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September 19, 2012

There’s a definite touch of autumn in todays outfit.

It was only a month ago that I was going totally tropical in the blazing sunshine, but today’s outfit is definitely a different season. I’m going nowhere special, but the change in weather has inspired me to start dragging those autumnal colours out of my wardrobe, and my autumn staple, berets.

I bought this dress in the sale back in January after writing about it. I’ve only worn it a couple of times as it’s a little tight on my arms, which is a problem I often have with this style of sleeve.

❤ Beret – eBay ❤ Necklace – Vintage 1930s ❤ Dress- Wallis ❤ Shoes – Clarks ❤

The shoes are c/o of MyVoucherCodes as they wanted to me to promote their Clarks discount codes They had a 20% discount code promotion running which reduced these shoes from £54.99 to £43.99, but I’m a little disappointed to see that it’s already expired before I even received the shoes, which is a shame, it’s always worth keeping an eye out for more though!

One of the promises I made myself is to stop buying cheap shoes as they just kill my feet (so do expensive ones, but hey, what can you do!) Clarks are one of my favourites, they do some lovely vintagey styles and they have things like padding on the balls of the feet to reduce the high heel trauma. The problem with being permanently skint is that I can hardly ever afford them though, so I always wait for sales, discount codes, or keep an eye on eBay for shoes at good prices. These ones are the Alva Kendra shoes, but they’ve got some other lovely styles and I’ve got a post planned for later on Autumn shoes!

I also have to show you the cutest brooch I own. Brooches on berets is one of my favourite ways of wearing them and this tiny ladybird brooch I bought in a shop in Hastings looks so cute on black berets. I think it’s probably 60s, though I find dating brooches very difficult and the the shop owner said it had come in with a 50s Scotty Dog brooch that I also bought, so it’s possibly earlier. Either way I love it!

I got some lovely comments that nearly made me cry on Monday’s post. I really wasn’t expecting that sort of comment, I was hoping the post might motivate others rather than have them say nice things about me. But it’s motivated me to try and get back to my regular posting schedule, even thought I still have no kitchen, I can’t use moving as an excuse forever! Do forgive me if I go AWOL for the odd day, but hopefully I’ll be around a lot more often!

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  1. MissMagpie says:
    September 19, 2012 at 11:36 am

    what is it with dresses and tight armholes on the sleeves? I love your brooch very much, I’ve never thought about wearing them on a hat so thank you for that great idea.

  2. LandGirl1980 says:
    September 19, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    Oh. I had forgotten how LUSH this dress is!!!!!! mmmm… berets! 😀

  3. Gill says:
    September 19, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    I so wanted that dress but they never seemed to have my size… it looks lovely just the right colour for autumn.

  4. Kate says:
    September 19, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    I wear berets so much in the winter that the man in my corner shop said “Where’s your hat?” when I once went in without one! Like the brooch idea. x

  5. Perdita says:
    September 19, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    LOVE that autumny dress and those shoes. Gotta love discounted-expensive-shoes! 🙂 Looking FAB!

  6. Aimee {The Honeyed Almond} says:
    September 20, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    I love those colours together, Autumn is my favourite season for fashion! Or just my favourite season in general actually…

    Also wanted to say thank you for my rimmel makeup (from the comp) and the extra bits you put in, that was very sweet 🙂 Hope house moving went alright!

    aimee x

  7. Sandy says:
    September 20, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    Oooh shoooooes! I
    shall blame you entirely for reminding me of Clarks 😀 …(it would appear I go through phases with them) and I now have a Clarks wish list, fortunately, for once, the ones I really want are one of the cheapest! I’m a tad annoyed that I’ve just missed their 20% off tho! (I had an email) Darn! LOL!

    Love that dress…gaw-jous!

  8. Janice says:
    September 21, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    I love that dress! Hopefully you’re feeling better since the last post.

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