Dressember Week 4 – Christmas time!

I’m almost at the end of Dressember, but I’m not giving up yet! It’s been really fun snapping each outfit, planning what to wear and knowing each morning when I get up that I’ve got yet another frock to wear. At the beginning of week 4, the last thing I wanted to do was snap photos of my flu-ridden self, but I managed to keep it up, and I’m so glad that I did! This week also saw me heading home to spend Christmas with my family in Worcestershire, and three guesses what I had in my suitcase…

Dressember Week 3 – Cocktail frocks & Boy flu

I’ve been a bit under the weather this weekend, but that didn’t stop me keeping up with my Dressember commitments…it just means the photos are even worse than usual! This week’s challenges included a ‘jumping’ day (to celebrate getting halfway through) and ‘wedding weekend’. Since I’ve never been married, I had to whip out a bridesmaid dress instead, which wasn’t exactly ideal in the snow, but since I’ve not left the house all weekend, five mins in my Liberty florals didn’t do too much harm…

Dressember continues with week 2!

Dressember continues as the online challenge to wear a dress for every day of the month gets even more silly, with the addition of ‘Ballgown day’ (not my idea!) on Saturday. My self-appointed extra challenge of no repeats has been brilliant for helping me to rediscover old favourites from the back of the wardrobe – a lot of this week’s frocks are 2 or 3 years old. Between the 6th and 12th December I managed to wear 9 dresses, which I think is pretty good going. From full-length and fabulous to short and silly, here are my looks from the last 7 days…

Links à la Mode: All kinds of everything

All Kinds of Everything

Dressember: 31 days of dresses!

The first of December marked the beginning of Dressember, a challenge I’m taking part in with a bunch of lovely ladies (some of them fellow bloggers) via Facebook.

The premise is pretty obvious – we have to wear a dress every single day of December. On days when it’s not practical, a skirt or a tunic will do, but the basic idea is to get out of jeans and t-shirts and start wearing all the gorgeous dresses we undoubtedly have hanging in our wardrobes…

Tried & Tested: Fitflop Mukluk boots

With a couple of meagre inches of snow bringing the whole of the London train system to a standstill, I’ve spent a fair amount of time working from home the past week. But various events have forced me out of the comfort of my flat and onto the icy roads (and the blessed snow-free tube), and only one footwear option has been suitable.

Forget non-waterproof Uggs, impractical wellies or leather boots with flimsy, slippery soles. This year, my feet have barely left my new Fitflop Mukluks. And it’s safe to say I’m sold…

Winter Wishlist: retro-inspired lingerie & nightwear

My list of the best places online to buy reproduction vintage and retro / rockabilly style fashion continues to be one of the most popular pages on the site every month, so I know plenty of you reading have been as seduced by this style as I have.

The right lingerie is the finishing touch to your vintage-inspired look, but I know the classic bullet bra may be one step too far for some (if it’s not, go to What Katie Did right now). Luckily, plenty of more modern brands have now turned to vintage for inspiration. Here are some of my current fave more modern takes on vintage luxury undies and nightwear. Throw away your cotton 6-pack of knickers and flannel PJ’s and get yourself something gorgeous instead…