Beautiful Tea Dress.

I was wandering through the shops last week and I saw this lovely tea dress for sale in Monsoon. I'm not usually a fan of black (or Monsoon for that matter!) but this dress is just gorgeous.

You can't really see in the photo, but it's very well tailored and nips in at the most flattering part of the waist. I also think the coral lace collar stops it from just being a dull black dress.

I'd wear it with coral shoes, trusty black tights and a cute leather, coral clutch bag.

 Just need to wait for pay day now.

Marcelle dress, £55, Monsoon

My favourite outfit of the moment.

Just thought I'd share my current fave. Now it's getting warmer, I'm trying to step away from the wool coat and leather boots and here's the result. The dress and the head band are the only things from this season, the rest is from previous years. Well done to economical old me.

Red dress, £42, Miss Selfridge; bow belt, free with a dress, Next; silk scarf, £3, Beyond Retro; head band, £6, River Island; two tone brogues, £18, TK Maxx.

Rejoice, stange-headed people!

Ever since I was a young girl I've always been envious of girls with lovely head bands on. There have been many head band phases over the years: Alice, zigzag, pretty metal ones with butterflies on, even those jersey sport bands, but I've never been able to wear them because my head is a strange shape and they just slide off. Annoying.

But all is not lost, I have discovered the answer. While browsing in River Island I came across a 50s-style head band which is made of a red scarf material with pretty hearts on. However, this head band is different from the rest. This head band has a metal wire sewn into it so you can mould it around your strange-shaped head and once you tie a bow at the top it stays in place. I immediately bought it and can confirm it works, even on me...and my head. Et voila, no more head band envy.



Head band, £6, River Island