Prada Kisses

I took my trusty old Prada lip print dress out for a whirl this week. It's such a girly dress and so not 'me' that I tried to casual it up with a pair of New Balance trainers, See by Chloe leather jacket and a Uniqlo check shirt tied around the waist. Worn with my trusty Lulu Guinness stripe bag that seems to go with everything I wear at the moment. Im so enjoying using a pouch instead of a huge tote, everything is so easy to locate, although I do need to trawl a canvas bag full of essentials around with me at the same time!

Bank Holiday Blues

This bank holiday I threw on my trust boiler suit for a dinner with friends. 

This is an outfit that has truly divided the masses. Simon spent the entire evening cracking British Gas jokes, whereas the girls all asked where it was from and if I'd mind if they bought the same one. I even had a compliment on it from Brit style icon Alexa Chung herself. 

Whether you like it or you hate it there's one thing I think we can all agree on when wearing a boiler suit... 

It's a total bitch to pee in.

Boilersuit Topshop, Jacket DKNY, Bag Prada, Boots Duo, Sunglasses Rayban, Necklaces from top: vintage, Dana Levy, Kabiri.

A Week in SUPERGA : Day 3

It's Day 3 of my week wearing Superga and with a day running from meeting to meeting it's all about  the Suit'n'Superga 

I've gone for simplicity in the Superga Classic 2750 White. The every-man's Superga. 

Wearing: Superga 2750 in White, Suit Isabel Marant, Tshirt Uniqlo, Bag Prada (similar here), Sunglasses RayBan.

A Week in SUPERGA : Day 2

It's Day 2 of my 'Week in Superga' challenge and I'm holding up well. The sun is out which means I can bare my legs, and all of a suddenly a world of outfits become available. 

Spirits are high, and lifted further by the girl with the pearl necklace chilling out upon my glasses frame.

Wearing: Superga 2750s in Black, Jacket No.21, Tshirt Zara, Skirt very old Prada, Bag New Look, Sunglasses Chanel

Wedding Dressing

On Sunday I had my first wedding of the year, a beautiful black-tie ceremony in Brighton. 

As a very casual (scruffy) dresser, I always find wedding dressing a little tricky, I tend to look like a boy in a frock, which is never really what I'm going for. 

This Sunday night I wore an H&M dress, Prada bag and Jimmy Choo patent heels. 

It's taken me years to work out my 'wedding style' - including having my own wedding - so here are a few of my lessons learned on summer wedding dressing...

1. If you are not the kind of person who gets a blow-dry, for heavens sakes don't get a blow-dry. I have learnt this the hard way (4 separate occasions looking like a cross between KMid and a poodle). Tame unruly hair with Moroccan Oil Shine Spray for a quick fix - and run over any mad curls with the GHDs. 

2. Acne tends to be my best bet for evening-wear as it still has a casual, cool and uncontrived feel.  Invest in something simple and wearable - and don't be afraid to do colour. 

Dresses : Acne

3. Wear comfortable heels - and take flats. You're on your feet all day so you need to be able to walk. I once wore a pair of Louboutin heels to a wedding and put them straight on ebay the next day because I was so angry with them for ruining my day. Jimmy Choo are simply the most comfortable heels - worth investing in as you can actually wear them for the full day. Plus I always take a little pair of simple Bloch ballet pumps for when the dancing really gets going - flats are essential for my centre of gravity when throwing serious shapes on the dance floor.

Shoes: Jimmy Choo

More wedding dressing to come later this summer...