Wardrobe Weekly

Monday

 Thank goodness I had the foresight to take Monday as holiday after a a weekend away. I felt like I'd spent the last 3 days sweating and was just exhausted! Wore this outfit to go and do some grocery shopping. As it turns out, still too hot for a jacket (even a super thin one!).

Jumpsuit 24 - George

Jacket 26 - Simply Be

Flip Flops - Ipanema

Tuesday

 Something a bit OTT for a hot day!

 I love these dresses (I have a similar one in white & red) because they are super girly and a little bit like wearing a period costume!

Dress 26 - K&D London via ebay

Flip flops - Ipanema

Wednesday

 I was off to the ballet (Coppelia) after work so I wanted to look relatively smart. I also wanted sleeves in case the air-con was a bit cold in the theatre, but I needed something lightweight to combat the heat everywhere else. Double silk to the rescue!

 I wore all rose gold accessories and then managed to leave all 5 rings in the toilets at the ballet - classy clientèle though as thankfully they were handed in!

 I always think the London Coliseum looks like it was decorated by Elton John!

Dress 22 - Anna Scholz White Label

Rose gold rings & earrings - Silvershake

Sandals - Primark

Thursday

 I was planning to go for a swim after work at my local lido (scuppered because Thursday nights it closes at 6.30... BOO!) so I wore something that would be easy to put on over a swimsuit. This is a  great jumpsuit (you can see how much it has loosened up with a bit of wear - good old Primark, accidentally clothing fatties again!) but the open back meant I had to wear a jacket with it.... don't think my colleagues have any desire to see my bra!

Jumpsuit 20 - Primark

Jacket 20 - New Look Inspire

Flip Flops - Ipanema

Friday

 I've had this dress for a while but I saved it for hot weather. It's really see through as it turns out, so good job I had shorts on underneath!

 Shame I don't have any nude bras!

 Dress 24 - Vintage Evans via ebay

Earrings - Can't remember where I got these, had them years!

Flip Flops - Ipanema

Saturday

T-shirt 22 - Asos Curve

Trousers 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Sandals - Primark

Sunday

I'm dying my mega white hair today, and chances are I'm not going to get dressed because it's too hot for clothes!

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 It's been a joyously short week thanks to my two days off (to recover from my holiday and prepare for the horrors of getting up early and commuting to work again!). We got home on Saturday night at 2am then slept in on Sunday.... lovely!

Sunday

Sunday was such a beautiful day that it made being back home much more bearable. Obviously we had to go out in it so we went to the martket and the park, then to our friends for a BBQ!

Eat all the food? CHECK!

 Lightweight dress and summer hat was necessary (I still had sore skin from my sun-cream reaction so I protected my face with this!)

Dress 24 - Ruby Rocks for Evans

Hat - Primark

Monday

 I was still reminiscing about the holiday on Monday so I sat outside in the sun and did a crossword.... not quite as fun without my other half but warm and lovely!

 Lying in my garden & appreciating the beautiful trees (even though they make all blocked up and snotty in summer!)

Vest 20 - Primark

Shorts 22 - Asos Curve

Shoes - Primark

Tuesday

I properly cried when I heard Rik Mayall was dead. I feel sad when famous people I like die (I'm not a robot!) but I don't normally weep. Rik is a whole different matter though. One of my first crushes and one of my all-time comedy heroes. I've been watching all my Rik favourites whenever I get a chance. If I still had a VHS I'd be watching the Dangerous Brothers too! RIP to one of the funniest men ever to grace our screens.... 56 is no age to die :(

 Dress 22 - Crazy Clearance

Shoes - Primark

I didn't intentionally wear a 'I'm in mourning' outfit, but I do appear to have worn all black on Tuesday!

Wednesday

So, first day back at work and I knew it was going to involve lunch in outside at a mini food market and zumba after work so I went for my trapeze dress and wore my zumba leggings underneath as chub-rub protection! I've been going almost entirely make-up free since I got a bit of a tan (just a bit of under-eye cover), it's been freeing!

