Girl In The Pretty Dress

Summer seemed to run really late this year, but it's looking like Autumn has decided to roll up her sleeves and get to work at last. So I'm saying Au Revoir to the warmer temperatures with a quick post featuring my favourite dress of the Summer. This dress from Joy has everything. Pockets, pleats, a twirly skirt and that gorgeous floral pattern. I was in love as soon as I saw it. And even better it's now on sale - snap it up here . As usual, my little self-made photoshoot was invaded by animals. Shadow came to say hello, and was swiftly followed by Milo. In typical cat fashion, Milo mithered me for ages and then as soon as I picked him up he couldn't do enough to get away. (He likes me really... I think.)

I promised a while ago to show you the miracle jeggings I bought at the TallGirls.co.uk pop up . However, that turned out to be a bit more difficult than anticipated - you'll see why when you scroll down. It's been that long since I visited the pop up that they've already released the dates for the A/W pop ups - you can find more info on these here . The jeggings are a brand called e d c and you can find them on the TallGirls.co.uk website here . They are not only a great fit for my hips/waist but the perfect length for my legs (which sit somewhere between 34"-36" in-seam, depending upon where I shop). Top: F&F Necklace: HBE Sandals: Primark With one thing and another though this post became a bit less 'Clothes' and a bit more 'Dog'. Or to be more specific, 'dogs' - two of them. Shadow and Cali make the best double act. She has adored him since day one and he got a new lease of life when she showed up - it was like he becam...

Last weekend I visited Manchester Art Gallery - one of my favourite places in Manchester. It's not particularly big or prominent (as art galleries go) but it's well worth a visit. The 'Vogue 100' exhibition recently transferred here from the National Portrait Gallery and I wanted to take a look. Vogue is synonymous with fashion but I didn't realise the scale of artistic influence in it's pages until I saw this exhibition. It was fascinating to wander back through the decades and see the work of some of the greatest artists and photographers lifted from it's pages. Sadly photographs were prohibited within the exhibition - so you'll just have to visit it for yourself to see what I mean. (Entry is free.) If you're not in the area, don't worry... you can see much of Vogue's centenary celebrations online. Including it's back catalogue of covers here . I hadn't planned on seeing much else while I was there - but I was directed out o...

*Update: A/W '16 Pop Up Shop dates for your diary can now be found here .   Summer's arrived... how did that happen so quickly?! Time seems to be flying by. I've been very aware lately that my poor blog has been a bit neglected this year (I blame the small fluffy one!) but I'm hoping to turn that around a bit now. Several (oops) weeks ago I went to the TallGirls.co.uk pop up shop in Warrington. I wasn't sure what to expect, I'd heard a bit about the brand but I'd never yet seen the clothes on my favourite tall blogs and no one I know had ever purchased from the site. So it was a bit of a shopping adventure into the unknown... I'd also never attended a pop up shop before and wasn't sure what to expect from the experience. While not everything was my personal style, the selection was huge and catered to so many different tastes. I spent hours trekking to and from the changing rooms trying on different things. In the end though I behaved myself...

The by-line for this blog has always been 'Country Chick, City Chic' - I came up with this because half of the time I can never decide what I like best. Recently it's a dilemma that's affected more than just my wardrobe - but more on that later. This post is most definitely for the the country bumpkins out there. I've rounded up 10 of my favourite checked pieces. It's a trend that I adore. It's cute without being too young and has a fresh, clean summery feel to it. I always associate this style of fabric with summer picnics. Sadly the weather in the UK is nowhere near warm enough for any of these items - but a girl can daydream right? 1st Row Dress: Whistles / Dress: ASOS / Top: Warehouse 2nd Row Dress: ChicWish / Crop Top & Skirt Set: ChicWish / Shirt Dress: Oasis 3rd Row Dress: ASOS Tall / Shirt: Lee / Shorts: Mango / Dress: ASOS

Truth be told, I'm not the richest of girls, and those of us who know what it's like to count the pennies know that sometimes the real deal isn't necessary - imitation will do just fine. For that reason I own very little in the way of precious metals or stones. Almost all of my jewellery is costume jewellery. There are 3 brands I absolutely adore for their unique items and I thought I'd share them with you today. The first is Orelia - a brand I discovered in Topshop stores, but which is also stocked by ASOS . (I'm a bit obesessed with it as you can probably tell from the many photos below.) Their pieces tend to be dainty and delicate, there's something very lady-like about them. The second is Handmade by Emma . I met Emma at the Castlefield Market last Summer and she made me the silver diamond-shaped necklace below in the space of about 5 minutes. What I love about her designs is that they are all designed to work as single pieces or can be combined in ...