Cute Cars

This is another dress that somehow ended up at the back of the wardrobe unworn. I adore the print of this dress and i couldn't wait to get my hands on it when it first went onto the Simply Be website all those months ago. I have no idea how it ended it pushed to the back of my dress wardrobe!

This dress has pockets which is always a good thing and is a really good fit too. This is a size 24 and had plenty of room so the girls don't try to escape! Its a really light and floaty dress and perfect to wear on its own in the summer, but to try to get some wear out of it now I'm planning on wearing it with thick tights, my biker jacket and maybe my faux fur stole for some extra warmth.

I love the print on this dress, the vintage cars are really cute and its so different from most other prints in my wardrobes. I really need to wear more of the clothes in my wardrobes that haven't ever been worn or don't get worn as often as they should! I'm thinking some sort of challenge may be on order to help me do this and to stop me wearing old favourites over and over again.

Do you have items in your wardrobe that you love but somehow never get around to wearing?

XOXO

Forgotten Floral

While looking through my wardrobe i discovered a few dresses that i have had for several months that have never been worn! They still have the tags on which is pretty bad as I've had them for so long. I decided to show you the first one today, which i got from Simply Be store opening in Manchester many months ago. I have no idea why I've not worn it, it just seems to get bypassed when I'm browsing my wardrobes.

This dress is a size 24, i had to size up to get it to fit comfortably over my boobs, but it is a little big at the waist but nothing that a belt won't fix :)

This dress is made from a sheer material with a slip underneath the main body of the dress but leaving the sleeves sheer which i love. This dress is really gorgeous and i love the vintage looking floral print. I think this dress would look fabulous with a pair of brown boots and now that i can get extra curvy plus from Simply Be i might have to invest in a pair.

This dress is below the knee on me and now that i have re discovered it i think it will get a fair bit of wear over the winter months as it will be so easy to layer up. This dress did come with a belt but i couldn't find it so i added this brown one that i got from a previous fat swap. 

I always feel so bad when i find clothes that have never seen the light of day. I need a wardrobe that  rotates all my clothes around and that brings the less worn pieces to the front!

XOXO

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you all i hope that you had a great night last night whatever you were doing, I thought i would start the year off with the most amazing dress ever!
I first saw this dress at Plus North when Becky modelled it for Scarlett & Jo and since then i was in love, as soon as it came out i knew i had to have it.

I got this in a size 20 as i wanted it to be really fitted, the 20 is perfect and fits like a glove. The dress is so amazing, the mesh sleeves and neckline show some skin so your not 100% covered up. And the velvet is so soft to the touch i just want to wear this dress everyday.

There is also a thigh high split down one side which shows off some leg without wearing a short dress. I'm 5 4'' and this dress is floor length on me without dragging. If i had to pick one dress from my wardrobe that would make me feel like a million dollars it would most definitely would be this one!

This dress ha sold out in a lot of sizes on the Evans website but keep checking as there might be a few returns after the new year. 

I had some amazing opportunities in 2013 and met some of the most amazing people and if it wasn't for this blog i wouldn't have had the chance, so i just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who reads and comments on the blog and to everyone who has supported me.

Big thank you to you all and here's to an amazing 2014! 

XOXO

A Match Made In Heaven

Sorry its been so quiet here for the past few weeks I've been busy at work and the days I've had off seem to have gone in a flash but i do have an outfit for you all today. I hope you've all had a great few days off work and a nice Xmas if you celebrate. A few weeks ago now I went to the Tshirt Store opening, here is what i wore to that and for food with the hubby!

So here is what I wore, this is a top and skirt from Clements Ribeiro for Evans but I wore them together as I think they look great as one! I found these both on the generous side when I tried them on so the top and skirt are both a 20. I love the skirt and top they are made from a thin jersey so have stretch in them and the print is an amazing glove print!

I really love the length of the sleeves on the top but as it was freezing when we went out so I added my biker jacket from New Look inspire. The jacket is a size 22 and is now in the sale, i love it its really comfy and warm and it added a bit of edge to a pretty girly outfit.

I added my Irregular Choice scotty dog flats and i wore my hair in a bow this was like the 2nd ever time I'd done it so i was pretty pleased!

I'm back at work tomorrow (bonus prize if you can come rescue me!) then off for the New Year do you have any plans ?
XOXO

Party On!

