The summer maxi


Hiiiiiiii! How's it going folks? I've been inspired today to don a summer maxi, thanks to a young lady I saw on the road the other day. She was walking ahead of me, hand in hand with her beau (ahem, yes my age is showing here) and she was dressed in a wonderful white, floaty maxi dress that was being caught by the wind, blowing around her in the most flattering of manners. The sight of them conjured up a story of young love, romance and their honeymoon on this perfect little island which gave me a wave of the feel-good factor. 


I promised myself that on the next sunny day I too would don my favourite maxi dress and recreate an image or two that might be inspire you in your summer dressing. So here's what Steve and I got up to at the end of play yesterday. We're on Pentle Bay, the longest sweep of beach on the east side of Tresco. The island in the distance behind me is St Martin's, famous for its vineyard, the Damart and also for (allegedly) having the best beaches on the whole of the Isles of Scilly. 


I couldn't resist this pose!


I was slightly disappointed that Steve didn't know the words to that particular song.


Most of his input was about me not being a mountain goat and for me not to break my ankle as I hopped about from rock to rock, chasing the perfect angle in relation to the sunlight.


Let's talk about the outfit of the day, shall we? I'm working hard at keeping up the green message of shopping my closet and wearing recycled items too and with that in mind am pleased to say that there's nothing brand new in this post. The dress is by Anmol and was from TK Maxx years ago. The gorgeous fringed jacket (synthetic not suede sadly) was a charity shop scoop, but has no label. The brown leather sandals are also second hand and by Dune - sooooo comfy and look like they'll last forever.




A great idea to sit here, but the wind scooped the dress up, billowing it like a sail resulting in the flashing of flesh and undies. 



My sister Sandra sent me this recycled statement necklace which she found in a charity shop in Scotland many moons ago. The rose gold sunglasses are from Guess. The orange resin ring is also recycled and the other ring was a purchase in a street market in Cape Town in January - happy days!



This shot sums up the lure of these islands, offering that get-away-from-it-all feeling without a ten hour flight. Steve and I had the beach completely to ourselves. A top tip if you ever visit here - that early evening time is perfect to have a moment of reflection without interruption as everyone is either getting youngsters fed and bedded or they're getting ready to go out to dinner themselves. This golden hour is when you can stroll the beaches alone and if you land lucky, you can capture some pretty stunning shots too.

My next post will be on Monday when I join the ladies from the Style Not Age Collective for our monthly challenge, the theme being Flaming June. I do hope you can join us for that.

In the meantime, have a lovely weekend!

Anna x

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11 comments

  1. What a fantastic place to live! To see the water always! How relaxing is that!

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    1. It is truly fantastic and yes, lovely to always see the sea. It's relaxing too, you're so right Nancy!

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  2. Look at you, swooshing about, Anna! You look like you haven't a care in the world! Such gorgeous views! As a fellow seaside-dweller, I know those winds too well! It is always windy here, especially near the water. If you weren't so far away, I would consider a trip to visit. Have a wonderful week, my dear!

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    1. You can't go wrong with a bit of swooshing eh? We're so lucky to live by the sea. I haven't seen many seaside shots on your blog though Sheila. We have so many miles between us, it's a huge undertaking for either of us to visit, but maybe one day. xxx

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  3. Here's to the flashing of flesh and undies!! :-)
    I love be these kinds of prints. This one resembles a necktie print from a distance and a batik close up. The sandals have extra cool hardware!
    GORGEOUS SCENERY!!

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    1. It's a really sweet print and one of my favourite summer dresses as it's such an easy to wear piece. We don't take our little island for granted as we too love the scenery xxx

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  4. Stunning photos here Anna. I'm pretty sure the jacket is River Island? I remember it. A really lovely floaty look paired perfectly with that jacket xx

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    1. Thanks Laurie. I found the jacket in a charity shop and was delighted with the fringing plus it's light and soft too. This is really easy summer dressing at its best.

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  5. lovely pics and lovely dress, it's so fab to see this swooshing dress in movement! and you look gorgeous in it, look at your smile!
    Lovely accessorizing!
    besos

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    1. I think the fun we had together doing this shoot came across really well. This beach has always been a regular spot for us, a favourite for picnics over the years. So glad you like the outfit. Thanks xxx

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  6. Great pictures Anna, love the maxi a lot. Jacqui Mummabstylish

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