Anna does Kirstie at Christmas


Happy Christmas my lovelies!

Hello and thanks for dropping by today. I bet I'm not alone in wondering how Christmas has suddenly been and gone already. All that hype, all those preparations, all that food and packing of presents and suddenly - it's over! 




This is my Christmas day frock a la Kirstie Allsopp. I'm a huge fan of her pre-Christmas bonanza of programmes in which she wears the shirtwaister dress in all sorts of colours and patterns. I found mine in a charity shop in September and stashed it away ready for the big day. It's a vintage piece by the brand Kerena. The red, green and gold theme screamed out festive dressing the minute I saw it and the voile fabric was too pretty to resist. 




I changed the self fabric belt for this gold trimmed woven one (pre-loved) to add a bit more Christmas pizazz. The ring is also pre-loved and my necklace was a gift from Sasha a couple of years ago - it's been one of my most featured pieces of jewellery thanks to the simplicity and therefore versatility of it.




(Just a little aside here. I spent most of Christmas day thinking I'd forgotten something and it was only when I reviewed these photos that I remembered - the deforestation of my eyebrows! A tad more lipstick wouldn't have gone amiss either.)




I wanted to lift the dress out the conservative dressing bracket and gave it a touch of tartan to create something more "Anna's Island Style". The boots were from M&S ages ago. The red glitter tights add a touch of glamour - maybe too much for some, but a dash of fun for me.




Anyway folks, I wasn't sure if anyone would be checking the blog over the festive period so thank you for calling. I'll be back on Monday for the last of our Style Not Age challenge for 2019. The theme is Winter Opulence and I'm sure it's gonna be a corker! Do pop by for that if you get a moment.



I'll leave you with this fabulous sunset shot taken from my garden this evening.


                                                                                   Anna x

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  1. I love Kirstie Allsopp s outfits! And your dress is gorgeous! Love it! You know I adore the boots! Hope to see you on my Fancy Friday linkup party!

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    1. Thanks so much Nancy! You and I both seem to have a thing about ankle boots, don't we?

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  2. I love that dress Anna, it's perfect for Christmas. Jacqui

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    1. Cheers Jacqui. I'm so pleased I snatched up this one months ago!

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  3. I love a shirtwaister dress, and yours is looking appropriately festive. As I've already mentioned on IG, I'm absolutely loving the pattern mixing with those divine tartan booties. Oh, and isn't that sunset absolutely amazing? xxx

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    1. So kind of you Ann. I was fighting shy of plain shoes with this as I always worry about looking frumpy at my age - the tartan boots seem to work at offsetting this most times!

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  4. Oh my gosh, look at that sunset...but OMG, look at you in your fabulous Christmas dress! I hope you had a great time - seems so long ago now.

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    1. I know Sheila. What was all that madness about? It's such a relief to get back to the normal routine again x

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  5. I love your dress- totally festive and very Kirsty! I have a Kerena dress too - it is a checked olive and mustard one- it's ALMOST my name!
    Your tartan booties were the PERFECT accompaniment to the dress!! Happy New Year!x

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    1. Cheers Kezzie. And how very lovely to have a dress that could almost be your own brand! I was very happy with the boots and dress combo - it kept me from feeling too frumpy.
      Happy New Year to you too my dear xxx

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