VE Day and Dress Up Friday


Happy VE day to you all!

Hello and welcome to this Dress Up Friday feature which gives the slightest of nods to VE Day. My washing line is currently sporting everything of mine that is red, white and blue leaving me with only this tiny purse by Lulu Guiness to tie in with the celebrations. Street parties acorss the country have been cancelled (like ours) or scaled down due to restrictions, but coverage on TV and the radio is comprehensive and is an insight for us into a war where the enemy was visible and impacted massively on the world at that time too.




You may enjoy the irony of the fact that I hung everything out dry this morning and since then it's rained long and hard! The forecast is for an improvement for later so it may all be dry again by dinner time.




I embraced the two tone nature of this stylish M&S dress by adding one pink and one red sock boot (H&M) for a quirky touch today.




The round sunglasses (Radley) and long chain add a 60's vibe to the outfit. Bangle and red ring are pre-loved, the pink ring was a gift.







The mesh tights are a good soloution to the changeling period between spring and summer when legs may still be a rather whiter shade of pale.






Sorry to dash, but I've got some baking to do for our little family get together later. A rich chocolate cake is in the oven currently and I'll be making a tray bake of roast new potatoes, chicken pieces, chorizo, onions and peppers for dinner. We'll be toasting the celebrations with some Prosecco and finishing with cheese and crackers. I hope you're managing to hook up with family even if it's only virtually!


Until next time, take care!

Anna x

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  1. totally loooove that look! gorgeous! xxx

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  2. So fun! And I love seeing your wash on the line!

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    1. Cheers Julia. It was the only kind of bunting I could produce for our VE Day celebrations x

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  3. What a fun outfit Anna, I love the boots; made me smile.
    I hope you enjoyed your celebration; you dressed perfectly for it. X

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  4. I adore this outfit! The red and pink, and you mixed your boots! What! Love that! Anna, this is such a good dress - I'm glad you showed us that the bottom section is pleated, I would have missed that. That purse is amazing - please put it in the post to me this instant.

    Have a lovely weekend!

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    1. So kind of you Sheila. M&S are usually pretty conservative in their designs, but this dress is quite different and a tad sassy don't you think?

      The purse was such a great find - it opens up to reveal a shopping bag inside!

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  5. I hope you had a good and cosy dinner! It sure sounds delicious! Happy VE Day!

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    1. Thanks Nancy. We had a lovely evening in peaceful surroundings as we watched the sun set from our deck. Bliss!

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  6. Your outfit put a big, big smile on my face, Anna. I absolutely love the mix of red and pink, and mixing your boots is such a fun thing to do. Totally in love with that Lulu Guiness bag too. Please post it to me instead of to Sheila :-) xxx

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    1. So pleased to hear you approve of the day's ensemble Ann. I couldn't resist that playful twist of mixed boots!

      Ah, that bag. Isn't it cute x

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  7. Your outfit is super-duper dear Anna. And, to say in all friendship to the VE day (just this once) in german: Du siehst bezaubernd aus!
    Hugs from Susa

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    1. So sweet of you Susa. My schoolgirl German failed me, but I looked it up and am happy to receive your kind compliment, thanks!

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