With warmer weather settling in and clear blue skies, one thing you can not live without this summer and need to invest in is a linen dress, it's light and airy and perfect especially for the long weekend ahead and beach days.
It is so important for me to find the right dress every summer after all summer sun and holidays is what we live for, this year for me it has to be the classic linen dress, neutrals, earthy tones, stripes and colours, short sleeves, long sleeves, to no sleeves, you name it I'll be wearing it dressed up and down with some new or should I say perfume that I got from Grastisfaction UK.
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Over the recent weeks, I've been investing in every style and colour linen dresses, they are perfect worn to work, weddings, the races, dressed down with trainers fitting for school runs and other parenting shenanigans or worn to brunch with sandals and statement earrings for Friday night after work drinks. It has become a new best friend, who never lets you down, makes you feel and look great and flatters those lumps and bumps, I'm always trying to cover up.
I wore this striped linen dress from mango who have an amazing range of cooling linen dresses, perfect to withstand the spring, summer months to a coffee date with my sister. It's a classic wardrobe staple and so easy to wear with some flats and a wicker bag which I am chuffed to say I got for £15 in Camden market, next stop a hagglers life for me in Morocco.
I like to go a size up with my linen dresses, pants and shirts, to give it a more relaxed easy-breezy look, after all, linen is supposed to be cooling and chic and easy to wear even though it can be a nightmare to iron. If you are looking to nip in a relaxed linen dress as I know they can look sack-like don't worry and good cinch-style wrap at the waist will leave it looking flattering and you stylish to a tee.
I have certainly found my season must have's, will linen dresses be yours?
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I am completely ready for Autumn and more so with an updated new classic from Radley. I choose a new design from a collection after my own heart and my manor, Northcote Road.
The Lavender Gardens bag, which I decided to go for is a classic in design and style, she has a nice large flap and shows just enough of a golden clasp keeping her ever so classy and to help keep her shut, which is ideal for me, as my little minx of a toddler, has somewhat gone lipstick mad and has not yet worked out how to unclasp my new beauty. The Lavender Gardens also has a very sassy removable strap and she is spacious and sturdy which is perfect for all my Mumma essentials and camera too.
I decided to treat my new girl to a whole new outfit, these great skinny jeans from wearall, you can never get enough of white jeans, mostly as I get food down them or Leanora is in close proximity, they did not even last a day, as she managed to get her beetroot juice splashed on me! God knows that is never coming out! Keeping my look extra cosy, I decided to opt for a new sweater, which now being autumn you can never have too many of, which you may have also spotted in my top 50 sweater list, is this super soft fluffy bell sleeve cream one from missguided at a total bargain.
Tell us what bag you like best?
This post is in collaboration with Radley though all thoughts opinions and creative direction are my own.
London Mumma xx
OUTFIT DETAILS
Jumper - Missguided
*Jeans - Wearall
Shoes - Primark - similar
*Bag - Radley
*All items marked with an asterix were kindly gifted to me
I love Camden Town. It's music, food, markets, people and artwork and it just screams fun, fun, and yes, even more, fun and it's a perfect day or night for an adventure and what better way to use it in all its glory and to use it as my backdrop to bring out this darling Frills Button Down Blouse.
2017 is about going big, bigger the frill and ruffle the better, they are romantic and girly, they will also add a different element to your outfit and even brighten up your day this Spring by wearing a frilled sleeve top with a skirt or a feminine flirty ruffle dress.
I paired my frilled & Other Stories blouse, with my favourite Levi jeans, by god, do they get it right! Can you believe they are my first pair, who knows what I was thinking to only get a pair now, I'm grown woman for pete's sake, even an 80s baby so I've no excuse to not have a perfectly stacked collection of Levi jeans, but gong worry I'll make it up!
I finished off my look with a kitten bow mules from Zara, the ultimate must-have shoe this season and at a bargain, I'm sure they won't last long on the shelves. Now I've never been a middle man or woman kinda gal, it's either flats or anything over 4 inches is what I'm used too, so was a bit apprehensive as to wether I would like them but I do, the kitten heel is super practical and still holds that feminine appeal that a higher heel will give you, plus with all the various designs currently on the market you are spoilt for choice.
Below I've selected a few extra frills and ruffles to see you through Spring and a few extras.
Will you be wearing ruffles this Spring?
London Mumma xx
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