F&F Sundress - Chic & Stylish Linkup.

Hi there everyone. 

Good to have you here. 

Well hasn’t the weather had a change of heart! It’s been freezing here lately, so-much-so I even put the heating on the other day! It’s also been raining on and off, especially yesterday when I went to the shops and had to dodge the rain. I went with my girls to Maidstone for a dress fitting and the rain was pouring hard one minute & the next it was sunny.  I didn’t do any shopping but had a lovely time with the girls talking wedding plans and reminiscing about old times. It was hard to see the shopping centre rather bare with plenty of empty shops! Such a change from yesterday-years! I loved Christmas shopping there and it always had so much choice! I hate how our town centres have taken a turn for the worse, and reckon it’s because lots of people now shop online - something I hate! I’ve been trying to look for a Mother of the Bride dress, with no luck so far! I prefer to go to a shop and physically see an outfit and try it on! It’s not quite the same looking online (they never look the same) purchasing (you have to pay in advance for any you want to try) and then return what’s not wanted! I just hate it. Bring back proper shops I say!

My post today is a bit ironic with the weather we’ve been having, but I wanted a pretty sundress for an upcoming holiday. 

I couldn’t quite put my finger on what this pattern reminded me of, but instantly, when I put it on the other day I remembered my mum’s curtains! 

I couldn’t quite put my finger on what this pattern reminded me of, but instantly, when I put it on the other day I remembered my mum’s curtains! 😂. I found this sundress in my local F&F and thought it might be a contender for my trip to Sicily in July! Alas when I put it on I soon had visions of said curtains that were in the front room of our family home! It just turned me off of the dress, even though it’s quite pretty. 

With that being said, It’s actually got everything going for it with a super flattering length - it’s a midi, deep side pockets, a stretchy half back that’s shirred and thin spaghetti straps that work ever-so-well in hotter temps. It had my name all over it just needed to be a different fabric!

With plenty of accessory options I found my recent bag addition from Elie Beaumont looked great, I’m still happily affiliated with them so don’t forget to use my discount code at checkout JQ10. I also pulled out these elegant sling-backs that are made from plastic bottles - you can read all about them over here. 

Without much of a tan, my pale, & not to mention ..

cold skin needed a little cover up so I reached for this crochet cardi I found on Shein a while back. It’s excellent quality and makes a welcoming addition in colder weather. It’s got little buttons down the front and cute bell shape sleeves, is this a style you’d wear?

You can see the stylish midi here. I often try different lengths but always fall back on styles like this that I know suit me. If you’ve got the legs for shorter styles then go for it, unfortunately I wasn’t blessed with good pins so have to make do with longer more elegant-for-me versions. What length do you opt for, I’d love to know. 

Let me give you a little more detail about the dress. It’s a fitted bodice that has an elasticated back. It pulls on over the head brilliantly and the little shoestring straps sit nicely on the shoulders. The fitted waist makes way for the voluminous amount of fabric that’s attached with gathers and the side pockets are deep enough to pop a tissue or phone in, I know how much you all love a pockets just like I do. 

The cream dress is covered in lines of flowers which are basically pretty florals of pale yellow, pink, deep rose and shades of mink, my recent competition win from Roc Jewellery complimented it beautifully. You can see the matching necklace and earrings compliment the dress beautifully, I like the big bold hearts set in gold. X

Hope the sunshine returns, fingers crossed for tomorrow as it’s my birthday. Do have a look on Instagram for any birthday updates. X

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Can’t wait to see what you add and hope you’ll leave a message too. It’s actually my birthday tomorrow. It’ll be a small celebration with the kids and grandkids coming over but I’m sure there will be cake and a couple of glasses! 😉

Cheerio for now. X