Good Karma

Aside from my day at work, todays a little special as I have an exciting blogging event I'm attending in the evening after work. The lovely team at Jarlo have invited me and a couple of other bloggers (which I am yet to know who) to a special dinner to celebrate our upcoming blog collaboration. I'm really looking forward to the event and excited to meet the other bloggers who will be taking part in our styling project.

The project we're working on is something Jarlo have already done with some awesome US bloggers, and they're now bringing the idea to the UK and giving a few of us bloggers each a selection of Jarlo dresses from the new collection to style in our own way. We each get 4 of the same dresses, so it'll be a really nice way to show how different people style the same items to suit they're own unique look.

. Jarlo Maxi Dress £75 c/o . Dogeared Karma Necklace £54 c/o So Charming . H&M Sandals .

As a little thank you for taking part in the collaboration I was allowed to pick another dress myself, as a little gift. Now I'd been eyeing this here dress up for months on ASOS, and jumped at the chance to pick this as my thank you present. I was so excited to receive this little number and am super happy with it in the flesh. It's actually far more glamorous then I had thought it'd be (I'd assumed a casual maxi), but I love it for it. It's the perfect summer garden party dress and is such a pretty design and colour palette. I can't wait for some more sunshine so I can get wearing this dress some more.

Make sure you stay tuned for the Jarlo collaboration, we'll be kicking off in July.

I'm also wearing my very own Dogeared necklace in this outfit post, I have the Karma necklace which I absolutely love. I'm a true believer in 'what comes around goes around' so love this little necklace. Don't forget you can win your own Dogeared necklace in my competition (see below).

What do you think of this gorgeous Jarlo Maxi dress? Are you a fan of the colour tones and the sleek design?

 

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It's All Black & White

I'm kinda loving this whole monochrome trend right now, I'm embracing it in a few of my outfits lately (especially loving my white leather LBD and black leather shoes here), but I thought i'd share another monochrome look featuring this new black and white mini dress from Lipsy.

I've been meaning to share this look with you all for ages but with work being super busy my little blog is gone a little awol (although I have to say, i've still not missed a single day since Nov 2011 - yeehaaa). Anyway, I was lucky enough to be sent this cute LW/BD by Lipsy a little while back and I think it makes the perfect spring outfit for a night out. It'd be fab for a summer holiday in Ibiza ... with a tan and a cocktail in hand.

. Lipsy White Panelled Dress c/o . Daniel Footwear Unforgettable Sandals .

I styled the dress with my Daniel Footwear unforgettable sandals which are my favourite going out sandals for the summer. They're so chic and subtle I just love them, plus they're mega comfy which is always a bonus. The dress would probably go better with a pair of black heels (my black Marni / H&M heels would probably go perfectly) but I think these tan sandals still go nicely for a slightly more chic look.

Everything is a little mental right now in 'real life', I have some really exciting things going on which I can't wait to happen and tell you all about. Plus works super busy still so it's a bit of a juggling act, but i'm glad to stay i'm still (just about) managing to blog daily :) I got myself a new tripod and timer in the last week or so (as mine had broken) so i'll get snapping more of my outfits to share with you all again now.

What do you think of the black and white LBD? Are you a fan of the monochrome look for a summer night out?

 

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Rain On MY Parade

Today’s outfit post is a little look from my weekend and features my new boots which I blogged about this week. The outfit is a casual-ish day look, which I planned to wear to see Rihanna, however as you’ll see half way through the pictures … it then decided to pee it down and so an outfit change had to be had.

The dress Is my favourite Motel number, I love this little denim dress, it goes with everything and is so comfy and easy to wear. The boots and glitter socks (from Urban Outfitters) give the dress a little edge and make for something a little different, versus the standard black tights and flat boots I usually wear it with. 

- RAIN - 

. Motel Penny Dress £50 . Office Ankle Boots £85 . Vintage Satchel .

I always admire the whole chic and casual smock dress styled with edgy boots look (aka Kate Bosworth / Alexa Chung)  but never really feel like I can pull it off. I always feel like the boots need to have a little heel else you look a bit stumpy legged and luckily my new boots are the perfect pair for the job. I deliberately chose a unique colour when I bought these boots, and I love how the burgundy colour is a little different and gives an outfit a little twist. 

I finished my outfit off with my vintage tan leather satchel which my family bought me for my birthday a few years ago. It's my go to festival bag and is actually still covered in mud from Isle of Wight festival last year. This year was the first time in 4 years I've not been to IOW, so I had to get the festival spirit channeled into my look somehow :)

What do you think of my new boots? Are you a fan of the whole smock dress and ankle boots look? How would you wear these?

 

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