What I Wore December 15th

I had bought two new dresses just before my aunt's birthday, one for her birthday and one for Christmas. I wanted something a bit fancy for her party and this prom dress from Simply Be fitted the bill really well. It's really nicely made and has such a gorgeous pattern. I got a lot of compliments on it!

It's a gorgeous silver mesh top layer, with stripes and the beautiful floral pattern, and a somewhat pouffy under layer which gives the dress a lovely shape. The top bit you can see is a very fine mesh with a cream neckline which is really lovely. I like the darts that go from under the waist.

I paired it with a cardigan I got off eBay for a few quid.

What I Wore July 2nd

On July 2nd I went to my craft group at Penistone library, I think I've mentioned it? It's mostly knitters and crocheters but other crafters sneak in. I took my cross stitch actually on this day. It was still really hot and this dress was at the front of my clothes as I'd taken it on holiday but not worn it.

I bought it six years ago for Lee's 30th birthday party. I went back in my archives to look, but I didn't start my blog until early 2013 so I have no record of it! But, I'm pretty sure that's the one and only time I've worn it, which is a shame because it's a really lovely dress in a really lovely shape.

I said how I'd binned my white cardigan, well I'd ordered this as a replacement and it arrived the day we got back from holiday. It's nice - not exactly like my old one but I like the fact it looks crocheted. I  might crochet a tie for it because I'd like it to be fastened somewhat. I slung it on over the dress and headed off to craft club.

I asked Jane, one of the organisers of the group, to take my photo after it finished. She was a bit bemused but did it anyway! Hence the photo isn't perfect, but even so. I love the colour of this dress and think it really suits me!

Use your local library because if you don't, the government WILL close them all!

What I Wore 2nd September

I saw this dress on eBay in August and paid around £24 for it, it's from one of the Beth Ditto collections at Evans which were such excellent and groundbreaking collections, sob!

It's quite short on me, but with a pair of leggings it's nothing to worry about! I love the collar, it's really cute. The waistband is elasticated too. I love the shape of the dress.

My amazing shoes

I was wearing these shoes at uni last week. I can't wear them without socks so I've decided that for the autumn and winter they will be my go-to shoes. They're really cosy. Anyway, I was going up some steps and the man behind me, when we reached the top, said "Great docs!"

I smiled, said thank you, and carried on my merry way.

I'll tell you what I didn't tell the man. These aren't Dr Martens shoes.

Oh, they're a very good fake, yes. But they're by a brand called Truffle and they cost me £15 inc postage on eBay. I only found them because I was searching for "oxblood shoes" because I wanted some.

I think they're amazing, I love how badass they make me feel!