Wardrobe Weekly

Monday

This is an Anna Scholz black label dress that I snapped up on ebay.

 It has such a vintage look to it - knowing Anna it probably is taken from a vintage print. I'm loving blue this summer, it brings out my tan!

 Dress 24 - Anna Scholz Black Label (via ebay)

Shoes - New Look

Tuesday

 The boyfriend and I were goign to the lido after work, so I wore something I could chuck over my swimming costume afterwards.

 I also tried out some of the new Barry M core balmy tinted lip balms. I'm wearing 'currant bun' here, which is almost too purple for me, but I think I just about pull it off! I really like these balms, I just wish they had more of the highly pigmented dark colours - only this and 'Jam Jar' (the red one - the best one in my humble opinion) show up on my lips. They could do with an intense deep pink to add to the range!

I thought it best to wear a cardi at work because I am still yet to find a strapless bra!

Cardi 24 - New Look inspire

Jumpsuit 3XL - Forever 21+

Sandals - Ipanema

I got the worst cramp I've EVER had while getting out of the lido, it lasted for about 5 minutes (felt like an hour) and I was a bit freaked out because I was in the deep end at the time, surrounded by kids and sans boyfriend (who had got out already and had to get back in to help me!) and it consisted of my desperately trying to straighten my leg without drowning while yelling 'SHIT!' and 'FUCK' at nobody in particular. I was pimp-limping around London for days afterwards, my leg is only really feeling back to normal today (Sunday). My boyf bought me posh fried chicken and sticky toffee pudding to help heal me - The Commercial pub in Herne Hill does REALLY good food by the way - so I got over it. Stupid muscles. Exercise is supposed to be good for me but it just injures me!

Wednesday

Some of you may kind of recognise this dress - It's from Asos Curve but the original version had sleeves...

... I got this on ebay (It's one of those dresses that I had always wanted but for some reason never bought) and it sat in my wardrobe for a while before I decided to chop it up. Basically the sleeves were oddly long and made the dress look scruffy. The tops of the sleeves were also super tight on my massive upper-arms, so I thought I would just sell it.

I then decided that it was such a good dress in every other respect that I would just customise it and make it work. Chopped off the arms and sewed them up. I like this dress loose, but I fancied a smarter look so I added the red belt. Love this outfit.

Dress 22 - Asos Curve (via Ebay & customised)

Belt XL - Next... old and literally falling to pieces!

Sandals - Primark

Earrings - Lanzorote

I put my hair in mini buns in the morning so my hair would be wavy for work, but then I like the way they looked with this dress so I kept them in all day.... my hair was MASSIVE when I took it down before bed!

Thursday

I like a bit of a mum outfit now and again. I've had this vintage skirt for ages, but it was a bit tight for be when I got it. I've lost a tiny bit of weight since then so it's comfortable enough to wear now and I wanted to keep it simple with a white t-shirt.

The other bonus of a plain tee is that they're the best background for big necklaces....

I'm making a sort of Arrested Development 'GODZILLA!' sound in my head!

I wasn't willing to get a t-rex necklace from Tatty Divine (as much as I like them) because £150+ for perspex... well, I just can't bring myself to spend that when I would wear it so little and it's made of plastic! So I turned to ebay to find something similar. I didn't want an exact copy of the t-rex, but I was chuffed when I found this. Don't ask me what sort of dino it is 'cause I don't know.... it has long arms so it's one the the early ones, so anyway. I got it from a seller in the U.S and it was bargainous. They've just started doing lobsters by the looks of things, find them here.

 

Tee 22 - Asos Curve

Skirt 22 - Charity shop

Shoes - Crocs

Necklace - ebay

Friday

It's been about a year since I last wore this dress. I still love it!

I tweeted a picture of this and said that I thought the print looked like tropical fish fins & I got re-tweeted by a tropical fish site -winning!

Dress 22 - Anna Scholz black label

Earrings / sandals - Primark

Ring - Silvershake

 I went to a gig after work which my boyfriend sat in on. It was odd and I was charged £6.40 for a single G&T - I wore my Asos Curve Crochet dress but completely forgot to take pictures!

Sunday

 Off to Brixton to finally try out the Duck Egg Cafe breakfast (errr.... yum - Eggs Benedict are the best option I reckon, although their sausages are unusually tasty!). This is the first time I've worn this skirt out. It's actually excellent for hot weather, & I decide to go full on pastel!

Vest 20, cardi 20, bag & Earrings - Primark

Skirt 24 - Very

Flip flops - Ipanema

 Serious Parsnip.

 My boyfriend literally turned his back on me rather than let me take a picture of him. Sadly for him I very much like his back so I still took a picture. HA, take that!

 We arrived in Brixton to find the Brixton Splash was on.

 I have ice lolly earrings on, and when I saw a Zapp lolly I HAD to have one.... it's what I think of as the E-number filled version of an American fudgesicle and I haven't had one for YEARS!

 We were rather amused that the banners are from the 2012 Brixton Splash.... a bit of tipex would have sorted that out!

