A simple cocoon dress

Inspired by VB (again) in a simple black dress and heels walking through JFK I am excited for the summer ahead and wearing this look a lot. Forget the heels (I mean really, does she REALLY walk around the airport in those or do you think she gets a buggy/cart thing? - I suspect the latter).

Here she is in hers looking tip top amazing

Here are my top picks

ASOS - £18 (was £30)

Mango - £34.99

Miss Selfridge - £25 (was £39)

River Island - £45

Gap - £36.99 (was £44.95

What have I been wearing?

Out of my comfort zone in harem pants but I LOVE THEM. The husband HATES them more than I can tell you!

And then I dropped a bottle of wine on my foot (bottle was full and it hurt - A LOT, even today (3 days later) I cannot walk properly or wear shoes well. These ballet pumps were the only pair I could squeeze my foot into and it was only because we were out for lunch that I HAD to put something on. They came off at every opportunity and I walk bare foot to our friends house for dinner that evening - classy.

Hope everyone is having a good bank holiday

Fiona
xoxo

picture of said damaged toes - OUCH OUCH OUCH

Style Challenge - How am I doing?

Do you remember I stupidly said I would not buy anything for 6 months? This is PURELY down to financial reasons. The truth is I have most things, however, I was VERY NEARLY turned this week when I ordered 8 pairs of Clarks shoes for a style project. I could have seriously kept 2 pairs (more on the metalic brogues and skater shoes another day).

So what have I HONESTLY bought this month?

What have I stolen from the shop? Well ... IT IS DIFFERENT TO BUYING .. it is it it is!

Funky Belt - £8

Slouchy Top - £12

And apart from that I have bought and stolen nothing else and I have worn something different for 30 days - THAT's how you can make your wardrobe work for you if you want to. I could and I will carry on with as many different outfits as I can - some a variation on a theme but lots of new ideas (for me) to wear over the next 30 days. Having Avenue 57 is helping because I still get inspired by the ladies posting over there.

I'm actually a bit jealous of all the lovely things I see that others are buying but the HMRC wouldn't be happy if I spent all the money owed to them!

Fiona
xoxo

A Day At The Races With Kaleidoscope

What's Newbury famous for? A racecourse! I've been to Ladies Day many times and each and every time I have a laugh. I never gamble by the way, I just go with girls and gossip all day about the people we see and drink champagne!

Kaleidoscope got in touch this week to ask me if I'd like to blog about my perfect race day. I can't tell you how effortless this post was to write ... well, I say that - it was easy to describe what I'd do (it's basically a diary entry of what the girls and I do anyway) but when I looked at their site I had to really focus and concentrate. I could have created around 50 outfits from the lovely things they have online. I've actually never known a site to have so many good staple items - statement dress, handbag and shoes and mix and match and match and mix - voila a ton of race day outfits (see below).

Now back to what we do on Ladies Day at Newbury Racecourse.

We always start the day at one of the girls houses with smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and bagels - mmm

We swiftly move on to the only thing you can drink at 9am. I AM LYING. We START with champagne and then move on to food!

A quick weather check to see if brolly/pashmina/flat shoes are required (I would definitely take flat shoes anyway because walking in heels all day can hurt and walking on grass in heels (regardless of the weather) is hard!

After salmon and bubbles we taxi to the venue and away we go to the champagne tent. Do you see a theme here?!

Here are the outfits I would happily wear if I were going this year and if I had Kaleidoscope to dress me.

Dress - £39
Hat - £119
Bag - £19
Shoes - £59.95

Dress - £39
Sunglasses - £19
Bag - £45.95
Shoes - £35

Dress - £39
Hat - £38
Bag - £19
Shoes - £39

Dress - £69
Hat - £38
Shoes - £39
Bag - £19

Dress - £69
Shoes - £85
Bag - £60

Dress - £69
Bag - £25
Shoes - £79
Fascinator - £14 

We then move on after the last race into the town centre and scoff some food - our favourite is a good sharing meal - Chinese.

And then for the hard core among us we party as if we were 18 all over again!!!

Do you like the races?

Fiona
xoxo

Is Kate Moss's collection for Topshop any good?

Psst Kate Moss has launched her new collection at Topshop. It's called Kate Moss X Topshop and it will be available to buy online tomorrow (Wednesday 30th April) and I'll add links to all that I like when they're live.

I am such a ditsy blogger, I had NO idea she was doing this (thank you Frances from School Run Style for letting me know and showing me your favourite bits), I have a vague recollection of her having done something before (4 years ago apparently) and I as I write this I do wonder if I'll like anything? She's beautiful, she's my age but she looks 15 years younger.

The collection has been split into 4 sections:

Tailoring Noir

Balearic Dressing

Cocktail Hour

Pyjama Dressing

Right, I'm going in ... what do I love?

Simples - nothing more than a fancy cami - love it

Stunning metalic vest top that can be dressed up or down

I love this but then I have a thing for this print this year. Wear on the beach, wear with gladiator sandals on a stinking hot day - this is one cool item (did I really just write that)?

My favourite dress colour ever in the world - EVER. I reckon the style would be flattering too

Cuteness and simplicity at its best

I like this - I know it's not 'me' and I have no reason to ever wear an evening playsuit but it's cute!

What do I not love?

Really, I do think these are pajamas and not a silk top .. or is it a silk blouse? I don't know!

 "living in the 80's" - I had a 'cut on the bias' dress decades ago. It's the most unflattering thing ever if you have a bump of any description anywhere on your body!

 Really?

Go go go - Joseph and his amazing coat - bleck

What do you like? Check out the Kate Moss Collection 2014 for Topshop HERE

Fiona

xoxo

Denim Shirt ...

I love my denim shirt so much. It was from H&M and cost £19.99. I must remember to wear it more often. I just looked back at my posts on Avenue 57 and it seems I have only worn it 6 times in the past 12 months - that's not a lot! I promise to wear my denim shirt more as I've been really inspired by these looks from Pinterest ...

Here's me wearing mine those 6 times!

Breast Enhancing Bikinis

Here I go again, the quest for a bust enhancing bikini for the summer ahead. I posted almost a year ago to the day about needing one last year and I did find a couple that were amazing but you know what it's like after a holiday, the salt and/or chlorine bleach your bikini and you end up with a faded version of the one you bought from the shops 6 weeks before.

5 years ago when I ordered my first PLUNGE (love that word don't you?!!) it was from Max Cleavage and it was expensive (£65). I can't believe that there are so many available now and easily under the £30 price point.

What I've Been Wearing ..

THANK GOODNESS .. the school holidays are OVER ... as I sit here at 20.36pm on Wednesday 23rd April I can say that I am relieved and happy! We are all bored of each other, I'm 'done' with juggling being a mother (badly), working (part time), a wife (even worse), running a house (don't even go there) ....

So what have I been wearing?

White Dresses For Summer ...

With the sun out I now have a new desire - the white dress. I have one but it's too big and the wrong shape/size on me but I LOVE how simple they are.

I'm talking specifically about the floaty white dress that you would wear with ease during the summer ahead. I am going to be wearing LOTS of dresses in the summer becayse there is nothing more cooling that a simple floaty dress and sandals.

In truth I fell in love with the DOC (Duchess of Cambridge) and her broderie anglaise white dress the other day

I'm kicking myself because last summer Sainsbury's had one identical to this and I didn't buy it.  HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS.