BEYONCE

Apart from the obvious problem that girls SO do not run the world, I love this song. And the video is all sorts of amazing, but then it would be with a mix of Beyonce, fierce outfits, nail accessories, great choreography and dancing in actual flat shoes like civilians do. I never thought I'd see the day. 

ASOS THIGH CHAIN HARNESS

Is it wrong that I want this thigh harness from ASOS?

ZARA LOVE LETTER

Dear Zara, 

Thank you once again for producing a summer collection that ticked all my fashion boxes by being 'inspired' by designer stuff I was lusting after. 

I particularly liked the floral t shirt that neatly approximated the Jil Sander runway offering without costing £400. 

You are my favourite shop on the high street, but you do STILL NEED TO CHANGE YOUR ANNOYING LABELS. 

Lots of love & hugs,

Moi 

Image from Style.com

T shirt - Zara

Jeans - Zara

Pop socks - H&M

Shoes - River Island 

Scarf - American Apparel 

Cardigan - Whistles 

FAIL SAFE DRESSING

Last year it was Topshop Jamie jeans, this year it's J Brand Agnes and Houlihan trousers that I can't get enough of. I'm trying not to wear them too often, because if I do my outfit posts would be even more boring than usual, but I can't help it because they are too damn comfy and go with everything. Do you have those items in your closet that you know are the lazy option, but still wear anyway?

Jacket - Kate Moss for Topshop 

T shirt - Christopher Kane

Trousers - J Brand

Shoes - Zara

T shirt - Giles 

Trousers - J Brand 

Shoes - Clarks 

Blazer - Krizia from Oxfam 

T shirt - Acne 

Trousers - J Brand 

Socks - Burlington 

Trainers - Converse

SPRING FLING

Okay, so it's not exactly the most grown up piece of jewellery I own, but then if I owned more expensive stuff it might have ended up in my dinner, as this did later on in the evening. Do you know how difficult it is to get tomato sauce off a plastic lamb?

Cardigan - Uniqlo 

T shirt - Topshop 

Necklace - River Island 

Trousers - Zara

Shoes - River Island

TABIO BLOGGER EVENT

I was lucky enough to be invited to the Tabio bloggers event last Thursday. 

If you are not familiar with Tabio, it's a Japanese sock shop, selling a wonderful array of socks, tights, leggings and 'foot accessories' in sorts of colours and finishes you would never find in Marks & Spencer. They may be a bit pricer than you average pair of socks, but they are great quality, so in this case you get what you pay for. 

Despite living a stones throw from the Covent Garden branch, I was first introduced to the brand when my friend (who was an early adopter & devotee) bought me a pair for a gift (thanks Meg). These days Tabio is my first port of call if I'm looking for a special pair of socks to peep out of a pair of boots or fill in that gap between 7/8 trousers and brogues. I love the brightly pattered ones, but I can also highly recommend the floral and cherry ankle numbers that have a rolled hem - perfect for preventing ugly 'sock marks' on your skin by the end of the day. 

Us lucky old bloggers were allowed to take home a pair for free and also received a free gift packaged in this beautiful Japanese fabric wrap. We also got 20% off the rest of the shop. I'm kicking myself I didn't pick up some running socks, but I am pleased that I finally found the perfect pair of simple green socks I've been searching for for months. 

My new Tabio socks...outfit posts to follow!

MY FAVOURITE DRESS (THIS WEEK)

This post was a blogger crash casualty. It was meant to go up yesterday. I seem to have all sorts of double posts and weird labelling going on. Oh well. 

I love this dress and I how I feel when I wear it. It's a super simple cut in many ways, and clearly designed by a woman who knows how some dresses feel great on for the first 4 hours, but shitty after you've had lunch and go back to sitting at your desk. This you can wear all day without it creasing too much, it crucially doesn't cling to your stomach and is still fitted enough around the bust and upper torso to not totally swamp you. 

But...the best thing about the design is the fabric. Delicious draping volumes of the stuff that swish as you move. I could not ask for more. Apart from it to also come in black, navy, red and grey. 

Muscly calf shot due to the irresistible urge to play with all that material. 

Chain necklace - Vintage Dior from eBay 

Skull necklace - Pamela Love 

Dress - Cos 

Bracelet - Vintage Dior from eBay 

Watch - Chanel 

Boots - Vivienne Westwood

Bag - Moschino 

Nail polish - Bloom in Daisy from Superdrug