Leopard Print Dress Love & #Passion4Fashion Linkup

The leopard print love is strong in this one. I mean really strong. I'm not a big pattern person anymore, opting for bold colours but no print, but my exception to this is leopard print and stripes (of course). I really do love a bit of leopard print and this gorgeous shift dress in this colour way makes me incredibly happy, the background of the print is a gorgeous khaki colour and then tan and black make up the print.

I also forgot how wonderful a shift dress is, with its magic abilities of hiding food babies, skimming over a multitude of sins and being sublimely unrestricted and comfy.

This one is from a lovely  #mumboss who runs Livia's Boutique and she has so many pretty, gorgeous things.

Check out her dress selection for sure!

I kept the rest of the outfit simple for an evening out, my trusty red mules which i never would have anticipated i would wear as much as i have this season.. they've been an absolute god send and toe the line between comfy day shoe to evening smart extremely well, a gold clutch and some gold hoops. I'm bringing gold hoops back, (i mean did they ever really go out of style?) what with all the statement earrings around at the moment i loved the simplicity of the gold hoops..

Do you have a favourite pattern?

Dress thanks to Livia's Boutique
Gold Clutch(old) try this lovely sparkly number

Mule Options below:

An InLinkz Link-up

Leopard print dress with a classic trench and red accents

I picked up this dress when i was recently doing my usual never ending food shop 

(3 kids and a husband all home in the holidays = lots of food shopping:(( ) so as a treat to myself for always being in Tesco doing the relentless food shopping, i picked up this cute little leopard print dress.

I thought it would make a lovely transitional piece through in to winter. Add in some thick black tights, boots and a biker jacket and i have another look with this piece. 

I've said it before, but i am all about pieces that will be re-mixable and items i really want to grab and wear time and time again. The soft jersey material and cut of this dress made it ever so comfy and lovely to wear, which backs up my thoughts that i shall be able to get a lot of wear out of it through the coming months.

Perfect for a laid back Saturday or even out for a meal, it seems to me a nice little all rounder.

The trench coat here is SO old.. i really need an upgrade but am yet to find one i love (any suggestions?) I live in this jacket in the cool months (before it gets too cold) as the neutral colour just goes so well with everything.. its also a sweatshirt material making it super comfy. Its getting a bit scraggly around the edges so really need to invest in a good one this autumn, but for now my trusty one will do.

The other day i mentioned i have a thing for khaki lately(still true), well i also have a thing for red....infact its a non-stop red loving. I think my love affair with red as never actually ended, and is not so much an affair but a true life commitment. I will happily wear it all year round, weather that me accents or full outfits. I guess red is just my groove, a colour i will gravitate to year after year. 

 I swear, everytime i head outside to do photos Lucky wants in... i can't stop him lately he just wants in on the blogging action.
When i was stood here with my hubby taking the photos, my neighbour (that i don't really know that well) walked past and look so bemused. When you look at it from an outsiders point of view, its a really weird thing we do isn't it!haha!

Dress: F&F Tesco

Shoes: New Look

Bag: c/o Marks and Spencer

Tench coat: Next (old)

Chain Necklace: coming soon to  Yosa

So ladies tell me, is there a colour that you gravitate towards, one that will grab you every time?