I always get a cupcake from Ms Cupcake when I get a chance - Vegan cupcakes in various lovely flavours - because they're normally closed when I'm in Brixton. this got squashed on the way home but still tasted good. Choc cherry. Almost as good as their Rose flavoured one!

Worth bieng poor for

So I tried out some stuff that was in the Asos sale (most of which went back, sorry for the lack of pictures!) but I also got some super exciting stuff to try. I hardly ever buy Asos Curve stuff full price nowadays - mainly because so much of the stuff that used to sell for around £35 now seems to be £45+. However there are a few things I've been watching for ages that keep going out of stock but never go in the sales, so after pay day I threw caution to the wind and decided to just buy the things I really wanted full price. It was an expensive decision but one that has made me this happy....

This little beauty is as good a place to start as any!

 I was SUPER gutted when this white & blue embroidered dress sold out. I really really wanted it, but £65 just felt a bit steep, even with the embroidery, so I put it in my wish list hoping for a discount code, and then it was gone forever! BOO! It had a delicious Mexican flavour to it.... I mourned. Then it's even more awesome sister arrived, after waiting and waiting for a deal it hit the 'low stock' mark and I just had to put it in my basket.

 Oh my god could this be any cuter?! Completely head over heals in love with this dress!

 It comes to just above my knees, which is a good length for this style I think. The body is quite generous but it's good that I got the 24 or the arms would have been too tight for me!

 It's a soft and thin crinkle fabric that is just perfect for summer, and really, this has gotta be one of the most summery styles ever!

At £65 this dress isn't cheap, but it's totally lush and 100% worth it in my opinion!

 Nope. They only had this in a 26 so I thought I'd try it out but it's not good. I really want a loose fitting cocoon dress but I just can't find a nice one.

My main gripe with this dress is that it's made of a horrid, slightly thick, synthetic fabric which makes it totally in appropriate for summertime. If this was cotton it would fall so much better and would probably be cute.

 This is a good time to mention that I also tried this amazing looking dress, which has one of the most summery prints I've ever seen! I therefore find it mind boggling that the fabric used for it is so nu summery! It's like the dress above - too thick, too synthetic, not flowing enough. Gutted about this one because I really wanted it. The size 24 was a nice shape and fit but it was too hot even trying it on in this weather let alone actually wearing it out!

 On to more joyful things. I knew this dress was ace because I've seen it on numerous bloggers, but it kept selling out in my size, and again, I wasn't sure I was happy to pay £45 for it, but the 'low stock' spured me on to try it.

 Nice colour, nice print, nice shape, good fit & pockets! Funnily I thought this was going to be a chiffon / georgette type fabric, but it's similar to the super thin (synthetic) rough silk feel stuff that Anna Scholz uses for her black label summer frocks. It is very thin and lightweight (perfect for summer) and has a bit of stretch to it. I like it!

 Size 24, nips me in at all the right places. I have to say that Asos seem to be a little less generous on the bodice of dresses at the moment (I haven't put on weight so it's not that I've gone up a size), and this is pretty tight on the old back and boobs despite bieng the bigger of the two sizes I normally wear. I think some women with bigger boobs might spill out of this one a little bit!

 Lovely though... it's a keeper. I feel summery and pretty in this dress.... there's another £45 gone!

 Yeah.... this dress was not such a success. The problem is with the bodice again. 

Fair enough if a size 24 is a bit tight on my bust sometimes, but this was miles away from doing up, it is ridiculous!

 So basically this dress is really small on the arms, quite small on the too-high waist and way too small on the boobs. I'd be more annoyed if it wasn't for that fact that this summery-looking frock feels like wearing a quilted bedspread. Too thick. Again, completely inappropriate fabric for this time of year and this style of dress. The neckline is also too high and cuts in against my throat. I wonder if the size 26 would even fit me!

 Ahhhhhhh that's better! This dress was love at first sight, and with a £35 price tag I had no qualms about buying it instantly! I tried the 24 first, but again, it was just tight enough on my bust and arms to make it a bit uncomfortable, so this is the 26 and the fit is perfect for me. I don't think this style of dress should be too tight anyway!

 It is the same light fabric as the green checked dress and has a bit of give. It also has this detailing at the back that will be cuter whn I take the badly placed label out of it!

 Oh me and this dress were meant to be together! I've tried pretty much every wallpaper print dress I've ever seen in my size because I love this kind of print, but they've never been the right cut, or the right fabric for me. This is just heavenly. I am already obsessed with it, and it's a proper midi too! the amount of 'midi' dresses that are just below the knee.... anyway, I feel fabulous in it!

 What can I say about this dress? Might be better in black, but for me this is ruined by the neckline and the sleeves. It looks a bit odd on. I think it needs longer sleeves.... The 24 was massive on the body, tiny on the arms.

I sent this skirt back because the size 24 was BIG on the waist (why are you always so much more generous with stretchy things than with non-stretch asos?!), but it's kind of cool. I think I might re-order it one day if I fancy a bit of sparkle, but after my massive spending spree I didn't feel the need to keep it.

Overall I'm pretty chuffed with my rather expensive asos haul, I've sent loads back but I've also ended up with 3 dresses that I really LOVE! I can't wait to wear them out into the real world!