Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra

The Future's so Bright….

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Retro Chick
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I *should* have worn shades!

On Friday afternoon I was going out for lunch and as the weather was so beautifully bright and sunny I decided it was the perfect opportunity to wear that fabulous Boden dress I bought in TK Maxx over the Easter weekend. I also decided it was the perfect opportunity to pop outside and get Mr Chick to take a few outfit photos before I went out, so off we popped. Except I underestimated exactly HOW beautifully bright and sunny it was and didn’t take sunglassses, so I am squinting like an idiot in all the photos!

Boden Dress 2

I did look to try and find the dress online somewhere for you, but I couldn’t see it, it’s worth popping into a TK Maxx for a look though! They had a few Boden styles in when I went and I got a bit excited!

I also bought a ridiculous pair of peep toe shoe boots and I’m not actually sure why now. I tried them on in front of the mirror and felt a bit tall, and just a bit sexy in the stupid spiky heels, but now I’m wondering when on earth I am going to wear them, and what on earth I am going to wear them with. The heels on the shoes I am wearing in these pictures might look high and spindly, but they are NOTHING compared to the heels on the new shoe boots and I may well break an ankle.

I will experiment with them, but the dress, at least, is a total bright and summery win.

Boden

I wore the dress with these heels from Nine West, a vintage belt and a Betsy Hatter origami hair flower.

Nude heels (and I am aware that phrase may bring me up in some unsavoury Google searches) are a thing I was probably the last person in the world to realise were useful. They’re the sort of thing that fashion magazines are always waffling on about while I raise an uninterested eyebrow and buy shoes in black, red, brown, snakeskin, shocking pink, purple and whatever other colour I fancy and then never have any shoes to wear that match my clothes.

Then last year I bought this pair just because I liked the style, without even considering they might be the ubiquitous “nude heel” and then suddenly I realised I could wear them with anything and they were actually, a wardrobe staple, in a way that wibbly heeled peep toe shoe boots never will be, no matter how hard I try and convince myself.

Boden head

Boden Dress Waist

Boden Dress Hem

♥ Dress- Boden via TK Maxx ♥ Belt – Vintage ♥
♥ Shoes- Nine West ♥ Origami Hair Flower – Betsy Hatter ♥

Comments

58 responses to “The Future's so Bright….”

  1. Louise avatar
    Louise

    You look beautiful, summery and full of vibrance. The dress is very pretty.

  2. jetlbomb avatar
    jetlbomb

    I think you may have just sold nude heels to me. I’m also a colourful-shoe buyer and struggle to find shoes in my vast collection that match a number of my outfits – which is why I always resorts to Dr Martens…

    1. Gemma avatar
      Gemma

      It was like a revelation! Oh, THAT’S why those stupid magazines are always on about them

  3. CiCi Marie avatar
    CiCi Marie

    TK Maxx can have some real finds – agreed! This weekend just past, I found a pair of Melissa pumps in there for the bargain price of £16.99. You can definitely say that made my day! I’ve also in the past found Marilyn Monroe branded shape and night wear… and I hear that sometimes BAIT shoes turn up in there too. I’ve never seen Boden before – you’re making me want to go back! And nude heels are definitely a wardrobe statement – once you’ve owned some, you never look back… they’re especially great with long midi skirts that can make your legs look shorter, due to their awesome leg-lengthening effect 🙂 CC x

    1. Gemma avatar
      Gemma

      Yes, I have some Melissa pumps I found in there too!

  4. Alice avatar
    Alice

    The dress is lovely. I like wearing colorful dresses on spring, and so do you. And why not with such bright days.

  5. Lori Smith (@lipsticklori) avatar
    Lori Smith (@lipsticklori)

    Wow! That’s dress is beautiful and looks amazing on you! Those heels are perfect too – like you say, they go with everything. I must make a point of popping in to TK Maxx again soon 🙂

  6. Sunae avatar
    Sunae

    Such a beautiful dress! Too bad we don’t have TK Maxx in Australia!

  7. Lyn avatar
    Lyn

    I love this dress so much and need one in my life