Patterns + A Pinafore

Wow what's this, an outfit post? Not done one of these for ages. I've been in a bit of a blogging slump lately but me and Alex have joined forces for a blog day and been...successful, kind of. If drinking tea and eating biscuits is considered successful. Which of course it is. Anyway, I was lying in bed recently when I pieced together this outfit in my head. Of course! that pinafore dress would look good with a patterned blouse beneath it! Of course! Orla Kiely blouse!

Some serious vintage vibes going off here with my mum's latest find, this 1920's parasol. It's so delicate and pretty and looks lovely in the sunshine.

I'm wearing this with my Bertie Brogues that Ben got me for Christmas. They're such good quality. My mum always says you should always be well shod because that's where you touch the Earth and the elements! The only downside to them is that they have absolutely no grip at all, that's why I've not been wearing them while we've had such a lot of snow and ice.

On another note, you'll have to excuse my latest hair disaster. I put a platinum dye on to do my really dark roots, didn't leave it on long enough even though I left it on longer than it said to, and so the roots are now yellow. To add to that I forgot to bring any toner to my mum's house so it's totally untoned. Ah well I'll get some tomorrow and just have weird yellow roots next to white hair! I must say though, there's a lot to be said for silver shampoo. I used some this morning just on my fringe and it's noticeably less yellow than the rest of it. I really would recommend a silver shampoo if you're blonde or white.

Blouse - Orla Kiely Old from Ebay

Pinafore Dress - H&M Old

Shoes - Bertie

Ps. I've got two weeks off work now for my birthday, wahoo!! So I'll have more time for some new posts I've got lined up.

Hope you're having a good weekend.

oxoxo

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Snapshots from November 2014

Well I didn't manage to get all my christmas shopping done by the end of November. In fact I got exactly no christmas shopping done. So far I've bought one bit of Ben's present and I've literally just bought it five minutes ago. Spent a hell of a lot on myself though. Damn you Cyber Monday! Only joking I love you really.

November just went so quickly don't you think? I'm excited about December though, it'll be our first Christmas together in our own home. 

Anyway here's November's snapshots!

Finally got myself a new coat because it sure is cold out there now. This one, like all others before, will most likely be worn until it's falling to bits. 

My friend and old colleague from back in the day came to visit and brought as a gift a really cool screen print of.... cacti! We had a lovely day out and about in Sheffield and had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup at Lucky Fox. So good.

Got crazy inspired at the annual print fair! How sweet are these tiny tote bags by the way!? Both Alex and I came away with lots of printed goodness. 

Ben graduated! Frank Gallagher from Shameless was there!

Someone pointed it out to me recently that I have a doppelganger in GTA V! She looks like a badass, I can dig it.

In other news

I'm carrying on a kind of family tradition of sorts. A hobby my mum and aunty used to do. I'll show you all when I've got my first one finished but until then I'm gonna keep it under wraps. It's looking good though!

Oh yeah and I'm also still in the middle of going blonde gradually. More on that later, not got it right yet.

What plans have you got for December?

oxoxo

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Autumn Wardrobe Wishlist

A new season is upon us, which means it's time to hang up our bright colours, sunny florals and cute sandals and appreciate them once again as we merely flick past and reach for the woolens. Or not, of course you can wear whatever you want, whenever you want! If you wanna keep rocking the crop tops throughout the rest of the year then go for it, you may regret it but whatever, just do you!

But it is undeniably getting darker earlier and so my style shall follow suit. It's jumpers, coats, jeans and boots season and I for one couldn't be happier! So much so that I've been dreaming up my autumn wardrobe wishlist. So here we go, I've only done two otherwise this post would have been never ending. This first one I'm calling Autumn Chic, ooh la la!

Autumn Wardrobe Wishlist: Autumn Chic by saltdeep featuring yellow tights

Some of the outfit details are made up of similar items I've found that are more £ than £££...        

1.  Asos long sleeved crop top with turtle neck

2.  Rosaspina Vintage Girda skirt in chestnut      

3.  Timberland Earthkeepers Chukka Boots

4.  Modcloth mustard yellow tights

5.  Burgundy leather clutch  

6.  Forever 21 wool beret
               

This in my opinion is the best and easiest time of the year to dress chic. High necklines, long sleeves and a beret sounds perfect to me! I love to add a burst of colour to a dark outfit with jewellery and turquoise has to be my favourite. The colour palette of this outfit is just gorgeous, and it reminds me, I must get myself some mustard tights!


and number two:

Autumn Wardrobe Wishlist: Seasonal Colours by saltdeep featuring lace high heel booties

1.  Yumi tweet tweet shirt
2.  Lucky Brand lace front boots
3.  Hobbs tian skirt
4.  Zac Zac Posen leather bag
5.  Black Five lapel coat

This one is so October. The last of the green leaves making way for halloween. (Eee halloween!) This, I would say, is my kind of casual. I'd like to think that the Lauren Bacall in me wouldn't tolerate anything more casual than this (although she definitely does).
Anyhoo, I really need that bag!

So what autumn styles have you been dreaming up?

oxoxo

Floral Clash

Let me tell you about this dress. I love it! I love the clash of floral all over the place. It used to be a lot longer but I had it taken up and also the shoulder frills were huge so they were altered too.
It's from about 3 years ago and I never wore it much at first. I bought it thinking "wow look at that!" and then I kind of thought maybe it was a bit too busy. I'm glad I kept it though because it only took me 3 years to realise I do actually like it!

Also the sunglasses I freaking love. I got them from the best vintage shop ever last summer and wore them to death. I've not worn them as much since, seeing as they're not prescription obviously and I was very much into wearing contacts last summer. I haven't really put them in since getting these glasses. I'm sure I will now, you can't beat a bit of vintage eyewear!

Dress - Oasis

Hat - Topshop

Sunglasses - Vintage from Bowler

oxoxo

What I Wore: Vintage Chic

Spring has sprung and therefore I can justify wearing nude tights! (Even though it is still cold and incredibly windy). Oh well! I'm channeling my inner Bacall in this outfit. The purple top is one of my favourite items of clothing that I own. I'm a sucker for a high neckline and deep rich colours. It's also really soft and has the sweetest peep hole fastening at the back. Also, wearing it with one of many pairs of art nouveau earrings.

The skirt is vintage and also a favourite. I saw it and I had to have it. A smart/casual/chic kind of day.

Top - Oasis

Skirt - Vintage from Cow