Motel Rocks Savannah dress

Savannah Sheer Polka Dot Dress in Teal - c/o Motel
Necklace - Wired Jewellery
Tights, belt - Primark

It's been very cold recently up north in Sheffield, and I'm trying to resist the winter urge to wear all black. I found this dress in its deep teal green to be a good antidote. Its colour is a bit lighter than appears in the photos and it's fully lined. It's a good everyday dress due to the long sleeves and the lining which help to keep you warm. I do feel very covered up in it but when you're outside in the cold that can often be a good thing.

Motel are currently doing an advent calendar of giveaways on their website for the 12 days of Christmas. I love it when brands get into the festive spirit, especially if you're like me and sometimes need a helping hand to make you feel festive. I can't believe Christmas is so close now! One week to go! :)

London Fashion Week outfit Day 1

I've only been at London Fashion Week two days yet I've got so many posts lined up to do! I'm especially excited to share the runway shots my fab bf took of PPQ and the Look Show, as well as sharing my stories- so many random happenings took place! Today I'm posting my outfit from Friday.

Me= Dress: Oasis, Blazer: New Look, Shoes: Tesco, Necklace: Next.
Bf= Trousers: M&S, Shirt: New Look



  
What's that in my hand? Vitamin water? On each seat at PPQ, as well as a sheet describing the themes of the collection, was a vitamin water. As everyone was filtering out, Matt & I hung around to take photos and there was so much vitamin water everywhere, of all different flavours. We tried lemonade, tropical citrus and raspberry apple. Collecting a few bottles really helped us out the day after when we were parched with thirst trying to navigate our way through Westfield Stratford City!


These photos were all taken at the PPQ show on Friday night, which I was lucky to attend courtesy of InStyle magazine. I'll be posting my full review of the show and all the photos later on this week, so check back for that.

Matalan delivery sale

Matalan are doing a flash sale on delivery- it is only £1 until midnight on Wednesday (18th). These are a few of my favourites in Matalan at the moment. I'm a big sucker for dresses and I love the two above. They are £14 and £25 (l-r). The first dress with the delicate print would look good on petites. I love the white detailing at the top.


This bikini is so cute, it's £6 for the top and £5 for the bottoms, so you can mix and match your sizing.


These chinos (£12) will be great with printed tops, and the shorts (£12, £14), will look good with denim jackets and crochet vests. I can imagine wearing bright red lipstick and wavy hair with the navy shorts.


These shirts are £10 and £12. I love that burn orange colour, it makes me think of sunsets and feel the warm weather just by looking at it.

Red lace dress: by budget

I love lace, and red was hot at awards shows this year. Here's my pick of the best for every budget.

Splurge: Erdem (left)

Spend: Marks and Spencer, £69 (right)



Save: George at Asda, £16



Erdem looks the nicest cut, but if I catch that asda one in store, you'll definitely be seeing me in it! :)

Marks & Spencer SS11: The New Nudes

1. Leather dress
2. Lace dress with brogues
3. Maxi dress
4. White suit

More here @LOOK. I can't see any of the collection at M&S online to buy yet. One of the reasons I love M&S is that they cater for larger women's sizes effectively as well as smaller sizes. I'm petite, but I want to be able to buy from the same shop as my mum when we go shopping together, you know? :) M&S has a lot of 70s-inspired items, but the item that's blown me away the most out of all the collection is this dress:



What a stunner.

I had a lot of views on my last post on sexualization in the media, more than any other post! I hope you found it interesting, but if it's not your cup of tea, don't worry, I'll still be posting on fashion, food and beauty. :)

Dress me up

A round up of some of my favourite dresses in the spring collections at the moment. If you haven't heard of Modcloth, it's one of my favourite vintage stores. I've never bought anything from there though as the items are pricey, especially shipped overseas. But I adore from afar, and enjoy The Delightful Dozen styling up their pieces. I am actually dying over those beautiful blue shoes!

Ok, I cheated a bit with New Look, there is a playsuit here, but one of the reasons I love dresses is the same reason I love playsuits: they're so comfy and easy to wear!

I love the shoes with socks in the last post! I know some people aren't keen on shoes-with-socks (it can all get a little mens-socks-with-sandals-type) but styled like this they have a childlike, fun, innocent feel. :D
Do you think you'll be in a dress this spring/summer, or a playsuit?

F+F for Tesco

My favourite wants from Tesco. Has everyone seen Tesco's new tv adverts? I think they are not the best, especially compared with the stunning M+S and Next adverts atm (more on that later), and the clothes don't look well fitting. The clothes on their website are looking good though. Here's my wants:

A denim skirt at a bargainous £4. A denim skirt dress which would look great with brogues. This navy playsuit, which would look great with bare legs, although it's getting a bit cold for that now! I'm in love with this blue patterned dress, the pattern is perfect for petites and is just the type of thing I would love to wear. Two last dresses:

The following dress looks really cool, though I would like to see it in person. It really reminds me of the underwear-as-outerwear dress Olivia Palermo & Kim K wore and was featured in Look. I much prefer the way Olivia wore it though, with the cami underneath. I wonder if you could style this with a black lace cami underneath?



And I couldn't do a post on Tesco without mentioning this Man Men-esque (there will be a Mad Men post later) dress. Everybody seems to be raving about it, including The Times, The Observer and last week's Look!

Republic

My first post in this blog is going to be about Republic. They always have good sales, with lots of items around £10, from jeans to dresses. At the moment they have a lot of maxi dresses in the sale for £10, and it seems like everybody has an opinion on this particular dress:

It is a really beautiful dress when you try it on in person, but I can see why they have it (and others of the same style) in the sale. The bust area is a Huge problem for many women, either finding it too tight or too loose it seems. The length is also an issue.
What it seems like the problem is: is that for those who are are roughly under 5'5 it is too long and over 5'8 it is too short. However I don't really find that a massive problem for petites as dresses are very easy to take up. I would say this though: if you are petite, I think the print would be too big for you. I'm borderline petite and big print is not a flattering look. Where the dress does flatter is in the cut; the way the material hangs at the front is super flattering across the stomach, so suits a number of body shapes.
The bust area of this dress is a big issue though, and I think this is why the dress has ended up in the salse. I'm a 34b and my bust could barely squeeze into the size 10. It felt very uncomfortable. I can't comment on the size 12 unfortunately, but if you are bigger than a b cup you simply will not fit into the 10, especially if you plan on wearing a bra with it (which I would recommend!)

My other wants from Republic atm are:
This gorgeous off-white top: (in the shop it was definitely off-white, not white)

I would warn that the sleeves are a little tight for anyone with even the smallest bit of muscle in their biceps. This seems to be common for Republic, with comments on their jackets being tight on the arms.

Republic's tops are looking great too; I don't think they'll ever compete with topshop, but this one (very Taylor Momsen) is looking good, and I have my eye on this shirt below for xmas. Looks like it would be great to dress up and down.