Girl In The Pretty Dress

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...

Clockwise from top left: Jovonnista Playsuit | Mango Maxi Dress | Gap Maxi Dress H&M Midi Dress | Zara | George | Topshop | Orion It's surprising how much goes into packing for a holiday. I'm not one of those people who can just throw a few things in a bag and go, I like to plan. Lets start with the shoes: One pair of trainers, one pair of nude-goes-with-everything heels, one pair of wedges, one pair of sandals and one pair of flip-flops. I nearly always end up sticking to sandals and flip-flops once I'm there, but I like to know I've got all the bases covered. The easiest and best way to pack shoes is using a plastic carrier bag. I usually line the bottom of my suitcase with shoes and then pack smaller items around them, leaving a relatively flat surface for the clothes to lie on. Converse trainers from BrandAlley The next staple is the little white dress - dressed up with wedges for the evening or down wit...

I've been meaning to do this post for the past 3 months - but every time I sat down to write it I struggled to do justice to this amazing city. St Peter's Basilica and the Vatican City (as seen from the top of Castel Sant'Angelo) Two years ago I decided I wanted to go to Rome. I bought a guidebook and everything... then I bought my house. All plans for adventure had to be put on hold whilst I spent my time traipsing to solicitors, banks and building merchants. So this year, as a birthday present to myself, I decided to make it happen. I flew out on my birthday (word to the wise: if you book a flight on your birthday, make sure it isn't at the crack of dawn - no one remembers it's your birthday when it's that early in the morning!) and I got my birthday wish to stand in the Colosseum. Though I quickly learned that I've been calling it by the wrong name all my life - it's proper name is the Flavian Ampi...

Dress: Joy | Necklace: Joy | Shoes: Dorothy Perkins | Bag: TK Maxx Yay for Summer. And hurray for Summer Sales. I bought this dress from  Joy  for a bargain price (and it's still available online  here ). I love the scooped back, (scroll down for a pic) it's the perfect dress to keep me cool, yet covered. Stripes always say 'summer' and 'seaside' to me... so of course I  had  to buy an anchor necklace to complete the look (also from Joy and available  here ). I've just booked my summer hols - to Corsica! I can't wait to get back out to the med and enjoy a week by the sea. I've never been before so I'd love to hear any tips you guys have... Happy sales shopping! xx

It's Father's Day today in the UK and it's no secret to anyone who knows me that I think my Dad is pretty damn amazing.  In our family we do things a little differently when it comes to commercial holidays. Whenever they roll around the rule is that all cards and gifts have to be hand-made (because it's the thought that counts!) It's fair to say that, over the years, the 'no shop bought gifts' rule is something which has backfired on my parents once or twice... There was the time my sister made my mum a pair of "binoculars" by cellotaping two cardboard loo-roll tubes together, the year I got made redundant and each parent just got a hug, and let's not forget the Mother's Day when I broke my arm (long story) and we ended up in A&E for the rest of the day. But now that I'm older and wiser I've learned to stick to what I'm good at. So this morning I have been baking up some goodies for my Dad - who loves nothing more t...

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