger Meeting!!

Sorry its been late everyone, I just had to get this post up and running, but its back to bed for some R&R as this blasted flu bug will just not go!! A big thanks for all your well wishes too-once I'm properly better I will be visiting you all!

So, how do you top the perfect day-exactly one year ago?

You have a perfect never ending lunch with lovely blogger friends one year later!!!

The beautiful WendyB and the gorgeous Sam of Everybody Says Don't

The adorable Kate of Make Do Style with Sam

Stunning Liz of Get some Vintage-A-Peel with Wendy


Being a personal stylist meant Kate was still on duty to tie Wendys Christian Francis Roth dress to perfection!!


Of course, I managed to get a picture of 'afters' before it was swiftly eaten by us all-simply divine and delicious, with compliments to the wonderful WendyB- A big thanks for such a gorgeous lunch my dear, washed down with plenty of Pimms of course!!

Also a big thanks to Kate for my lovely LBD and sequin shrug, which have a place in my wardrobe and which I can't wait to wear!!

We took great pleasure in a trying on session of Wendys exquisite and stunning rings, which unfortunately did not get stuck on our fingers permanently, mores the pity!!!

So same time, same place, next year ladies-I'll try not to bring any lurgies with me next time and it was such a pleasure to meet up with you gorgeous ladies at long last!!

Flu again :-(

Hi everyone

I was hoping to do a super duper post on my blog meeting yesterday, but the flu has come back and all I am going to do is go back to bed now :-(

I'll definitely do my post soon once I'm feeling better.

Have a good week to you all!