Teenage dirtbag.

Something about this little tartan dress compels me to style it childishly. I think there's something a little schoolgirl about it. Maybe it's the Catholic schoolgirl connotations, or possibly it's because, to me, tartan is a very 90s fashion choice. Ah, I still remember sneaking into see The Craft when I was 12 or 13 with my friend Lisa, wearing my shortest tartan skirt in an attempt to look 15. Those were the days.

The last time I featured this dress, I went full-on schoolgirl with pigtails and a boater hat. And while I think it's pretty cute like that, I think it was bordering on fancy dress! To be honest, back then I wasn't sure about this dress. It's really quite short, and with bare legs I felt a bit, er, exposed. It's much better with my trusty opaques, don't you think? I actually ended up wearing it with boots in the end - I think wearing it with Converse is a little bit too Avril Lavigne, and that's not REALLY my look these days.


Dress - Apricot
Tights - Primark
Necklace - Dorothy Perkins
Belt - Tesco
Converse trainers c/o Spartoo 
I am fond of it, though, despite not wearing it all that much. It's pretty well documented that I am stubbornly against the rule about redheads wearing red (perhaps because I'm not a natural redhead, but to be honest I think there's nothing wrong with a bit of clashing) and I'm a fan of wearing something so vibrant. I'd be a rubbish detective, really, as with my wardrobe you'd always see me coming.