Girl In The Pretty Dress

Jacket: Zara | Scarf: craft fair | Dress: ASOS Tights: tightsplease.co.uk | Boots: Debenhams Unimpressed Cat: Not for Sale You can buy a navy version of this dress here . The tall blogging community recently got very excited when ASOS launched its  tall range . A lot of brands associated with ASOS followed suit and there's now a great range to choose from. Just before the range launched ASOS drip-fed some items into it's stock and I spotted this longer-length dress - it really is the perfect length for me. Usually I have trouble finding waisted items that sit right with my body proportions - but no such issues with this dress. If you're 5'10" or over I'd definitely check it out. My cat might not have been too impressed but I was.

"Red is the ultimate cure for sadness" - Bill Blass I don't know much about Bill Blass but that quote seems kinda sums up this week. Whenever I'm having a trying time of it at work I like to compensate for my lack of confidence in myself with an outfit that says otherwise. This one works a treat. I bought this Mango shirt in the January sales and it's one of those rare purchases - the kind where you wish you'd bought two just in case you wear the original out.  Shirt: Mango | Jeggings: Marks and Spencer (longer length) | Boots: Debenhams

I've refined my shopping habits in recent years and most of the things I buy these days tend to fall under the labels 'classic' and 'timeless'. And this fits the bill - in fact when I looked at this photograph I thought 'if it was in black and white, you might wonder if it had been taken in the sixties'. The dress is a favourite, it's heavy fabric - so perfect for winter - but it's not overly warm for office-wear. And I've been enthusing about Charnos tights for ages - as I have quite long legs and these are the only brand I can find that fit me perfectly and don't slip throughout the day. Dress: GAP | Bag: Accessorize Tights: Tightsplease.co.uk (exact ones here ) | Boots: Marta Jonsson at Debenhams