Flaming June!


Hello and welcome to this month's Style Not Age challenge! Flaming June is the theme set by Jacqui and goodness I do hope she enjoys the irony of my offering in this less-than-summery month. When she suggested this topic, Jacqui proffered tips on any fire bright colours from flame yellow through to brazier bright orange and all the way to sizzling shades of red. That seemed to be simple enough I thought. But as we all know, life rarely goes to plan and the minute I started to line up this outfit, well the weather seemed to take against me! Polly and I finally accepted that we'd shoot the gorgeous outfit regardless of the fickle British weather.


I've been trying a new style strategy to counter these grey summer days which is simply to wear bright colours on dull days. The resulting lift in mood has been remarkable helping me counter the blahs with a blast of colour confidence I've not experienced before on these rainy days. My default setting has previously been to wear black or at least dark colours when it rains, goodness knows why, but I've been drawn to these dour shades almost as if I've been reflecting the grey skies. My fashionista friends may have been luckier with the weather for their photo shoots, so let's see how they fared with this month's quest.


As this is Jacqui's challenge I thought we'd start with her and goodness, it's a fantastic start!  Her daughter's wedding and a holiday in Majorca seem to have fallen back to back, so goodness knows how she's found time to pull this great outfit together. Read the back story to the look on her blog Mummabystylish.


Emma never fails to impress me with these monthly tasks and this month she is as cute as ever. Not only does Emma have a great sense of which colours flatter her, but she has the most stunning figure to showcase the outfit too. Emma, this is fab-u-lous! See more on her blog the Style Splash. 


Last, but by no means least is Hilda from Over The Hilda showing she's pretty hot stuff too in her Flaming June ensemble. We've clearly all been inspired by this one! Join Hilda on her blog here to see more of this super outfit.


My fabulous yellow trouser suit is from JD Williams (not gifted, please note) and was on my wishlist for months after I saw Evon wearing it during the trip to Cape Town for the spring fashion shoot. The scene in the TV commercial where she throws those big doors open wearing this suit won me over immediately - I just knew then that I'd have to buy it! The jacket and trousers are actually on offer now see here


Evon's silver sandals are still available and also on offer currently as seen here.


My own styling twist for the zingy trouser suit has me wearing these brocade trainers by Replay for a practical workaday outfit. I've injected another burst of colour with my Frida Kahlo tee shirt from Primark. You couldn't get a more summery look could you? Well, maybe if the sun actually shone I suppose.


Polly and I did this photo shoot at the end of the day on Tuesday last week and I fancy if we'd held off until the weekend the weather might have been a bit brighter. However, this weekend I may well be in London, but that my dear friends is another story as they say ...


Accessories comprise of heavy gold chain (a gift from Sasha) and these gold coloured rings are both pre-loved. 


One of the best features of these trousers is the stretch fabric - no tweaking and pinching when they have that extra bit of give in them! I wore the suit all day long and there's hardly a crease to be seen either. This is the first time I've worn it and that was a real bonus to find it after a long day at work it was still sharp enough to withstand the scrutiny of these close up shots.


I'm sure the ladies from the collective will be laughing at my usual out-of-step offering for this month's challenge. I would have loved to showcase this fabulous suit in sunny weather, but life truly conspired against that. The photo shoot for last Thursday's post took place on Wednesday and on Thursday I had a whole lot of packing to do. As I write, my plans are just coming together for a quick weekend trip with Steve to London to see a concert. 


By Monday he and I will be back on the train hurtling back south to Cornwall for an overnight stay in Truro. And when I say Truro, you know what that means - it's my favourite stamping ground for a bit of charity shopping! I'll only have a couple of hours, but goodness, I'm pretty adept at speed shopping as it's one of the skills I've honed to perfection after living on an island for over 40 years. As the summer exhibition period is fast approaching I could do with some new inspiration in the party frock department. Look out mainland, here I come!

                                                                                               Anna x

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  1. I love the suit Anna! I'm very tempted to order it while it's on offer. It looks fab with the very cool Frida Kahlo T-shirt and funky trainers! At least the rain didn't stop you having fun!

    Emma xxx
    www.style-splash.com

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    1. Polly and I do always have fun on these shoots. It was her idea that we salvage the opportunity by using the transparent brolly and how right she was! Of course I'm going to urge you to buy the suit, but there again I'm very biased in its favour x

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  2. Beautiful! And a great strategy to beat the rainy days! Though your little island looks pretty in all seasons, I'm sure you're like us and ready for some sun, warmth and dry days. Always love it when I can stop by and visit your little corner of the internet!

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    1. We're always looking for a bit of sunshine on our little islands - they always look so much prettier in the sunlight. And I always love it when you drop by to say hello too Julia x

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  3. Yes Anna you always manage to delight us and your sense of fun always shines through. Absolutely nailed it with this outfit from top to bottom. xx

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    1. So very kind of you Hilda. I love to add my own personality to an outfit and hope that it encourages my readers to experiment too.

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  4. This is a fabulous suit, and love the bright and cheery colour. You always put your imaginative twist on our challenges - I love them! Jacqui Mummabstylish

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    1. Oh my goodness, how I love this zesty colour - it really lifts me! Our challenges are an endless source of inspiration for all of us, I'm sure. I love to see how differently we approach each one - it's great fun!

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  5. Thank goodness for a transparent brolly, Anna! You are really bringing your own sunshine to a grey day! I love this wonderful suit - it looks mustard in these pics, but more of a lemon yellow when your friend is wearing it. Your choice of tee and footwear really make this look fresh and modern.

    Hugs to you, m'dear!

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    1. Hurrah for the brolly - it really saved the day! The colour of the suit is best seen at the top of the page in my Instagram shot where I've got my hands in my pockets - that was good daylight. The ones in the rain are quite dark and in Cape Town the strong sunlight plus the huge stage lighting bleached the yellow to pale lemon. Regardless of the variations, it's a fabulous suit!

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  6. You do find some good items. Love the suit. Regards - Jill stylishatsixty
    www.stylishatsixty.wordpress.com

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  7. You look super in the yellow suit! I love it! The trainers are so fruity and tasty too! Can't wait to see what you buy in Truro! Beuatiful.xx

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    1. Cheers Kezzie! These trainers are so unusual and do get me lots of compliments and best of all they have so many different colours that I can wear them with so many outfits. Truro was good... x

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  8. I LOVE how your friend Kezzie described these trainers as "fruity and tasty" Hey! I think she's quite right about that. After smiling from ear to ear at your perching at the water's edge under your cute umbrella my eyes registered only the joyful expression on you face. It's not easy to fight the cloudy, wet, weather but your spirit and delightful smile fills me with sunny delight.
    I'm glad you and Steve are sneaking off for a concert! Hope you'll tell us about it!

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    1. This suit is like wearing a great big dollop of sunshine and will be forever in reserve for when I'm feeling a bit blah - it really does work a bit of magic on me! The post about our weekend in London will be along soon x

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  9. woww, what a fab suit in a fab color!, perfect to cheer up a grey day!. You look gorgeous and love the sparkly attitude you share with us!
    And obviously, I love your brocade sneakers!, so cool!!
    besos

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  10. Cheers Monica. I'm having to limit my wearing of these brocade sneakers as I could easily wear them every day - not only do they look great, but they are soooo comfortable too!

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