Girl In The Pretty Dress

This little lady belongs to a friend of ours and recently came to spend her holidays with us. She's a golden retriever and she's super cute. With the heatwave the UK has had this week, we've had to keep the dogs inside or in the shade most days so that they don't over heat. So when evening rolled around the other day, we headed out into the sunset to let Lucy stretch her legs. This dress is perfect for a summer evening stroll. Dress: Therapy at House of Fraser  (similar here ) Sandals: F&F (exact ones here ) Sunglasses: F&F Pictures by: Rachel Orritt Thank you to Lucy's owner for kindly allowing me to use these photos.

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Shirt: Mango | Shorts: Warehouse Bikini (worn underneath): F&F | Sunglasses: F&F | Earrings: Miss Selfridge So here's the deal, if you want to visit a Caribbean Island, but you live on the wrong side of the Atlantic, got to Corsica instead. If you've never heard of it before, it's a French Island in the Mediterranean - just off the coast of Italy. There are various ferry services from France/Italy/Sardinia or if you can't be faffed with all that (like me) EasyJet fly there. Once you reach the south of the island it really looks no different to Antigua. There are beautiful mountains that stretch all the way down to the white beaches and turquoise seas. Top: Rare (previously blogged about here ) We stayed in a villa near the tiny town of Propriano - where the food is to die for. (If there's one benefit of this being a French island, it's that everywhere you go you can get Crepes. Yum!) It's also clo...

This is one of my all-time favourite outfits. It's just so comfy to wear and believe it or not it works for both Summer and Autumn/Winter. When the temperature drops, I layer it up by wearing the shorts with brown tights, putting a white vest under the T-shirt and adding a red cardigan on top. (I'm lucky enough to be working in a creative industry where there's quite a relaxed dress code, so I've worn this winter-version to work before.) (How lovely does my Mum's garden look in the evening sunshine?) The T-Shirt is from Rare but I bought it at Luan Matthews (a boutique shop I go to often). You can't see the full length here, but it is super-long. I always take it on holiday with me as it's perfect for wearing over a bikini as a sort-of dress. The shorts are a trusty old pair from New Look . I bought them a few years ago and they're just starting to fray around the edges (and they're looking a little crumpled here so sadly I...

I love this time of year. Even if we weren't having such lovely weather, the English countryside always looks at it's most beautiful in Summer. Specifically, the point just before they cut the hay - when the grass is lovely and tall like this. I took these pictures in a field near my house, the dress is an old favourite - one of 'Tesco's Finest' from their F&F range. It's pretty versatile - I wore it to work that day but it's great for spending time outdoors too (it goes well with wellies!) Waist Detail