Summer Inspiration Shoes, Ballet Pumps

In the last few months I've become quite interested in ballet pump style shoes- not only are they very cute looking, they go equally as well with dresses, skirts and jeans and if you pick the right pair they are very comfortable too. They make a great summer shoe alternative when you want a closed toe, light soled shoe.

My leopardprint ballet pumps are well and truly worn out, so now I'm looking to be inspired for picking a new pair.

I really like florals for Summer, but plain black, especially with ribbon lace is so chic and casual. Here are my favourite picks:

Mules at Home, Rose Noir £64

Mules at Home, Ines Camoflage £59

Mules at Home, Elie Rose £61

Mules at Home, Zora Noir £59

Mules at Home, Mina Noir £67

Will you be picking a Summer shoe this season, if so what sort of style?

21-Twice Over!!

Cheers boys, I'll make sure I'm not 'Mommy Dearest' from now on:

Well, I'm now 21 Twice over!! I did have a fabulous time despite it raining ALL day, hubby drove us to Harrods, where we had a nice browse and I was treated to a box of Laduree macaroons, something I've always wanted to try and now finally have-very delicious indeed!!

Not a great picture, but shows off the lovely earrings my friend gave me for me birthday!!

Laduree is really gorgeous, if you can afford it and have the time, tea and patisserie is the order of the day, but we decided to get a gift box to take home and indulge in!!

Our afternoon was spent having a delicious Family BBQ at home-despite the rain hubby managed to cook a lovely range of delicious food on the barby-just as well it had a lid otherwise we would still be hungry!!

The champagne and macaroons were lovely for afters!!

And Music wise I indulged in Capitals Summertime Ball-so pleased I could listen to it in the dry rather than those who braved the wet for it!!

A lovely Birthday spent with with family, good food, drink and music-can't ask for much more!! Hope you all had a lovely weekend and thanks to everyone for their lovely Birthday and Well Wishes too!!

Last weeks thrift find and my Birthday present

Last week I found a quite a few pieces, some for the vintage fair and some for me!

One of the items for me was this H&M and Comme des Garcons polka dot ladies shirt which I'll wear  this summer open, with a cami vest underneath and some shorts:

I love finding rarer designer and high street collaborations and as I am a fan of Comme des Garcons too, this is certainly a keeper for me

I tried to make it a rule that I wouldn't buy personal items at the Vintage Fashion Fairs, but what a stupid rule-as soon as you set yourself fashion boundaries, they do tend to fall quite easily-well with me anyway, lol!!

As its my birthday this weekend, when I saw this gorgeous wool quilted vintage Jaeger jacket at Primrose Hill, I had to have it so hubby agreed it could be my birthday present.

I love the gold stitching and ric rac and also the colour and aztec design. It is wool and very light and I'll definitely be wearing it this weekend!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend, the weather is so unpredictable here at the moment, so I hope to dodge the rain and stay in the sunshine!!

Whirlwind Weekend at the Fashion Fairs

Hi everyone, I have only just logged on to my laptop after 3 days, it has been a really busy weekend- a good one, just busy!!

I did a Vintage Fashion Fair on Saturday as well as Sunday, Saturdays one was at Wanstead, East London which I didn't blog about as I was a bit nervous it being my first time there. I didn't need to worry, as it was a lovely atmosphere and had a steady flow of customers and it was great to meet new sellers and also see again my lovely blogger friend at Elegancemaison who also had a stall.

I wore one of my thrift finds from last week, a 60s cotton sundress by Berkertex, quite in trend for this Summer too with Nautical style stripes:

My stall on Saturday:

Hubby and I had a really nice day, the weather was so hot so I didn't need a cardigan or jacket!

Sunday we were at Primrose Hill which was another lovely day out but the weather was really quite cold and then it poured down with rain!!

My outfit here is a silver 60s crocheted jerkin which was a find from the Wanstead Fashion Fair and my maxi skirt is a thrift find from last week and has a lovely Ethnic print-I'm not sure if its Egyptian or Indian but its a favourite for Summer:

It was back to the day job yesterday and I hit the boot sales and charity shops yesterday and today too, so feel quite knackered!! I'm behind on my blog reading, so I will definitely be checking in with you all over the next few days!

The sun has been out today-hurray, I hope it stays for a few days at least! Wishing you all a good week whatever you are upto!!

Thrift Inspiration, Kate Moss Style

More thrift finds this week and as a big fan of Kate Moss, I was pleased to pick up this Photo book by Kate Moss and Liz Tilberis, which has totally amazing stunning photos of Kate back in the 90s.

I picked this up in my local Sue Ryder charity shop for only £2.95 and was pleasantly surprised to see them selling on Amazon of between £30 to £100, depending on condition!!

Well I'll be keeping my copy and this is my 3rd Kate book now:

When this picture first appeared in 2006, I just loved this total look-the shorts suit is just gorgeous and the hat really perfects the whole outfit:

So when I saw this Kelly Brook for New Look sun hat in the PDSA charity shop this week I had to get it-its not a trilby but I am in need of a sun hat this season and for £2, its very much Kate inspired with the polka dot banding:

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend and heres to more of the lovely sunshine that we've been having in the UK and for all of you wherever you are, I hope the weather is lovely for you too!!