Before my holiday I ordered some stuff from Silvershake (my favourite place to get proper jewellery from!) and my box of goodies were waiting for me on my desk when I got in to work. I got the ballerina earrings I showed you in my last wish-list post, and lots of rings in different sizes to wear all over my fingers.

I've got some of the rose gold rings on here (I LOVE ROSE GOLD!) and I'll show you the silver ones when I wear them. Such bargains, so very lovely.... they call them wedding bands but they're like £3 each so I'm not wearing them as wedding bands, obviously! Go to the site, type in 'ring' and arrange them in price from low-high and you'll find some lovely simple stackable rings (I had to resist getting a set of black bands too!)

Dress 16 - Primark

Thursday

 On really hot days I think it's wise to wear the thinnest fabric possible, and double silk is ideal. I love my silk dresses in summer, they're totally non-sweaty!

 Dress 24 - Anna Scholz White Label

Flip Flops - Ipanema

Friday

 I have been WAITING SO LONG to wear this dress! I got this in a charity shop ages ago and I was so excited about it.... bold stripes and bright flowers?! SO PERFECT!

 After work I met my boyfriend on the South Bank for some mental Jazz from Polar Bear (more his thing than mine!) and then some street food followed by a cocktail in a nearby Jazzy bar.

 I wanted to look pretty so I thought this dress would be perfect for the heat and our evening. I saw a lady wearing the big Tatty Divine Dinosaur necklace while we were in the bar (I told her it was fabulous which made her smile!) and it reminded me how much I want something like that. I'm not spending £130 on a plastic necklace 'cause I don't have that kind of money right now, and I'm not really interested in getting a 100% knock-off version, but I'm on the look out for a something similar. I hope ebay will provide!

Dress size ? - Vintage

Slip 24 - the cotton one from my Asos Curve Crochet dress (re-homed!)

Shoes - Primark

Saturday

 Saturday was a busy one and I totally forgot to take outfit pictures, but I wore my Forever 21+ leopard trousers and my Asos curve black wide-neck t-shirt. We both went to the huge Tesco in Streatham to get our eyes tested at their opticians (more on that coming up in a future post!), then we went for a swim in the new pool next door, then did a grocery shop. I made my first ever Kedgeree (thanks to Jamie Oliver and his 15 minute meals!)

Sunday

Barely got dressed today, but made gazpacho, a chocolate cake, Nigella's prawn cakes (with a tangy salad) and another 15 minute meal (Rosemary chicken with polenta). It's been a tasty weekend!

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Monday

 Oh Monday was glorious! The joy of wearing a summer dress and no coat! Shame it didn't last but hey, I enjoyed it while I could!

Earrings - Silvershake

Dress 22 - Asos Curve

Sandals - Primark

 I love this dress for many reasons, but the black crochet is obviously a lovely feature as it is so trendy at the moment. I recently bought one of the new Barry M Gelly hi shine lip crayon, I'm wearing no2 which is an intense orange-red colour and matches the background of this dress perfectly!

In the evening I buttoned up and let my hair down!

Tuesday

 I love this bomber jacket, and I love this dress too.... I'm glad it's warm enough to wear it again! Plastic shoes to deal with the random downpours in-between the sunshine!

Jacket 22 - Dorothy Perkins

Dress 22 - Crazy Clearance

Shoes - Primark

Wednesday

 Okay, so although it was warm in the morning, it got a bit cooler throughout the day and this dress was just not warm enough! My bad, should have kept it for a properly hot day!

 I love it though... really love it, and I felt very glamorous in it!

 Cardi 20 - Primark

Dress 24 - George

Flip flops - Ipanema

Sadly I had to admit defeat and throw my favourite Ipanemas in the bin. I've been wearing them for about 4 years so they've done rather well, but it's still a sad day!

Thursday

 

 I do so love the shape of this dress....

 .... and the print of course! I was excited to finally have some blue shoes to match it!

Dress 24 - Clements Ribeiro Swan for Evans

Leggings 22 - South / Very

Shoes - Primark

Friday

 I was right about these boohoo jeans, they did loosen up a little bit an they are really comfy and good in the warm weather. I love them, I hope they make the same jeans in other colours!

T-shirt 22 - Asos

Jeans 24 - Boohoo

Lace daps - Dunlop