Friday, 23 June 2017

Breezy Summer Dress (& #Passion4Fashion Linkup)


We have had the most glorious week of sunshine and a 30 degree heat-wave here in Wales and it has been divine. 
I have to say though, when this weather arrives my fashion senses go on strike. Its too hot to accessorise, and i totally go in for the 'as little clothing as possible without getting arrested for indecent exposure' look. So its simple light dresses all round for me and this 100% cotton dress from one of my favourite companies Seasalt Cornwall was just the ticket.
Light easy and breezy, the perfect warm weather companion. I'm looking forward to taking this on holiday with me in August as i feel it could be perfect family holiday attire, in the sense of it works for a number of holiday occasions, day-wear, cover up for a beach day, sight seeing and a casual evening meal. That is definitely a good all rounder of a dress don't you think? 
Catherine also very skillfully mixed this dress with jeans and a white tee layered underneath which looked divine, so I shall be taking inspiration from the fabulous Catherine and try dabbling with layers too (its just calling out for a denim jacket to be its buddy isn't it?!).

The espadrilles have to be at least 5 years old (but quite possibly 7 years... i cant remember!) and i found them in my attic when i was switching over my summer clothes, they had gotten lost along the bottom of some piles (of crap) and haven't seen the light of day for a couple of years, but i am so pleased to have found them as they've barely left my feet. 
It's fait to say espadrilles never ever go out of Summer fashion and are definitely a shoes style that you will pull out year upon year. These are sublimely comfy and the neutrality of the navy makes them go with pretty much everything.
Ive put a few Espadrille options down below for you to peruse as i really think its the shoe for every women!









Outfit Details
Navy Espadrilles, these are the closest
Seasalt Dress
Yellow Bag

Espadrille Options





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Tuesday, 14 July 2015

What to wear for a rainy summer


So summer so far feels like a few fleeting days of sun followed by endless amounts of rain. Drizzle, full on showers and thunderstorms. Fab. :(
I have lots of lovely summer dresses that are just taunting me, and stupidly i brought down my summer shorts and beach wear from storage last week. Ha, what a fool. I can't actually see them getting any wear anytime soon.
Which got me to thinking of what i could actually wear with this temperamental British weather.
Its all about the practical outfits right now.

First up and very importantly
The coat
I have the Seasalt Seafolly in Yellow, it's 2 and a half years old and going strong, but red is a favourite of mine and would make a lovely update. Such a great splash of colour on an otherwise very dull grey day. My Seasalt jacket is my wet weather essential.

But with the jacket in place, what to wear with the rest of it? Well...

Wet weather wears


For me its all about the simple easy smart-casual.
I'm thinking striped tees or this one with the fabulous sleeves for a snazzy sharp look. When you remove that rain coat, BAM blingy sleeves.. that's pretty cool if you ask me!
Then some boyfriend jeans so no dragging hem lines in puddles causing soggy legs, comfy boots to protect my tootsies from the rain and a great bag and umbrella.
Since my navy Radley bag i am obsessed with their bags. Such great quality, such great value. So with some spare pennies in my pocket i got to searching. I checked out the discount site Frugaa( read more ) and found  Radley London.
It had to be a cross body bag, freeing up your hands in rainy weather for the holding of your (fabulous) umbrella, 'cause lets face it in weather like this it has to be a nice brolly! So This beauty of a bag and umbrella are both Radley with the added bonus of sales+ discount codes. Would be rude not to, right?

So what d'you think? Staying stylish in the showers of rain?
How do you dress for rainy summer days?


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