Time...for tea

 

Jumper: Primark   Skirt: Topshop Boutique   Boots: Bank   Collar: Primark

Headed out for lunch the other day, just expecting to get a sandwich and ended up having a full blown afternoon tea! Our family has a bit of a craze on afternoon teas/cream teas as we always used to go to Cornwall every year when we were younger and the sis kept it up with her wedding theme last year. The sun and rain couldn't decide who was going to win all day today so went for a bigger knit with a smaller skirt for a bit of balance. You can't really see but the knit has side splits and is even longer at the back, which was why didn't tuck it in. 

Need to play bit more with colour, am tending to stick to grey a bit too much at the moment but did see in Grazia this week the new accessories collection from Anna Dello Russo for H&M, which could be a really good way to punctuate an outfit with some colour. Check out some pieces here, not so sure bout the thigh high boots but am loving the animal pieces and the bright statement earrings. Also liking the quote, 'Accessories are like vitamins to fashion — as such, you should use them liberally.'

New...finds

 

Dress: Topshop   Jacket: Primark   Hat: New Look   Boots: Bank   Necklace: H&M   Bag: H&M   Watch: River Island

We have lived in the same place for getting on three years now and all this time we have never realised that just up the road and to the left was this cute little pub with a lovely terrace full of these iron garden chairs that overlooks a vast grass lawn, great place to relax in the summer, (course we are still waiting for that to happen!) but is nice to know it's there for when the day comes! 

Got back the dress from home this week, took it with me on the last trip to Brighton for the talented Elif to adjust (may have accidently bought it in a maternity version, so needed a bit of taking in!) and has come back fitting perfectly, as normal! The day I came back to Manchester she was holding a dress swap night that she said last time they were having to turn people away from, gutted to have missed it but there is another one in November I can hopefully get back for, check out her Facebook page, here, for further details and events. The boots you may have seen from my Facebook post, here, I am loving with the metal detail on the tip, just slightly wishing they were black, may have to look into trying to dye them. Hmmm....

Ahhh forgot to put the most important thing, HAPPY BIRTHDAY big sis!!! Have a lovely day and enjoy your hol!