Wedding Wear, our Style Not Age challenge for July

Hello again, and welcome to our monthly style challenge! Jacqui's come up with Wedding Wear for the theme this time and this was what I wore, not to wedding, but to recent event here on the island. But more on that later...

Jacqui's dress is by Girl In Mind, and is what she wore to her daughter's wedding shower the other day. I could see this would definitely work for a wedding too! Catch up on all her latest news on Mummabstylish. 

Hilda's Rixo dress is what she wore to a wedding, and she looks sleek and elegant as always. See more from Hilda on her blog Over The Hilda. 

Emma's pretty blue and white summer dress is by the brand Izabel and her pleated shoes are from Calla Shoes - catch up with her holiday news on her blog here. 

This is what I wore to a fundraiser we held in the Gallery on Saturday night. The co-ord is by Zara; I found it on Vinted last year and for some reason I keep forgetting about it. The pyjama suit always gets me lots of lovely compliments - I suppose it's quite different from my normal loud colours and yet I do love the botanical design. The cream mules are by Zara too, found in a charity shop some time ago.

The giant moth is fab isn't it? All in all, it's a bit more of an understated look than I usually opt for, but I do like it - I just need to stop hiding it in the back of my wardrobe!

My rings are preloved, rather ancient too, but work well with the look I thought. I need to remember to change things up from time to time as far as my jewellery goes.

The silver heart and pearl necklace was a gift from my sister a while ago and works really well with this. The blue sunglasses are my go-to of the moment - from Oliver Bonas last year.

Our fundraiser was in aid of the Woodlands Recovery Project, set up since storm Goretti left its mark on the island, causing devastation and uprooting over 300 trees. Our fundraiser was thanks to the generosity of the Gallery artists who donated artworks to be auctioned for the cause, raising over £28,000 in less than two hours! We had a great evening with lots of tension and laughter along the way.

It's a massive project, one that my husband and son will be working on for a long time to come, but it has to be viewed as an opportunity for change; a chance for new planations of different species creating a fresh perspective on Tresco's woodlands. Read more about the project and how you can help here. 

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Last week's most loved...

Hello lovelies! This was my most loved outfit from last week and what a surprise that was to me. As you know, dressing up is my daily pleasure, but that doesn't mean I always have a plan. On this particular day I returned from my morning swim and as is my habit sat in front on my wardrobe with my hot drink in hand to find inspiration for what I might wear to work. It was a muggy morning and therefore I knew it would have to be something loose fitting. Squeezed between my trouser suits I found this - a brand new pyjama suit with labels on which I had bought from Vinted, but goodness knows when and had stashed it away without even trying it on.

I'd obviously bought it because I liked it but for me the colours are very understated and therefore it hadn't caught my attention whenever I'd scanned the hangers over the past months. Anyway, I tried it on, thought it was okay so snipped off the labels, ironed it and got ready for work. 

My first compliment came from Steve when I dashed in to collect my bag for work. He's so used to me dressing up in all sorts of flamboyant outfits that he often doesn't pass comment, but this morning he was very enthusiastic about my look. I was a bit taken aback as it seemed so different to my shout-out-loud outfits but he said it really suited me.

Minutes later I was at work being greeted by Rachel with great enthusiasm too. She totally loved everything about this - the colour, the pattern, the fit - it was a 10 out of 10 from her. I was slightly bemused as I didn't really get it.

As the day went on I found myself showered in lovely compliments about the suit. At work I had so many kind remarks and later when I was out and about the pyjama suit seemed to be a bit of a showstopper. I was more than a little surprised.  In case you're interested the brand is H&M and I have no idea if it's current or from last year.

The Dune handbag was from TK Maxx a couple of years ago and every once in a while I find the perfect outfit to warrent its appearance. My rings are both from Emily Nixon.

The necklace is an old favourite and was from Topshop many moons ago. I wear it often as the colours work with so many of my outfits. The sunglasses are by Quay Australia and are very old too.

The cream mules are by Zara but were a charity shop find last year. I don't wear them often as they still need to be properly broken in which means they pinch a bit by the end of the day, but sometimes one has to suffer for one's art!

My thanks to Fiona for doing the honours with the photography last week. She too was very keen on the look. I must admit that the suit was incredibly comfortable and once on was so easy to forget about. I think I read that a good outfit is meant to be put on and then calls for no further thought as it simply works. By the end of the day I had acclimatised to this elegant, stylish suit that seemed to attract attention wherever I went - what a joyful find!

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