How to Wear a Denim Pinafore Dress

I'm wearing:
Pinafore dress - Dorothy Perkins
Tee - H&M
Sandals - Kinki Gerlinki, Melbourne
Bag - Mong Kok Ladies Market, Hong Kong

There's going to be a million things online this week reporting back on the hottest new trends from London Fashion Week. As much as I love reading through all these and pinning every look I love, I don't base my purchases on what is 'in season' and as a result I often end up embracing a trend far too late. Enter: the denim pinafore dress.

Purse Palpitations Week #11

Another week, and more things I want in my life. Click on the Purse Palpitations tag below this post to see my lusts from past weeks too!

I'm trying not to buy too much black at the moment, but I've just ended up filling my wardrobe with grey instead. This mesh insert jumper is great for the sports luxe trend and looks soooooo cosy.
Dorothy Perkins £19.99

Yes, I have 3 denim shirts already. That doesn't mean that I don't want to wear this one with leggings and high tops until I skip around the house with glee.
Mango at John Lewis £29.99

I've tried wearing round sunglasses and they don't suit me. But I'm still of the 'the bigger the better' thought process when it comes to sunnies. Cat-eye specs instead for me please.
& Other Stories £29

I am a big fan of tube skirts. Weirdly they are much more flattering on me than midis which just make me look like I have a spare tyre. I love this start print one from Topshop.
Topshop £22

What I Wore to... New Years Eve 2012

2012 was the year I finally moved out of a shared house with strangers and moved in with one of my best friends who I've known for over 10 years. We moved in in August but never got around to having a housewarming, so we decided to have a New Years Eve gathering instead. We may not have been going out, but that didn't mean I wasn't going to dress up!

Dress: Topshop (similar without sparkle here)

New Year is all about sparkle! This year I had it on my dress, jewellery and nails. I don't always wear long sleeves in dark colours as sweat patches are my common enemy, but the stretchy material of this dress didn't let that happen! I've never worn a midi length dress either as I worry about looking a bit dowdy, but with glitter I figured that wouldn't be the case. What do you think?

Ring: Vintage
Nails: Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Midnight Green and Avon Colortrend in Gold Flecked

I brought out my new favourite Tatty Devine necklace that just seems to conveniently go with everything, and it allowed me to wear a completely different coloured heel as they matched one of the colours in the necklace.

Necklace: Tatty Devine

Stilettos: Dorothy Perkins

 I think next time I will try pairing the dress with a belt, and if I'm going out then with a clutch bag too. 

I hope you all had a great new year!

Life: August 2012

Margheritas and sombreros to celebrate a colleagues' engagement
Amazing hot chocolate at Workshop in Clerkenwell
Nail art
Good advice toilet graffiti in Birmingham

I found my favourite dress while packing to move house!
Great views over London on an evening stroll
Moving day = daquiris and Bridget Jones
The only thing I'll miss about my last flat: Richard the cat

Two of my besties settled down for open air cinema on top of the National Theatre
Moving house means BUBBLEWRAP!
New sparkly shoes from Dorothy Perkins
Spotted a real Banksy on a bus from Turnpike Lane

Dancing on the streets at Notting Hill Carnival
More nail art
Using an H&M hairband as a bracelet
The beautiful roof of Paddington station