Shimtage.

Now if there one thing that I love the most about all this glad tidings mumbo jumbo which is upon us at the moment - PARTY SEASON.

Combine that with a wedding and I am one happy bean :)

Of course all this comes with the niggly torture of WTF do I wear?!

Last night my lovely lovely work dudette Sam got married and here's my outfit.

So, I attempted a 50's ish hair do - saw it on Lydia from TOWIE and Katy Perry recently and thought it was cool.

Definitely one I'm guna be practising. Just call me Dita.

My dress is one of my faveys. Its from Beales (biased) and comes from our very own Made In England Collection. Ok ok ok, so plugging your own work is uncool but the pieces are really quite special and so easy to wear. I am not in any way subconsciously telling you to pop into Beales and spend. At all.

I also wore my very first evening bag that I wore to my Year 11 Prom. Looks as good as new considering it has witnessed a fair bit of puking...

So there we have it.

I've got one more thing before I go..

Here's another of my Beales Collection dresses. I have been obsessed with it for months and am soooo happy it's the shops :) Proud mama.

(That handsome chap next to me is a HighStreetGeek too - his shirt is from River Island £29.99 his reversible skinny tie is from Next £6)

Santa...I can explain...

I've gone and done it.

I've realised I'm am a country bumpkin and succumb to the beauty of a Barbour Jacket. You might remember me banging on about this jacket earlier on in the year.

Now, as this has cost me a wee small fortune, it is my Christmas present. BUT I've sneaked it out of Mother Dalts' room for us all to has one last peek until the halls are decked with holly :(

Ahhh. Khaki Wax Jacket with the coolest Liberty London Rose print lining.

It even comes with a wee little pin badge!

It's practical, an investment, can be worn with anything....somebody please make me feel better about my empty pockets!

SO, although I already know what will be under the tree this Christmas, I think I'll be happy with this baby.

Only 46 days to go! Jeeeez.

IWISHITWASN'TSOCOLD!

Thought I'd show you my little S/S 12 moodboard I did for work. Did it quite a while ago, but forgot about it!

Anyway here's a summary because I don't know about you, but I miss my tan already...

• Tropical prints follow on from last Spring but offer more variety with all over patterns. Gorgeous fern greens and strong blues will be big!
• A fresh Summer picnic story with pastels and conversational prints and Peplum skirts AS SEEN ON Jason Wu, Preen and Vera Wang.
• Desert Safari nudes also carry through to one of my favourite colours of the moment - Orange! Again, don't be afraid to go all over in these warm hues and get ZESTY. Orange will also look great with the African/Tribal prints! Excited for this one!
• Laid back and (hopefully not) Saved By The Bell dip-dying will also make an appearance. One trend that I find kinda difficult to manage. I reckon this will come later with the festival season...where I WILL be.

A Royally Great Weekend!

What-O What-O.

Havn't really posted in a couple of weeks, been a little mental at work and preparing for my holiday to LAS VEGAS on Wednesday!
WAHOOOOO.

Me and my friend Claire went to up to London to Buckingham Palace to see K-Middy's teeny tiny Wedding Dress!

I wore my new cable knit jumper from New Look, my River Island Aviators and my favourite b'day present from Claire - my Alexander McQueen scull scarf!

We were actually this close! Couldn't take any photo's though, but seeing it was amazing! The lace was so perfect. There was also her shoes - she's a size 4 1/2 and her earrings from her parents.

The dress was displayed in the Great Ballroom, stood completely in the middle, under very low candle-like lighting. Queenie was right it was very 'spooky'.

Friday Night I said Buh Byeee to my firend Jack who's moving to America for a year. We had a proper knees up in our little village of Wimborne.

Here's me having a good old dance off in a toilet in my new Monsoon dress (£35) and my COOL Butler and Wilson Union Jack Ring (£30)

That's a great bank holiday weekend if ever I saw one. I'm off to make my sandwiches for work tomorrow. Rock and Roll.

2 more sleeps and I'll be in SIN CITY!!! Well jel arn't ya.

Cute as a lego man...

Hello!

Had a rather sweet Saturday shopping with the Fam and also went to visit my friend Izzy's amazing market stall in Bournemouth. She makes the cutest jewellery...

Here are my 1st purchases - my telephone ring (£4) and my knitted bow necklace (£10) and my Izzy in the Sky sticker!

I love these little dainty pieces, really different and love the fact that they are made by someone I know who is so passionate about each piece! These will go great with the tea dresses that I seem to be living in at the moment!

While I was there I picked up this little guy...

Totally impractical of course but who doesn't want a lego man with them all day?

Aaaand to top it all off I found this GEM in TK Maxx..

Yes, a cute as a button nightie from Vera Wang! Let me tell you it is soooooooooooooooooooo soft! I am writing to you in it now :)

Well, there you have it, the best things in my Saturday - I'm off to find more wardrobe space...

Debt - in pictures...

I got these gorgeous boho gladiators from River Island. It's a shame I havn't actually been to any festivals this year. Trying to save as much as possible for Vegas in September...excited much? I'm aiming to look glamourous enough for the entire holiday so that I sneak in to the super high roller parties and get an instant room upgrade. PLAN.

I nabbed em for £20 - a tenner off! Couldn't say no could I?

This purchase was purely practical. Purely. My camera now has a bed.

£5

My pretty messy desk is going to be graced with my new Cath Kidston lunchbox, cute huh?

Pack of three £6

And my favourite bright idea of the week. Sewing a banana onto my denim jacket. Sounds so simple doesn't it? Well, thats me. Think it looks rather cute, and in keeping with the tropical trends of the moment. There was method behind my madness.

Sequin Banana - £1.79 Fabric Land.

BE MINE!

Look at this. The perfect festie/farmer jacket has been in my thoughts for weeeeeeks :(

It's £199 from Barbour.

I work for Beales now, as a Buyer's Admin Assistant (I know, kind of a big deal) and I wouold love to take full advantage of my 20% discount on THIS!

What do you guys think? Shall I take the plunge and attempt to look like Holly Willoboooby?