Sunday 8 May 2011

All that's missing is the sea.

Something about the sunshine puts all my fashion rules aside. I am normally Queen of Jewel Tones – my entire wardrobe is dark green, dark purple, dark blue… plus a massive amount of red and black. And while I still can’t get behind pastels (although there is a white-with-blue-flowers dress in my wardrobe I’m shocked by how much I love it) I found myself having a bit of a tropical moment in Topshop.

I was drawn to this hot pink pleated skirt at once, to the extent that I said aloud ‘Oh, I LOVE that!’ (Yes, I was alone. Yes, the shop assistant stared at me. What’s your problem, shop assistant? If it were me, I would have said ‘Great taste! I love that too! Buy it!’) Isn’t it pretty?


And this orange dress! I know! Orange! ORANGE!! But it’s such a lovely warm colour, and the shape is gorgeous, and it’s so SUMMERY.



In fact, this combo puts me in mind of the time I was trying on bridesmaid dresses and they didn’t have the style I wanted in the right colour, so I tried on the only option they had, which was bright pink with an orange sash. Sounds disgusting, right? BUT IT WAS AMAZING. The colours together created this amazing tropical colour scheme, I found myself seriously considering persuading the bride to ditch her tasteful Berkshire venue and hop on a plane to Acapulco where we would conduct the wedding barefoot, and all wear bright colours and flowers in our hair.

And now I find myself casting away my polka dots and muted florals in favour of BRIGHT COLOURS. The summer is here, girls! It’s here! Let’s dress for it before it goes away again!

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15 comments

  1. i love this time of year when all the summer clothes hit the shops and you can get thinking of cocktails and sandy beaches just walking into topshop! it's even better this year with so many bold and bright colours! you've picked out some lovely things, i definitely have a tangerine and coral obsession at the moment x

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  2. I completely understand! And I NEED THAT HAT! The minute the sun comes out I want my whole wardrobe to turn pink or coral, I'm obsessed with coral at the moment! I've just bought the red skirt off your ebay though to inject some more colour into my outfits :) xx

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  3. Ohh the orange dress is SO pretty, I could definitely see you in it. I love it when you see something totally different from your normal style but reeeally want it, I always take that to mean it is clearly a vital addition to your wardrobe!xx

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  4. that hat! so pretty! I'd feel like little bo peep in though haha. I feel like I need to step away from my usual red/blue/white/black colour combos in summer too, add more bright florals to my wardrobe.

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  5. That dress is gorgeous!! xo

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  6. mmm, usually i'd hate wearing any form of the colour orange. but that dress actually IS really cute! good luck with breaking out of your colour-shell!

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  7. I need that orange dress. Now.

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  8. I love EVERYTHING in that last image; the hat especially! *swoon* xx

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  9. Topshop is back on form, the past few months it was flagging and everything seemed to boring. I had a quick look yesterday and love everything! Its all such nice colours! I love that orange dress! I need it in my life! It does maybe too a tad too short though!
    Sophie
    x

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  10. YES, love it all! Loving bright colours at the moment, yay! Love that topshop dress also :D xx

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  11. love the hat! i want it :)

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  12. Love that hat! In fact I love that whole last outfit - it is *so* you!

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  13. Colour is definitely a staple in my wardrobe! I LOVE that last outfit especially, the hat is to DIE for!

    Maria xxx

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  14. I've suddenly discovered this year that I really love orange. Why did I not know this about myself before now? It's really weird!

    You should definitely buy yourself that dress. So cute!

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  15. Love the orange dress! Im warming to colour more and more as the weather gets warmer :)

    xx

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