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April 13, 2015
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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 ♥

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    April 13, 2015 at 11:30 am

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  2. Ur_Image says:
    April 13, 2015 at 11:30 am

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  3. Shar Daws says:
    April 13, 2015 at 11:41 am

    Love your hair colour! <3

    • Retro Chick says:
      April 13, 2015 at 11:50 am

      Thank you!

  4. dolly_clackett says:
    April 13, 2015 at 11:42 am

    @Retrochick_uk @Bodenclothing you look gorgeous in that dress. I was looking at it in my TK Maxx and now regret not buying it!

  5. Louise says:
    April 13, 2015 at 11:58 am

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

  6. Topnewsarena says:
    April 13, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    The Future’s so Bright…. //t.co/eFgvcVM3aL

  7. Elevate your sole says:
    April 13, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    It’s lovely to start seeing the bright colours of summer!

  8. GRUBA Przesada says:
    April 13, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    like it a lot! 🙂

  9. Helen Swanston says:
    April 13, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    I love Boden!

  10. jetlbomb says:
    April 13, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    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…

    • Gemma says:
      April 14, 2015 at 1:29 pm

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

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  24. Pauline Rogers says:
    April 13, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    Such a pretty dress. You look lovely hun. Squint or no squint. Lol. X

  25. CiCi Marie says:
    April 13, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    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

    • Gemma says:
      April 14, 2015 at 1:30 pm

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

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  37. Alice says:
    April 13, 2015 at 3:37 pm

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

  38. Lori Smith (@lipsticklori) says:
    April 13, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    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 🙂

  39. Sunae says:
    April 15, 2015 at 8:52 am

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

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    April 15, 2015 at 10:42 am

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

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