It's that time of year when you get together with all your office friends for the work Christmas party. I was sent the Christmas party stereotypes by Curvissa and I recognised quite a few of these as people in my office. I am mix of the over dresser and the gossip, I love nothing more that putting on an over the top dress and giggling over the office gossip! And i know a few people who would probably put me as the most drunk too, although i try not to be this one too often as the hangovers are killer!

Some might say head to toe velvet and killer heels is a bit much for a glass of the fizzy stuff and a plate of finger food but I say never! I love to dress up and Christmas party's are definitely an excuse to put on my glad rags. 

According to Curvissa as the over-dresser i am,

Someone misinterpreted the dress-code… awkward! She'll be wearing an extravagant style prom dress, too much fake tan,festive nails and overly high heels; probably not the best code of conduct if your office do is in the local bowling alley.

That sounds about right apart from the fake tan, I've always overdressed even as a child running around in the middle of summer in my nans high heels,pearls and faux fur coat!

Now as the gossip according to Curvissa i am also,

This tittle-tattle talker can be found wide eyed, speaking in hushed tones to anyone that will listen stating "that so-and-so was spotted with that guy from the third floor". Bubbly and confident, this Christmas-party loving animal will definitely be festively fashioned. You might notice some tinsel wrapped around her ala a tinsel-boa or oversized snowman earrings, so if you hear the rustling on Christmas decorations, beware the gossip queen.

I'm definitely bubbly and confident and quite the party animal when i get going, but although i do love a gossip there are much worse I'm my office several men included!

It's doesn't take me too long to actually get ready but choosing what to wear can add hours onto my prep and leaves my room looking like the wardrobes have exploded. According to a recent survey it takes 21% of people from Yorkshire and the Humber 30 minutes to and hour to get ready which is about right for me if you don't include trying on 20 different dresses to find the right one! You guys in the West Midlands are super speedy with 37% getting ready in under half an hour.

I went looking for a Christmas party dress and I love this one it would be prefect your Christmas party .

I love the shoulder details and even if i am going bowling who says i can't dress to the max. I love standing out no matter what the setting, so Christams parties give me an excuse to go even further.

And as for the shoes, the higher the heel the better and if i can get some leopard print in there then that's a bonus!

So what kind of work party stereotype are you ?

XOXO

Post in collaboration with Curvissa

Tshirt Store Opening

Last week I was invited to the opening of the T-shirt Store in the trinity Leeds. I popped along with the hubby not sure what to expect and to be honest I was pretty sure nothing would fit me but the hubby loves a good tee so I thought we might see something for him. I'm glad to say that i was pleasantly surprised.

We met up with Toni and Beth and it was lovely to see both of them again. The store itself it small but the perfect size to hold all the stock and display it so it can all be seen without having to trawl through rails and rails. I loved how neat everything was and it was really easy to see everything.

The T-shirts are all fair trade cotton which the company is really proud of and you can tell they are good quality they feel so soft!

The more I looked around the shop the more I wanted. I checked out the sizes and the biggest they had was an XL now I usually get a 2xl in tshirts so I wasn't sure these would fit me but after seeing so many amazing T-shirts i thought I'd give them a try and I'm so happy i did! Here are a few of my favourites,

Im in love with this sweater

I'm happy to say that the XL fits me great with a little room so I'd say they fit upto a 22/24. All the staff were lovely and really happy to help, they spent time talking to us and getting feedback. While I was trying not to buy every cat tshirt I saw the hubby had picked out his favourite tshirt. We ended up coming home with a tshirt each here they are coming to an outfit post soon. I went for the galaxy kitty or course! and the hubby went for the ninja turtles/pulp fiction one which he is in love with.

The Tshirt store is located between Blott and Topshop downstairs in the trinity so go and check them out or go the their website. They are looking for more UK designers to work with on T-shirt designs so if that's you get in touch. The launch was great fun it was lovely to meet everyone there and now i have my go to place for funky T-shirts. I obviously love the cat T-shirts one but i love the quote on this one,

Make sure you pop in and checkout the store if your in Leeds.

XOXO

Crazy Clerance

Just a super  quick outfit post today. For any of you that don't know Crazy Clearance is where you can pick up some serious bargains! I had my eye on a playsuit from Simply Be for months but by the time i went to buy it is was out of stock in my size.

A few months ago I was checking crazy clearance and I spotted the playsuit in a 24. It's a lovely silky material with a lovely bird print on. I think it might be a little big it might look better a size smaller but it will be great for keeping cool during the summer.

I've been busy working recently so haven't had much time to post but I have a few outfits coming up soon including a super cute galaxy print cat t shirt! I hope you have all had a great week :)

XOXO