If all has gone to plan then this ought to be the 4th and final automated post while I'm gadding about on my holidays. I do hope that my readers and loyal followers have still been visiting the blog in my absence and have been rewarded with these posts from my draft box. This was drawn up in September when the golden sun bathed us with it's waning warmth before it started heading towards the Southern hemisphere. Read on - Can there ever be too much of a good thing? If so, then I hope this isn't it. I have a couple of new favourites in my arsenal and this is one of them. I'm hoping to leaf this into my winter wardrobe to lift the dark colours out of the doldrums. But for today, the joy was in the pairing up of the wonderful fizzy pink blouse with my sedate Boden skirt. Well maybe a pink and orange skirt doesn't really constitute sedate in colour, but it's surely a classic shape. Ending just at the knee it's quite unassuming and simply cut, but by adding this vintage, chiffon, frilly bit of fun the whole thing positively sings. I'm clearly head over heels again. The autumn sunshine was bright today and I needed little prompting to give this outfit an airing. The new addition of pink to my wardrobe has my mind in overdrive thinking up ways to feature this and other rosy hued pieces. And when I recall all the times I've dismissed and zoomed past the pink racks and even whole sections of pink and red clothes - well, I just want to rewind to check what I've missed! However, I've got to get over that and move on. Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to get a bit of retail therapy again soon and maybe have some pink successes. The shoes today were going to be my silver brogues as seen here and here. But, I then decided to really play up the colourful girly outfit to the max. Heck, I probably wouldn't wear this again until next year, why not give it the full treatment? So, I introduced the green kitten heels which gave birth to the green gemstone crucifix necklace. And to finish, the purple tights were just the thing to pull everything together. The finished outfit may not be too different to the first time I wore it (quite recently I think) as here, but hey, shoot me for loving this blouse so much I just wanted to give it another reprise! Vintage blouse: charity shop. Skirt: Boden. Shoes: Office. Tights: old. Necklace: old. Sunglasses: Quay Australia. Linking with Catherine from Not Dressed as Lamb |
Bedazzled in pink and orange - flashback to September
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Fabulous splash of colour. You sure will be noticed when you walk in a room. I really love it. And the shoes and necklace are great finds.
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Thank you Greetje. I notice from your instagram account that you too have been indulging in a splash of colour! I've picked up a few more dashes of colour on my trip which I can't wait to introduce...
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Lovely combination! The purple tights do bring it all together and you look fab!
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Veronica
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Dear Veronica, thank you for being a loyal visitor to the blog in while I played hooky. Glad you approve of the ensemble. Am heading your way now x
DeleteAnna
Hi Anna, I see nothing sedate about that skirt! Wish it was mine; and those dinky little shoes too.
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Thanks so much for your seal of approval. I remember the warmth of the sun that day and how good I felt in this outfit x
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I do so adore pink and orange together.
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Suzanne
Pink and orange are just so zingy, aren't they? The trip was fantastic, better than we expected. Will swing by soon x
DeleteAnna
The bright pink and red together is so attention grabbing...I love it! People are often hesitant to pair these two colors, but I think they work so well together. And the pink is super flattering on you!
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Thanks Connie. You're right about it being an attention grabbing combination, but hey, that pretty much describes me! Pink is one of my lastest loves and just wait until you see my new winter coat - it's a real pink fiesta x
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